The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-29
STATE EDITORS
Coming Meeting of tho Editorial
Association at Clarksburg
WILL Be "ONE GRAND SWEETSONG "
President Reed Making Preparations
for Royal Welcome to tho knights
OF tho Qutii--rhO Attendance VIM
10 Large and tho IDEA IL to soouvo
a National Speaker, Probably EK,
President Harrison.


CLARKsDuRa, W, Va, August aS,-"t
understand that the West Virginia state
Editorial Association mOost In Clarks,
burg this year." was tho remark made
by an lETELLIGESoER reporter to Sen,
ator Stuart Reed, the president Of tho
association, in an interview yesterday,
"YsS," replied the senator, "aud We
confidently expect q large attendance
and the most enjoyable session in the
history OIthe association, Tho people
Of CIarksburG are taking an active In.
tercst In tho affair, and those who are
on tho programme, instead Of speaking
to empty chairs, will address audiences
OF from 500 to 1000 people. Our people
will attend aud show their appreciation
OF the prssi and the great influence II
is Oxerling at tho present time"
"Well, senator" said tho reporter,
"the editors all spoke Of the last session
ut Wheeling beinga marvellous success
and they spoke in the higheIt teFms OF
the manner In which You had arranged
the details Doyou expect tho Clarks.
burg meeting on September II aud Is
to surpHss that meeting in interest 2"
"Wsll, yes; We expect tho attendance
10 be much better and Wo have arranged
to present OH one evening 0 speaker OF
national reputation. Think ex'Presi.
dent Harrison will 10 able 10 DO With us
ono night"
about the banquet Oh, yes; thore
will DO banquet at the Grand Trad
Crs' hotel, ono among the finest hotels
in the state. The artists have just put
on the finishing touches, and tho ele'
CANT carpets and furniture have just
commenced to arrivs-all Of thom tirst
class"
"The editors, l believe, arc to DO at
the grand opening Of this hotol2"
THAT is Il exactly. Tho editors will
dedicate the beautiful building, as.
sure you that no better organization
could have been selected for tho pur.
pose. Our young people have boon At
work tor months on IN opera which
they propose to give for tue entertain.
ment OF their literary guests In Septem-
Dor. lam informed that II Is an oriGi-
nal production and great success, Ex'
peusvo costumes have been rented, and
they will have at their disposal about
5000 worth OF splendid scenery at the
new opera house"
"Wol, senator, what kind OF oxcur.
sion arrangements have you made for
the association"
There will DO no excursion in counec.
ton with this meeting at Clarksburg.
have requested each editor 10 write to
the proper railroad officials for trans.
portation for himself aud lady, II he so
desires, to CIarksDuTg and return home.
| am trying TO arrange au excursion 10
Atlanta, Ga, TO the Cotton States Expo
sition, Some time during October. Il is
not advisable to 90 south until the
weather gets cooler.
This excursion, as have planned
II, will start from Washington, d. o.,
aud hope to have free transportation
for all bona.Gdo members OF tho aIso.
citation and thOir ladies' to Atlanta and
return. We expect to have special cars,
and have arranged 10 take tho First
Regiment Band, one Of tho tinest must
cal organizations in the state.
NO, do not think We will DO gone
long, Editors arc busy aud cannot
afford long excursions. However. II
some desire to be gone moro than a
week, ! think ! can arrange for extend.
ing their passes. The managers OF the
exposition have invited the association
to come 10 October and have offered to
secure boarding, &c, at low rates,
"How will they get to Washington,
do you say2 o, We will arrange that
at the Clarksburg meeting, want every
editor in the state TO come TO Cla'ks
burg and get in limo for tho excursion,
The Baltimore & Ohio in the northern
aud the Chesapeake & Ohio in the
southern part OF tho state run straight
to Washington and tho editors cna
easily meet at that point. / wish you
would say in the columns Of thR INTEL.
LtdESCgR that all newspaper men in the
state aro cordially invited to como and
become members Of tho association.
Those who are in doubt about their
passes should writo at once to tho preSi.
dent ut Clarkiburg or tho secretary at
shephordstown."