The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-08-11


the Association. 1t is we'll wort
reading and preserving and those {
our brethren who do not already e
the Journalist should subscribe for i
Send and get the June number any
how
The election of officers was the nez
order of business and the followin
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-E. E. Hilliard, Scotlan,
Neck Democrat.
1st Vice-President-Jerome Dowd
Charlotte Times.
end ice-President-H. A. La
than, Washington Gazette.
3rd e-President-F. M. Viii
liams, Newton Enterprise.
Secretary and Treasurer-J. B
Sheriff., Concord Times.
Orator-W. F. Marshall, Gastonis
Gazette.
Poet-Jerome Dowd, Charlotte
Times.
Historian-J. P. Caldwell, Char
lotte Obse,ver
Executive Committees. A. Ashe,
Raleigh News and Observer; H. A.
}. London, Pittsboro Reeo,d, Josephus
Daniels, Raleigh North CarolIniau,
E. E. Harper, Newberne JonynaL,
and Thad r. Manning, Henderson
GOLD LEAF.
Delegates to the National Editorial
Convention-T. R. Jernigan, Raleigh
State Chronicle, w. F. Tomlinson,
Asheville Home Journal, G.. w.
Blount, Wilson lMi,yoy, J. A. Thomas,
Loulsburg Times. Alternates: H.
A. Murrill, Hickory Press and Car
Gilman, ]. T. Griffin, Marion Free
Lame, Thad R. Manning, Hender-
son GOLD LEAF, and ]. A. Robinson,
Durham Sun.
| Newberne was selected as the next
place of meeting and it was decided
best to change the time to an earlier
date. This will be fixed by the execu-
tive committee. 1t was agreed upon
that the Association shall attend the
Worlds Fair in body next year.
At night magnificent banquet was
given by the Chamber of Commerce
at the Central Hotel, complimentary
to the editors. This was a crowning
success in every way. A large num-
Der of guests were present besides the
members of the Press Association.
The menu was credit to the hotel
management, the city and the COM
mittee having this special feature in
charge. Mr.. ]. L. Chambers was
master Of ceremonies, and before the
speeches in response to toasts were an
nounced he read letters from Senators
Vance and Ransom, and Congressman
Alexander, expressing regret at their
inability to be present. These elected
warm applause.
The Chatlotte Observer says this of
the banquet and the responses to the
toasts of the evening:
1t was 1890 when the chairs were
drawn and the guests seated. For an
hour the elegant supper provided by
Messrs. Eccles & Bryan claimed the j
attention of the guests. The way they
enjoyed the feast did their Charlotte
entertainers more good than anything
else that had taken place.
1t took something more than an !
hour to do full justice to the meats and
salads and dainties set before the ban {
queters and it was after IL O'Clock S
when President J. L. Chambers, acting I
as host for the chamber of commerce, !
raped on his plate and cleared his :
throat. This brought silence only to :
be followed by the widest of cheering i
and deafening applause when Mr..
Chambers read the following letter =,
from Senator Vance, who was a guest :,
in the same hotel: ;
CHARLOTTE, n. c., July %, 1892.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the G
Press association: h
[ regret that am unable to attend f
the banquet given in your honor to-
night; and 1 wish in this way to ex- a
press my great qualification at your I
kindly mention of myself in your Z
yesterday. I thank you {,
most heartily for it. +
There is much reason why all patri- h
otic citizens should be proud of the press
of North Carolina. In these trying Il
lines its devotion to principle, its zeal Fl
md courage in the advocacy of all -,
,hings which tend to promote the best
interest of our State are indeed most o,
The worry of mind h
which naturally experience at being fr
Unable to participate in this, the most O
campaign since reconstruc- tt
ion is much mitigated by the unanim- "
ty and ability with which the issues q
ire grappled by the newspapers of n
which you are the representatives. ~ ~
With sincerest good wishes for your Al
lealth and prosperity, individually and m
am, very truly yours, I
Z. B. VANCE. D
Letters and kilograms were also 81
cad from Senator Ransom, Gov. Holt G
nd Congressman Alexander. n,
Then began the toasts, as follows: F
1.-The Constitution-Will it Prove
Adequate to the Growth of our Popu- RI;
alton and Progress of Civilization ?" G,
vas the subject which T. r. Jernigan, al
f the State CAronicle, handled most a,
'bly. A theme which would have prov ia
d dry in less skillfdl hands, but while th
dr. Jernigan held the floor, he also o. O.
eld the attention of the banquet LII
rs. l..
''The Shillalah in the School and at he
he Fireside,'' by c. L. Stevens, of m
he Southport Leader, was the next al
oast announced by Toastmater Cham tn
ers. This was one of the brightest,
1ost original and unique in expression N
f any of the toasts of the evening. It d, a,
7as punctuated throughout with bright ~ ou
civilizations Of wit, which were round tb
' applauded. NJ