The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
THE FOURTH ESTATE.
Annual Meeting Of the South Carolina
Press Association.
ISnecial to the State.

Special to the state.
GEORGETOWN, 5. c., April %
Whilst enjoying an excursion on Win
yah Bay, the seventeeth annual meet
ing of the South Carolina State Press
Association was called to order at G:3O
o'clock this afternoon by President Nc
Sweeney, Of the Hampton Guardian.
A request from the yearly meeting OF
Women Friends that all details OF
crimes be eliminated from newspaper
reports was received as information.
Committees on resolutions and memoirs
We: appointed. Treasurer Melcners'
annual report was submitted and APP
proved.
Tonight Col. James A. Hoyt, of the
Baptist Courier, delivered an address be-
fore the Association in the Winyah In
digo SOciety's hall. His theme, a his
,orv Of Journalism in South Carolina,
was ably handled. lie discoursed upon
the power Of the press in the State from
its inception to the present date.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
GEORGETOWN, S. c., April 3D.-The
State Press Association to-day, after
the discussion of Il number of questions
Of interest to the profession, elected the
following officers:
President, W. H. Wallace, Newberry
Observer.
First Vice-President, \. q. kollock,
Cheraw Reporter.
Second Vice-P President, Josiah Doar,
Georgetown Times.
Secretary, c. II. Prince, Florence
Times.
Treasurer, Franz Melchers, Deutsche
Zeitung.
Chaplain, Rev. Sidi II. Browne,
Christian Neighbor.
NJ. B. insolvency, J. A. Hoyt and J.
{. Hemphill were elected delegates to
the st. Paul meeting of the National
Editorial Association. Franz Melchers
and h. 7. Jaynes were elected alter
mates.
Anderson was selected as the place OF
next years meeting.
The banquet rendered the association
tonight by the Board Of Trade in the
Winyah Indigo Society hall was most
elaborate spread. Over one hundred
guests were present and were presided
over by Senator Richard Dozier. The
association adjourned sine die, after
voting thanks to the hosts of tonight.
A PLEASING INCIDENT OF THE BAN
QUET.
GEORGETOWN, S. c., May l.-Ac the
State Press Association banquet last
night Mr.. Z. w. Stephens, president Of
the National Editorial Association, re-
sponded to the toast of "Our Country" !"
and in the course of bis speech an allu-
sion to Gen. Wade Hampton brought
forth the widest enthusiasm from his
hearers. Indeed, every reference to the
great hero evoked loud and ringing
cheers. The assembled company testi-
fed its noble sentiments of love and
admiration for the distinguished eX-
Senator; and every word Of straightout,
genuine Democratic doctrine aroused
the most pronounced approval.
Truly, the press banquet was an Old
fashioned Democratic assenlblage, and
would scarcely have afforded any pleas
ure to a lrtter-day political faith.
The association appropriated Sl9O to
the .'und f., erecting a monument to
the Southern women, who have, for so
many years, labored in the loving york
of honoring our Confederate dead. The
following committee was appointed to
further the work throughout the State
through the medium Of the press: NJ.
B. McSweeney, Hampton Guardian;
7. B. Crews, Laurensville Herald; ;.
T. Brown, The State; a. b. Williams,
Greenvi!le News;S. c. Hughson, News
and Courier.