The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-21
THE PRESS OF THE STATE.
A PLEASANT GATHERING IN THE CITY
OF THE sPARTANS.
A Warm Welcome TO the South Caro-
lima Press AssociatiOn---A Good
Attendance.-FirSt Days Proceed
Meas and Courier.


SpARrANBrRG, July 1.-THE Press Associa-
ton held Its first meeting yesterday at T.. NJ,
President McSwceney in the chair This was
n preliminary meeting for the initiation of
"a: J, 5. Daley, Greenwood Trbunc;, j. +.
Bogss, Picllens Sentinel; J. {. darlington,
l.aurens Adrertiser; J. l.. Weber, Nc,rS nnt
Wade Lcaphurt, Lcwiedale Ne'cS. The follow
ing papers are represented:
Deutschc Zeitung, F. Melchers: Florence
Times. {. Fl. Prince: Woodruff Progress. :. VI.
Pigram; Laurcnsvillc Yerald Il: B. Crews, H.
&. Watts; Georgetown Times, Josiah noar;
Hampton Guardian, NJ. b, McSwcency,; Green
wood Tribune. j. s. Daley; Sunday DtSnotcEt'
s. D. Hutson; SpartanbmrS Hc,,an. ". W, VI
Jones: Lewiedale Nc'cx Wade LGaphGart; Gnh ze GO,
nal, 7. H. Clarke: Hnchnda and South''on, \.
Ih Osteen Christian Neighbo1, Sid; H. BreWnc;
baptist Cb,pfer, James a Ioyt; Pickcns Srnt-
1,et, j. Is. Boggs; Southern Star, W. i. Gru6cr /;
iT,ress and Banner Hugh Wilson; 4. e. Pres
6mc,5nr, J. B. Bonner; Anderson JournaL n.
:. Todd; NeuS and fcratth ). ,. Reynolds
Ticr, Resident Correspondent; Cttroliam Spar
tan. Charles Petty.
The following ladies are present: Mrs, NJ. b.
.McSwecney, Mrs 7. b. Crews; Miss Ella Cau-
,scy, Hampton; Misses &. NJ. and j. =. Melon
aid, Augasta; Miss HutsoD, Charleston; Miss
Clarke Miss Sally Boykin and Miss Ida Briggs,
EaInden; Mrs. \. &. OstecD, Sumter; Miss
I.scy Iloyt, Grcenville.
Our Association was most agrccably sur
prised when our young president introduced
10 his friends Mrs. McSwecncy. The news
came without warning, and many would not
believe their own eyes. He was married Mon
day morning to Miss Matte NJ. pOrcher, OF
Hampton County. She Is the pet OF the Asso-
citation. o-
There was public meeting in the Opera
House last night, whcn the Hon. Stanyarne
Wilson, OH behalf of the city council, in n few
appropriate words Welcomed the ne, Assoeiatlon on
piled in q very happy speech. These two
young men demonstrated that they knew
kew o he o the
gan monument were turned over to the Asso-
citation, by general invitation from the Ia
dies Of the city the meeting adjourned to the
Kennedy Library, where the ladies had an
abundance OF cake and Ice cream. and Spar
tanhurg water cooled by Spartanburg ice
President Carlisle spoke for the ladies and
Clarke, OF Camden, replied. These speeches
were pronounced very fine. inasn1uch as they
were about two minutes long. BY all 1T was
considered happy idea for the ladies TO re-
ceive the editors. AT least one hundred OF our
Spartanburg ladies were on hand, and If some
OF the wives Of our editors could have known
how their husbands we're carrying car on here mere
of Jealousy. 1t is good thing to be an editor
when the ladies take charge of them. In any
good movement there always has to he one
serves special mention. When it was said
that the Association was to meet here she
called In some Of her neighbors aud started
this entertainment which has been SO pleas
ant TO all. The ladies Of our town heartily
fell IN with the work.
Atthe business meeting this morning Pres
ident McSweeney was in the chair and Sccrc-
tary Bonner read the minutes OF the last an
nual meeting. +. 2. Mcllissick, of the Union
Times, and ". B. Gruber, of the Southern Sic,..
at Walterboro', were elected members. The
treasurer made his report, which brought out
"a little discussion. Messrs. Clarke, Hoyt and
Crews were appointed committee ON invita-
tions and order Of business.
The following invitations have been receiv-
'ed Simpson i Simpson, of Glenn Springs,
invite the Association to visit that watering
place and be their guests while there. Col. X.
Y. McAdcn, president of the Asheville and
Spartanburg Road, invites tho Association to
make an excursion over his road to Asheville.
Prof y. F. Walker, of Cedar Springs, invites
them to visit the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb and the Blind. The Sparianburg board
of trade and the trustees of the Kennedy Lii
brary invited the Association to use their
halls while here Cofield, Petty d Co. invited
the Association TO take possession OF their
book store and reading room while here. Ap-
propriate resolutions were passed in regard TO
these invitations.
The subject of patent outsidcs was first call.
"d up, and j. S. Reynolds, of the Meas and
II raid, opened the debate. He stated that ne
oc ;upied double relation TO ready prints.
He used them and made them for others. His
address was full of. wise suggestions. Hc
thought the patent outside an eNpedient 10
save typc-Sctting and bI ain work, and was to
be tolerated only when the patronage and sub
scription list would not justify II home paper.
An editor could not control the patent out
side nor plate matter, and the great difficulty
was TO get matter that was not objectionable
lie knew that 1t was impracticablc to print
a home paper in u patent outside county. He
believed the ideal paper TO be one over every
line of which the editor had entire control.
But to approximate this excellence he thought
a homc-made patent paper was much better
than one secured from the North or West.