The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-18
Wednesday,, Jan. 10. 1905.

Wednesday, Jan. Is, 1905.
Minutes OF the Press Association.
The Press and Banner is glad to receive a
copy of the proceedings of the tbirtieth an.
nual meeting Of the South Carolina Stale
Press Association, held at White Stone
Springs. s. c., July 1917, 1904"
The officers of the Association are:
President-E. A. Aull. Newberry.
LIST Vice President-Ed H. .DeCamp, Gaffney.
End Vice President-N. Christepsen.I Beau
fort.
Secretary-C. G. Langston, Anderson.
Treasurer-August Kohn, Columbia.
Chaplain-W. P. Jacobs, Clinton.
The minutes Of the meeting are interesting
and the speeches or papers, are instructive,
and well worthy Of the attention OF any
printer.
With no intention of finding fault, but in
the hope Of helping the brethren on to per.
lection, we make some notes-For instance:
The secretary refers to "our clever host, Mr..
T. I. Harris" and says that 'Charles Petty,
the venerable editor ofThe Carolina Spartan
delivered q most cordial and eloquent address
OF welcome, which was responded TO by
President Aull."
Upon which we would remark that Secre.
taries OF meetings are usually required to
make a note Of the proceedings, but by
reference to the Article K Of the Constitution
no such duty is required OF the Secretary Of
the State Press Association. Except wherein
the Secretary is required to "arrapge for the
publication OF the Minutes" no intimstion Is
given that such record is 10 be kept by him.
But assuming that the Secretary is required
to make q record Of the proceedings, we sug-
gest that he Is nowhere authorized to "char-
acterize' apySody's speech or paper. Did be
have q right to use the words venerable or
tmost cordial and eloquent" when referring
to the address Of welcome ?" And then In the
next breath the Secretary said 1t twas re-
sponded to by President Aull." No praise for
President Aull.
Next comes President Aull's report: N beg
to submit herewith my annual report" etc.
Wouldn't ~ submit my annual report" etc.,
have sounded better?
While one star different from another star
In glory, a little more space is given by the
President TO the notice OF one members
death than is given to another.
There are things that struck us In an ad-
dress, which made an admirable paper and
brought it 1ully mp to high water mark of
excellence.
In the Secretary's report he should have
omitted from the first line the word "hum-
ble." Otherwise the report was all that
could have been desired. He had no right 10
characterize himself especially In that way.
No efficient Secretary has a right to charge
himself with i.humility.
The Secretary says "a. W. knight Of the
Bamberg Herald, read the following paper
which, on motion, was ordered printed in the
minutes." The Secretary was entirely right
in this record.
Mr.. Knights subject was: 1.-THE Job Office
in Conf JUNCTION withthe Country Newspaper"
A better paper would be hard to lnd. That
Is TO say. 1t is, from our standpoint, first
class, practical and sensible, and well worthy
Of consideration. Some Of the heavenly
bodies are sometimes in ~"conjun ction." and
we were glad 10 see that Mr.. Knight discuss
ed the subject Of LOB offices in connection
with country newspapers BE said at the
close that he was not in a position TO discuss
the question OF q job office in conjunction
Wild b country newspaper
The Secretary then, made the nnounce-
ment, that ar. L. Freeman Of the Pee Dee
Advocate, Bennettsville, read the following
paper, which, on motion, was ordered printed
in the Minutes"
The subject Of this paper was: "The Neces-
stty of Having Fixed Advertising Rates and
Standing by Them" or the benefits to be de-
rived by having q fair and fixed price for adj
vertising Mr.. Knights paper on his exper-
ence Is worth Its weight in gold. He uses the
card rates instead OF the fiat rate. The Press
and Banner discarded the card rates fifteen
years ago, and adopted the fiat rates. We
favor the fiat rate, as being the best. What is
meant by land standing by them,'' we are
moi informed. Is this good English: "The
Necessity OF Having Fixed Advertising and
Standing by Them"
The Secretary announces hat "John Bell
Townl, Of the Batesbhrg Advocate, read the
following paper, which. on motion, was
ordered printed in the minutes"
This paper was OF Fraternity" which
was chaste in conception and beautiful in
expression.
1t was the originally. the elegance and the
purity OF speech OF John Temple Graves that
caused the Secretary to lose bis head, when
he said MIR. Graves responded in q most
eloquent and interesting address, which, on
motion, he was requested to furnish a copy
to the Secretary for publication in these
Minutes"
The speech of Mr.. Graves was as
good as his best productions. In oratary, in
dependence Of thought and freedom ofspeech
he 10 not inferior to any orator with whom
we are acquainted. His subject was the
Future OF the Press"
1.-THE Main Points OF Excellerce In q News.
paper and How to Make 1t Interesting" was
the. subject OF General Hemphill's remark,
which he was requested to reduce 10 writing
for publicationHin the Minutes. He gave an
account of his career for thirty years as
editor, and gave his opinion IN various mat.
ters.
AS whole, the Minutes of the Press Asso-
citation is q most valuable little book, which
was nicely printed by The Ebert H. Aull
Company, Newberry. &. c.
"The Southern Home"
Mr.. 8. Archibald Linley, associate editor
and advertise ng manager Of "the Southern
Home" q monthly publication coming from
Columbia, was In our city two weeks ago
and We had the pleasure of meeting him,