Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

elected: W. H. Stevens, OF the Claremont
Herald w. +. Kirby. Of the Newport
News Evening Telegram; Walter ~. Ry-
land Of the Crbana Sentinel, Rev. James
Cannon. Jr.. Of the Blackstone Recorder;
j. W. Beard OF the Roanoke Farm. Fur
mace. and Factory; \. j.. Wears. OF the
Lebanon News; W. X. BFoaddus. OF the
West Point Plain Dealer; II. II. Beaslcy,
OF The South Boston News; NJ. Y. Churcn.
of the Falls Church Monitor; 4. Otey
Hoffman. Of the Rocky Mount Times
Democrat: J.. Il. Edwards. OF the Rich
mond Virginia Medical Society Monthly;
A :. Grosncr, OF the Richmond Southern
Churchman; c. r. Williams, OF the Rad
ford Advance: III. \ Iatane. Of tho
Buchanan Banner; w. H. Rawland. OF the
Manchester Chronicle; a. j.. Gravely. or
the Martinsvllie Bulletin; Leonard Cox.
of the Charlotte Gazette; Z. {. WITS. OF
the Emporia Messenger; +. G.. Weber
Of the salem Timcs-Rogister; j. y. Pal-
mer. Of the Kilmarnock Waterman.
The Committee on Rules reported IN IA
vor Of adopting the same rules preVanihs
at the last convention.
Chairman a. T.. Rowe, Jr., OF me COM
mittee appointed at the LAST convention
TO select a distinguishing emblem TO De
worn by the members, submitted silver
pm ufNlHU. toUSiriluN VI e.. NAiAA' N''N'f'
elled quill, from which is suspended
scroll with green ename,led centre, bear
ing the initials OF the association and the
year Of it's organization. 1889. This de-
sign was adopted, and the pins will he or
dered at once.
Miss Bertha Robinson, of Orange coun-
~, the historian, read an interesting and
ably-wrltten paper, which was loudly
applauded.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association adjourned at ] o'clock
for dinner. and reconvenod at $3.50. Vice
President Lee presided in place Of Mr..
Lewis. WHO was indisposed. He returned
later. The Finance Committee reported
n favorable examination Of the books OF
Secretary Hart and Treasurer Robinson.
The treasurer's report showed the trea-
sury to be in a healthy condition.
4 resolution was passed extending the
thanks Of the association for courtesies
| shown by the railroads and the man
ayers of the Rockbridge Alum Springs
| hotels.
Mr.. 4. l.. Vickers. of Lebanon, read
memoirs of the late S. NJ. Withers, OF Al
bemarle. and Conway Smith, of Pulaski
| The association devoted an hour to the
consideration of questions bearing on
I newspaper management NHi'h WIZ nv
| pounded by members
The matter Of visiting the Philadelphia
Commercial Exposition in a body next
October was placed in the hands Of the
/ Executive Committee which will make
! all necessary arrangements. 1t being de-
| cided that this body should adjourn to-
day TO meet again an some central point
/ before proceedings to Philadelphia.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were then elected:
President. w Macdonald Lee of the
Irvington Va) Citizen; VicePresident,
J. Fl. Lindsay. Of the Charlottesville Pro-
| gress: Secretary, J. l.. Hart Of the
( Farmville Herald: Treasurer. K. y. Ro-
binson. of the Orange Observer; Histo-
] rion. Miss Bertha Robinson, Of the Orange
! Observer; Executive Commttee-A j.
| Rowe. Jr., Of the Fredericksburg Free
| Lance; r. p. Barham. of the Petersburg
Index-Appeal; c. f. Thacker. of the New
/ port News Daily Press: j. H. Lindsay, of
| the Charlottesville Progress, and r.
/ Crawford. Of the Bristol News.
/ The following delegates TO the National
Editorial Association were elected: II. p.
! Barham. l.. II. Barclay. II. f. Freeman,
/ and u. : Lewis. They will select their
| own alternates.
The convention recOnsidered its action
| Of last summer raising the Initiation fee
! from 81 to = after the 1899 sessions, and
| the present fee will prevail.
The convention then adjourned.