Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-11-28
sEe0MD ANMuAl. sEssI0N.
VIRGINIA. PRESS ASSOCIA-
T1ON.

J MS Association, composed OF "
goodly number OF the editors Of
Virginia, and which was organized
In Roanokc, Sept, 1889, met in
sccond annual session in the Hall
of he House OF Delegates, ut Rich
mond, on Tuesday, the 18th inst.
The President, James A. Pugh, Of
the Roanoke Herald, called The
meeting to order and routine busi-
ness WAS proceeded with The sss.
sion continued through two days.
All of the old officers wore re elect
ed unanimously MS an acknowledge
ment of tue efficiency of their ser
aice. The general business is not
OF particular interest 10 he public.
Somc of tho most pleasing features
we're the addresses OF Col Bcrkl ley,
of Farmvillc, on how to make IL
newspaper, Historian Cox, Col
Whitehead, II. NJ. Smythe, OF tho
Headlight, i'll Il eulogy on Henry
Grady. ". b. Fitzhugli, OIL the nd
vertiSing ngeut, A. p. Funkhoaser,
on the country editor, aud Maior
Jed. Hotchkiss in an illustrated
lecture on Yirginia's future.
The first thing in the Way of en-
tertaiumeut to tho visitors was II
carriage drive about tho historic
city rendered by the members of
the local press OF Richmond.
Leaving the Capitol Square the
drive is toward the east, tho old
part OF the city. Wo pass the JEFF
Davis mansion, white House" of
the ConieAeracy; the Monumental
Church, where stood the Richmond
Theatre, destroyed by fire i'll 1911.
when Gov. Smith and 80 others
were burned TO death; the Medical
College; St Johns Church, pracii.
cally the same building in which
Patrick Henry cried, "Giye me lib
erty or give me deatli;" Libby Hill.
whence is had grand view Of the
city and country; the site Of Libby
Prison; the Old Stone House, The
Oldest in this old city. Thence TO
the PoStoflicr on Main street the
drive il over the western or new
part Of the city. Along Main street
we pass the. site Of the old SPOTS
wood Hotel, the Allan House.
through streets Of fine residences
10 the Leo Monument OH TO the
ttsul;iieIss Home, TO the new Iteser.
s & = fhe new Pump House
W ft,n n m ;Se rsslIsS.S, No.,
IVA kiIt;tl INWARD Hollywood Gene
|'fetIss whiD!F al visitors to Richmond
must see. We drive almost in A
circle through it along its avenues.
Here are the graves Of Presidents
Monroe and Tyler, of Gems. A. +.
Hili. Picket, Smith and Stuart, Of
Commodore 6Iaury, Henry a. Wise,
james a. Seldon, Thos. Ritchie.
,ino. II. Thomps0n, and hundreds
Iot others we'll known in Va We
have been driving at u sharp pace
since 3 O'clock and it is uow dark
and the party disperses, impressed
with Richmond as the Queen Ciry
of the South and not wondering
that size is visited by people from
all sections and all climcs.
On Wednesday evening ban
quet was rendered the Association
by their Richmond friends OF the
Press. The arrangement Of the din
ing pailors at Zimmcrmana WAS
most excellent and tile yiands and
the punch bowl all that could be de-
sired. Abeut 100 were present,
Mayor Ellyson, accompanied by his
wife, presiding, with Governor IsIc.
Kinney on his right and Presideut
Pugb OH his left. Toasts were re.
sponded to by Major jed Hofch-
kiss, Governor mckinney, DR.. Thos.
Nelson Page, Col. II. b. Berkeley,
DIR. w. w. Landrnm, Major G. O'B.
Cowardin. "Tbe Sweet Singer of
Richmond Capt. Frank Cunning
ham, sang "Onr Mothers Way" and
"The Blue and tho Gray Mayor!
Ellysou, in saying good night, hop
cd the press people had enjoyed
their visit as much az tho people Of
Richmond had.
III answer to an invitation from