The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-08-29
TIE EDITORS ADJOURN.



PAwLEY'S Island, Aug. 18th,
second days meeting Of the SoutI
| Carolina state Press Association an
in fact the last session of this meetin.
convened in the Barracks promptly q
III o'clock this morning. All the Jour
nalists present on the Island were ir
attendance.
After some routine business wa
| transacted Mr.. y. e.. Gonzales Of Tn
State, made motion Whicl was carried
that the address that had been appoint
cd 20 be delivered by several of tn
editors be postponed until the mex
meeting of the Association on accoun
Of the absence of several of those Wht
were to speak on the different themes
Following this the place Of the mex
annual meeting was decided upon. Mr.
GOnZ lleS gave the Association a mos
heartily invitation to come to COlllmbli
again, while Mr.. O5teen OF Sumter in
vlted them to meet there. AS COlum
bia had been the place Of meeting las
year several of the editors thought Mr
O3teen'S invitation should be accepted
which was done.
Then came the election of officers fo
the ensuing year. The following were
unanimously elected: f. II. Aul! pre-
sident. II. NJ. Aver first vice president
H. q. O5teen second vice president, &
G.. Langston secretary, +. Melcher:
treasurer, ..Sidi ii. Brown chaplain, anC
MessrS. Gonzales, Clarke and Browne
the three members Of the executive
committee.
After the election Of officers had beer
proceeded with Mr.. II. NJ. Aver offered
the following resolutions which were
adopted after which the Association
adjourned snbjact to call:
In appreciation of the courtesies ex
tended this association on the occasion
of this, our twentieth annual m setting
be 1t
Resolved, That we express vote OF
cordial thanks to Vice President A. B
Andrews, of the Southern Railway
Company, General Passenger Agent
T.. Nj. Emerson, Of the Atlantic Coast
Line, w. j. Craig. Of the Port Royal
ard Western Carolina Railway, +. u
McSWeeny, Of the Charleston aud Sd
vannah Railway, and other railroad
officials for transportation generously
granted on their roads for tia editors
and their families, to Capt. Ii. :
Cories and other officials OF the South
Carolina Steamboat Company, and
Capt. J. II. Hubbard of the steamer
Planter. tcr their generosity .in tford
ing uS transportation and unusual
courtesy shown us, to make the trip
by sea as thoroughly enjoyable as lay
in their power.
That our thanks be extended through
this resolution and through our brother
Josiah D3ar in person, to the hospita
tile people Of Georgetown, and espect'
ally to Capt. Springs Of the tug Cong
don, for their attention and for the
pleasure afforded us during our stay In
the beautiful little city Of Georgetown
That especial recognition Is due by
US to the hotels Of GEORGETOWN for their
exertion in our behalf and the enter
talnment given US.
That thanks be extended the Mani
gault Light Dragons for the use OF
their comfortable hall for our meetings
That we recognize by special vote the
thanks due to Mrs. Winthrop Williams
for her kindness and courtesy to the
association, which has made this meet
ing so delightful to US ali and that we
shall be equally generous in spreading
to the public at large such reports OF
our treatmeat here and the natural ad-
vantageS Of this resort as will convince
others that PaWley's Island IS the
choicest OF all summer resorts, and that
Mrs. Williams is aqla3o am jag h0S5-
esSeS.
That a copy Of these, such part OF
parts, of these resolutions as effect
those who have contributed to our
pleasure be drafted by the secretary
and sent in the name and under the
seal of the association to those tc
whom we are so much indebted.
Resolutions were also adopted look
ing to further agitation of the impor
tance of these meetings and the proper
preparation for profitable work by the
members and to the securing OF more
hearty co. cooperation of the entire press
OF the State. Also resolutions of ap
probation Of Mr.. G. II. Princes work
as secretary. Also the following:
Resolved, That the thanks OF the
association be extended to the people OF
Sumter and Columbia for their cordla
invitation to us to hOli our meetings
with them.