The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15
THE NIVl|sP'AIPER
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THE Virginia and Carolina As
sociations Elect Officers 5
IN and Adjourn.
[ NORTH !: 1: CAROLINA o I. \
FIRST
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citation To Meet ii Virginia
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citation to Meet iii Virginia Vt
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Editorial tCorrespondence.)
N KbENBUl74 AZ HOTEL CHASE
lima and Virginia Press Association me
iii joint session this morning and heart
g 81 highly entertaining report from c. y
4 DENT, Of Salem on l,is visit Ito Indian.
( Gpolis Ito attend the meeting Of the Ma.
@tional Editorial Association. II n
s8It was largely through Mr.. DENTS
eXcrtlons and telilgcntS management
a. TINT the National Editorial Association,
4 determined to meet mex t year iii Virginia.
There was n running discussion on Mr..
u Denit's report and ON ways and means
6$of cntertaining the National Editorial AS
a ssoeiation. 5t l3l5 ri p ~ sS Al $S III
Always First.
sE Josephus Daniels got into the discus
81 sion long enoughSt prove by the record
IL .sortf Carolinians are always saturated
WITH records-that North Carolina was
4 doing business at Roanoke Island long
II before jamestown was thought OF. E
ST That sho was not only the first In
America and first 1t Bethel. but first
81 also at Norfolk, and that the James.
town celebration would be primarily d
X North Carolina celebration and an y ex-8
I ploitation of North Carolina s habit+ot8
being first everywhere 1tsis that sort
4 ofFi State pride that Is making Nor,ll
y Carolina one Of the leading States OF
the Union. Fl Az q 5sS y53
Is Virginia Is lucky In having much North
Carolina blood IN her Veins, and / wish
she could manage In some way to absorb
Joe Daniels. Z
AT the afternoon session Joint reso-
#lutions were adopted, expressing the
pleasure of the two associations that the
National Editorial Association will meet
&on Virginia soil next year, and pledging
the Jamestown Exposition hearty Coz
1 operation In arranging for the entertain
#111ent$ of the guests. jiS
18TH y Warmer Of North Carolina, Is
nov first vice-presdent OF the National
Editorial Associations and heartily en-
sdorsed as the candidate OF North Caro-
lima and Virginia for the presidency OF
atha t body next year. ,= Ri
! Thanks. m NIB. 35s
5Ss The following resolutions were & also
adopted: $ $,p ..t
s38 Resolved, That the thanks of these as
sociations be extended to the HonorableE
Mayor and citizens Of Chase City for
4 heirbunbounded hospitality; to Captain r.
g. Topleman, superintendent Fl ONE Telc-S
phone and Telegraph Company and the
Western Union Telegraph Company, for
the free use OF their systems; to the rail-,
way and steamship companies for their
many courtesies; to&i8 Colonel 81: w. L. Ss
Hotel, and Mr.. A. j. Cooke, ma a ger, for
Its excellent 4 accommodations and COM
forts to the members II for their unre-
hitting solicitude for our. pleasure and
the many social Entertainments provided
to- Polk Miller, the original and 5in-4
ir1ita ble,f for his splendid address. s{
Il Resolved. 4 further, 1, That the success OF
this convention was largely made pos
sible by the splendid hospitality sllown$bys
the Mecllenburg1 Hotel XXI 535s
~, Z, ely, Of the Jamestown Exposition
Company, made an instructive address on
the object and character OF the James
town CELEBRATION, and begged the CO. oper-
2 2. ION Of the editors In giving 1t publicity.
Nil A. P. Rowe, Of the fredericksburg
on the relation OF the newspaper to the
party with which It is nfflllated Mr.. Rowe
said that as moulders OF 5public sentiment
neWsp apers are beginning to recognize
the obligation and tlleEresponsibilit which
rests upon them, and 1t is a sensib1llty
to this trust which is now and will to-
nigreater extent In the future cause them
70 stand for the rightpolicy as they view It
political organization it may
pc advocated. a5 VIZ 81. N y
North Carolina Officers.
Z The following officers wero elected BY
The North CarolinN s.Assoeiation: Prcsi-
dent; T; ] Lassitet nrst'Ylce, president
3. Cochrane; third NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Iii. r,
EinlaW: secretary and treasurer, j. r..
tor. Rsy. J. 9, Atkinson. j Z. Up. Executlye3
Dqgd.sJ. A. Thomas, ZebAP 2. Council and
FL \. London. f @ a n III q !a5 st5i
At a business meeting Of the Virginia
Miss Bertha Robinson hiss
sorlan Of the Orange Observer, r read the
tottc Gazette, the oldest editor in the
State, He is wonderfully vigorous ! fora
han of his years. N III Y 3s5 WA
&. a tribute of respect to the memory
pf2the late Charles p. Sapp. editor OF tho
Norfolk Virginian-Plot.t and Charles N,
Flawkin. editor OF the Danville Register.
was adopted by5a rising vote
\! Virginia Officers.
The Virginia Association elected tho
}{ollo officers. President. w Cope
k;ravely OF Martinsville; secretary, ]. TX
Hart. OF Farmville; treasurer, r. H.
fsea2ley, Of South Boston; historian, Miss
Bertha Gray Robinson. Of Orange. Exec
litiye comnittee--R, P. Barham, G. j.
Campbell, w. r. Leatl and A. p. Rowe.
4 Delegates to National Editorial Associa-t
tion-R A. Janres, c. y. DENT, NJ 81
Lewis. Frank Lyon. Carter Glass. a. G..
Smith, G. r. Thacker, ]. p. Wet, A. b.,
Williams, j. S. Bryan, w. l.. Donehue,
Rev James Campbell, r, G, Mosely. A.
IL. Taylor. National committeeman, j..
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