The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-07-25
PRESS MEN MEET.
THE EDITORS IN GREENSBORO.
A Large Attendance And a Pleasant
and Profitable Meeting.


| boro people. Not great many years
ago when he was young and sentiment
| tai there were special attractions there
| for him. There were more pretty girls
| there perhaps than any town OF its size
| in the State. And while many OF them
| are now married others have taken
| their places and altogether the average
| is kept up. 50 Greensboro has lost
nothin. Of its charms on this score.
| and has gained in various other re-
spects. One must needs 90 there and
STAY awhile and mingle with its people,
visit its educational institutions, inspect
| its industrial enterprises, study It's To-
cation and realize its Importance as
railroad and commercial centre to fully
appreciate It's superior advantages.
| TIL, we did last week and the result is
| we are more in love with Greensboro
| and deeper impressed with the culture
| and hospitality Of its citizens, the pro-
| gressive character and public spirit of
| its business men than ever before.
The editors were entertained III
manner most agreeable. Nothing was
| left undonc to contribute to their COM
| fort. pleasure and edficatlOn. The
| committees were untiring in their
efforts to give the newspaper men
good time as were the citizens and
business men generally. Every cour-
| tesy ond attention possible was ac-
| corded them and when we were not
| holding our sessions we were IN the
! hands of our friends being shown
around town, taking carriage drives,
| going on an excursion to Gullford Bat
tie Grounds, enjoying musical con-
cert given for our especial benefit,
| being dined at Il banquet or something
| Of the kind. The editors were enter
| tanned at the two leading hotels the
! Penbow and McAdOo. 1t was our
pleasure to stop at the former, and we
can emphasize what we have had oc-
casiOn to remark heretofore that there
is not better equipped or more excel
| lentlv kept hotel in the State. l is
frst-cIass in all its appointments and
the table fare all that could be desired.
The owner, Capt. b. J. Fisher, is a
| lberal-hearted, generOus-pursed gen.
| tleman OF ample means and his ambi-
| ton is to have the best of whatever he
undertakes. The manager, Mr.. W. 5.
Jessups, is a thorough business man
and experienced hotelist and knows
how to cater to the travelling public.
The Convention was the largest in
| the history of the Association. There
| were % new members the attendance
altogether numbering about IS. 1t
was representative body of earnest,
aggressive men-bona iide editors and
publishers who love their profession
and seek to elevate the standard Of
journalism, enlarge the field of useful
ness and increase its rewards for their
labor President w. G.. Erwin, of the
MOr.anton Herald, presided, and Sec
rotary j. b. Sheriff., of the Concord
Times, was in his place as usual. The
sessions were characterized by a spirit
of business-a determination to ac-
cnmplish something for tie betterment
| Of the profession and fraternity. The
papers read were thoughttully prepared
and ably considered, the discussions
animated, the same interspersed with
good humor and sallies of wit, and
upon the whole the deliberations were
cdiiying and instructive. We can not
undertake here to speak in detail of
the work Of the convention. Perhaps
where there was so much 'shop talk'
this would not interest the general
| reader.
Wednesday night the Brockmann
School of Music gave Il grand concert
complimentary to the Press Associa-
ton. This is an institution of which
Greensboro has Just cause to feel
| proud. Each number was well rem
dercd, but the singing of Miss Mabel
Hi deserves especial mention, as
does the cornet playing Of Master
Claude Elan. The young lady has a
rich voice. strong and flexible, as sweet
as the soft cadences of murmuring
streamlet. With 4 charming presence,
! simple and unaffected in manner she
captivated the hearts no less than she
pleased the ears of her auditors. Mas
ter Elan is almost prodigy with the
cornet. lie has perfect mastery of
the instrument and evokes the most
pleasing melodies and performs the
most difficult feats with apparent ease.
Prof. Brockmann is a fine performer
|
a skilled instructor and gifted orches-
trail organizer and leader. Miss Brock
mann evlnced high powers as piano
accompanist and pleased every one by
her superb work. 1t being customary
to have the grafton and poem on the
evening of the first days session, after
the first two numbers of the programme
had been rendered Hon. John r. Web
7, OF the Reidsville Weekly, Associa-
ton orator, was introduced. He de-
| llvcred a fine address taking for his
subject The Old North State He
spoke OF North Cardinals part in the
war of the Revolution and in the late
civil conflict, of her place in history,
er great men, her present and future,
and fruitful as was the subject he
treated it well. Mr.. Webster's speech
was enthusiastically applauded and
when he had finished he was warmly
congratulated by many of his friends.
Thursday night the editors we've
given banquet at the Benbow House.
1t was an elegant and ENJOYABLE affair
IN every way. The bill of fare was
elaborate and temptingly served in the
highest style of the cooking art. One
notable feature of the banquet and one
that received favorable comment from
many present was the absence of
wines. 1t has before been demon
strated that successful banquet may
be had without champagne, and this
one was not an exception.
The toasts were well selected, the
speeches all being of high order of
eNceIlence-aboye the average on such
occasions. Maj. f. J. Hale. of the
Fayetteville Observer. was toast-mas-
ter, duties of which office he performed
most admirably. We will not attempt
to speak Of them singly, but give the
subjects and the speakers. They were
Our Churches and Benevolent Orders,
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