The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-09
Annual Meeting
0f the South Carolina Press
ssociatIon.

the South Carolina Press
Association.
Vhan it's possible to take q retro
yiiew Of pleasant days that
re past and to be fully satisfied that
She pleasures were SO real that there
|S 40 sliingering regret connected With
he recoIiection. we should be happy
ma have known such days for they are
rare and come but seldom in the aver
age hasnaB Efe
Ne look back over the ten days OF
1e resent annual meeting and outing
& ss,f ne State Press Association with
lat tbe feeling Of satisfaction that
we would have associated with all
events. IL was pleasant from FIRST to
3ast, there was no rift in the lute to
tie melody of the journalistic
musicians. some of whom sat up all
igEt singing the songs Of long; ago
and The days passed in happy sue
session. sunshiny heavens above,
Sscordial friends around and generous.
epen hearted hospitality everywhere.
Nesberry aud der people will long
be renenbesed by the newspaper men
s sho vere wise enough 10 their genera
;asia ) sion 10 aseend the 23d annual meeting
aof The State Press Association 10 that
plssssot aud hospi,able city. When
Pfessdent Aall invited the Association
"a meet 10 his home town tee editors
voted uasDinously TO accept. for they
santicipsted that the best president the
sAssociasion has bad would make the
meeting 10: his Own home memorable.
he highes. anticipaeioos did nos begin
to approseh the realisation. for the
uailed people of Newberry bade the
nssspaper men uelcome when they ar.
rived. and throughout their stay in the
cisy showed then every attention that
shs most generous aud cordial spirit OF
tr.aess hospitality could suggest. Their
homes were thrown open to iheir visit
ors, and while the public aud formal
! en.ertaiolne1s provided for the Asso-
siation q. body surpassed everything
eyer recorded since the Association was
organised. the hospitality accorded the
vssious members BY the citizens OF
Nesberry 10 their individualseapecity
was an added charm and made as
suranee doably sure that the oewspsper
men we're Welcome guests. Much has
already been said of the bsoaue; a1d
: the hall, bu, not enough 10 convey an
adequate idea Of their magnitude to
those who were not present. Al the
BANQUET the tables seated two hundred
aud City persons. and every
place vas filled The bauqueting
hall presented brilliant spectacle
The editors we're there. OF course, for
they we're the guests of the evening.
hut The hosts, the business aod profess
sioDal .uen of the city, we're not content
10 come alone. SO they we're accompanied
by their wives and daughters and Of
this banquet it may be truly said that
the editors we're entertained by the
people OF the city There have been
banquess 10 honor of the association
in o,her years and in esber places. but
none have given the Association greater
pleasure aud none have they felt to be
as great compliment to them.
Where all were so bospitable it is
matter of difficulty to mention any one
Of our hosts without naming all, but
the attentions Of Senator George s.
Mower and Mayor II. Fl. Evans we're
so constant, thoughtful and generous
that any account of the meeting thai
failed to place their names on record
would be incomplete. Mayor Evans
-"Hab," the only one of the kind II
existense-turned his Office, his police
force and himself over to Toe newspaper
men when he gave them the freedom
Of the city that he governs SO we'll, anc
e there IA ANYTHING he omitted tha