The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-05-04

Second e-President-W. f. Bur-

Second vice-President-W. +. Bur-
bank, Winston Sentinel.
Third ice-President-R. y. Deal,
Wikesboro Chronicle.
Orator-H. A. Foote, Warrenton
Gazette.
Historian-W. W. McDiarmid,
Lumberton Robesonian.
Poet-W. c. Irwin, Morganton
Herald.
Secretary and Treasurer-John B.
Sheriff., Concord Times.
Executive Committees. A. Ashe,
Raleigh Neus and Observer; j. A.
Thomas, Louisburg Times; II. a.
London, Plttsboro Record; f. E. Hill
lard, Scotland Neck Democrat; Thad
Il. Manning, Henderson GOLD LEAF.
Delegates to National Editorial Con-
vention-W. F. Burbank, Winston
Sentinel; f. +. billiard, Scotland Neck
| Democrat; Jerome Dowd, Charlotte
| Times:J. ID. Kernodle. Graham Cleaner.
Alternates-J. b. Sheriff., Concord
Times; +. NJ. Williams, Newton En-
terprise; W. L. Cantwell, Wilson Ad-
rance; w. w. McDiarmid, Lumberton
| RobeS0nian.
The delegates this year are G. ".
Blount, Wilson Mirror; ]. I. Griffin,
Marion Free Lance; ". ". McDairmid,
Lumberton Robesonian; Thad r. Man
ming. II. A. London, Pittsboro Record,
member of Executive Committee from
this State. The convention will meet
in Chicago this year and be in session
from May 10th to 9th.
Bessemer City, Hickory and Ashe-
| vile extended invitations to the Asso-
| citation to hold the next meeting within
their gates. The selection of place
| and time of holding the next conven-
ton were left with the executive com
mittee to decide.
The newly elected president Jerome
| Dowd, was escorted to the chair, and be-
fore taking his seat made few character
istcally witty and humorous remarks,
after which resolutions of thanks to
the citizens of New Berne for their
hospitality and kindness and to the
| railroad and steamboat lines for cour-
tesies extended were adopted. Rev.
z. l.. Groom, of the Asheville Aduocate,
| pronounced the 5enediction and the
| convention adjourned sine die.
Thursday afternoon the editors were
| taken on 10 mile drive in the country
adjacent the city to view the truck
| farms. We were somewhat acquainted
with the extensive trucking interests
| around New Berne, but had no idea
| this business amounted to anything
! like what it does. Thursday afternoon S
ride was a revelation to the editors
and nothing seen Or done during our
brief but pleasant stay there was more
gratifying than this evidence Of thrift
and progress-an entirely new business
and extra source of revenue to both
land owners and laborers-that has
been developed within the past few
years. The writer enjoyed the dis
tinction along with Jerome Dowd and
James a. Robinson of riding behind
the best turnout of all the 81 vehicles
in line, to say nothing about having
the best looking as we'll as the clever.
est and most companionablc manipu
lator of the ribbons drawn over such q
spanking team. The farms Of Messrs
blackburn and Willetts and Messfs. J
A. and f. II. Meadows and Others
resembled an immense vegetable
garden, where acres of cabbage
potatoes, peas, onions, asparagus
strawberries, etc., were growing il
laxuriant profusion. and hundreds O.
hands engaged at work.
At night the editors were given 9
banquet in the spacious hall Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
The supper was got up under the
auspices of the Ladies' Memorial Asso
citation, and was all that could be
desired. There were no menu cards
it apparently being preferred by those
in charge of the affair that each sue.
ceeding course should be in the nature
Of a surprise to the genial company O.
banqueters. And it was. First there
were oysters on the half shell, followed
by other substantials in the way O
cold meats, breads, coffee, salads, fish
| &c. Then came the sweets-ice cream
sherbcts, strawberries, cake, etc. One
noticeable feature of the banquet, ant
one that pleased the editors, was the
absence of wines. Many of the prom
, inent citizens and business and pro
fessional men of the city shared the
festivities of the evening with the jour
nalists, as did several ministers, while
the occasion was graced by the pres
ence of a number Of ladies-as specta
tors-who had turned out to see the
editors enjoy themselves and to heal
the speeches. All this made the ban
quet more enjoyable of course. The
room was gaily decorated with flags
and bunting while a profusion of rare
and fragrant flowers added an extra
charm Of beauty and freshness to the
surroundings. The supper finished
Mayor Manly called the merry com.
pany from the enjoyment of the ban.
quet feasting to the no less delight
full one Of a "feast of reason and flow
of soul" He introduced Hon. John S
Long, IL. d., as Master of Toasts
and for few minutes that gentleman
charmed his hearers by his elequence
and the earnestness of the welcome
which he extended the editors present
He paid high tribute to the power Of
the pen and the faithfulness and fdel.
| ity of its use in the hands of the Jour.
nalists of North Carolina.
Here we can not do better than to
| quote from Capt. S. A. Ashe, of the
| Neus and Observer, with the common
OF our own that his speech was one OF
the best and most thoughtful of all the
excellent addresses made. The sub
| ject was discussed in an able and adj
| mirable manner and gave further evil
dence of the fact that as a speaker
Capt. Ashe is as forceful, logical and
sound reasoner as he is writer.
His remarks were well considered and
we'll timed and his tribute to the Press
as the Defender Of the Liberties of the
People was in every way fitting to the
| theme and the occasion. He cited
| numerous instances in the history of
| colonial times and subsequent events
| in North Carolina and especially around