The Forrest City times., 1894-08-24
NATIONAL EDITORIAL MEET.
A Brief Outline Of What a Times Man Saw, and a Few Things
 He Ate.

 tional Editorial Association held at | Asbury Park. N. J., has gone down | into history as the most pleasant and | profitable of the ten. At 9;30 o'clock Monday. July 2, President Williams called the meeting to order, and at D. m.. Friday, the fall of the gavel an nounced the close. The various topics and the five minute papers thereon were the features of the occasion, and while many were extravagant Tn the handling of subjects, much of interest to the profession was disclosed. l Tho following are the officers elect for the ensuing term: President. A. 10. Bunnell, Danville, N. Y.; Vice | Presidents, J. H. Duke. ScoOba. Miss; F. A. Arnold. Greencastle, Ind; J. k. | Buxton, Winlock, Washington; Record 1 ing Secretary, A. E. Pierce, Denver, Colorado; Corresponding Secretary, J. M. Page, Jerseyville, Ill.,; Treasurer, J. G. Gibbs, Norwalk, Ohio.
 AsBURY PARK.
 Twenty-Five years ago Asbury Park was an ideal wilderness, ,-pine, beech, grass and huckle- berry bushes covered the place. The underbrush was al- most impenetrable, To-day the Park | is striking example of what may be accomplished by well directed energy and enterprise From May to Novem- Der an average of 5000 people dwell within it's limits. but in the season it's cottages and hotel shelters 50,000, and from 10000 to 10000 come and go each day. It IS within easy reach of New York and Philadelphia.
 Under its proscriptiye laws, saloons, gamblers, snobs, thieves and all that's bad, find no habitation there. Conse- duently 1t is the only resort where all meet on an equality. Hotels and board ing houses abound, at prices to suit all classes. The bathing facilities can not be equaled by any on the Atlantic Coast. Everybody either batbe or watch others bathe every day, though a rough surf often makes a dip dan- gerous. If the bather is too weak to battle with the surf, he or she can en- joy. what is just as exhilerating as the surf, sand bath, and many batherS take advantage of it to show off their dainty pink toes. The modus operaDdi is to dig d hole, and partially bury yourself, take a big chaw of gum and let the sun do the rest. Amid these surroundings the editors of the Ma tional Editorial Association spent week of unallOyed pleasure.
 The meetings of the association, which lasted one week, was held in the Auditorium, having a seating ca pacity of over 5000 people. Being on the beach, it was kept cool by the salt sea breeze.
 COURTEsIES.
 T On Tuesday afternoon green U editors wives at the Coleman. by the ladies of Asbury Park. It was a most elegant affair, and all were enthusias- tic in praises of this courtesey.
 I Tuesday evening the editors were ltreated to an entertainment in which Anthony Comstock. M. P. Wilder, H.. A. Pinkley and the Kaffr ('cOOn") band took part.
 The Fourth of July was great day for the Quill Drivers. Through the courtesy of the Pennsylvania railroad at S:30 the editors were taken to the Monmouth battlefield at and near Free hold, N. J. It will be remembered that this was one of the most important battles of the revolution. Near the site where the battle was fought has been erected a monument rarely equal ed for It's beauty of design, On the monument are five bronze tablets. 5x6 feet, illustrative of the scenes of the battle, commencing with the Valley Forge and ending with the Mollie Pitcher episode.
 After looking over the grounds and the town, the visitors took their train for Tennent. memorable because of it's connection with the Revolutionary war, for it was at Tennent that the bloody battle of Monmouth was fought. The old church is there today, living and visible monument of the noble deeds performed by our forefathers. In the timbers of the old church are bullets which were imbedded there during the strife. Blood stains, almost as plain today as they were over one hundred years ago, mark one of the pews where an American soleier was laid after hay ing one of his legs shot off.
 At the church an address was deliv- cred by the pastor, Rev. Frank k Symmes. He related the early history of the church, It's pastors, and the inn portant part it played in,the revolution. The address was a plain simple expo sitiOn of historical truth. The most impressive part of the service was when President Williams spoke. His whole soul was filled with love and patriotism and the flame that burned in his bosom was communicated to the whole assem- blaze by some supernatural power. 1t was a noble effort he made. X speech not of the spread eagle kind. but one full of earUestness. His voice choked at one time. and all could see that he was deeply moved. In fact. every body felt the same way. Mir. Williams asked Mrs. Aldrich, of Maryland, My Maryland" he called it. to preside at the organ while the grand old doxol-