The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-26
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the State Press
Association held at the Isle of Palms last
week has been pronounced by every one
there, the best ever held. To one who is
not an active member of the association
and who attended as one Of the outsiders,
the meeting was certainly fraught with
interest and pleasure. While the hosts
were so particular about the entertaining
feature that it seemed at first sight that
pleasure predominant on second sight
it was manifest that gaiety was subservi-
ent to business, that work was the motto
of the meeting.
Tuesday morning in the auditorium of
the Seashore hotel, President E. H. Aull,
of the Association, called the meeting to
order. Mayor R. G. Rhett, OF the enter
tanning city, made the first address OF
welcome, and Charleston was his theme,
but he made several points on the rail-
road and liquor situation in the State.
Mr.. P. b. Gadsen was there to speak for
the Consolidated Railway Company. he
is an enthusiastic speaker and believes in
Charleston, and Charleston's future.
Presinent E. b. Jahnz, of the National
Schuetzenbund, extended an invitation
to the meeting to visit the Schuetzen-
platz and take part in the target shooting
and spend a pleasant time in general.
Responses were made by members of the
association.
In the afternoon Mrs. Virginia DuRant
Young, of The Fairfax Enterprise, far
famed because of its warmth in advocat.
ing woman's rights, read paper giving
some "reminiscences of the members OF
the Press since 1891.
The program throughout was one of in
terest, and the personality of the members
present was interesting. Col. James T.
Bacon, who has made the social circles of
Edeefeld famous, was there. He was
regular attendant upon the meetings OF
the association both in the hotel and in the
impromptu gatherings in the surf. His is
a genial face and full of twitches of hum.
or, he would not venture out beyond the
knee caps. fearful no doubt of erasing
some of his we'll hardened reputation.
Mrs. Young was not seen in the surf, al
tho she was at all the regular meetings
in the hotel. Col. T. B. Crews, of the
Laurensville Herald, and Mr.. n. G. Osteen
of the Sumter Watchman and Southron,
two of the oldest members of the press
were there and gave some interesting re-
marks on the press of years gone by.
Charleston did herself proud; and the
association to a man, was proud of the
City by the Sea. The local newspaper
men worked hard to make their fellows
of the quill enjoy their sojourn, and made
many feel that they were in land where
slow subscribers never dwell, and where
journalism is a reality ofpleasant dreams,
and where to write is to be famous. The
News and Courier threw open its edito-
rial columns for the editors to express
any view they might have on any ques-
ton. This courtesy was taken advantage
of by large number of the Country
Cousins, and the editorial columns spark
led nearly as much as when Major Hemp
hill and Capt. Ball, and the other space
filters of The Old Lady of Broad Street,
have applied themselves to the pen.
All in all the meeting was quite suit
able to be enjoyed, and when the final ad-
iournment was taken Friday, every man
felt that he had had the time of his life.
Friday afternoon a party left for Nor
folk and Boston in which cities they will
sDop6 few weeks