The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-21
EDITORS IN SELMA
SPEND PLEASANT DAY IN CENTRAL
 CITY.
Pen Pushers Are Given Auto Ride And Public ReceptiOn-StOp at
 Cahaba On Trip Down
Advertiser Bureau,


 Selma July 2O After spending several hours pleas antly in Selma this morning the mem- bers of the Alabama Press Association left at noon today on the Alabama river packet City of Mobile. The stop of the editors. in Selma was joyous occasion and every one of the party thoroughly enjoyed the few hours which they spent in the Central City. The City of Mobile reached the city wharf at an early hour this morning at o'clock a number of citizens went aboard the steamer and greeted the newspaper workers. shortly after wards the members of the party were put in automobiles. carriages and on street cars and given a ride over the city and shown the principle scenes
 At 10 o'clock they all gathered at the At 1Oo'clock they all gathered at the Hotel Albert where they were greeted by large number of citizens. This committee of citizens made the visitors welcome and soon they were feeling at home. After the entire party had reached the hotel and after they had | assembled in the parlors Hon. R. H, Mangum in behalf of the Commercial | and Industrial Association welcomed them to Selma. He said that it was | the hope of every resident that they would enjoy their brief stay and that when they left they would have noth- | ing but pleasant memories of the l Central City.
 At the conclusion of his remarks Mir. | Mangum introduced President of the | City Council J. l.. Clay who in behalf | of Selma welcomed the editors. MT. | Clay spoke most feelingly of this visit to Selma and when he had finished he | was greeted with a burst of applause | from the members of the association. Hon. H. S. Doster of Prattville, the newly elected president of the as sociation. responded to MT. Mangum's address of welcome. He said that 1t afforded the members of the press as | sociation great pleasure to visit Selma even though this visit be but a brief one. Editor c. H. Greer of the Marion | Standard. replied to MT. Clay's remarks. | After the four addresses every one | present was invited to partake of some refreshments which had been prepared for the occasion. These refreshments were greatly enjoyed by all present | and a most delightful hour was spent | in disposing of what had been pre- pared.
 A few minutes before noon the mem | bers of the association and their fami- lies returned to the City of Mobile and at 12 o'clock the steamer left on the trip down the river. A short stop l was made at nlstoIiC oiu SoH"on ~'' | the members of the party were given a chance to view the ruins of the states former capital The party 1 which arrived here and which left TOT | Mobile was made up of the folioWns | H. S. Doster. President-elect. Pratt vile Progress.
 | c. G. Fennell. Second Vice Presi- dent. Guntersville Democrat. i Jacob Pepperman. Secretary. The Southern Ldd Fellow. Montgomery
 Frank Crichton. Treasurer. Clanton
 William E. W. Yerby. Past Presi- dent. The Greensboro Watchman.
 c. H. Greer. Past President. The Marion Standard.
 R. E.. L. ..iel, Past President. The
 Max Hamburger, The Mobile Her aid.
 R. l.. oNeal. The Huntsville Mer- cury. ,s,,r,.
 F. G. Stephens. Oneonta' De"o- crat. p,r- mingham.
 | I. R. Foster. Camden Banner.
 F. l.. Mckenzie. Tallassee Tri- County Weekly. ,.
 l. P. Anderson. The Thomaston Post,
 F. w. Stanley. The Greenville Ao- | vocate.
 Lee Moody. Bessemer Weekly. l. C. H. Allen. Livingston Sun H Hard, The Bessemer Journal. Tucker. Thomasville Echo.
 w. D. Sowell. Brewton, Pine Belt