West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-26
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
Sixth Annual Session Held at ClarkS-
burg Last Week.

week IN the large and commodious
council chamber of the Junior Or
der in the beautiful and hos pitable
city OF Clarksburg. Over one hun
dred editors were in attendance.
and many of them accompanied by
their wives. daughters or sisters,
and over fifty new members were
taken in and added to the roll. The
magnificent new Traders Hotel and
Opera House was thrown open to
the public and dedicated by the
editors. The building is the hand
soonest in Ciarksburg and the finest
hotel in the State. The furnishing
and equipment is elegant aud com
plete in every respect. The Ira.
ders Company is composed of
prominent and leading business
men of Olarksburg, and no money
has been spared to make the enter
prise a success.
At the depot the editors were met
with carriages by some of the lead
ing citizens, with badges on, as
members of the Reception Commit.
tee, and driven to the headquarters
at the Traders Hotel, where all
were quartered comfortably and en-
tertained in the most handsome
manner, all free, gratis for nothing,
for the whole time. In fact, the
hotel was open free two days to the
whole public and the enterprise of
the management is deserving of the
highest praise, and we shall certain
ly always stop at the Traders Hotel
when In Clarksburg. The First
Regiment Band furnished splendid
music at intervals throughout the
convention.
Carriages were at the disposal of
the visitors, and they were driven
around the city and viewed with
delight the many handsome resi-
dences and public buildings and
business enterprises.
At the opening Of the session ad =
dresses of welcome were delivered
by the city officials and responded
to by members of the Association.
A large number of new names be-
ing proposed for mem bership, q
committee of three, com posed as
follower. e. Horuer, Sentinel,
Parkersburg, WI. Mansfield, News,
Wayne @. L., and j. Slidell Brown,
ARGUS, Kingwood, was appointed
to report on all applicants.
A committee of three was ap.
pointed to settle with the Treasurer
and reported over $500 in the treas
ury, showing the Association in a
healthy financial condition and the
accounts we'll conducted.
A Committee on Resolutions was
appointed, and their report will be
found further along.
On motion, it was ordered that q
Standing Committee on Newspaper
Legislation be appointed, opposed
OF five members, to act in coniunc.
ton with the President aud Score
tary in securing revision of the
laws in the interest of the Associa-
ton. The President appointed Us
follows Col. Thomas IL. Dennis.
OF the Greenbrier independent; Hon.
Owen s. Mckinney, F'airmont In.
der; Col. Henry Clay Ragland, Lo-
gan Banner; Hon. Albert b. White,
Parkersburg State Journal, aud j.
Slidell Brown, Kingwood ARGUS.
An appropriation of 800 was order.
ed out Of the treasury of the Asso-
citation to pay necessary expenses OF
the Committee.
Tuesday night the convention at.
tended the Grand Opera and great
ly enjoyed the rendition Of an
original play called "The Fakir, -
written by Gus Smith, talented
young man of Clarksburg, and
played by home talent entirely. II
was tremendous success and the
acting superior to many profess
SIGNALS.
Considerable routine business was
transacted Wednesday and good
many spicy speeches made. a
splendid tribute was paid Senator
Stuart +. Reed by his unanimous
reelection to the Office Of President,
in spite Of his earnest protest to the
contrary. Ia fact, no one would
run against him. Harry l.. Snyder
was elected Secretary and Will II.