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 10 the State.

GEoRGETowS, S. 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 6:3o
| 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
were appointed. Treasurer Melchers'
annual report was submitted and ap-
proved. IT'LL rno
Baptist Courier, delivered an address be-
fore the Association in the Winyah In
digo Society's hall. His theme, 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 30.-The
State Press Association to-day, alter
the discussion of number of questions
of interest to the profession, elected the
following officers:
President, w. H. Wallace, Newberry
Observer.
First Vice-P President, \. q. hollock,
Cheraw Reporter.
Second Vice-President, Josiah Doar,
Georgetown Times.
Secretary, G.. II. Prince, Florence
Times.
Treasurer, Franz Melchers, Deutsche
Zeitung.
Chaplain, Rev. Sidi H. Browne,
Christian Neighbor.
NJ. B. insolvency, J. \. Hoyt and }.
c. Hemphill were elected delegates to
the St. Paul meeting of the National
Editorial Association. Franz Melchers
and r. It. 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 Dozler. The
association adjourned sine die, after
voting thanks 70 the hosts Of tonight
A PLEASING INCIDENT OF THE BAN
QUIET.
GEORGETOWN, S. c., May 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 al al!u-
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 testl-
| fed its noble sentiments of love ano
admiration for the distinguished eX~
Senator; and every word of straightout,
genuine Democratic doctrine arousoQ
the most pronounced approval.
Truly, the press banquet was an old,
fashioned Democratic assemblage, and
would scarcely have afforded any pleas
ure to latter-day political faith.
The association appropriated SlOO 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. insolvency, Hampton Guardian;
II. 3. Crews, Laurensvllle Herald; ;.
r. Brown, The State: A. B. Williams,
Greenville News; S. G. Hughson, News
and Courier.