The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-08-22
EDITORIAL GOMMENIS
Pertaining to the Recent Convention
at indianapolis of the
National Editorial Association,
And Our Trip Through Indiana,
Illinois. Michigan and the
Dominion of Canada.
ARTICLE No. IL

of the Weekly Register the edi-
tor will review his recent trip
with the National Editorial As
sociation, commencing with the
annual session June 1915, in
the attractive city of Indianaop-
oils and followed BY the tour of
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
the Dominion of Canada, by
special train to various cities
and notable points of interest in
these states, closing with the
delightful pleasure excursion
around the great lakes and down
the beautiful ST. Lawrence.
The round trip covered a dis
tance of several thousand miles,
and including the session at In
dianapolis occupied four weeks
time. The route had all been
carefully arranged in advance
by representatives of the asso-
citation and the most courteous
treatment and attention was
given the party throughout by
several transportation compan-
les whose generosity made the
trip possible. Not the slightest
accident or mishap occurred to
mar its pleasures.
Rapid transit over the X. &
NJ. to Athens, from there over
the B. & o. S. w. to Cincinnati
and from there to Indianapolis
over the elegant Big Four route,
landed us in the Hoosier capital,
Monday night, June II. The
Association headquarters were
at the fine new Claypool Hotel
and we were soon ming1ing
with the score or more brethren
in attendance and making
acquaintance among the pencil
pushers from all over the United
States. The distinguished crowd
were on hand to the number of
300 delegates, accompanied by
1872 of the fairest of the fair.
Indianapolis met the editors
with an open house Welcome
and maintained it minutely and
magnificently during their de-
lightful four days sojourn. A
reception committee of sixty
representative citizens from the
board of trade, commercial and
press associations of the city,
were the leading spirits in the
affair and their attentive man
ners and methods will often be
recalled with pleasure by mem
bers of the N. E. A.
Arriving in Indianapolis, the
meeting place of the National
Editorial Association, to which
we were a delegate, we found,
hard at work, the various candi
dates for official honors, for ed
itors are but human and love OF
Office and desire for running is
one of their inherent rights and
pleasures and many there are who
run and fail.
The routine business of the as
sociation dragged through four
days, for editors are never in q
hurry while enjoying the gener-
osity of liberal host, and the
dry business meetings were in.
terspersed with rides through the
city visiting the most important
places. Vice President Fairbanks
resides here and one OF the mosi
pleasant social functions was the
elegant reception given by the
Vice President to the delegates
attending the association, at his
beautiful home.
There are many grand sights
to be seen in the city of Indian
apolls, notably the monument to
the dead soldiers and sailors OF
Indiana who took part in the
various wars in this country.
This is said to be the greatest
and most expensive monument
of its kind in the world and is
well worth a trip to Indiana just
to see. The city has a population
of about 225,000 and is a great
manufacturing and banking can.