The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
July @. 1905.
fiftieth Annual Meeting of the New
Jersey Editorial Association.

Inc most SUCCESSFUL meeting IN |
years was held by the New Jersey Edi
toral Association at the Catskill Noun
tame Hous fIom June 2gth to July end |
The editors, their wives and daught- |
ers and few invited guests started |
Friday morning from New York on the
steamer Albany, OF the Hudson River
Day Line. The party numbered over
100, and the TIP up the picturesque
nVer was, as 1t always proves, one Of
unalloyed pleasure The officers of
the line extended every possible court
esy. All the conveniences OF the ex-
cellent service which this line affords
the public were placed at their dispos
al, and, ii might be added in passing,
that there Is no tnp of all the many
offered from the great port OF New
York where pleasure seeker may get
SO much for the money expended as
upon this line.
Gatskill Landing was reached in due
season, and the exeufsionists and then
sun eases (some OF them alleged by
one truthful editor to weigh 1900
pounds were transferred to the cars OF
the Catskill Mountain Railroad This
IN time left them in charge Of the Eleva
ted Railway, which whsked them in bat
alllons to the top OF the mountain
liefe they soon found resi- and comfort
at the hands OF the Messrs. Beach,
who cater to the comfort OF summer
guests At the famous old CatskiIl
Mountain House which has crowned
the mountain top lor over 80 years.
and descended from father to sons.
II was the dflieth anniversary OF the
organization OF the Association, and
the executive committee, through It's
sub committee, Messrs Gift, Mason
and Robinson, were determined 10
make the meeting i success Their
work was well done there was not
note OF complaint from any member
of the party
Saturday morning was spent ia sight
seeing, mountain climbing and driving
To points OF interest la the afternoon
the annual business meeting and elect
ton OF officers was held The al
dress OF the reunng president, John
w Gift OF the Summit Herald was
the best that had been offered tor years
1t was 4 mastery demonstration of the
fact that the press of the State OF New |
Jersey has always stood lor the best in |
life and morals and has invariably set a |
high standard OF conduct The presi- |
dent also offered historical review of |
the Association Tor the past fifty years.
{. II Frost, OF the Plalnheld Courier
News, read a paper on the relation OF
the advertising agent to the newspaper,
and James u Carpenter of the Glou.
cestel County Democrat, who was I'M
able To be present, sent paper upon
the business management OF the print |
ing office. Following these papers
there was a general discussion OF them,
which kept the meeting open until
late hour
The officers elected for the ensuing
yea follow: President, O. S. Freeman,
OF the fassaic Record, vice president,
II. B. Robinson, OF the Railway Advo-
cate; Secretary Jacob l.. Bunnel, OF
the New Jersey Herald treasurer, ".
L. K. Mason, OF the Bound Brook
Chronicle; executive committee, Iohn
w. Chit Summit Herald; Alex. !.
Aloreau, Freehold Transcript {. l..
Edwards, Long Branch Record b. +.
Ladd, Nlnellnd Evening Journal, Isaac
K. Pierson, Monistown Jerseyman.
Three new members ale added to the
roll,
At the banquet held Saturday even
ing, the retiring president, Mr. Chm,
presided Editor Craigie, OF the Cats,
kill Examiner welcomed the editors to
the Catskllls and was responded to by
Isaac X. Person, of Morrstown, ior
the Association. The principal speak
er OF the evening was Senator Hillery, OF
Morris County, whose topic was New
Jersey and the Editors" Before he
began the Association arose and drank
a toast 10 New Jersey, The Senator
SAID some aItly things and some other
things OF sound sense and reason, and
was followed by Judge Henry Hunt, of
Newton, who described himself as a
filler to speak about five minutes
Charles NJ. lum, OF Chatham, follow
ed, adding a vast deal OF spice" at the
finish of his speech The speeches
closed with few words from President
Freeman, who viii next year preside
over the desunies OF the Association
what He Meant