The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-06-01
MEETING OF THE
STATE PRESS ASsoCIaT ON.
(second Days Proceedinss.)

(second Days Proceedings.)
The Florida Press Association met
promptly at $50 o'clock a IN. We'd
nesady vice-president Bittinger oc-
cupying the chair.
The secretary read the roll and nine
teen answered to their names.
The secretary, treasurer and fiance
committee submitted their reports,
which showed the association to be
in a good financial plight. The reports
were all accepted.
The committee on resolutions asked
for further time to make their report
The committee on membership re-
ported the following applicants for
membership and they were accepted:
B. o. Bowden, Star, Dade City.
F. C. Edwards, Baptist Witness, De-
Land.
A. G. Powell, Star. Lake Butler.
w. b. Powell, Independent, st. Pet
ersburg.
Fred Pasco, Florida Christian Advo-
cate, Live Oak.
Mr.. w. B. Powell. of the st. Peters
burg Independent, in an eloquent ad-
dress invited the Florida Press AS
ISOLATION to hold its next meeting Al
st. Petersburg. He presented the at
fractions of st. Petersburg in mos
prismatic colors and promised the as
ISOLATION II the invitation is accepted
to make the meeting at ST. Petersburg
tie most pleasant and memorable IL
its history. Among other things
big banquet, a "trip to Key West and
Havana are promised.
Editor Carter, of the Metropolis, in
troduced a resolution relative to the
state printing, which provoked SHARP
and rather torrid discussion. The reso-
luton was afterwards modified anC
referred to the resolution committee
who will make their report this morn
ing.
This ended the morning session.
Promptly at one o'clock in the af'
ternoon vehicles were provided, tht
editors, their friends and quite a num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen of tn
Ocala visited Silver Springs over thu
hard roads. On reaching there thu
party were taken in small boats on thu
lovely sheet of water and the visitor!
were all charmed with its magic beau
ty.
After viewing the springs the party
was next taken to the Marion Farms
and saw how the prison convict hos
pital is conducted.
They also viewed the magnificen
farms, the cows. the pecan and peael
orchards and fields of growing crops
The party returned to Ocala AM
were then taken out to the Palmetto
Stock Farm of Messrs. Munroe &
Chambliss.
They greatly enjoyed the ride Their
and back over our fine hard roads ans
were particularly delighted with thu
beautiful "Shorthorn' stock.
They were especially pleased witt
the gigantic size of these magnificen
animals.
The undulations of this fine farm
and its beautiful live stock and pal
mettos make a lovely and romanti
picture, which captured the eyes o
the visitors. Many of them did not be
lieve there was any such scenery II
Florida.
Returning the crowd reached Ocal
at six o'clock. perfectly delighted wit
the afternoons outing.
The Evening Session.
The evening session of the associa
ton was opened by prayer by Rev
Fred Pasco, editor of the Florid;
Christian Advocate. Live Oak.
Following the opening prayer de
lightful music was rendered by Prot
w. S. Pike, piano; Mr.. w. w. Con
don, violin, and Mr.. Albert E. Gerig
cornet.
Editor A M. G. Russell, of tn
Brooksville Argus, was then called oil
for his speech on ''The Press and Edu
cation" but as he was abent from tn
hall, Mrs. Neva c. Childs, editor o
the Arcadia Champion, was asked t
deliver her address on '"The Press an
the Temperance Cause" which we her
reproduce:
ADDRESS OF MRS. NEVA c.
Chill DS-ARCADIA CHAMPION
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