The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-02

 of the telegraph companies" The Regular Program. At the afternoon session the As sociation entered upon its regular bus mess and literary program. Editor H. q. Benners, of The Greensboro Beacon, | orator. of the Association. being in- | troduced to deliver the annual ora | ton. He chose as his subject, His tory and Traditions of Greensboro" It was a fine exposition of the position the capital city of Hale has taken In Alabama history and it was deliv- cred with fine effect.
 The poet of the Association, Frank Critchton. editor of The Clanton Ban ner, read his verses, "A Fair Deal for Every Man." in which he made clever use of names of members of the As- sociation.
 An admirable essay on "The News paper Correspondent in the Russo- Japanese War" was read by Editor w. E. Yerby. of The Greensboro Watch man, and Miss Lula Judson of Bes- men have no sense of humor by her capital paper on The Editor" The thoughtful paper of Editor John IC. Williams of The Talladega Mountain Home on Tine Relative Position of Newspapers to the Railroads" has been published by The Advertiser. Editor A. w. Holstun of The La | fayette Sun, spoke of the relation of | newspapers to the public schools and | read a paper on The Relation of the | Press to Fire Insurance"
 Editor Lumon H. Nunnelee, of The Centreville Press, was the only mem- Der of the Association on the program who was given leave to print. He | was not present and his paper on The | Weekly and the Foreign Advertiser. will be published in ,ne official i) O. ceedings.
 The Association by resolution of MT l Williams of Talladega, endorsed the movement of the Alabama Federation of Womcn's Clubs to form rural school | Improvement associations and Mrs. Er- | win Craighead of Mobile, a member of tho committee of women thanked tEe editors in a graceful speech. Reports of committees followed and questions of importance to newspapers of Alabama were discussed at length l Shadows forecasting night were fall | ing and the editors hurried with their l work.
 w. T. Wear wanted to leave the se- 1 lection of the next meeting place to 1 the Executive Committee but Editor w. w. Meeks of The Gadsden Times News was commissioned to invite the | Association to meet next year in that city and he got what he wanted. Two Life Members. l On motion of Major Screws Editor Meeks of Gadsden, and Editor Jonn C. l Williams of Talladega. who have been members of the Association twenty five years were elected to life mem | bership.
 The Advertiser has already pub lished the list of officers elected. neglected to chronicle the fact that the Association paid Miss Virginia C. Clay, editor of The Huntsville Demo- | crat, the compliment of electing hel essayiest notwithstanding her absence | from the meeting.
 l Delegates to the Convention of thu National Editorial Association were elected as follows:
 l w. H. H. Judson, H. S. Doster, W E. w. Yerby, George W. Read, H. P Whitaker M w. Camper. H. w
 Walker, J. H. Hard. NJ. Tucker, J. | Williams, A. w. Holstun. R. E. l. Mel, E. Lesser c. H Greer. w. T | Wear, F. L. Mckenzie and H. l.. Mar tin.
 l President Greer was successful ir his purpose to complete tho work De fore the convention on the first day ! | amid much enthusiasm. Citizens of Coden arranged more en' tertainment for the Alabama editor: | than has ever been provided for then before. With such men as Captair
 Peter F. Alba, J. A. Joullian. Judg' E. F. Long, Frank N. Stanton, Ton Stanton, Frank P. Andrews. l.. E
 Rayfeld, John Rolston. John Ewing D. R. Losing, Frank Pine. w. H
 Monk, John Dickins. John Niolen ant other loyal Codenitcs. serving on th' | committees, with Colonel E. L. Rus
 sell, Max Hamburger, Erwin Craig head and others coming down from Mobile periodically to help the pro
 gram of entertainment, could not have failed.
 It was expected that the outing
 would continue through a week bu | the scare of fever quarantine upse
 the plans of the Committee tnasmucl
 as many Of the newspaper men lief
 Coden before the week was over.
 There was bathing. boating, sailing | dancing. picnicking. barbecue. a ban quet, public speaking and other diver | sions on the program Each evening
 there was free entertainment O | vaudeville by Mobile talent in thu
 opera house followed by dancing.
 One of the best bands, the 1st Regi ment band of Meridian, Miss, 1t ha
 been my lot to hear in many a day | was engaged for the entire week ant
 it's enlivening music added much tt | the pleasure of the visitors.
 It was . great meeting and a de | lightful outing for the editors.
 served to call attention to one of thu
 most attractive resorts of the coas
 country and have no doubt the edi
 tors will again look with longing tC | Coden.