The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-07-25

The new arrivals from different part
OF the State swelled the attendanc,
considerably, and resulted in securing
the Association.
Secretary Prince submitted the ar
rangements for the projected ex
cursion to Chicago and the World,
Fair. The trip will be made about the
18th of August. Mr.. Prince has per
fected arrangements for free trip tc
Chicago upon the conditions that ali
who go shall agree to do certain
amount of advertising in return fol
the passes given, and submitted the
proposition and agreements made with
nesseee, Virginia and Georgia, Queen
and Crescent and Monon routes.
Arrangements have also been made
! for free entrance to the Worlds Fair
and many of the side shows and the
atres of Chicago during the stay of the
editors in that city. Low rates of
board have also been obtained.
The next business before the Associa-
tiOn was the annual election of officers.
President Wallace having retired from
newspaper work and from the Associa-
tion TO go into educational work, the
Association passed resolutions of re-
{,
him of the kind wishes of the Associa-
tion in the future. In the retirement
of Mr.. Wallace the Association loses
one of its most active and valued men,
bers.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows President,
Hugh Wilson first vice president, r.
L. Jaynes second vice president, John
G. Capers secretary, G: II. Prince, re-
elected; treasurer, F. Melchers chap
lain, Rev. Sidi Fl. Browne.
The business of the Association was
concluded in the afternoon, and it was
agreed to meet next year in Columbia.
The members were given u carriage
drive after final adjournment, and also
an excursion around the city upon the
splendid electric railway, which is un-
der the superintendent of Col. j. Q.
Marshall.
THE BANQUET AT NIGHT.
AT 8 o'clock the editors assembled at
Wright's Hotel and marched in O body
to the Zouayes' armory, where they,
with other invited guests, enjoyed a
bountiful spread and listened to re-
sponses to the following toasts:
Welcome-W. G.. Fisher, mayor of
Columbia.
RespOnse-President Hugh Wilson.
The Profession of Journalism-The
Rev. A. J. Thomas, Baptist Courier.
The Editor and the Financial Ques-
tion-W. G. Dreher, lately of Press
Committee Reform Club, New York.
The Capital City Press John
q. Capers, The Columbia Journal.
South Carolina-Col. j. A. Hoyt,
Greenville Mountaineer.
The Spirit of the Press-M. B. Nc
Sweeney, Hampton Guardian.
Tho E1ifnro onI tho "nrllSc 40 IN
G. II. Prince, Secretary of the Associa-
tion.
Normal and Industrial Education for
Our Women-Prof. D. B. johnson.
Press and Pulpit-Rev. Sidi H.
Browne.
The Country Press-Julius E. Boggs,
Pickens Sentinel.
The Industrial and Manufacturing
South-Hon. w. T. G. Bates, State
Treasurer.
Woman-J. Wilson Gibbes. the
State.
The State Press Association-W.
HI. Wallace, retiring President
|. The evenings program was opened
with a blessing by the Rev. S. p. FL.
Elwell. Mayor Fisher presided at the
head of the tables and acted as toast
master, after having welcomed the
editors in behalf of Columbia. The
several toasts were fittingly responded
to, many of the speakers making short
but thoughtful talks full of sound
advice to their fellow workers.
During the course of the toasts Mr..
r. II. Jaynes, of the Keowee Courier,
arose and asked for the privilege of
the floor. 1t was his pleasure, he said,
to present Mr.. G. III. Prince, on behalf
of the Association, with a handsome
gold watch, as token of their appre
citation of his valuable services in pre-
pairing for the trip of the editors to
the Worlds Fair. Mr.. Jaynes made
the presentation in an appropriate
speech, in which he took occasion to
remind the brethren of the press Of
the significance of the present, the
meaning of the word, "watch." He
impressed it's Importance upon them
with all the force of the English
language, and concluded by paying a
deserved compliment to Mr.. Prince.
Mr.. Prince responded feelingly.
AT the conclusion of the toasts Capt.
j. G. Capers proposed toast to the
health of the retiring president of the
Association, Mr.. w. Fl. Wallace, which
was responded to standing by the whole
body.