The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-29
a joyful Week in Charleston.

We are again at our humble post Of
duty after 8 most delightful weeks stay
in Charleston, SO often referred to as "the
grand old city by the sea-" and we be.
lieve our opinion is the opinion of every
visitor who spent the week in the city
when We say that Charleston has again
covered herself with glory. The occasion
of our visit was to attend the 22nd annual
meeting of the South Carolina State Press
Association, which, with the South Caro-
lima Division of United Confederate Vete-
rams, had been invited to hold its annual
meeting there. We arrived on the even
ing of the 21st, and every train which
came into the city that evening was loaded
with veterans and visitors from every
section OF the State. Everybody was cor
daily welcomed at the several depots by
special committees appointed for the pur-
pose, and all felt that they were in tho
hands of home-folks at once. Wednesday
morning the trains coming into the city
were again crowded, and it was soon
evident that the hotels and boarding
houses would have all the business they
could attend to. The main thorough
fares were decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and on every street the Veterans
could be distinguished by the beautiful
badges which they wore, and which had
been provided by the local Camps.
The Veterans held their meetings, in
the old German Artillery Hall, on Meet
ing street, where every convenience and
comfort were provided for them. We re-
gret circumstances prevented US from
attending only the welcome meeting.
The Veterans were in session the greater
portion OF three days, and during their
recesses they were entertained by visit
ing various places of amusements, ex-
cursions around the harbor and INDUCING
in refreshments furnished by the noble
women free of cost. Distinguished he
roes were present from other States, and
interesting addresses were delivered at
intervals during the meeting. Our only
regret is that every Veteran in the State
was not present to participate in these
meetings and enjoy the hospitality of the
citizens Of Charleston. The meeting
next year will be held in Greenville.
The Press Association convened on
Thursday morning in Hibernian Hall,
and was warmly welcomed to the city
by Mayor smythe and Mr.. WEIGH, Pres
ident of the Young Mems Business
League. To these addresses President
Aull, in behalf the Association, respond
ed. Invitations were received to attend
all the meetings Of the q. G. v, partici-
pate in all the excursions and attend all
places of amusement, etc. The Associ-
alton was in session two days, and its
meetings throughout were exceedingly
interesting to the members. The papers
read before the Association were as fol-
lows:
"Uniformity in Capitalization and
Punctuation" by q. G. Osteen. of the
Sumter Daily Item.
"The Moral Side OF a Newspaper" by
the Rev. w. P. Jacobs, D. D., of Our
Monthly, Clinton, s. C.
"Scraps of History Of Journalism in
South Carolina" by Yates Snowden, Of
the News and Courier.
The officers elected were: President
E. II. Aull, of Newberry ; First Vice
President. 81. G. Osteen, of Sumter
Second Vice President, W. P. Jacobs, Of
Clinton Secretary, G. G. Langston, o.
Anderson ; Treasurer, T. Melchers, Of
Charleston Chaplain, Rev. Sidi. n
Browne, of Columbia. Executive Com.
mittee: Messrs. W. W. Ball, of Charles.
ton, NJ. B. McSweeney, of Hampton, and
Louis Applet, of Manning.
The journalists spent the recesses see-
ing the sights of the city, and On Friday
night adjourned, after indulging in q
most elegant and sumptuous banquet
rendered them at the Charleston Hotel
by the Young Mems Business League
The Association will meet in Newberry
next year.
The weather throughout the week was
sill that could be desired, and all the edi-
tors, like the Veterans and other visitors,
regretted that their stay in the dear old
city could not be prolonged.