The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-28
THE EDITORS
Have a Gala Day in Clarks.
burg.
One Hundred of them Hold Their
Annual Meeting

uulS.
One Hundred Of them Hold Their
Annual Meeting
In the Pretty and Hospitabie Little
CITY OF Clarksburg-Th Place Was
Theirs for Two Days-President Reed
Makes An Elegant Host and all the
Members go Away Greatly Pleased
With the Meeting the Town and the
People.
The West Virginia Editorial As
soeiation held its annual meeting in
Clarksburg on Tuesday and Wed
nesday of last week. The session
was one OF business. Like all other
trades and professions the editorial
fraternity has its organization for
mutual benefit and protection. At
the meetings all phases of newspa-
per work are discussed and many
amusing experiences related. All
classes of customers from the easy
going, good natured, well-meaning
delinquent subscriber to the adver-
Using shark are discussed aud meth
DDS of dealing with them suggested.
A great many good ideas are
brought out and no meeting has yet
been held that the members did not
return to their labors with some
thing new and some new ideas in
business The meeting at Clarks-
bdrg was no exception-or rather
was an exception as it was the larg-
est, there being one hundred editors
of the state present. The time of
the meetings is frequently taken up
to some extent in sight seeing and
junketing. The Clarksburg session
was one wholly of business. The
two days were spent talking bust
ness and formulating plans for the
further development of West Vir-
ginia.
On the first day of the meeting
the magnificent new Traders Hotel
was opened. An invitation was ex-
tended the members in body to
partake Of its hospitality. On Tues
and Wednesday the hotel was thrown
open to editors and citizens and dur
ing the two days the house was
taxed to its utmost capacity and tor
that time no geest was allowed to
pay any bill.
At the formal opening of the SEES
sion on Tuesday Rev. Chas. L. White
offered prayer and ex-sherifr Holmes
in a few well chosen sentences ex-
tended the welcome on behalf of the
city officials, representing Mayor
Gordon and the city council. Next
Edw. g. Smith, in truly eloquent
style welcomed the editors and their
ladies on behalf of the bar and the
citizens. Responses to addresses of
welcome were made by Mr.. w. L.
Mansfield Of the Wayne News, Hon.
II. Clay Ragland, of the Logan Ban
ner, and Hon A b. White, of the
Parkersburg State journal.
The hospitality of the citizens
and the local newspaper men made
the stay of the guests very enjoya-
BILE socially as well as profitable from
business standpoint.
Among the gentlemen who were
especially active may be named ex
Sheriff NJ. G. Holmes, c. Sprigg
Sands Cashier of the Traders Ma
tional Bank, Col T. NJ. jackson,
and Dr. Howell all of whom are well
known to the citizens of this county.
These gentlemen are prominent
among the members of the Traders
Company who built the magnificent
Hotel in which building is included
the Bank, splendid opera house
and a number of elegant store
rooms.
Several notable visitors attended
the session prominent among whom
were Governor MacCorkle who came
up in his private car and remained
until the close of the session. At
the last meeting of the Association
the Governor made splendid ad-
dress on "The future of West Vir-
ginia." He received the closest at
tention and many compliments for
his enthusiasm in helping the phe.
nomenal growth of his state. DIR.
Goodnight, President of the Uni
versity, Waitman Barbe, and Mr..
Harry 2. Snyder, ex President of the
Pennsy lvania Association, made an
address. The occasion was one that
made citizens as well as mem bers
feel that it was good to be there.
When the election of officers came
up well merited tribute was paid
to the old officers by unanimously
re-electing them. They are Hon.
Stuart f. Reed, President; Harry l..
Snyder, Secretary; w. II. Morgan,
Treasurer; and f. F. Kitson, Vice
President.
The election of regular officers was
followed by the choice of historian,
an orator and poet for next year,
W. L. Mansfield, of the Wayne
News, Owen S. Mckinney, of the
Fairmont Index, and Watt Warren,
of the Glenville Pathfinder, being
chosen respectively.
The delegates to the National Edi-
torial Association at St. Augustine,
Florida, which will be held in Janu-
airy or February; James K. Hall, of
Wheeling; j. f. Thompson, of Mar
tinsburg; Slidell Brown, of King
wood; c. L. Smith, of Fairmont; ]. |
E. Fleming, of Morgantown; T. H.
Dennis, of Iewisburp. The alter
mates are r. Fl. Harrison, II. L. Sny-
der, F. Triplett, Geo. Goshorn, J. o. |
Thompson and T. L. McDougall.
President Reed has arranged an
excursion for all the mem ers to the
Atlanta Exposition the latter part
of October. The members with their
ladies will meet in Washington on a
day yet to be named and will take
the Southern Railway in body di- |