The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
THE FLORIDA EDITORS
They Arrived in Raleigh Late
Last Night.
They viii Spfnd the Morning Seeing the Git
and Then go OF TO Richmond and
Cthtr Virginia Poin's.

About fifty members of the Florida
Press Association arrived in Raleigh last
night at 11'45 over the Seaboard, and
are at the Marlborough House.
They will spend the morning in Raleigh,
| leaving on the noon train for Richmond.
| While here the editors. and their lady
friends who accompany them, will be
shown every possible courtesy. a COM
mlttee has been appointed by the Cham
| Der of Commerce to meet the visitors and
welcome them to the city. This COM
! mittee consists of the members of the
press of the city and Messrs Richard H.
Battle, Ed. Chambers Smith. Frank T.
| Ward, w. N. Jones and George Allen
Raleigh will heartily welcome the jolly
Florida pen-pushers and every person in
the city will do all in their power to add
to their comfort and pleasure. Every
Raleighite is expected to consider himself
member Of this committee and help
extend to the visitors the freedom of the
city.
The party comprises nearly the entire
membership of the Florida Press Associa-
ton. President Williams of the Seaboard
Air Line, complimented the editors with
the trip and they will be the guests of the
Seaboard in Richmond. In the party are
Mr.. j. w. White of the Fraternal Record,
Jacksonville, president of the association,
and Miss White. Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter
L. Lowry, Southern Pythian, Tampa w.
H. Lawrence and sister, West Florida Re-
publican Herbert L. Dodd, Lake City
Reporter; Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
Porter, Grand Ridge Echo; John c. Trice,
Tallahassean; Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Farmer,
Bronson Times Democrat; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Crum, Republican, Tampa; W. D.
Commander and sister Laurel Hill Ga
zette; o. B. Howes and sister Sumter
vile Times; Mr.. and Mrs. J.. e. Smith,
Monticello Constitution; Mr.. and Mrs. B.
L. Porter, Grand Ridge Echo; Mr. and
Mrs. l.. w. Baldwin, Belleview News Let
ter; Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Matthews
Macclenny Standard; c. B. Smith, Jasper
News Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Harris. Kissm-
NEE Valley Gazette Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter S. Turner, Cordele Journal; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Horton, Arcadia News; d.
Giles and daughter, Westville Advocate;
Mr.. and Mrs L. Banning, Waldo Ad-
vertiser; Philip Isaacs and son, Fort
Myers Press; B. B. Tatum and sister
Miami Metropolis; Frank Harris and
daughter, Ocala Banner; Oscar J. Keep
and sister, Quincy Herald; A. G. Moore,
Mariana Times-Courier; Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis B. Wager, Titusville Star; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Y. Miller, Dunnellon News.
Mr. White, president of the Press Asso-
citation, is a, well known Jacksonville man.
Besides his connection with the Fraternal
Record, he is president of the Jacksonville
Anti-Imperialistic League and a member
of the Duval County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. He is eX-president of
the National Good Roads Association and
has been secretary of the Florida State
Good Roads Association for years. He is
secretary of the Mayors and Churchman'S
Association Of Florida a member Of the
jacksonville City Council, and a prominent
Mason, Odd Fellow and Knight of
Pythias. He established a free reading
room in the section of Jacksonville in
which he lives, as well as one of the most
prosperous Sunday schools in Jacksonville
He IS also founder of the Young Mems
Christian Wheelmen. He is secretary of
the Jacksonville Gala Week Association
and is member of the Jacksonville Board
of Trade.