The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-07
EDITORS HAVE A
...AIGA-HE.E:..L..E.D TINE
"a Dairy Lunch Served Them at
Biltmore Very
3s3s5 Literal.
The AFFAIR A NEWPORT FAD
Southern Women Like Not the
Oders and Turn Up Their
Patrician Noses.
The AFFAIR A NEWPORT FAD
Editorial Correspondence

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rate business meetings this morning.
THE Virginia Association elected the
following officers: President, r. a..
james, Danville Register; yice-Presi-
tdent c.. &. Camper Fincastlc Herald;
Secretary. j. l.. Hart, Farmville Herald;
News; Historian. Miss Bertha. Dray Rob-
,nson, Orange Observer; Executive Com
Il 1nittee-A. p. Rowe. w. Mod. Lee. c. D..
DENT. w. r. Broaddus, George Q. Green.
p Delegates to National Editorial Assoc
ciation-M. b. Lewis. a. S. Gravely. w.
g f. Leath. c. D. DENT; alternatcs-.
Judge c. ]. Campbell Frank Lyon. j.
H. Lindsay, E. r. Waddill. Recommend
cd as member of National Committee
". S. Copeland.
Resolutions were adopted extending
the hearty thanks Of the association to
North Carolina Press Association for
the invitation to meet with them In
Z joint session; Mayor Barnard for his
speech of welcome; the Western Union
Telegraph Company, Bell Telephone
Company and Asheville Telephone Com
pany for free use of their wires; Aslle-
Vile Electric Company for transporta-
ton over their magnificent system: cltl-
zens OF Ashevillc for delicious luncheon
at the Country Club; ]. IL. Wood, D..
P. a.. for special favors: State Auditor
3. F. Dixon for his address to the edit
ors; Edgar B. Moore, proprietor Kenil-
worth Inn, for his generous hospitality;
the North Carolina newspapers for fra
ternal courtesies George w. Vanderbilt
for Invita- ton to visit Biltmore; the South
ern Railway Company Chesapeake and
Ohio and Norfolk and Western Rail-
roads for transportation, and the Pull
man Company for half rates.
An Invitation.
The Meckenburg Hotel. at Chase City
extended an invitation to hold meeting
there next year, and several members
spoke in behalf Of It's acceptance.
The Virginia Association invited the
North Carolina Association to meet with
them next year. and the invitation was
cordially accepted. Kenilworth Inn invited
both associations and National Editorial
Association to meet here in 1907. Both
associations will join in the invitation to
the national body.
The Virginia Association paid an affect
ing tribute to the memory OF Bill Nyc.
whose body lies in an unmarked grave
nearby his former residence, near Ashe-
vile.
Mrs. J. NJ. Ransier Of Hendersonve
Sunshine appeared before the associa-
ton and in a very delicate way asked for
Il contribution to fund to erect suit
X able monument to Nye. The association
cheerfully voted s25.
a This good lady said she would also like
to erect a monument to the "humorist'
OF The Times Dispatch. The TimesDis-
Il patch "humorist' interrupted to protest
that while he confessed to ambitions In
some directions, he was not longing for a
monument as yet The association accept
A Z ed the incident as monumental joke.
and as further mark of respect to, the
e memory OF Bill Nye laughed heartily. es-
pecially when Mrs. Ransier added that she
was not herself a hnmorist, but had
/ learned to laugh at even a newspaper
joke.
North Carolina Officers.
The North Carolina Association elected
the following officers President, r. NJ
Phillips. Raleigh Post; vice-prcsidents
It. ]. Lassiter. Smithfeld Herald; Clyde
w. Hocy. Shelby Star; w. B. Wcstlake
Asheville Citizen: secretary and treasu-
rer. J. B.,sherr!ll. Concord Times hlsto-
rian, NJ l.. Shipman. Executive Commit
tell. B. Warner, chairman; J.. B. Sher-
rill. secretary; ]. D. Bivins w. C. Dowd
J. A. Thomas. w. F. Marshall. II. a. Lon
don. Delegates to National Convention
Josephus Daniels. Rev. p. r. Law. r. J
Cobb, ]. A. Thomas, II. A. London, w
c. Dowd, ]. c. Caddcl. DIR. a. j. Nickel
way.
Nasty News Denounced.
An able paper was read by Mr.. Phillips
Il the new president, on Relation of ar
81 Editor to His Constituents"
He denounced the publication of mast.
news that is unfit to be read in tht
family circle and spoke especially of tn
duty Of an editor to print the news fairly
4 In this connection he quoted from al
editorial in The Times-Dispatch on tina
K subject.
DR.. A. J. Mckelway read an INSTRUCTIVE
paper on '"The Press. the Pulpit and III
/ Politician" and Editor Daniels, of tn
Z Raleigh News and Observer, delivered
timely and striking address on The Dut
OF the Press Towards Lawlessncss."
This address was one of the ablest am
4 most entertaining Of any delivered durn
the meeting.
In the afternoon the editorial con,
pany took drive through the Bitmor
estate. the property Of George w. Wander
bilt, and a magnificent drive 1t was
They saw an estate containing 1000
acres. with 1900 acres under cultivation
and forty-three miles of spiendldly pave
roads. They saw the chickens and tn
" line COWS ana NOES ana finally the pala
tial home and ideal surroundings costin
in Itself more than four millions.
The Vanderbilts.
Mr.. and Mrs Vanderbilt met the visitor
at the dairy, and several Of the editor
were presented to the owner Of Bil,mor
He was dressed in a plain business sui
with soft hat and looked like countr
gentleman He Is man of medium bull
with bright kindly eyes. rather intellgcn
and wears "A light moustaile. He
naturally dark, but Is now so bad
tanned that hc ls almost as brown as
Cuban He chatted easily with several
the editors, and when Josephus DAME
of the Raleigh News and Observer al
The Tmes-D Dispatch man proposed 10 r,
daily paper for him AT Fillmore,
took the joke good naturally and ga
that when he got ready he would kno
where TO apply for editors.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is as handsome a V
ts man as you viii see in weeks tray
She Was SIMPLY hut elegantly attired
white dress With rich embroidery. S
was not presented TO any Of the "!