The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-04
THE ELEVENTH REUNION.

Eleventh Annual Session at the Ashland
House, Atlantic City, Monday last, August
30th and the meeting was generally conceded
to have been the most largely attended and
the most interesting in the annals of the Asso-
citation.
The press party included W. Scott Way,
of Middletowu, a writer on Puck and other
humorous papers, and secretary of the Asso-
citation, ]. B. Clark of the Sussex journal,
Georgetown, president Of the organization
W. Scott Roberts and William Temp of
the Centreville Observer Robert ID. Hof ok
er and Miss Bertha Hoffecker of the Smy nd
Times, James F. Melvin of the Cambridge
Chronicle, G. G. Woodall of the Chestertown
Transcript, 8. E. Haddaway, wife and son
of the Easton Ledger, Thomas S. Hodson
and wife Of the Crisfeld Leader, A. A.Chris-
tian of the Greensborough (Md.,) Free Press,
2. P. Steele and wife of the Caroline Demo
crat, Denton, Md. B. S. Highly and wife of
the Talbot Times, at Trappe,W. o. Gilmour
and wife of the Elkton Democrat, W. Scott
Way, wife and child of Middletown, j. B.
Clark and wife of Georgetown, H. G. Snit-
cher of the WILMINeToNIAN, Frederick e.
Bach of the Morning Neaos, George w. Hum
phry, wife and two sons, and ] Barton Chey
ney, of the Every EDening, w. Scott Vernon
of the Republican, Frank Reeve, former
ly of the Middletown New Era, Henry Ferris,
of the Home Weekly, and H. G. Knowles, of
the Bredkaoater Light.
After roll call, Mr.. W. Scott Roberts made
an extended report of the proceedings of the
National Press Association which held its
last convention at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Roberts is thoroughly imbued with
the possibilities of the Peninsula and he ar
CUES with much cogency for the future of
what he denominates the modern Eden.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, George E. Hadda-
way OF the Easton Ledger First Vce-Presi-
dent, R. D. Hoffecker of the Smyrna Times
Second Vice President A. A. Christian of
the Greensborough Free Press; Secretary
and Treasurer, w. Scott Way; Executive
Committee, ]. B. Clark, F. Eden Bach aud
w. Scott Rob. rts.
T. s. Hodson of the Crisfeld Leader w.
Scott Roberts of the Centrevlle Record, Dir.
H. c. Snitcher Of the WILMINGToNIAN, and
r. D. HJffecker of the Smyrna Times, were
chosen delegates to the National Press Asso-
citation Convention, to be held in Denver, in
June next. The president and secretary are
ex-officio members of this delegation.
: Aresolution, offered for the purpose Of
getting an expression of the views of the
members present, was discussed, looking to
the holding of the next annual reunion of
the Association in California, the feeling be-
iug in favor Of making the excursion in May.
The proposition, which was merely advisory
to the executive board, under whose juris-
diction tho duty of arranging the trip would
o,.A5, was very favorably entertained.
In recognition of tho long and admirably
efficient services of tie Associations secre-
tary, Mr.. w. Scott Way, on motion of DR..
Snitcher, it was enthusiastically resolved to
procure and present to Mr.. Way, on behalf
of the association, suitably inscribed gold
headed cane.
The committee on resolutions, consisting
of Drs. II. G. Snitcher, l. j. Bell and Mr.. G. |
E. Haddaway, made the following report
which was unanimously adopted
ReSol0ed, By the Peunsular Press Associa-
tion, assembled at the Ashland House, At |
iantic City, August 30th, 1886, that the thanks |
of the Association be extended to the man.
agement of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy for its courtesy in placing transporta-
tion facilities at the disposal of this Associa- |
tion.
ResolUed, That this Association express its |
qualification at the hospitality shown this
association by the proprietor of the Ashland
House, Mr.. Henry Rahter, and we also ac-
knowledge the kind andunremitting attention
shown our members by Mr. William Bowers
and Mr.. Henry r. Housed, the clerks of the
Ashland House.
RsS0lDed, That this Association express its
appreciation Of the ladies who accompanied
the members Of this Association and who by
their presence have materially enhanced the
pleasures of this, our eleventh annual
reunion.
ResOlUed, That this Association express its
thanks to its retiring president, Mr.. ]. b.
Clark, for the dignity and impartiality with
which he has presided over the deliberations
of this Association.
ResJlUed, That we are truly thankful that
by the kind nterposition of an over-ruling
Providence, our genial aud industrious sec
retary, w. Scott Way, has been restored to
health, ant we join in. the earnest hope that
he may long be spared to journalism.
Mr.. Way proposes in the near future to
remove to Los Angeles, Cal, with intent to
make his home in that land of mArvelously
eqnable climate and other good things
4 renpcture Of Atlantic City, however gra.
pht ally directed, can but family portray the