The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-02

SOiS TFiC ta!SfiGibto az SLahO -" IL
qUet at the Newberry Hotel.
Thursday was another field day for
the knights Of the quill. The morn
ing session opened at 10 o'clock. Con-
siderable miscellaneous business was
transacted and several new members
were elected. Officers for the ensuing
year We're unanimously re elected, as
follows: President, E Il AuU,
Newberry Herald and News; first vice
president. Il. G. OsteeD, Sumter Daily
Item second vice president, Dr.. W. 7.
JACOBS, Oar Monthly, Clinton; secre-
tary, G. G. Lanestop, Anderson Intel
igel Ger; treasurer, Major +. Melch,
erS, Deulsche Z=itpng, Charleston, s.
G.; chaplain, the Rev. Sidi Il:
Browne, Christian Neiehoor, Colum.
bia, S. c.; executive committee, w.
w. Ball, Greenville Daily News;
Louis Appel, Manning Times; III. B.
hlcSTeeney, Ham pton Guardian.
a resolution was adopted locking to
the formation of a cen9al bureau for
handling foreign adveasem ents. sep
4rate and distinct from sae State Press
Association.
An entirely new feature in State
Press entertainments was toe barbe
cue rendered the Association to-day by
the Hon. George S. Mower, who also
invited as his guests the county otl'
GERS and the various local entertain
ment committees, about two hundred
in all. Carriages were IN waiting at
tha Newberry Hotel, and the party
we're conveyed to a beautiful grove at
the Bicycle Park, and they sat down
GO an elegant dluner in good old bar
oecue style, for which Newberry has
been noted for half century, but
improved IN style By James Dunbar:
prince Of COOKS.
Tne speecn-making was spontane.
Gus. Lieutenant Governer Mes wee
ney voiced the sentiments of the fra
.erniGy ia oesto wing praise upon the
whole-souled generority of Newoer,
cy'S iarge-hearted citlzens, whose
guests !hey were on this special occa-
SION, and also commended President
AulI for his able administration and
MS WORK for the Association, and con-
cluaed by presentln ! an elegant sll7e
water service 10 Mr.. Aufl on behalf OF
che editors. This took Nj. AulI en-
.irely by surprise, and ne could scarce
ly fad words to express his thanks.
Editors Knight, Hemphlll and Jay
nes made happy remarks, appreclatlVe
Of Newoerrys glorious hospitality,
with special alIusion to the kindly en-
ter,ainment afforded the Association
oy tie Hon. George S. Mower. Mr..
Cole L. Biease came to the rescue OF
President Aull, and made q happy re
sponse, h4ttering to the sentiments
expressed, Mr. Mower Was loudly
called Tor and made an admirable re.
sponse, and expressed great pleasure
II having the editors IN NeEberry.
At o'clock the members Of the Asso
ciatlon were given drive aoouL tue
CITY, ending with a visit CT an half
hour TO the Negoerry College, wnere
President ,Cromer and Prof. Nolgt took
chaTse of TIE patty, and shoWeI them
through the luStItUtlOn.
THURSDAY night an elegant ball is was
given the mem o3cs Of Inc ASSOCIATION
n The Opera House, which w~S attended
BY 8 'arge party OF tae bea0x ana oeIles
!oI =. and other cities.
Cne efforts Of the c.tizens CT New
berry to promote Eae eajoyme1t OF
tne.c guess were contlnued and even
Increased dQrgug the day, extending
from the breakfast az 7.3J to the
Dali OF the night. Tae townspeopie
seem to forget their own business af-
airs IN their soLIcitude Tor the coln-
fort ana pleasure Of the newspaper
uen, vino unanimously vote their
reception the warmest and most charm.
ing entertainment IN Tie long records
Of tGe Association.
At the morning session Greenvllie,
Soartanburg and Gatfney were pro
posed as the place tor the next annual
netting. The vote resulted: Green.
vile 25, S2artalnourg IL, and Gait.
ney IL Hne Association IS promised
handsome entertainment IN Green
vile ant on Paris Mountain.