The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-08-20
THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1891.
THE TWIN-CITY.
EDITORS IN CONVENTION ASSEM-
BLEED.
The Meeting in WinstOn-Salem the
PleasanteSt Event in the History
of the Association.

The 10Th annual session of the North
Carolina Press Association was held in
Winston-Salem Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week, August 18th and 18th.
There were between so and GO MEM
bers present, and those who were not
there will never know what they missed.
The people of the Twin-City did every
thing i'll their power for the pleasure
and entertainment Of their guests; and
full and complete was their success.
They never fail of accomplishing
whatever they undertake and when we
say that the Chamber of Commerce
and the citizens generally went about
the matter and manner of entertaining
the editors in style in keeping with
the magnitude and magnanimity of the
place and people, something of the
royal reception, gracious hospitality
and brilliant entertainment extended
the visitors may be imagined.
Most of the editors reached Winston
Tuesday night. At Greensboro they
were met by Mr.. Garland f. Webb,
chairman of the receDtion committee,
and a most genial and whole sOuled
gentleman himself n former newspa-
per man, by the way, of brief but bril-
liant experience), Mr.. J. A. Hollo-
man, of the Daily Sentinel, and Yer
non w. Long, Esq, late Of the YES
tern Sentinel, through whose influence
last year the Association voted for
Winston-Salem, who by their cordial
and courteous manner gave us an idea
OF what to expect was in store for us.
They assigned the editors to their re-
spective stopping places, at the hotels
boarding houses and private residences
and every man was made to feel that
he was going to pay promised visit
to an intimate friend.
Arrived at our destination the party
were met with carriages and electric
street cars and each one was taken in
charge by the person, or some repre-
sentative, whose guest he was to be.
by special invitation it was the writer
good fortune to be a guest at Hotel
Quincy, one of the best kept hotels in
the State, and of which our friend Mr..
George r. Quincy, formerly of War
renton, is proprietor. Its popularity
keeps it always full, but Mine Host
Quincy aud his excellent lieutenant
Chief Clerk Rowland Harris, know how
to manage things too well for any guest
ever to be crowded or Inconvenience.
The tables are supplied with the best
both the home and foreign markets
afford, the cooking is all that could be
desired, the rooms well furnished and
nicely kept, and altogether it is as
comfortable and home like as one might
wish. But unfortunately for Mr..
Quincy, and equally unfortunate for
the town, the hotel building is not
what 1t should be. 1t is not adequate
TO the demands of the times. 1t is not
IN keeping with the growth aud pror-
ress OF the town. 1t is not commeu-
surate with the reputation and ability
OF the proprietor. But this will not
always be SO. If we make it half AS
long before our next visit to Winston
as we did since We were there time be-
fore this last, we expect to find him in
modern hotel building, tirst-class in
all its appointments, as the present
one is tirst-class in every respect in the
way in which it is kept.
Wednesday morning at 1880 the
convention met in Browns Opera
House. President Joseph 2. Caldwell,
OF the Statesyille Landmark. called the
Association to order in the following
words:
Brothers of the North Carolina Press
Association-I greet you in the spirit
OF progress and enterprise which the
press of North Carolina is trying to
foster among her people. Withou,
further ceremony call you to order
The Secretary, John B Sheriff.. will
OF the Concord Times, will call the roll
The roll call having been finished
the President introduced Hon. J. c.
Buxton, one of Winston's foremost cit.
liens and leading member of the Bar
big statued, big Drained and big heart,
ed, who delivered an address of wei.
come which was warmly received and
heartily applauded. Mr.. Buxton said: