West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-27
STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Annual Session TO be Held at
Elkins This Year.

The Annual Session of the State
Editorial Association convencs nj
Eikins on Wednesday, May 31st.
and will last through June lst and
@ud, a three days round Of literary
and social features. The bylaws
of the Association fix upon the Sec
ond Wednesday in May for the
annual convention, but another
provision gives the Executive Com.
mittee authority to change the date
OF meeting, il deemed necessary.
and as the matter is generally left
to the convenience OF the place of
meeting, the Executive Committee
consults the Local Committee and
newspaper men of the place enter
tanning the Association, as to the
time that will suit the best all
around.
Some Of the Elkins people wanted
1T even later than the above date.
but as any later in June would con.
flict with some of the Commence
ments, aud July and August be too
warm, May 31st and June 1-2 was
agreed upon, which is the most de-
llghtful season of the year at Ell.
kins. The President of tho Associ-
alton spent two days at Elkins
the past week, consulting with the
newspaper men and prominent citi-
zens generally, and found them all
enthusiastic over the coming of the
pen and pcncil pushers, and COM
mittees were appointed to take up
the different features of the coca
sion and elaborate arrangements
were mapped out for having one of
the best meetings ever held. Head.
quarters were established at the
Hotel Randolph, and quarters en-
gagged at the othor hotels for the
editors, and many of the best fami.
lies wall throw open their homes
to those attending the convention,
as 1t is expected that many ladies
will be present. Special rates Of
S1.5O per day at the Hotel Ran
dolph and 81 per day at the other
hotels have been made. The SEES
sion will be held in Posten's Opera
House, a splendid new building,
close to the depot and hotels.
A magnificent banquet will be
given and a special excursion over
the West Virginia Central up the
Leading Greek Valley to Huttons-
vile, and also up Dry Fork forty
miles to Horton, through some of
the grandest mountain scenery in
the United States, and coming
back via Davis City TO see the big
lum Der mills and other industries
along the line Of the road. The
officials of the West Virginia Rail-
way are very courteous and enter
prising gentlemen, fully alive to
the interest of their road and the
development Of the magnificent re-
sources along the line, and they are
anxious to get the newspaper peo-
pie of the State to come their wav
and see what is being done for the
up building of our big mountain
State.
A literary program is being pre-
pared and will be published soon,
giving some splendid papers to be
read and discussed by prominent
members of the Association, and
addresses will be delivered by Sen
ator S. b. Elkins, Hon. G. Wood
Daily, Judge Daniel b. Lucas and
others. 1t is also expected that
George Alfred Townsend will be
present and address the Association,
and it IS also possible that James
Whitcom Riley will be there, as an
effort is being made to secure his
presence. Some splendid music,
both vocal and instrumental, will
be furnished, and no one who can
attend should fail to be present.
The President Of the Association
viii sond out a circular letter Of
information to the press Of the
State IN a short time, giving full
particulars in regard to transpor.
tation and other matters.
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