West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-06-07


Morgan.l
! 6\UR Honorable Presiden, requested u,
| W to prepare paper on this subject,
which, assure you will be brief. as
we exhausted our material ON this topic in
articles Published in THE WEST VIRGINIA
Argus, which hope some of you have
read. Why President Flynn selected us to
handle such large subject instead of one Of
the prominent gentlemen delegates to the
National Editorial Association Convention.
held in New Orleans during the latter part
of February, we do not know unless 4, was
because we were the only one of the seven
delegates from this Association that were in
attendance that pretended to write up OF
give full account of that trip, as they
should have done, TO repay the railroads for
the eourtesies received from them and the
hospitality of the people in the different
towns and cities that lay along our route
through the Southland. Now the Editors
here in our own State have been growing so
negligent about discharging their duty in
this respect is why the railroads are be.
coming more unwilling each year to grant
favors TO the Press Association members.
We were compelled to pay our way over the
u. o. ). w. X. X. from Parkersburg TO
ST. Louis, in going to New Orleans for this
very reason. They have been buncoed out
OF passes so often and received nothing in
return for IL. We do not blame the rail
roads at all the fault is with the Editors,
who travel all over the country every year
attending the Editorial jaunts, without ever
writing line for their papers or in any
way repaying for the favors and hospitali-
ties received. 1t Is very ungrateful TO say
the least. To fail to give something in re-
turn for these couriesies which we consider
are debts honorably contracted.
We feel highly honored in being the first
woman delegate West Virginia has ever sent
to the National Association. For here YOU
meet men and women from all parts of Me
country, in fact from every state and terri
tory in the Union. II is a great annual
gathering of the moulders of public opinion,
aud is chiefly composed of country editors,
as il was not founded for the benefit of
the ciy editor.
Most any man OF woman can fill a place
on the great city dalies, but it is not every.
enc that can run frst-class, up-to-date
country newspaper.
The National Association was founded in
New Orleans February IL, 1885, during the
Cotton States Exposition, by Hon. B. b..
Herbert and few other prominent news
paper men. Mr.. Herbert at that time was
editor of the Advance Republican, of Red
Wing, Minnesota. Since then he es,ab-
lished the National Printers Journalist,
published at Chicago, the official organ OF
the N. L. A., and every country editor
should take it. The objse, Of the Associa-
ton at that time was rather social and
educational than for financial proht. The
design was TO form a closer bond of union
between the Editors all over the North
American Continent and TO broaden their
views and increase their interest in each
other as we'll as their interest in the different
sections of the country. To travel with
them on their excursions is an education in
itself, as they meet in different places each
! year. They have convened and travelled. in
the past few years, from A'bury Park, on
the rough and stormy shores Of the Atlantic,
to San Francisco on the Golden Shore and
peaceful waters Of the Pacific; from the
classical precincts of Boston To the semi
| tropical suburbs Of Galveston, in the IL one
| Star State - from Portland, the metropolis
OF the great Northwest, 10 beautiful and
ancient St. Augustine, Florida; from ST.
Paul, on the upper shores Of the "Father Of
Waters" to Cincinnati, which used 10 be
called the Queen CITY Of the West" but is
now only the primary West from Chicago,
during the great Worlds Fair, TO historic
old San Antonio, in the suburbs Of the "hot
tamale" and the "greascf;" from Denver.
''rhe city Of the West" to New Orleans.
"The Home of the Mardi Gras" Every
Editor should avail himself Of the oppor.
tunity 20 90 on these excursions whenever
practicable. So far as our knowledge ex.
tends, the West Virginia delegation has
never been full as yet, although wc have
heard rumors to the conuary.l
But, joking aside, this State should have
full quoto at the National gathering every
year. However, the ones who do attend
take an active part in the proceedings and
compare favorably with the members Of that
body from all over the United States.
The meeting held in February last was
the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Assoc Ia.
tons existence and over f. se hundred editors
and ladies we're in attendance. Going to
New Orleans at the time we did when the
city was taxed 90 rs utmost capacity 10 en-.
tenaiu the guests within her gates, attend
ing the Carnival, Of course we did not re.
ceivc as much attention from the city as We
would 60 go there any other time d then
we got 90 see King Rex, his Queen. balls.
paradcs and the entire Carnival, which is
well worth a trip TO the "Creolc City." and
we had the honor Of being presented at
Court without crossing the water or leaving
Uncle Sans domain. The trip from 81
Louis down the great Mississippi was quite
revelation TO us. The people are so
different, so extremely Southern in every
respect, and when you ge, down In
Louisiana you will almost imagine YOU are
out Of the States The great plantations
with their elegaot manslons Of the old
colonial Style and the "darkcy quarters"
in The rear, will carry YOU back 10 The good
old days of "antc bellum" we read about
Il would take up too much of the valuable
time Of this convention TO attempt to
describe the people, towns and cities Of the
Mississippi Valley and we have only io,ted