The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-20
THE STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
Executive Committee WI! Meet Here
Friday to Make Further Arrange.
ments for Annual Meeting.

"'a'e fresS association has been call
ed by President E. H. Aull to meet at
the Columbia hotel Friday evening
This will be an fnmortant meeting
bearing on the annual meeting of
the association. With reference To
that occasion President Aull said:
1.-The official programme for the
annual meeting Of the South Caro-
lima Press association has been pub
l1shed in the newspapers and will he
sent out tomorrow" said President
Aull. Il am exceedingly anxious tnat
every publisher in South Carolina.
whether he Is member of the asso-
c1ation or not, shall attend this meet
ing this year. The programme pre-
sents some very attractive features
ents some very attractive features
and am sure that every publisher
Will be fully repaid for the time and
expense of attending the association
at Gaffney
"Mr. A. L. Lawshe, third assistant
postmaster general, will meet with
us and talk to the publishers on the
subject of the postoffice department,
and the legitimate publisher. Mr.. r.
II. Edmonds, editor Of the Manufac-
turer's Record, will also be present
and deliver an address. We have
also secured the services of Miss Mary
T. Nance, who is doing a great work
in this State in arousing an interest
in developing our rural schools. I
am sure every editor who will listen
to her will become imbued with her
enthusiasm and will return to his
desk a stronger friend of the devel-
opment Of common schools and
warm supporter Of her efforts.
I'm addition to these features the
Mergenthaler Linotype company has
arranged to install one Of their Junior
machines at Limestone college and it
is probable that arrangements will be
made to issue daily paper during
the meeting. Ed DeCamp has an
nounced that he did not Intend to do
any work during the meeting of the
association, but am satisfied that
We can secure the assistance Of his
office force in printing the paper and
it is probable that we will have some
operators among the members in ad-
dition to the expert who will come
from the factory. The only difficulty
which We will be met with will be to
induce some Of the members to act
as reporters and editorial writer's: 1t
will be unique feature if we could
issue model paper during the ses-
sion Of the association, and I hope
that the suggestion will be acted
upon.
"In addition to these special fea-
lures I do not know that I am reveal
) ing secret when 1 say that 1 under
stand that the people Of Gaffney pur-
pose to serve to the members of the
association provisions which are
grown exclusively in Cherokee coun-
ty. Flour from wheat grown and
; ground in Cherokee, chicken, ham,
eggs and butter the products OF
Cherokee. Table linen from cotton
grown and manufactured in Chero-
kee and pure spring water from the
hills OF Cherokee, served in vessels
mined from the rich mines of Chero-
kee. In other words to show by
practical demonstration the wonder
full resources of this section of our
State. 1t is a fact that too many of
our p 'ple are ignorant Of the va
ried and many resources Of this part
Of our State, and this feature will i'm
press a lesson which We will all take
home with us.
"All Of the members who have not
transportation should advise me at
once by which route they desire to
go and 1 will take pleasure in secur-
ing the transportation for them. 7
hope also that each member will
prlng with him some member of his
family as 1 am exceedingly anxious
that this shall be one of the best
meetings that the association has
ever held.
I'm regard to the trip into western
North Carolina it seems to me to he
one Of the most delightful as well as
one of the most inexpensive trips
that the association has ever had.
The itinerary Of this trip was printed
in the News and Courier Of Monday
and will be mailed to each publisher
tomorrow. I hope that those who
intend to take this trip will advise me
as requested not later than the first