Daily Republican., 1884-08-20
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

THE PRESS ASSOCIATION
TINE LARGEST MEETING YET
HELD--A BRILLIANT. MOP
Ar TAE BENHOPEx.
Special Correspondents Of the REPUBLICAN.
REHoBoTH BEACH, Aug. 18, 1884,
The seventh annual meeting Of the
Peninsula Press Association convened
here to-day, with twenty.ope mem bers
present, the largest attendanceaat any
previous meeting. A few Of the MEM
bers came down ON Saturday and spent
Sunday at the beach, thereby feeling
fresh and bright for the meeting, while
those who arrived to-day felt weary
and dusty after their long ride, but
after dip in old ocean, they were soon
relieved OF all surplus dirt and felt In
vigorated from the bath.
The headquarters Of the association
is 1t the Hotel Henlopen, where the
following members, together with their
ladies', are registered
q. p. johnson and daughters Helen
II. and Lola; George I. Melvin, Denton,
Md, Journal, and wife; w. Scott
Roberts, Centreville Record, and wife /;
j. B. Clark, Sussex Journal, George.
town, and wife G. G, Woodall, Ches-
tertown Transcript w. Scott Way,
Middletown Transcript William o.
iGilmour, Democrat, Elkton, Md,
Lemuel Dunbracco, Centreville Obser-
vor II. l.. Brewingtop, Salisbury Ad-
vertiser II. z. Dsshiel, True Mary
lander, Princess Anne Herman Roe,
Smyrna Times w. =. Corsa, Milford
Chronicle FL. G. Conrad and wife,
Wilmington 7, B. Bell, Sunday Star,
and dangh.eg +. Jennings Crute,
Every Evening; r. w. Reeve, Daily
IREPuBLIcAN, of Wilmington E. N.
Vallandigham, Philadelphia Times
Miss Name e. Oldfeld, Dover |; Miss
Emma Cosder, Smyrna Miss X. +.
Storm, Milford.
At the other hotels Fred. Eden Bach,
of the Morning News, In company with
his wife and child are stopping at the
Douglass House A. A. Christian
Greensboro Free Press w. b. Usilton
Kent News, Chestertown, Md, and II
lG. Knowles, of the Breakwater Light
I.ewes, Del. are registered at the Brigh
House.
Soon after the arrival Of the noon
train the above party partook OF dinner
which was served up In fine style by
, the proprietors OF the several hotels
, At the Hotel Henlopen, where the RE
|, lPUBLIcAN'S representative is stopping
!, everything was in whirl, owing u
| the crowded condition of the house, bu
the manager, Mr.. James Antisdel, wa
? equal to the emergency, and soon ha'
I every body safely slowed away IN con
genial quarters, Notwithstanding th
n. A.. i,aw of had h
q brought in use. Mr.. Antisdel, VIII
was formerly proprietor of the Hote
Richardson, at Dover, Is quite popu
| lar here. and in consequence the Hen
a lopen has been literally patronize
/. during the season.
FL After partaking OF dinner and quie
/. smoke, the Press Association was calle
a to order in the parlor of the hotel b.
the President L. n. Vallandighan
Secretary Way read the minutes Of tn
last annual re-. union, which were az
proved. Then followed the reading c
= letters OF regret, from members VIII
!. were unable to be present, among thou
= being one from Mr.. Muchner, OF tn
Z Caroline Democrat Samuel ID. GO
y don, Seaford Enterprise T. s. Hot
. son, Crisfield Leader Thomas Sull
van, Cambridge Chronicle, and or
n lfrom Daniel s. Lamont, Governo
y Cleveland's private secretary, TO ii
u effect that the Democratic Presidentii
nominee WAS unable to accept the pro
/. Ifered invitation.
I'll Before appointing the usual commi
n tees, w. Scott Roberts made brit
II speech, expressing his pleasure at tt
;. large delegation present and also state
that, in his opinion, the time had q
rived for the association to stand on
firmer basis, as they had been driftir
- on from time to time without const
: tuition or bylaws, and on his motion
!, committee of Ave was appointed
= draft the same, rs follows
- Messrs. w. 8. Roberts, c. G. Woo
=. =, all, W. 8. Way, w. Q. Gilmour and :
N b. Bell.
y The following regular COMMITTEES
"a were then announced by the Pres
a dent
~ On nominations-Messrs. G. p. Johl
a son, H. 2. Dashiel, FL. G. Conrad, j.
ID Bell, w. S. Roberts.
~ Resolutions-Geo. T. Melvin, w.
10 Corsa, II. G. Knowles, ii. l.. Brewin
u ton, F. Jennings Crute.
Program-Fred. Eden Bach, A. 4
Christian, F. w. Reeve, j.. b. Clar
:. Herman Roe.
Auditing Treasurer's accounts-H.
u Conrad and l.. Dunbracco.
~ Treasurer Way reported the assoc
~ alton to be in hourishing conditit
- lfinancially, with all indebtness pa
W and money in the treasury.
There being no further business &
50 meeting adjourned until $50 a. Ii
Tuesday, at which time the committe
will report.
After adjournment quite number
az the members took bath. The su
d, was very fine, and those who parti'
81 mated spoke In the highest terms OF t
NJ bathing at this place, which is certain
", among the finest on the Atlant
Az coast.
supper being served early the ladi
Isoon attired themselves In their bt
COSTUMES preparatory for the graz
re complimentary hop, which was to
te given at the Henlopen In honor of t
ne Peninsula Press Association. As so
III as supper was over the dining room W
n. quickly turned into ball room and
nd few minutes before 9 o'clock the doc
were thrown open, and about $50 pt
sons, mostly young people,. filed In
1.-THE room. The dresses OF the ladies we
10 worry handsome, while number of t
M gentlemen were in full dress. Prof
de sor Ritchie, of your city, furnished I
sy music for the occasion, and the affi
N, was one of the most pleasant OF t
season. The merry dancers held Fl
sway until near midnight. when t
last set was danced and the progra
of ended with q favorite waltz.
nd A number of persons were prese
.ifT from the other hotels, while the C
,st tagers were numerous, among who
quite a number of Wilmingtonia
were noticed. Among the most pror