The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-13
THE STATE PRESS
THE MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
AT NENVBERltY.
Penmen's Paradise Is What That Town
Proposes to DO Next acknowledgements
of tho Annual Sessions,
[The State, 10th.


meeting of the So ate Pross associa-
tion. which is to be hold in Newber-
ry, May 25th to 9th .next, have been
about completedand Secretary Lang
ston has just issued the following
circular giving the programme in
full, which will be of particular in
terest to the many members of the
association:
10 the Members of the South Caro-
lima Press Association:
The following programme has
been arranged by the executive COM
mittee for the twenty-third annual
meeting Of tho association, which
will be held at Newberry, S. g., May
25th- 9th:
Tuesday, May 25th, Sp. m.-Wel-
come meeting in the opera house.
Addresses of welcome by Major
II. H. Evans, in behalf of city coun-
Gil, Col. W. H. Hunt and Prof. G. B.
Cromer, in behalf of the citizens Of
Newberry. Responded to by Mr.. Fl.
G. Osteen and the Rov. w. P. Jac-
obs, vice presidents of the associa-
ton. appointment of committees.
Wednesday, $50 n. m.-Nliscel-
laneous business, reports of commit
tees, officers, etc.
Papers will be read on the follow
ing subjects by the members named
"Tho Newspaper rs an Educator"
Rev. A. j. S. Thomas, Baptist
Courier, Greenville, S. G.
"The Law of Libel as Applied to
Newspapers"-R. II. James, Keowee
Courier, Walhalla, S. G.
General discussion on the above
subjects.
Afternoon Session, 3 O'clock
"The Rights of Newspapers as Re-
CARDS Legal Advertisem ents" "--Louis
Applet, Times, Manning, S. C.
General discussion on the above
subject.
Miscellaneous business.
Evening Session, 8 o'clock-An-
nual address by the Hon. Patrick
Walsh of the Augusta (Ga.) Chroni-
cle.
At tho conclusion of the address
the association will adjourn to the
Newberry hotel, where a banquet
will be rendered by the citizens.
Thursday, 0:30 q. Mlscellan-
eous business.
"Uses and Abuses of the Country
Press"-Col. A. r. Thompson, Koo-
wee Courier, Walhalla, s. G.
"Value of Illustratsons in News
papor"-J. G. Darlington, Herald,
Spartanburg, S. G.
General discussion on tho above
subjects.
Thursday afternoon carriage
drive and other pleasures will be ton
dered the association by the citizens.
Evening Session, s o'clock-"The
Duty and the Work Of the Press in
Building up South Carolina"-Gen.
j. l.. stopplobein, News, Summer
vile, S. G.
Editorial Backbone"-W. w.
Ball, Greenville. S. G.
General discussion of the above
subjects.
Friday, 8 a. m.--Final Meeting
Miscellaneous business, election OF
officers, etc.
At IL m. the association will leave
Nowbcrry for Harris Springs, where
we will be entertained that evening
with an elegant banquet, rendered
by Mr.. j. T. Harris, proprietor of the
springs
The association has also been in
vited to stop at Clinton, S. c., on
route to the springs, visit the Thorn
we'll orphanego and take lunch in the
orphanage dining hall, to be served
by the ladies of Clinton.
We will leave Harris Springs on
Friday night via the Seaboard All
Line railroad for Nashville, Tenn, to
visit the Tennessee Centonnial expo
sition. The arrangements for this
trip have not yet all been completed,
and another circular, giving all nee
essary information in regard to it,
will bo sent you in due time.
Newberry, as you all know, is the