The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
THE FOURTH ESTATE.
Annual Meeting of the South Carolina
Press Association.
Especial to the State.1


GEORGETOWN, S. c., April o.
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 $50
O'Clock this afternoon by President Nc
Sweeney, Of the Hampton Guardian.
A request fron 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
were appointed. Treasurer Melchers'
annual report was submitted and ap-
proved.
Tonight Col. James A. Hoyt, of the
Baptist Courier, delivered an address be-
fore the Association in the WiDyah In
digo Society's hall. His tLeme, a his
tory of Journalism in South Carolina,
was ably handled. He discoursed upon
the power Of the press in the State from
its inception to the present date.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
GEORGETOWN, S. c., April SO.-The
State Press Association to-day, after
the discussion of number of questions
Of interest to the profession, elected the
following officers:
President, w. H. Wallace, Newberry
Observer.
First Vice-President, 4. q. Kollocl1,
Cheraw Reporter.
Second ice-President, Josiah Doar,
Georgetown Times.
Secretary, C. II. Prince, Florence
Times.
Treasurer, Franz MeIchers, Deutsche
Zeitung.
Chaplain, Rev. Sidi H. Browne,
Christian Neighbor.
NJ. 3. McSweeney, J. A. Hoyt and J.
c. Hemphill We're elected delegates to
the st. Paul meeting of the National
Editorial Association. Franz Melchers
and r. T. 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 ia 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
A PLEASING INCIDENT OF, IHE--llzzzz2s
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S. c., May l.-At the
State Press Association banquet last
night Mr.. E. 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 bis
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
Democratic assemblage, and !
would scarcely have afforded any pleas
ure to a latter-day political faith.
The association appropriated 500 to |
the fund for erecting monument to |
the Southern women, who have, for so |
many years, labored in the loving work |
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;
I. B. Crews, Laurensville Herald; S.
/. Brown, The State; A. B. Williams,
Greenville News; IS. C. Hughson, News
and Courier.