Daily Republican., 1883-08-24
4. TINE PREss ASSOCIATION.
A Peasant Trip on the ocean
New Officers Elected, Etc.


New YORK, Aug. 23.-As annount
II. in former letter the Peninsl
ID Press Association, in company vi
ee several Ladies left Rehoboth, yesterdi
IS for Lewes, where they embarked on
NJ steamship Manhattan, of the Old /
ye minion Steamship Company's Ii
al bound for New York. Shortly beft
81 hree o'clock the signal was give
r. lines were cast off and the YES,
speeded out of the Breakwater in
h the waters Of the broad Atlantic.
Superintendent Brown accompani
a the party to the pier, and after biddiI
!. them adieu turned them over to tl
q care Of Purser Gulllaudeu. A belt
: day for the trip could not have be,
n selected, and in consequence everyOl
4 was happy. The ship rode the waite
/ In fine style and the excursionists we
treated III Il fine manner. Toward
, night few of the party suffered frol
sea sickness, but alter good nap the
recovered and joined the group, wi
were enjoying the ride on deck Il
smoking, talking, singing, etc. Aho,
O'Clock the moon rose and shed il
beautiful rays over the ocean, whic
T added much to the pleasure of the triI
In the meantime Purser Guillaudel
did all in his power to make the trip
pleasant one, and in this he was sue
cessfll as every one will testify. /
hne supper was partaken of, water
melons were disposed of later, and al
in all the time was we'll spent by all OF
board until midnight, when they al
turned into their respective hunks
About 7.3O O'Clock the association helt
a meeting In the smoking room will
W. Scott Roberts in the chair. TIT
Committee on Nominations submitted
report and the association elected tn,
following officers for the ensuing year
President, +. N. Vallandigham, of the
Wilmington Every Evening Firs,
Vice President, A. A. Christian, of tn.
Greensborough Free Press; Second
Vice President, j. A. Graham, of the
Salisbury Advertiser; Secretary and
Treasurer, W. Scott Way, of the Mid.
dlefown Transcript.
The President and Secretary, together
with H. c. Conrad, ESQ.,, were made
the Executive Committee for the ensu.
ing year. w. Scott Roberts of the
Centrevile Record, the retiring Presi-
dent, made an address, in which he
thanked all the members for the cOur-
tesies to him while in office and hoped
the association would grow and pros
per- He was followed by f. N. Val.
landigham, who made a short speech
appropriate TO the occasion. II. &. Con.
rad, Esq, gave two humorous readings
entitled " Daddy Flack" and "The old
hat which We're quite amusing. C.G.
WoOdall of the Chestertown Transcript,
read a paper entitled =" Biographical
Sketches of three Peninsula editors"
which was filled with humor from be-
ginning to end and the audience was con
vulsed with laughter during It's rend-
tion.
The three editors mentioned were the
retiring President and newly elected
President and the Secretary. Follow
ing this w. Scott Way read one of his
humorous productions, which was
chapter from his famous Life of
George Washington. w. p. Corsa, of
the Milford Chronicle, read an interest.
ing paper on the relations of New York
city t. the Peninsula; and H.G. Know
les one on the " Dawn of the Golden
Age. After adopting the following res.
the association adjourned and
the remainder of the time was spent in
a social way.
WHEREAS, The success of the annual
meeting of the Peninsula Press Asso-
citation has been largelely due to the
cordial cooperation of various persons
and corporations.
Resolved, That the thanks of this as
are due and hereby offered to
the Pennsylvania, the Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia and the Eastern
Shore Railroad Companies and the Old |
Dominion Steamship Company for
extended.
Resolved, That our thanks are also
lne toDr. !. 7. Thompson, proprietor of
he Bright House, Rehoboth, Delaware,
or the cordial manner in which he dis
,harged the duties of host ; to Paynter
Frame, for magnificent specimens of
he watermelons for which he is Justly
amous ; to General Passenger Agent
'rown, of the Delaware Maryland &
Railroad for his many cour-
estes, and to Captain f. Stevens and
'urser T. A. Guillaudeu, of the seam
hip Manhattan, for courteous atten-
ions during our trip by sea to New
,ork.
Resolved, That the associations
banks are likewise due to our retiring
President, w. Scott Roberts. not only
Or the able and impartial manner in
which he has ever discharged the duties
t his office, but as well Cor the credit
BILE way in which he represented the
outh and gallanlry of the association
t last evenings hop.
Resolved, Also, that the assoca-
ion returns its hearty thanks TO our
Secretary. w. Scott Way,
or the able discharge of his ordinary
uties and especially for the capable
manner which he, with the co-opera- ;
ion of Messrs. W. Scott Roberts and
. b. Bell, of the executive committee, ,
ranged for our entertainment on this ;
ccasiOn and I
WHEREAS, The annual reunions of ,
his association become more and more =
elightful from year to year, thus /
ending to strengthen the bonds that f
hould bind together he members of \
nr profession. n
Resolved, That it is the sense of his =,
ssociation that the press Of the Penin- +
MA should, if possible, be fully i
presented at these reunions to tn, !
nd that all shall participate in the /
enefts that we, who have here
'fore attended, feel ourselves to have
,Ceived 7
The steamer reached her dock in this
ty about 3 o'clock Thursday morningl
lille nearly all the party were sleeping a
,undly. About q. 80 o'clock they be. h
IN to stir and an hour later the mem :.
FRS of the association bid adieu to the !.
fCers of the boat and started off IN .
ariOus directions. Some returned h
Dme by early trains. while others visi- -
d the sights in New York city, made II
ips to Coney Island, up the Hudson !,
nd other points Of interest. Thus q
nded the meeting of the association q
lis year, and it was pronounced by all n
be the most ENJOYABLE ofany yet held. q