The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-12-18
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
The South Carolina Press Association
Spend Most Enjoyable Day
There as Guests OF the
Exposition Company.

I-dsl lHuTSuay was South Carolina
Press Association Day ut the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
Exposition. and it was our good for
tune to be one of the fifty or sixty
members who assembled there to par
ticipat. in the enjoyable EXERCISES; ut
the day. y number of the Journalists
were accompanied by their wife, daugh-
ter or other female member OF their
respective families, and they, too, rev
clcd III the many pleasures and cQurtc-
sizes extended to us.
We left home "Wednesday morning
and reached the grand old historic
'city by the sea- ut o'clock y. H.,
and at Once went to the Argyle Hotel,
ut the corner of Meeting and Hazel
streets, which has just been rebuilt on
the site of the famous old Pavilion
Hotel of ante-bellum days, and which
III later years was known ns the st.
Charles Hotel, which was burned sew
eral ycarsago. The genial proprietors
and manager of the Argyle had invited
the Journalists to be their guests and
honored us with serving their first
meal in their spacious and elegantly
furnished dining room. The Argyle
throughout is modern and up to date
in every respect, and we venture will
be literally patronized by the many
visitors to Charleston.
Thursday morning dawned bright
and clear, and the press gang were
nstir at an early hour, everybody ap-
parently wearing his or her llappiest
smiles, and ready for the orders of the
reception committee. This committee
soon greeted us and tagged each mem
Der OF our party with IL beautiful silk
badge, which, they said, would give us
the privileges OF tho city, and which it
did. at II o'clock special cars of
CharlestOn's splendid electric street ear
line rolled up in front of the Argyle.
We boarded them ut once and within
fifteen minutes we landed at the gates
OF the Ivory City Entering the
gates we we're escorted to the Exposi-
tion Auditorium, and ON the way our
eyes were turning in every direction
and expressions OF admiration and
wonder could be heard from every lip.
We were soon comfortably seated in
the beautiful Auditorium, anu were
greeted by the United States Artillery
Band playing that grand old familiar
tune, Dixie"
The exercises were opened by Maj
j. G. Hemphill, editor OF the Ncms and
Courier and chairman OF the depart
ment of promotion and publicity OF the
Exposition Company, who delivered
cordial address OF welcome, and told us
that the Company appreciated and was
greatly indebted to the press of the
State for the work it Had done in be-.
half of the Exposition. At the con-
clusion OF his remarks he introduced
Col. j. H. Averill, director general of
the Exposition Company, who was fol-
lowed by Mayor j. Adger Smyth in an
interesting and cordial address of well
come in behalf of the city of Charles
ton. Col. Aull, President Of the Press
Association, responded to the cordial
addresses of welcome in m appropriate
and happy vein. At the conclusion of
his address Gov. McSweeney and Mrs.
Virginia D. Young. editor of the Fair
fax Enterprise, were called upon, and
both of them responded in brief and
happy talks. These exercises were in
terspersed with some choice music by
the splendid band. After IN announce
ment that the press party was invited |
to the formal opening of the Woman's |
Building ut o'clock p. M, we disper-
sed in every direction anxious to sec |
the many beautiful buildings. exhibits. !
grounds, etc
After n hurried inspection of several |
OF the largest buildings and their con-
tents. the party assembled Mt the Wo-
mans Building at the hour indicated.
The building was especially interest
ing to the ladies' of our party, who
visited every room and viewed the
beautiful displays. In short while
we were escorted to the hall Oh the
second floor, where we were cordially
welcomed by few eloquent remarks
from Mrs S. G. Simonds, president of
the w0man's department. Gov. Nc
Sweeney, President Aull and Col. j. A.
Hoyt responded briefly to the address
OF Mrs. SimOnds. At the conclusion of
the speaking the press party was in
vitcd to partake OF the delicious re-
frcshments spread upon the tables be-
fore us. These were served to us by
the ladies of the refreshment commit,
tee and their assistants, and were
eagerly devOured and certainly relish
ed by all of us. At the conclusion of
this feast Mrs. Andrew Simonds, Jr.,
chairman OF the reception committee,
was introduced and extended us an
other cordial welcome in a graceful,
witty but brief address.
Leaving this building onr party
scattered to rc-asscmble again Mt 7
O'Clock to take trip through Midway,
where the very cream of all the specta-
Giles and pageants which made this
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