Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-18
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

The annual convention OF the ooulH
Carolina State Press association, at
the Hotel Seashore on the Isle OF
Palms, Charleston last week, was an
occasion of unusual interest and pleas
ure to all the members who were so
fortunate as to be there, and the at
tendance was fully up to the best Of
previous years.
The meeting was called to order by
President E. H. Aull Of the Newberry
Herald and News on Thursday morn
ing, and after prayer by Rev. w. P.
Jacobs, the chaplain. listened to well.
come addresses by Mayor r. G. Rhett
and Editor w. w. Ball of the News
and Courier, and responses through
President Aull and Mr.. Louis Applet
of the Manning Times. All of the ad-
dresses were unusually happy and ap-
propriate and because, it makes extra
good reading, that Of Mayor Rhett Is
reproduced elsewhere in this issue.
Because Of the previously arranged
plans of the entertainment committee,
which had provided for continuous
round Of pleasure, there was not a
great deal of opportunity for business;
but still President Aull managed to
get the convention together for all the
appointed sessions and secured the
satisfactory transaction of all pending
business, including the reading of such
papers as had been prepared in ac-
cordance with the appointments by the
programme committee.
On Thursday afternoon there was a
series Of automobile races along the
beach, a half a dozen or more cars
participating and some of the machines
making remarkably fast time. The
greater part of Friday was taken up
with a fishing frolic. The party was
taken out to a point near the jetties
in two boats. The f. H. Jackson, a
Yacht with accommodations for a
hundred or more people and large
steam launch, the Ethel" carrying
about twenty-five. The ladies and
children were on board the yacht and
as many Of them began to get seasick
before the vessel reached the banks,
fishing was rather poor. AS matter
of fact the total catch consisted of one
small catfish hauled up by Editor Os-
teen of the Sumter Item. The luck
on the Ethel was better, the party
catching some fifty fish Of different
kinds, including a small shark, twelve
or fourteen inches long. The E. H.
Jackson turned back to Charleston on
account Of the sick aboard; but the
Ethel remained out for an hour or
two longer.
The feature OF Saturday mornings
Williams of the Richmond News
Leader on the subject Of the South
Carolina Newspapers during the Rev
olution Of 1876. 1t was an able ad-
dress dealing with events in which Mr.
Williams was a very active and effec-
tive participant and he told things
that will add to the history Of those
stirring times. The address was
printed in full in the Sunday News
and it is our purpose To reproduce 1t
in an early issue of The Enquirer
During Saturday afternoon, all the ed
itors who so desired went to the base
ball, the badges with which they had
been provided admitting them through
turn styles and to the best seats on
the grandstand free of charge. There
are quite a number of baseball cranks
among the editors, and a large num-
ber of them availed themselves of the
opportunity to see the game between
Charleston and Savannah.
The last feature of the occasion and
one of the most enjoyable, was re-
ception in the big dining room Of the
hotel Saturday night beginning at 8
o'clock. Quite large number of
Charleston people, including many Of
the most prominent men of the city
with their wives and daughters, were
among these present, and all made
most delightful company. Sandwiches,
olives, ice cream and cake were served
and also light wines. The reception
was turned into a dance after a while
and with the music furnished by the
excellent artillery band, things went
lively for an hour or more.
The last cars, which had been held