The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-03
NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
ASSOCIATION.
THlRTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION HELD IN
HENDERSONV!LLE.

HtNDtRSUNV!llt,
Large Attendance and Pleasant and
Profitable Meeting-The Members
Delightfully."- Entertaine d-Program
of Exercises-Officers Elected for
the Ensuing Year.
The thirtieth annual convention OF
the North Carolina Press Association
met in HendersOnvilleO on Wednesday
of last week and remained i'll session
two DAYS. In the absence of Pres
ident James G. Boylin, of the Wades-
bOro Messenger and IntelHgencer,
! who was detained on account OF the
serious illness of his wife, Mr.. W. {.
DOwd, of the Charlotte News, called
the convention to order and presided
over the morning session.
An interesting musical program
had been arranged by the ladies OF
| the town and vocal and instrument
tai music interspersed the opening
exercises.
An address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mai. $. V. Pickens, OF the
Hendersonville bar 1t was in good
taste and good spirit-happily con
ceived and happily delivered-and
put the visitors in perfect accord
with the occasion and the surround
ings. Mr. DOwd responded i'll Il most
feeling and appropriate manner and
gave fresh evidence of his ability rs
an apt and pleasing speaker us wei
as a ready and fOrceful writer.
An interesting and instructive
paper, learned and scholarly i'll mat
ter and style, was read by DR.. Arthur
r. Guerard on the climatic advan
tages of Hendersonville and vicinity
which was listened to with pleasure
The following essays were reat
during the session and elected NOR
or less discussions:
Has Semi Weekly any Advan
tage Over "a Weekly from Il Business
Standpoint?'' F. Marshall, Gas
tOnia Gazette
How Can the Country Week..
Best Secure and Retain a Large Cil
: culatiOn?"-H. B. Warner, Lexington
Dispatch.
The Lights and Shadows {
Newspaper Life. R. F. Beasley
Monroe Journal, (read by the secrt
: tary in the authors absence).
,, How to Make Il Country Weekly
l Financial Success. '-Thad r. Maj
: ming. Henderson GOLD LEAF.
The Historians Paper was read b
5 Rev. p. r. Law, Lumber Brid9
l News. the annual poem by Mar
e Squires, Lenoir Topic, Clyde I
t Hoey, OF the Shelby Star, deliverin
/ the Grafton. The gifted young or;
;, tor did himself proud and made II
t Association proud of him.
v \ carriage drive to Mt. Hebron
u commanding a splendid view OF tt
e beautiful scenery of the surrOundil
L country, was among the interestil
Is and enjoyable features provided t
the citizens for the entertainer
Is and pleasure of the visitors.
Il Thursday evening a banquet W;
E. given at the Wheeler Hotel. II
d menu was elaborate and the toas
> of Il high order of excellence.
y The editors were guests at the Ii
III perial Hotel. This is a new hou
y containing 100 bed rooms, light al
t. airy. and under the excellent manaG
5 ment of Mr. f. g. Wilson it is one
Ill the best kept hotels-regular or SUI
mer resOrt-tO be found anywhel
u The fare is all that could be wishe
the cooking good, the service adm
rable. Nor should we fail to gi
due credit to Mrs Wilson. She is
excellent woman, a fine hOusekeep
and Il splendid manager and tOget
M er they leave nothing undone for t
~ comfort and pleasure of their CUES
- The attennance WaSnOt altOgetl
-, us large us had been expected, owl
~, to the meeting of county conve
- tiOnS and other causes which p
II vented a number of the brethr
NO from being present. About 20 IL
nv applicants were favOrably report
.n on by the executive committee a
al these were admitted to membersh
49,. The following officers were elect
y; for the ensuingyear:
President-W. F. Marshall. Gas
w. oi MIA Gazette
e.. First Vice-President-M l.. Sh
- man, HendersOnville Hustler
Second Vice President-Rev. J.
' ~ Atkinson, Elon College Christian s.
- Third Vice President-J. J. Far
oo High Point Enterprise
ets Secretary and Treasurer-J.
10 Sheriff., Concord 1in1es
- HistOrian-C. H. Poe. Rale
~ Progressive Farmer.
-ho Orator-Archibald Johnson. Tho
-, n asville Charity and Children.
w. Poet-J r. Marshall VI
l"i isOn County Record
Ie" Executive Committee-H. 4. l.
Ia. Ia don, Pittsboro Record, Thad
:. Manning, Henderson GOLD LEAF
ro " J. Farris. High Point Enterprise
:, A. Deal, WilkesborO Chronicle, H.
Warner, Lexington Dispatch.
- Delegates to National Edito
or Convention which meets in ON;
~ next sumner-W. c. DOwd. CharlC
,,n+ Evening News, H. A. London, Pi
,r' boro Record. J J Farris, High Pc
"a Enterprise, j. B. Sheriff.. Conc
y" Times. j. T. Britt, Oxford Pu
rl Ledger, Clyde r. Hoey, Shelby s
''f Alternates-Rev. p r. Law, l.
INV Der Bridge News, A. NJ. Cook, !
'"Hs ington News, H. NJ. McAllister. CT
+h lotte Presbyterian Standard. j
rn NOEL, Roxboro Courier, T. J. Ii;
lrs ter, Smithtield Herald T. q. &C
" Morganton Herald
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