The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-09
The State Press Association.

The 23rd annual meeting Of the South
Carolina Press Association was held in
NeWberry on May 25-2s, and to say that
it was q most enjoyable, a most interesting
AND most delightful meeting, but feebly
expresses it. Newberry opened wide her
gates and generously offered to the "press
gang every courtesy that her hospitable
people always extend to their guests, and
ifany member of the Association did not
enjoy this hospitality to its fullest extent
it was his own fault. But we had FREE
quently visited Newberry before, had
met many of hernoble citizens, and know
that q royal reception and kingly attention
was in store for our brother pencil-push-
ers.
Reception committees met every train,
and the brethren were given such . coz.
dial greeting that all felt that they were
in the hands of old friends. We were
assigned quarters at the Newberry Hotel,
the most popular hotel in the city, and
Capt. Bartain, the genial proprietor, left
nothing andone that would tend to the
comfort and pleasure of all his guests.
From the time of arrival to the time Of
departure, tbemembers ofthe Association,
when not engaged in business sessions,
were entertained in various ways by the
reception committee and the clever citi-
zenso of the city.
The meeting opened on Tuesday night
In the Opera House, where addresses Of
welcome we're made by Hon. II. n.
Evans, the ~big-hearted Mayor, Col. w.
II. Hunt and Prof. G. B. Cromer, which
were responded to by Mr.. II. G. osteen
and Rev. w. P. Jacobs, D. D., Yiee-Pres-
idents ofthe Association.
The Association was in session the
greater portion Of three days, and each
session was marked as a strictly business
one. or course, the business transacted
is Of no interest to the general public, but
there were many matters of vital interest
to the members brought before the Asso-
citation. The papers read were both in
teresting and impressive, and the discus
sions profitable and instructive.
On "Wednesday evening Hon. Patrick
! Walsh, of the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle,
delivered the annual address to a very
large audience. His subject was the
sIndu.trial South which he handled in
his usual eloquent and impressive style.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Walsh's adj
dress, the Association, escorted by q large
number OF citizens, went to the NeWberry
Hotel, where q most sumptuous banquet
was spread. Appropriate toasts were
offered and responded to, and the only
regret OF the occasion was that the hours
had passed too swiftly by.
On Thursday. at the conclusion ofour
morning session, the Association INDUCED
ina barbecue dinner, furnished by Hon.
Coos. Mower, Newberry's popular Sem
This was g most unique occasion for the
editors, all OF whom did full justice to the
goodthings spread before them.
In the afternoon the members were
furnished conYeyances and q delightful
ride wa enjoyed in aud around the city,
viewing tho many beautiful homes aud
visiting Replaces OF
On Friday, morning the Association
finished its business, after having re-
elected all ofthe old officers, and at noon
boarded the G. N. & T.. train for Clinton,
where two or three hours were spent par
ticipating in the celebration OF the 2Srd
anniversary 0 fthe laying of the corner
stone of that grand and noble institution,
the Thcrnwell Orphanage, which, as
everybody knows, is presided over by
Rev. VIM. p. Jacobs, D. D. These exer-
es were being held in the Chapel,
=, here we were greeted by the lao happy
girls and boys who are being trained in
the way they should go by DR.. Jacobs
and his corps OF assistants. Here the
Association was called to order by Presi-
dent Aull, and; after brief addresses by
several Of the members, the sum Of fifty
dollars was appropriated from the treas
Dry to tbs 0rphanage. This sppropria-
ton was accepted by DR.. Jacobs in a very
tender manner in q few appropriate re-
marks. The visitors were then taken in
hant by the boys and girls and escorted
through the buildings and ove: the
grounds, fnslly lauding us In the spacious
dining hall, where we enjoyed an elegant
dinner prepared and served by the noble
women of Clinton. This was che first.
visit ofmsnY ofthe editors to the Orphan
age, mud wefeel safe in saying that they
wIlneyer forget it.
From Clinton we went to Cross ELL,
on the S. "A. u Railway, where carriages
were awaiting us 10 carry US out to the
famous Harris Lithis Springs, three
miles distant, We reached the Springs
bou shutdown, aud were cordially well
coined by the genial proprietor, MI. J. T.
Harris and his charming wife. An hour
later we were ushered into the diring
o and INDUCED in another joyous
banquet, followed by several brief but
eloquent speeches by members oil the
Association and other invited guests.
It WIS our first visit to the springs, and
we were agreeably surprised to find such
"a commod!ous and modern hotel struc-
ture. The hotel aits on an high HILL and
a. night is brilliantly illuminated by
electric lights. Every year the Springs
arc growing more popular as q health
resort, and a large crowd of visitors is
booked forthe summer season.
At1l o'clock we returned To Cross Hill
and boarded u private Pullman car,
which had been side tracked there, and
at midnight, in charge Of Capt. j. H.
Latimer, SOne OF the clever passenger
agents OF the Nashville, Chattanooga d
81. Louis Railway, who had Joined US the
day preceding at Newberry, we were
pulled out by the S. a. l.. Vestibule and
were on our way to Atlanta, where we
arrived at 6 a. m. Here we breakfasted,
and ats O'Clock left~for Chattanooga,
which was reached in four hours yer
The W. IA. Road. Dinner was served
us at the Reed House, after which our
partS-thirty- FIVE in number, including
eight ladies-seated in big tallyhos, wish
ted Lookout Mountain, Missionary
Ridge, Chiekamauga AID other places of
interest. Six or seven hours were con-
sumed in this delightful 7;f', and by II
o'clock p IN. We were all =. our berths
dreaming of the great Tennessee Centen-
NAL Exposition, whittier we were speed.
ing a. the rate Of forty miles an hour.
Sunday morning we awoke in Nashville.
Our coming had been heralded by the
Nashville papers, and at the Union
Depot we were greeted by Mr.. E. s.
Jones'; q representative Of the Exposition,
who escorted Us to our headquarters at
the Maxwell House. Special services
had been arranged for US at the First
Presby terrain Church at II o'clock a. N.
and at Christ tEpiscopal) Church at p.
m The u at both places were
both eloquent aud impressive, and the
subjects presented related to the work of
the Press and the Church.
TO attempts description Of the Expo
sition in one or two newspaper articles
would be impossible, therefore we can
only speak Oft in a general way.
The site Of the Exposition is 8 magniti-
cent tract OF highly improved bluegrass
land. lying in the Immediate suburbs Of