The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-28
THE EDITORS In OUR MIDST,
THE FRATERNITY OF TRE sol'SVs
WELCOMED TO NEW REs:SN.
Tho South Carolica State Press hs>c"is-
tion ConVcncd In the OPP IA acnse
Tuesday Night In It's Esd An
nuat Convention.

Carolina assembled in the opera house
Tuesday night, the 25th instant. 10
celebrate its 23d annual meeting. The
members who failed to be present at
the initial meeting missed the trca, OF
the welcoming addresses.
The house was crowded and the all
dience reminded one Of the very pleas
urable commencement season. Much
interest was manifested and the happy
speakers were literally Il warmly
applaud Il,
The editors we're made to feel that
they were At home in Ncwbcrry. y
Columbia orchestra discoursed excel
lent music which lent its inspiration
To the pleasant incidents Of the eve
ming.
Rev. Sidi II. Brown, editor Of the
Christian Ncighbor, AMI beloved chap
lain Of the association, opened the
meeting with an appropriate prayer.
President E.lbcrt II. Anll then briefly
and gracefully introduced the speakers.
Mayor H. II. Evans, in behalf Of the
ETY. council, delivered the opening nd
dress o! welcome. Our "hundsomc and
big hearted mayor" ''did himself
he welcomed the association to New
berry and turned over the keys tf the
place and gave them the freedom of
the city, not IN II jcwel-encrustcd snuff
hnS no I'm fhr 1n II l,,t tr 4 l,,
city's fare and hearty welcome.
Col. w. II Hunt said good deal in
ten minutes to make the "mouldcrs OF
public opinion' feel the welcome lhn,
ho extended in behalf OF the citizens.
Tho cloQucncc OF his remarks was only
Dxccodcd by the warmth OF his greet
ing.
In like felicitous manner followed
president Geo. B. Cromcr OF the col
legc, who made more pointed remarks
IN ten minutes than the ma jorily Of
men uld have made in ten times ten
minut X, hut It. did not take him ten
seconds to assure the gentlemen OF the
Fourth Eelntb that they were thrice
welcome 10 the home and hearts OF our
citizens,
The responses were made by MIR.
IL. &. Ostccn, editor OF the Sumter
Daily Item, and by Rev w. l.. jacobs,
editor OF Our Monthly, Clinton, the
Nirr.prrsidcnts uf the .ssoriu,iun, in Il
pleasant six minutes talk, suid that il
did not take three addresses to assure
them that the welcome was hearty aud
sincere. for already they had received
the warTcSt greeting in the life OF the
association since his connection there
with, he felt that II was not a moro
formalty but that it had rrocrrdrd
spontaneously from the heart.
The last address WAS Mr.. Jacobs and
he delivered it in twenty-five minutes,
Iva; the audience WAS evidently sorry
when he closed. II WAS ono ot the
most interesting responses tha, i, WAS
eve" our pleasure io listen ,o. Mr..
IatNs\s is y tavoritr wherever he yors.
SW' arI Swr., strains rt music rrr.
>sded "nd followed the addresses and
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"s S"'"'''"S W 'o' corps 'a't"rlal
II South Carolina.
"NeNSSHAE MORNING., S"rn,
The mSsnr$s session heGan this morn.
inE AZ haf-psS, nine, and as uo, many
mamlsrS arrived yesterday the mcc,,
taS MAS not ss large AS II nigh, c,hc,-
wise have h>en, The lis, " those who
are expected has already h.,n mh.
Gshed. ard the Hon. Patrick Walsh ,f
She Augusta ChrNniclc is r>rcr,ca a,
the opera house to,niSh, ,o deliver the
aunNa, address. The o,h,r m,mh,rs
who will s,,rpd, are expected ,o arrive,
'"ssay,
ne session WAS opened with prayer
l" haNsm RN>wn', ami after some
'N"''"' BUSINESS The reports wcrc
@N'" NY PRESIDENT Anll presented
ms fei>'F' "A'>h WAS read ami adopted;
"a" S(ST'$ I" St>rre;ary l.ank$ion AMI
AFeSS"FsT Me'ehers were also p,<>.
sS''''o' '~a" ali" referred /" appnNNvi,