The age-herald., 1900-07-19
THE EDITORS ON
 THEIR ANNUAL TOUR
The Work Was Finished Shortly
 After Noon
AND TOOK A TRIP T0ENSLEY
Rufus N. Rhodes Was Again Elected President and J. Asa Rountree, Secretary-Next Meeting Will
 Be Held in Montgomery

The Alabama Press Association finished its work yesterday shortly afternoon and adjourned to meet in Montgomery next year. The session of the association that came to a close yesterday was one of the most interesting that body has ever held, and many valuable papers were read and other business of importance disposed of.
 Last night at 1920 o'clock over a hundred editors and their friends left over the Southern Railway for the West to be gone ten days. On their trip they will go to Denver and Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, and returning, they will stop over in St. Louis to be entertained by the Man ufacturers' Association of that city.
 Yesterday afternoon the members of the association went to Ensley, where they were entertained by the citizens of that enterprising city.
 The association reconvened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning with good attendance. Quite number of editors came in Tues day night and were present at the session yesterday.
 Thomas M. Owen, secretary of the Ala bama Historical Society, was extended the courtesy of the floor and was later elected an honorary member of the association. MT. Owen spoke of the work of the Histori- cal Society and of it's efforts to complete a file of all the newspapers published in Alabama from the very earliest date down to the present time. He requested all pub lishrs who were not doing so now to send a copy of their papers to the society in order that the files may be complete. Mr. Owen exhibited copy of the Mobile Sen tinel, which was printed at Fort Stoddard on Thursday, May 30, 1S11, the first paper ever printed in the State, or what is now the State of Alabama
 C. H. Greer of the Marion Standard read a paper on "The Dark and Bright Side of Life. This was one of the most ably written articles ever heard by an audience of Alabama newspaper men.
 Mrs. Rawls Read an Essay
 Mrs. Robert M. Rawls, of the Athens Courier read the annual essay, in which she depicted the ideal in womanhood and argued that physical and mental develop ment should go hand in hand.
 J. C. Williams, of the Mountain Home of Talladega, read paper on Are Ready Prints Injurious to Weekly Papers?" MT. Williams opposed the ready prints and urged that it were better to have an aII- home print
 c. II. Frye, of the Pratt City Herald, took the other side of the question, claim ing that some papers were printed by per sons of limited means, who could not af- ford to print all of the paper at home, and that the patent outside gave a review of all the news of the world, which could not be given were the patent outside discarded The paper was discussed by several members, and both sides of the question were presented by them.
 Mrs. c. B. Spencer, president of the Mer- cy Home, was introduced to the associa- tion by President Rhodes, and made a short statement respecting that institution. She told of the inception of the home and of the work of the women in building it up She said they began with nothing, and that now they had a home worth s95, 900.
 l. A. Levy, of the Forkland Progress, delivered the annual oration.
 A resolution offered by Frank Miles, of the Union Springs Herald. relieving those who had been members of the association for twenty-five years of dues, went over till the next meeting under the rules.
 Resolutions were adopted ordering re- vision of the constitution and bylaws and pledging the assistance of the association to the Alabama Historical Society.
 Election of Officers
 Officers for the next year were elected as follows:
 President-Rufus N Rhodes of the Bir- mingham News, without opposition.
 First Vice Presdent-W. E. W. Yerby, of the Greensboro Watchman.
 Second Vice President-Tom Garner, of the Tuscaloosa Gazette.
 Secretary-J. Asa Rountree. This is Mr. Rountrees tenth consecutive election.
 Treasurer-W. M. Bunting of the Flor ence Herald
 Annual Orator-H s. Doster, of the Prattville Progress.
 Poet-Charles H. Greer.
 Annual Essayist-C. H. Frye, of the Pratt City Herald.
 Historian-W. w. Screws, of the Mont gomery Advertiser.
 Delegates to the National Editorial As sociation, which meets in Buffalo, N r., next Navy. w. Screws, Jacob Pepper man, l. A. Levy Robert M Rawls, w. M Bunting, Mrs. Mildred Pierce, Rufus N Rhodes c. H. Greer, John c. Williams, E. O. Neely B. Stanley, Rev. S. P. West, J. A. Rountree c. J. Hildreth, J. H. F. Mosley.
 On invitation of Major w. w. Screws the association voted to meet in Mont gomery next year.
 Resoll tois
 The committee on resolutions reported as follows:
 We. your committee, to whom were re- oferred the following resolutions recommend Athey be adopted.
 JACOB PEPPERMAN, Chairman. "Resolved, That the members of the Ala bama Press Association in convention as- sembled tender their profoundest thanks to the officials of the several railroad com panies operating in Alabama for the many courtesies extended to the members of this association; and we shall endeavor to man. ifest our appreciation wherever the oppor- tunity presents itself.
 Resolved, second, To the officers and members of the Commercial Club of Bir- mingham we pay due homage for the use of