The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-03
A BIG EVENT AHEAD
The Editors From Three
States Will Meet.
This Convention Will Be Held in Ashe-
vile. Ncrth and South Carolina
and Virginia Will Sit Down
Together.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro, N. c., May 2.-The an
Press Association this year will be one
of the greatest events of the kind
ever occurring in the State by reason
of the fact that not only Will the Viz
.ginia Press Association hold it's session
in AsheVille at the same time, but it
is now learned that the South Carolina
Press Association has accepted an in
Vitation from President Warner, backed
by the authorities of Asheville to hold
it's annual session at the same time
and place. ModeSty forbidS detailed
report of a meeting held in Columbia.
South Carolina, one night last Week
where four South Carolina EDITORS
were present, but Superintendent OF
Asheville City Schools Tighe, Attorney
j. d. Murphy, of Asheville. and two
other of ASheVille'S enterprlSlng C1tl-
zens were present. and predlcated on
the hope that Virginia would accept
the invitation from President Warner
and the city of Asheville to hold its
press meeting there. tentative arrange
ments were made for South Carolina
to join hands with the Tar Heel and
the Old Dominion shapers and reflect
ors of public opinion and civic right
eousnesS.
Mr.. j. D. Murphy, of Asheville. who
was at the informal meeting referred
to in Columbia, and who is here today
in attendance on a session of the Exec
utive Committee of the State Normal
and Industrial CollegN says that his
city is rejoiced at the acceptance OF
the invitation to the Virginia editors.
and steps are now being taken to
have South Carolina given a cordial
invitation to form a junction with her
two sister States.
Greensboro Not to be Outdone.
Greensboro is determined not to be
outdone in the hospitality line to the
editors. President Warner was tele-
phoned this morning as to the advls-
ability of arranging so that the VIZ
ginia and Eastern North Carolina
editors en- route to Asheville. could
spend the afternoon ana night of the
fourth of July in Greensboro, and at
tend in a body the annual celebration
at the Guilford Battle Ground. The
exercises this year will be unusually
elaborate and impressive by reason of
it's national character. in that the two
ten thousand dollar monuments erect
ed by the National Congress to Cen
erals Nash and Davidson will be un-
yelled and formally dedicated.
Thousands of people attend these
exercises each year, but this year in
addition to distinguished representa-
tives of the national government, the
society of the Cincinnati, embracing
many of sthe most distinguished and
honored men in the United States, will
share with the Guilford Battle Ground
Company Directors and representa-
tiyes of the Federal government in the
conduct of the celebration.
President Warmer in reply to the
message phoned him, declared that
the proposition was perfectly feasible
and was in addition splendid one.
and he thought he could arrange so
that visits could be paid to both
Greensboro and Salisbury the battle
ground ceremonies being covered here.
and the night and part of next morn
ing spent in Salisbury. Negotiations
are now in progress for submitting
this attractive programme to the Vlr-
ginia and South Carolina editors. S1d
it is hoped the suggestion will be
adopted.
The board of managers of the North
Carolina Reunion Company have
called a mass meeting of the citizens
of Greensboro for May 9th to take
steps for a definite decision on the date
of the next reunion to be held next
October, and the features of the sec
ond reunion. 1t is proposed this year
to make it possible for attendants
on fhe reunion to visit their old homes
and communities in different sections
of the State. Ayerging from Green's
boro. and to do this the dates must
be fixed early so that time enough
will be had to make arrangement >
with railroads as to rates, timeNllmlt
of excursion tickets. etc, from every
State i'm the union.