The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-03
The TINE OF
THEIR LIVES
North Carolina Editors Enjoying
Themselves Thoroughly
ii, Washington.
ATTENDING TO BUSINESS
President Warner Recommends
That Minimum Advertising
Rate be Agreed Upon.
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II Is the unanimous opinion of the mem
bers Of the North Carolina Press Asso-
citation, who are here two hundred
strong, attending the mldwinter session
Of tho association that they are having
tho time Of their lives. They are attend
Ing to little business and are HAVING
time for great deal Of fun They Will
see all there is to see about the home
OF Uncle sam before they go back, and
q they ..wfl have the best possible time In
Il doing 1t.
There was business session Of the
y convention this morning and then the
members were hustled away TO go over
a u Mount Vernon and Arlington. u was
o'clock before the start thither was
made and II was nearly dark when they
reached the National on their return.
Is The large number OF wives and daugh-
tiers who accompany the men OF tho
press adds greatly to the pleasure the
(. scrlbes are having
3E 1t Is gravely announced that the bus-
iress sessions Of the association are 70
be held In the forenoons and that the
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arc to be devoted to pleasure.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The convention was called to order at
the National Hotel THIS morning al
O clock by President II. B. Warner. The
opening prayer was made by Rev DR..
Il J. o. Atkinson, OF Elon College Com
missioner mcfarland, of the District of
Columbia, was then introduced and made
81 fsllcltous address Of welcome He said
that the people Of Washington counted
on the press Of North Carolina to aid
in making washington the most hea ut
1 full city in the world, he called parcle-
rlar attention to the fact that Speaker
Cannon Is a native of the Tarheel State.
& and declared that North Carolina had
never given a greater man to the world
{ who had grown up elsewhere. II Andrew
4 Jackson te excepted
5 II. A. London, editor OF the Plttseoro
Record, replied In suitable terms. re
IL said there was not tie slightest doubt
that tho members OF the association
would have a good time here. He satd
I they were all more or less, familiar with
TIC history which had been made at the
~ national capital. and that they wanted
til see some OF 1t made. He was enthu-
siast!c In his illusions to the beauties OF
the city, and expressed the hope that the
5#8 GOV ernme.t would deal Literally With 1t
II and keep Improving 1t until It was in
fact the most beautiful city In the
IA world
ANNUAL ADDRESS,
President Warner. then read his annual
address which discussed many Of
N the vexatIons which beset the publisher.
The feature of the paper was recom-
. rrendat ton that committee be appointed
tc recommend that a minimum rate DO
i fixed for advertising. He proposed that
- 4 ,1',,n t1,f Inv, ~
& one thousand o higher rate for the next
five hundred. and so on He suggested
that In case of the adoption OF his sug-
eestion, all editors who did not conform
to the scale should be excluded from the
# association He also suggested that the
annual dues be raised to ten dollars. In
order that a competent man might DO EN-.
ployed to look after the foreign adver-
Using.
Mr.. II. z. c.. Bryant, OF Charlotte. made
ar address on subscriptions" which
was listened to with close attention. 1t
Z contained many valuable suggestions.
The committee appointed to examine
the presidents address reported heartily
endorsing the suggestion therein contain
ed that mlnimuu rale be liked for adj
vertsing and recommended that com
rnittee OF three be appointed to fix the
rate 1t was also recommended that a
committee be appointed TO report on the
matter OF raising the amount Of the an
rual dues in order to employ man
10 look after tho foreign advertising. Tho
report said that as some of the papers
represented in the association did not
publish any foreign advertisements IT
might be unfair to them to employ q
man for the purpose Of soliciting business
which they never got.
The report Of the committee was APP
proved by unanimous vote and the
members were hustled away by local
committee to the steamer mcfarland for
Mount Vernon.
WENT TO cHAsE's,
There were few OF the members who
!. were not at the performance at Chases
tonight. After the business in the fore
ICON tomorrow. the members will have a
street car ride about the city,
few OF the members Of the associa-
ton who are here are II, " Warner
president; j, b. Sheriff., secretary. and
wife: Rev. P. r.. Law. H.. g.. Loudoun.
BENJAMIN Bell Andrew Joyner. D. H..
Petrol and wife, a. Johnson and wife,
X. F. Beasley Thad Il, Manning and
wife. Rev. P. D. Gold and wife. {. NJ
Ray and Wife, j., j. F'a9isa, B, a.
y Brooks and Wife,: WeJ. Jordan and wife
F. M. Williams, J.. NJ. Jul an and wife
81. W. Lincke, A.. J. Conner, Rev. t., r
Phillips and son. j.. D. Bivins, ". b.
Thompson and wife, j. y. Rourche, Rev.
r. o, Atkinson and wife. w. c. Hammer
s and wife. j. A, Thomas and daughter,
II. Quinn and wife, a, 6, Carson and
wife. c. H. Poe. W. j. jacobson, Theo.
NJ Cooper, j. r. Hurley and wife. Y. G,
Cobb and daughters. j, T. Britt and wife,
c. l.. Stevens and sister Rev. H. NJ.
Bair and wife, j p. spillman, ], A.
Robinson. Rev. L. L. Williams and wife,
j. a. Hsrtness and wife. ]. a, stradley
enc n. L. L. Bryant and wife,
Tbs representatives and senators from
Eorti. Carolina will enter in The mena,
bsrs OF the association at dinner at come
N time during the convention, II is expect
&c that Speaker Cannon will DO ono OF
the guests,