The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-07-19

our earliest recollections. The As
ISOLATION assembled in the Academy
of Waynesville and was called to
order by the President, Mr.. G. S.
of the ASHORE Courier.
In behalf of the citizens of Waynes-
Vile, the Mayor, W. B. Ferguson.
Esqr., gave an address of welcome,
which we published in our last issue.
The first business was the election
of officers.
Mr.. Henry A. London, of the Chat
ham Record, was elected President.
Mr.. James A. Robinson, of the Wins.
ton Leader, was elected first Vice
President, Mr.. Palemon John. of the
Elizabeth City Carolinian, was elect
ed second, and Mr.. Josephus Dan
iels, of the Wilson Advance, was
elected third.
Mr.. Jordan Stone, of the Asheville
Citizen, was elected Secretary and
Treasurer, and Mr.. Frank Vaughn,
Of the Elizabeth City Falcon. was
elected Assistant Secretary. Messrs.
S. A. Ashe, of the Raleigh Neaos-
Observer, H. "A. Foot, of the Warren.
ton Gazette, Jas. H. Enniss, Of the
N. c.. Farmer, E. A. Oldham, of the
Winston Sentinel, and E. C. Hack
ney, of the Durham Recorder, we're
elected as the Executive Committee
for the ensuing year.
Mr.. G. S. Bradshaw. OF the Ash.
boro Courier. was elected Orator for
the next meeting of the Association,
and Mr.. Theo. II. Hill, of Raleigh.
was elected poet. Mr.. NJ. McGehee,
the Commissioner of Agriculture,
having been invited to address the
Association. favored the body with
his presence and delivered an elo.
quent and highly instructive address
on the subject of agriculture. The
body adjourned to partake of the
bountitul dinner which was prepared
at the National Hotel. The dinner
was given complimentary by the
citizens of Waynesville, under the
direction of Messrs. Goode and Nor.
veil,
At 2 o'clock the bell rang for din.
ner and the quill drivers of North
Carolina sat down to a dinner of a
greater variety and better served
than professional men of any kind
generally see. 1t was all that could
be asked for. Attentive walters we'll
supplied every guest with whatever
was called for. Even the fair wives
and daughters of the good citizens
seemed to be happy to fly to the beck
or call of any FRESHMAN during that
hour. Elsewhere we publish the bill
of fare.
| After dinner the Association as.
sembled and transacted some bust.
ness. the details of which would
hardly be interesting to the public
generally. and the want of space will
forbid our giving full details OF
everything. One part of the business
transacted was the passing of reso.
luton that hereafter the members OF
the Press pay their own expenses
wherever they assemble. We could
not resist the pleasure of strolling
over a mile to the White Sulphur
Springs, so we lost the remainder O
the evening session. At nigh. Col
Chas. r. Jones, of Charlotte. reat
in clear tones the annual poem writ
ten by Miss Rebecc.s Cameron. w,
will publish it next week.
j Inen followed the annual ORATOR
by II. A. London, of the Chatham
Record.
"The Old and the New" was hi
e subject, and our short space permit
4 us only to say that tie address wa
eloquent both in composition and i
delivery
l. On Thursday the Association a!
. sembled and transacted the remain
I. der of the business. The place fe
20 the next meeting was fixed at Fa,
etteville, N. C. The time was ne
\ determined.
Is Then came the reading Of essay
l. Col. Cemeron, of the Asheville Cit
a. zen, read an instructive essay @
10 The Antiquities of Western Mort
> Carolina" E. A. Oldham. of Il
'r Winston Sentinel, read an elaborate
r, prepared essay on The materi
1r Progress of North Carolina" M
d. Erwin, of the Morganton Mountai,
a eer, read an essay prepared by WIS
ton J. Green on ''Grape Culture"
;n Messrs. Timberlake & Reade, Il
he polite proprietsrs of the hotel at t
In White Sulphur Springs sent an inv
y tation to the Press to dine with the
~ At o'clock the body adjourned
" that dinner, and time and space fo
40 bid US to say more than it was f
ad dinner, we'll served. and was j,
b. what two such clever gentlemen
m Messrs T. & R. could prepare.
~, nu nber Of toasts were responded
NC Among the best responses was tt
'se of Mr.. Lindsey, of the Church M
rs. senger, who responded to 1.-The lad
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