The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-02
Rhe Faber Wielders Feted.
HOW THE EDITORS WERE EN-
TERTAINED.

TERTAINED.
The National Editorial Association
Wined and Dined at Asbury Park,
Long Branch, Pleasure Bay, Plain
field, and New York City---A Visit
to FreehOld---On Historic GrOund---
The Battle of MOnmouth---Old Ten
nent Church, &C., &c.
The trip across the Continent and
the meeting of the National Editorial
Association in San Francisco, CAL,
year before last, the journeyings Of the
party Northward after the convention
adjourned, the visits to Portland,
Oregon, Tacoma and Seattle, Wash
ington, and the delightful excursion
down Puget Sound to Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia; their hospiiable recep-
ton and royal entertainment at every
place they stopped; the return home by
the picturesque Northern Pacific route,
the grand and ever changing panorama
of mountain scenery, with snow cap
ped peaks, deep canyons and beautiful
gorges, tunnels and bridges, fertile
valleys and broad prairies;-this was
the trip of a life time and one that can
not be effaced from memory. The
meeting last year in Chicago, the visit
to the great Worlds Fair, the hospital
tiles of the city and the many and in
teresting places and objects of that
wonderful young giant of Northwest
ern metropolises-who did not enjoy
the privilege Of being counted dele
gate to the National Editorial conven-
ton at such time and place, and who
can forget such an event of events?
But nowhere at any time has the
Association held more pleasant and
profitable meeting, or was more done
| for the entertainment and ediicatiOn
Of the members individually and col
lectively than at Asbury Park. The
citizens were hospitality personfied and
the various committees had left moth
ing undone to make the annual conven-
ton of 1894 one of the most memorable
in the history of the Association, if
indeed it should not be counted the one
particular bright epoch in the memory
| of each member whose rare good for
tune it was to reckoned among their
guests. While we should not particu-
larize perhaps the GOLD LEAF can not
refrain from naming a few of the gen.
tlemen to whom it in common with
others was placed under obligations
for special courtesies and attentions,
and to whom credit is due for much of
the success of our entertainment and
the comforts and pleasures enjoyed
during our stay in Asbury Park. Hon.
Frank L. Ten Brock, Mayor OF the
city, was ubiquitous, giving himself
entirely over TO the delegates during
the whole week of our stay, and was
as attentive and courteous as possible
to all. It is safe to say his vote would
be largely increased if the members of
the National Editorial Association
were citizens of his town. Hon. E.
G.. Harrison, the efficient and accom-
modating post master, was ceaseless
and untiring in his efforts to contribute
to the convenience and enjoyment OF
the visitors, and no programme was
complete until he had put the finishin G
touches upon it and rounded it out so
as to fit with others without hitch.
Mr.. Harrison also established post
Office in the Auditorium where the
meetings were held or had mail de-
livered at any hotel directed by the
members. This special act ofcourtesy
was greatly appreciated by all. The
names of other gentlemen we recall are
finance; A. c. Twining, chairman com
mittee on transportation T. F. Apple
by, chairman committee On hotels J.
H. Citizens, chairman committee on
reception; G. F. Bailey, chairman
committee on balls; John K. Wallace,
editor Of the Journal, chairman press
committee; VIM. X. Devreux, editor
Daily Spray, secretary general COM
mittee, Of which Frank L. Ten Brock
was chairman. Then there were Hon.
James A. Bradley, founder of Asbury
I Park and State Senator from Monmouth
county, and Alonzo r. Parsons, one OF
the proprietors ofthe Hotel Brunswick,
where the Association had it's head
quarters, member of original commit
tee, and as the National Printer-Jour
ndlist aptly says, one of the most &C.
tive hustlers and general good fellows
J of Asbury Park. We remember the
effective work done by Mr.. Parsons at
Chicago last year when he was trying
to get the Association to select his
town as the place of meeting. And
while we were anxious that our OWL
State should be thus honored and Ashe.
vile chosen instead, we now have
cause to feel glad that for once We
, were beaten, for if it had been other.
, wise we would not have had the pleas.
} ure of seeing Asbury Park and meeting
and mingling with her hopitable and
cultured people.
, One Of the notable features of the
, convention was an address by JOE
; Howard, Jr., the we'll known journals
of New York city. 1t goes withou
l saying that man so well equipped
l i'll a speech delivered before such {
7 body OF representative newspaper men
= said great many good things, and WI
? will only add that Mr.. Howard wal
heard gladly, warmly applauded, ant
r there was regret when he had con
5 cluded.
A grand concert was rendered b,
t the citizens to the editors, the principa
feature of the evenings entertainment
3 being a recitation, Columbia Salutin.
e the Nations,'' by Mrs. Greenwood
q Lyon, of Okolona, Miss. AS many o
' our readers will doubtless remember
e this was accepted by the Worlds Fail
q Commission as the Columbian poem
# 1t was written by Hon. James D
d Lynch, of West Point, Miss, who wa
: also in attendance upon the convention
d Mrs. Lyon is a most talented youn,
s lady, and her rendering of the poem
h Was admirably done and elected warn
8 and generous applause from the larg
e and cultivated audience. She has
It charming presence and an interesting