Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
ABOUT CHARLESTON.

COMMITTEE.
JUNKET ABOUT CHARLESTON
A detailed story Of the business ses-'
sions of the South Carolina Press as
sociation during It's annual meeting In
Charleston last week, would probably
be of but little concern to the average
lay reader: but the story Of the enter
tainment of the press people, and their
families by the local newspaper men
and various distinguished representa-
tives of Charleston's commercial, pro-
fessional and social life Is one that can
be limited in interest only in proportion
to the fullness and accuracy with
which It is told.
The programme, which was carried
out to the letter and several letters
beyond perhaps, contemplated that the
visitors should make their headquar-
ters on the Isle of Palms at the Sea-
shore hotel from Tuesday until Friday.
There were more than a hundred In
the party including many ladies and
a number of children. Tuesday was
devoted to business, principally; but
Tuesday night the hotel people gave
complimentary dance. After a short
session Wednesday morning, the party
was shown through Battery Capron
and Fort Moultrie. Then everybody
got aboard the buoy tender Wistaria,
a splendid side wheel steamer, with
deck accommodations for five or six
hundred people and the party was car
ried around the harbor, out through
the jetty gates on to the open sea, and
back up the Cooper river to the navy
yard, and thence by electric cars to the
Scheutzenplatz, the famous pleasure
resort of the national Scheutzenbund,
The festivities at the Scheutzenp!atz
lasted about two hours, after when
everybody returned to the ferry on the
cars and took the boat and the trolleys
back to the Seashore hotel. Thursday
was devoted to business except In the
evening when the Charleston people
gave a grand reception at the Seashore
hotel In honor Of the press party.
There was another business session Fri
day morning and after 1t was over the
press people took their departure, some
going on an excursion to Norfolk, oth-
ers on to Boston and New York and
still others turning reluctantly home
ward.
The newspaper men began to
arrive in Charleston Monday afternoon
and went Immediately across to the is
land; but the main body arriving
during Monday night and TUESDAY
morning, were met at the ferry by the
Charleston committee consisting OF
Mayor Rhett, Mr.. P. H. Gadsden, pres
ident of the National ScheutZenbund;
Editors Hemphill and w. w. Ball or
the News and Courier, Thomas Il.
Waring of the Post, Albert Orth OF the
Deutche Zeitung, Emil Fl. Janhz. pres
ident Of the National Scheutzenbund.
Gen. Joseph L. Stoppelbein, f. j. KID
dock of the Seashore hotel Mr.. Smith
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Morris of the Evening Post, and quite
a number Of others, including many
ladies'. Everybody was introduced
while the boat was crossing the harbor
and upon arrival at Mount Pleasant
the crowd was like a big family party
mot a suggestion of constraint or un-
ease anywhere.
Arrived at the hotel the visitors were
speedily assigned the best rooms In
the big building, and allowed an oppor-
tunity to get rid of the dust of travel.
and freshen up somewhat. Then there
was a general assembly i'm the hotel
auditorium, the association was called
TO order by President F.. III. Aull, Rev.
w. p. Jacobs, of the Clinton orphan
age, and chaplain Of the association, OF
fered prayer, and Capt. Emil Fl. Janhz
gave the Isle of Palms and the city OF
Charleston to the visitors, Mayor Rhett
and Mr.. Gadsden made set speeches.
that were full of valuable information
Mr.. Thos. R. Waring delivered witty
welcoming speech and there were hap
py responses by President Aull, Gen.
R. R. Hemphill, Col. T. B. Crews and
Mrs. Virginia D. Young. Mr.. j. c.
Hemphill threw open the editorial COL
umns of the News and Courier to the
visitors and told the editors to say
whatever they wanted, and after the
speechmaking was over, the association
got soberly down to it's business and
really did some serious work, holding
two sessions, one in the morning ana
one in the afternoon.
But it would hardly be fair to say
that the editors were entirely at ease
during the reading of the shop papers
in the afternoon. There were some
who were glad to give close attention;
but 1t was observed that long strings
of splendid ideas which, on any other
occasion would have provoked lots OF
discussion, fell rather fiat. Everybody
was afraid to say anything that would
prolong the discussion. They wanted
to get in the surf and when they were
turned out of the meeting they flock
ed to the bath rooms like lot OF school
boys and were soon In the water along
with hundreds of other visitors from
everywhere. After that it was a SURF
bath at least twice a day with most