The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-24
STATE PRESS MEETING.
President Aull Looking After Ar
rangements-Good meeting Ex-
pected at Gaffney.
Grcrnvillt Evening Sun.

Grccnvilla Evening Sun.
J Washington, March 21.-'Col. FL
bert Fl. Aull Of New3hcrry, is one of
the number Of Carolnans at the Ma
lional capital this week. He is here
on divers matters Of business, among
them an effort to secure Federal
building for Ncwbcri,y, to plan the
itinerary of the State Press Associa-
tons trip in the mountains Of w est
crn North Carolina this summer. and
to get the postage o" tnc ol1icial or
gan Of Pythianism in South Carolina,
'"Thc Pythian' reduced to second
class rate. All Of these matters have
taken up his time in attending con-
fcrenceS and audiences in this the
most official city i'll the United States.
Col. Aull heartily agreed with a
spokesman in crowd who vcntured
tire statement that ii required about
as much rcd tape and fol de rol to
"et lhc ear and attention Of Il WASH
in2tnn official for Il brief minutes
presentation "f >innplc business
matter as 10 gel bill throuyn con-
vrr,| carrying million dollar APP
|NrHrriation. Col. .Auil has for the
past sixteen years acrcptahlv served
rs president Of the South Carolina
Press Association. and he likes to talk
"Shop' when it comes 10 ,he Palmet-
to Association.
"The next meeting Of the Asso-
citation will be at Gafflcy in July, but
the exact date has not been deter
mincd.' said Col. Auil at the Raleigh
last night, "and after the brethren
hold tncir sessions, We will take Il
noumain cutting. think that the
ideal lrn,-you see the Association
heretofore has been winding up its
annual gatherings with an extended
trip to most every city Of consequence
III the Union. from \ ew York to
Chicago and ST. Louis, and SO on. |
have just held conference with
Southern railway officials in This city,
anI am assured OF whatever courtesies
and c"nvcnlcnccS can possibly he cX-
tented. consistent with the Interstate !
and the Bi" Stick. tiink the outin"
will be a few days spent al Hcnder-
Sonvillc, n. c.. where the Wheeler
house will be the hcadpnart ars.
Thence We will take trip to Bil-
NOR, and look over Mr.. Vanderbilt s
chateau. OF course no definite plans
have been set down as yet, but some
thing like the above will constitute
the trip. | expected to call on Mr..
Geo. Vanderbilt while mere in regard
to this matter. but find that he is out
Of the city. We haven't selected the
annual orator. but llavc Il line on
some Of the brightest and most not
Ell men in the public eye. 1t is pro-
hablc that Editor Edmunds of the
Manufacturers Record. will be one
Of us at lhiS annual gathering. Tn
fact he has promised to attend, if it
does not conflict with his time and
affairs Then there will be others. -
Then the conversation driftcd back
TO the good old days wnen kniohthood
was in flower and the l:nie iehts and
ladies gathered at White Stone Lithia
Springs-the tales of Canterbury
were rchashcd-and all those gifted
and lofty spirits came IN for mention
-Col. Bacon, Mrs. Virginia d. Young
(pracc 30 her noble ashcs) COL Rob-
'ri lIcmphill. VIII Banks, Ed De-
Camp. Charlie I,an@Ston. \. w.
knight. Billie Ball. August Kohn-
and the others. IT was Il famous
meeting; but the Col. is firm and I'M
Swcrvcd in the prediction that the
Press mectin" Of zoos will be The top
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