The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
A TRIP TO TIE WEST.
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
Meeting of the Editors at LenOir-
They are Hospitality Entertained by
the Citizens and have a Delightful
Time-NOtes and Incidents, &c.
IGreenville RefiectOr.l

Tlme-NOteS ana incidents, dc.
IGreenville Refiector.l
By this caption the reader must not
infer that our Faber is raised to sing
the praises of the "Great West" of the
Pacific regions, where the scum of all
Europe is centering in inauspicious
numbers and where anarchism is rife !;
where the man who in peace partaketh
Of his morning meal and goeth forth
for the day, hath no assurance that he
will not return on dynamite stretcher,
or be stuffed into sewer on the way.
Not so. awe haven't been there and
we amt going" But our West is a
far more beautiful region. 1t is none
other than along the sunset slopes Of
grand old North Carolina, where lofty
hills and towering mountains rear their
peaks Heavenward where the hills
and wales form pictures upon which the
eye never tires in looking; where de-
lighttul breezes and cool refreshing
waters bring health and happiness to
man, and where the visitor is taken
into the home of the people and made
to feel the generous, unstinted hospi-
tality which abounds there.
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The committee in whose hands the
choice of the selection of place of
meeting rested this year were wise in
their selection of place that afforded
every attendant upon the convention
such unbounded pleasure. Lenoir is "a
town of about 900 inhabitants and
is the capital of Caldwell county. 1t
lies about 20 miles out from Hickory,
and is reached by narrow gauge
railroad which passes that town. The
people are extremely clever and hos
pitable and there is general degree
of refinement seldom seen in small
towns The town seems to be centre
of artistic talent that as seldom equaled
even in cities. An art exhibit had
been arranged for the enjoyment of the
visitors, in which were more than a
hundred fine paintings, all the work
of home talent, many of them being
pictures from nature sketched from the
beautiful scenes surrounding the town.
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About 40 editors were in attendance.
We have been present when the num-
Der was larger, but for a bona fide
representation Of editors and those en-
gagged actively in newspaper work this
surpassed any convention yet held.
Those of US who have long been mem
bers of the Association (this write,
joined in 1878 when a little less than
16 years of age) and wished to see il
raised to the highest standard of dig
nifty and credit to the profession, re.
joiced that the labors to that end had
proven successful and that the body
had been cleared OF all dead heads ano
hangers on. There were men of brair
and intellect present and the sessions
of the Association were vastly interest
ing.
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All the editors had a delightful time
as every one present at the CLOSING
session Thursday night found out
Everyone wanted to say something
nice about Lenoir and her hospitablt
people, and they did it, too, for thos'
who did not "speak out in the meeting
about it stood up and voted loud OF
the resolution of thanks, most of then
wanting to vote twice. When the mat
ter Of selecting the place for holding
the next meeting was mentioned on
enthusiastic brother wanted to max
Lenoir the permanent meeting place
The brightest lights IN the conven
ton were Haydn and Christian, O
Charlotte, Zine team, Caldwell, O
Statesville, handsome and possesse'
of a we'll balanced intellect,) Daniel:
of Raleigh, Gas brilliant as sunbeam,
Eldridge, of Lexington, (big braine
with clear long head, McDiarmid, c
Lumberton, Sparkling with wit ant
humor,) with Manning, Kernodlt
Dowd, Thomas, St. Clair, Deal, Sco'
and Others playing no minor par
Col. Cameron, of Asheville, and Col
Polk, of Raleigh were sages Of tn
body.
. There were several invitations to til
, Association to visit certain points afte
the adjournment of the body. PerhaI
! these caused as much merriment as an,
e thing else during the session. Wheth'
they should 60 to Blowing Rock {
/ Hickory occupied the leisure time (
r the sessions, and when Christial
e Haydn and Eldridge put in there wi
: all the fun one could look for.