The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-07-26

Hampton Guardian; Fred Wanna
maker, Orangeburg Enterprise.
E. J. Watson of The State was elect
ed member of the association.
The first address of the morning wa
by ]. A. Hoyt, of the Greenvill'
Mountaineer on the Local Depart
ments of Weekly Newspapers" L
was sensible throughout.
The next address was by c. G.
Langston on "How to Increase the
Subscription List of Weekly News
paper" The address was practical
and contained many valuable sugges'
tions on the subject.
The report of the committee on the
Worlds Fair trip came next. A full
report was submitted by the Secretary
G. H. Prince. Mr.. Prince has perfect.
ed arrangements for free trip to Chi.
cago upon the conditions that all who
90 shall agree to do certain amount
of advertising in return for the passes
given.
The next business before the associa.
ton was the annual election of officers.
President Wallace having retired from
newspaper work and from the associa'
tion to 60 into educational work, the
association passed resolutions Of regret
upon his retirement and assuring him
of the kind wishes Of the association
in the future. In the retirement OF
Mr.. Wallace the association loses one
of its most active and valued members.
The elections Of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows: President
Hugh Wilson; first vice president. r.
T. Jaynes; second vice president,
John g. Capers; secretary, Z. H.
Prince, reelected; treasurer, F. Mel.
cheers chaplain, Rev. Sidi H. Browne
At o'clock the association took q
recess until 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met at 4 o'clock.
first business was the reading of pa.
per by E. H. Aull on the subject OF
"Foreign Advertising" and contained
many suggestions on the subject. The
subject was fully discussed by the
members and there was quite an inter.
change of ideas among the members.
Messrs. T. L. and F. G. Withers, oil
The State, were elected members.
Colonel Hoyt arose to correct an er.
ror that had gone out from the secre.
tary's annual report. The late F. w.
Dawson was not the first president ol
the association, but Colonel Hoyt was
eli cted president of the association al
its first meeting in May, 1875, and
served for four years. Captain Dawson
was elected president to succeed him
and was president for two years. The
man who did more than any one els1
to organize the association was ]. G.
Hemphill, the present editor of the
News and Courier.
A resolution was adopted thanking
Secretary of State Tindal for the use
of the Representative Hall to Mayor
Fisher and other citizens for courtesies
shown ; to the Railroads for accommo-
dating rates, and to w. n. Wallace,
the retiring president, for the able and
satisfactory discharge of the duties
while in Office.
After the transaction Of the remain.
ing routine business, the association
adjourned at 6 o'clock to meet in Co.
lumbia again next year.
A RIDE ROUND.
After the adjournment the members
of the association were taken in car
riages by the Mayor and citizens and
given drive around the city. They
were also given free ride on Colum-
bias electric street cars. The ride was
very much enjoyed by the editors.
THE BANQUET.
At $50 o'clock last night the BAN
quet rendered the visiting editors by
the citizens of Columbia was given in
the Zouaves armory hall.
Mayor Fisher delivered short but
warm address of welcome to the gen.
tlemen Of the State Press Association,
whom he assured Columbians were
glad to see in their midst.
Editor Hugh Wilson, the newly
elected president of the association. re-
sponded to this infitting terms. He
said {: "In behalf of the State Press
Association, thank you for this royal