The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-08-04
EDITORS Ar MOREHEAD.
Annual Convention of the North Car
DINA Press Association Held at rlore-
head City Last Officers Elect.
ed for the Ensuing Year.

The meeting of the North Carolina
Press Association in MOrehead City
last week was one of the most pleas
ant in the history of the Association.
And let US trust it was also one Of
the most profitable. There is no
more delightful place anywhere than
Morehead, and it is Il Joy to be Il
occasion. Nowhere else that we have
been affords such splendid fishing,
more delightful sailing or finer surf
bathing. And if one did nothing else
but sit around the hotel, take things
easy, enjoy the cooling breezes and
eat his three meals Il day (sea food in
abundance and we'll served) it would
be time we'll spent and he d come back
home feeling better.
Hon. c. l.. Abernethy, of the Beau
fort bar, delivered the address of well
come, which was responded to by
Archibald Johnson, of the Thomas
vile Charity and Children. Both
speeches were happy and well con-
ceived.
President Warmers address was full
of thought and his ''shop talk help
full to the profession. The Associa-
ton showed its appreciation of him
by changing the constitution and
electing him for another term Thus
it commits itself to at least one i'm
perialistic policy and opens the way
for the descendant of Christopher
Columbus to become supreme die
| tatOr
The Historians Paper by j. A.
Robinson, of the Durham Sun, was
| one Of the brightest things OF the
convention.
J. w. Bailey. of the Biblical Re
corder, delivered an address of IN
usual force and merit on ''The Press
in Democracy Mr.. Bailey is one
of the brainiest young men in the
State and talks well on any subject
he undertakes to discuss.
Maj. H. A. London, of the Pittsboro
Record. gave the Association a treat
in his "Reminiscences of the Associa-
ton from it's Organization, "relating
| many facts and Incidents of which
the younger members were not ia
miliar.
A memorial service was held at
| which resolutions on the death of
Robert NJ. Furman, were adopted by
a rising vote, the members standing
with bowed heads. After the reading
of the resolutions by r. NJ Phillips,
| chairman of the committee, who is
| Mr. Furman's successor as editor of
the Raleigh Post, feeling remarks
| we're made by several of the members
| and the resolutions were ordered to
| be printed in the minutes of the AS
| ISOLATION on Il page set apart for
that purpose.
Ex-Governor Jarvis, General Fitz-
hugh Lee and Mr. j. A. Bryan, presi-
dent of the Atlantic 4 North Carolina
Railroad, addressed the convention
| during it's sessions
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Presidential. B. Warner, Lexing-
ton Dispatch.
Vice-Presidents-M. L. Shipman,
Hendersonville Hustler; Robert NJ
Phillips, Raleigh Post; J. e. Caddell,
Raleigh 7fmes
Secretary and Treasurer-John B.
Sheriff., Concord Times.
Historian-T. J. Lassiter, Smith
field Herald
Orator-E. E. billiard, Scotland
Neck Commonwealth.
Poet-John Charles Mcneil, Char
lOtte Observer.
Executive Committee-H. B. Var
ner. j. B. Sheriff., j. D. Bivins, Abe
marie Enterprise, W. c. Dowd, Char
lotte News, j. A Thomas, Louisburg
Times, W. +. Marshall, Gastonia
Gazette.
Delegates to National Editorial
Convention-(which will be held in
Oklahoma next June)-D. j. Which,
ard, Greenville Reflector, ". X
jacobson, Washington Progress, c.
H. Poe, Raleigh Progressive Farmer,
W. B. Westlake, Asheville Citizen,
Thad R. Manning, Henderson GOLD
LEAF, T. j. Lassiter, Smithfield
| Herald, II. A. London, Pittsboro Re
cord.
Alternates-H. c. Martin. Lenoir
News, R. NJ. Phillips, Ralei gh Post,
W. f. Marshall, Gastonia Gazette,
J. A. Robinson, Durham Sun, NJ. l..
Shipman. Hendersonville Hustler, J
H. Caine, Ashville Gazette News, Rev.
| j. o. Atkinson, Burlington Christian
Sun.
| Asheville was selected as the next
place OF meeting The time will be
fixed by the executive committee.
! Thursday night a banquet was
given at the Atlantic Hotel compli-
mentary to the editors. This was
an elaborate affair Covers We're
laid for about one hundred guests
and the menu. served in courses-12
i'll all-was superb. Mr.. j. A. Bryan
was toast master, and there were
responses by Gen. Lee, ex-Gov. Jar
Wis, H. A. London, E. f. billiard
W. F. Marshall, j. W. Bailey, Rev. J
o. Atkinson, and J. H. Caine. The
speeches were of a high order of ex
cellence-far above the average O
after dinner impromptu speeches.
and reflected credit on the speakers
and the occasion. We were proud O
the part the press took. They
showed that there are men engaged
in newspaper work in North Caroline
who can not only write we'll but
speak we'll
Various cOurtesies were shown thu
editors and everything was done tc
make their stay pleasant.
Manager Cooke, OF the Atlantic
Hotel, k. Frank TAYLOR, chief clerk
W. b. Cooke, assistant clerk, W. H
Herr e.y, night clerk, and T. {. S. Fer
guson, cashier and book-keeper. ar,
evidently the right men in the ri~hr
place and each does all in his power
: for the comfort. satisfaction anC
pleasure OF guests.
Capt. J. J. Royal, owner of tn,
pavilion and bathing privileges al
the beach. extended the courtesy O
. complimentary tickets to the ladies