Middletown transcript., 1881-08-19
peninsuInr Press Meeting.


! Centreville Record, w. Scott Roberts !;
Salisbury Advertiser, Col. L. Malone and
Jos. A. Graham; Denton Journal, Geo.
T. Melvin; Newark DeIGWGre Ledger,
E. G. Handy; Easton Star, Wilfred Bate
man; Smyrna Times, r. d. Hoffecker; +;
Chestertown Transcript, S. Z. Sullivan !;
Greensboro Free Press, A. A. Christian /;
Elkton Whia. Harry L. Hurn; Centre
vile Observer, Samuel Dunbracco; Mid
dletown Transcript, w. Scott Way.
President G. w. Cruikshank being absent,
Vice President b. Everett Smith occupied
the Chair at the morning session, which
was purely a business meeting. A com
mittee of three, consisting Of Melvin,
Roberts and Way, was appointed iy the
Chair to arrange a programme tor the
evening meeting. At the evening busi-
ness session Col. L. Malone, for the com
mittee on advertising through agents,
appointed at the last annual meeting, said
he had no extended report to make but
offered his individual opinion that adver-
tising agents, as a rule, are a great nui-
sance. l.. jeff Milbourne, Baltimore adj
vertising agent, who had come up to offer
himself as a sacrifice, if the association
decided to have an advertising agent for
dinner, was invited to address the associa-
ton on the subject Of advertising through
agents, and Tuesday morning was, on
motion, fixed for the time of said address.
B. Everett Smith caused considerable
CONSERVATION by handing out a ten-dollar
bill to have changed to pay his annual
dues. A Peninsular editor with a ten
dollar bill was an unexpected phenom-
enon, and we are afraid brother Smith will
have to explain this matter before the
rest of the members of the association will
be satisfied and cease to look upon him
with suspicion. On motion, Mr.. n. T.
Foard, city editor Of the Baltimore Sun,
who has been a regular attendant Of the
meetings of the association and has grown
baldheaded in the cause Of Maryland jour
nalism, was elected an honorary member
of the association. On motion of Mr.
Melvin, committee Of three, consisting
of Messrs. Malone, Sullivan and Hoffecker, |
was appointed to nominate officers to serve
the ensuing year. After consultation, the
committee reported the following nomi-
nations:
For Presidential. G. Conrad, OF the |
Wilmington Morning Nelcs.
For Fice PreSidentS-Messrs. w. Scott |
Roberts, of the Centreville Observer; B.
Everett Smith, Snow Hill Shield; j. II.
Plummer, Chestertown Kent Nea0s.
jSecretary-W. Scott Way, AIiddletown
(Del.) Transcript.
Treasurcr-C. P. Johnson, Wilmington
Gazette.
The ticket was unanimously elected.
Mr.. Conrad, on taking the chair, thanked
the association for the honor conferred
upon him, and made some timely remarks
on the objects and fraternal benefits of the
association.
Mr.. G.. L. Melvin offered a resolution
that a committee, to consist of the Presi-
dent and two others, be appointed to ar
range the details OF an excursion to
Niagara Falls during the fall. The reso-
luton was adopted and the chair appointed
Messrs. Melvin and Handy as members
Of the committee. The committee on pro
gramme for the evenings entertainment
reported the following arrangement of
exercises:
Music, Orchestra; Address, B. Everett
Smith; Select Reading, Prof. Il. S. Ford
Music, Orchestra; Address, Col S. Ma
lone; Select Reading, w. Scott Roberts;
Music, Orchestra; Original Sketch" Some
EXperince as a Printers DeviP'-W. Scott
oil II ~
The report Of the committee was ac-
cepted, members present paid their
annual dues, and the association went
to the main parlor Of Congress Hall to
carry out the programme ofthe evening.
A large audience of ladies and gentle
men were assembled in the parlor and
they seemed to be very we'll entertained
by the literary exercises. Vice-president
Smith, who can quote poetry by the yard
and who is gay and festive widower, as
fond Of the ladies as widowers usually are,
spoke at some length on the power and
mission Of the press, winding up with a
few feet of poetry. He was heard with
much attention. Prof. S. L. Ford, an
elocutionist Of much ability, who had been
invited by the association to assist in the
exercises, read "Uncle Daniel and the
Mississippi Steamboat" from Mark
Twain's Glded Age. Col. Malone, of
the Salisbury AdUertiscr, one Of the most
genial editors on the Peninsula, and who
has knack of saying happy things on
short notice, made a brief address, full Of
bright and sparkling compliments to the
ladies, whom, he contended, were more
of a power than either the press or the
pulpit. W. Scott Roberts, of the Centre
vile Observer, read "Hcr Letter. by
Bret Harte. in a manner which gained
him much applause. The baldheaded
editor of the MIDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT
read an original sketch, which will be
found in full on our first page. Consider
ing that this was the first time these peO-
pie had heard him lie from his own
manuscript, they behaved admirably. No
effort was made to mob him that evening,
and he left at an early hour Of the next
morning. President H. c. Conrad,
pleasing reader who has several times en-
tertaned a Middletown audience, read the
sad story of g William Brown of Oregon
by Bret Harte. He was listened to with
marked attention, particularly by the
ladies, as he is a bachelor, and his effort
received much applause. Prot. Ford, by
request, followed with Brother Watkins
Farewell Sermon and Artemus Wards
London Lecture" both of which selec-
tions were excellently rendered, and pro-
duced much laughter. The orchestra con
neeted with Congress Hall made excel
lent music for the occasion. ;
At the business meeting on Thursday
morning there was general discussion of .
the matter ofadvertising through agents.
Mr.. Milbourne, Of Baltimore, endeavored
to explain things" to the satisfaction of
the association and, on motion, Col. t
Malone and B. Everett Smith were ap-
pointed to confer with Mr.. AIilbourne IN q