The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-02
MEETING OF THE STATE PRESS.
President Aull Says Meeting at Gaff-
ney, June 20 to July Will Be
Largest in Years.

President Aull. Of the South Caro-
lima Press Association. in spratiin.
OF the annual meeting. which is to
be held ut Gailnry, June 29-.July =.
said that he WAS very much orutiicd
t" he able to announce that those
gentlemen who had been invited to
deliver ;LdrrSS"$ before the nSSucia-
tiun would be able to come. and that
tS" r"Slp"ncmcnt OF the mrctin" for
two weeks WAS agreeable To them.
President Aull said: "Mr. LawShc,
the third assistant postmaster general,
writes that the date will be entirely
satisfactory to him and it is rx-
prrtrd that he will remain with us
at Gallncy for two or three days.
probably until The close Of the meet
ing. and he may also 90 with uS on
the trip into Western North Caro-
lima.
'Mr. r. II. Edm"ndS. of the Manu-
facturcrS Record. states that the
date which is fixed for his address
will be entirely satisfactory to him
and that he will be present with us
ut that time.
81 have seen Il good many of the
newspaper folk in the past lew days
and they all express an intention to
meet with us at Gatfncy, and ! am
confidently expecting one Of the
largest meetings that the association
has held in many years. trust that
| will not be disappointed in this ex-
pcctation.
"ThoSe members who have been re-
requested to take part in the histori-
cal symposium, with one or two cN-
ccptionS, have written that they would
be with us and be prepared to give us
the benefit of their experiences.
"Col. II. B. Crews. Mr.. Hugh Will
son and Col. Jas. 7. Bacon have
either written me or told me in per-
son that they would be present.
"Col. r. \. Thompson. who is now
on the retired list, but who for many
years waS an active and practical
newspaper man, says he will meet with
us if his health permits. and if not
he will forward paper giving his
rccolcctions of newspaper work and
men fifty years ago. am sure that
Mr. y. &. OStccn. of Sumter, will al
SO be present. though have not heard
directly from him. have not heard
from Mr.. Holmes, of Barnwcll, nor
Governor McSweeney. Of Hampton.
though | have written both personal
appeals to meet with us and take
part i'll the symposium, and | feel
sure that if it is possible both of
them will also be present
"ln regard tc the trip which it is
proposed to take into Western North
Carolina | owuld like to renew the
statement which have already made,
with few changes. Col. Hardwick,
Of the Southern Railway, says he
will arrange To handle us on the date
named, July 3 to July &. and that he
will handle us in a special train,
leaving Gatfncy about $3.50 on the
morning Of July 3, and going via
Marion, reaching Asheville about |
o 'clock. We will spend the night at
Ashevlle at the Battery Park Hotel
and go from there to UcndcrsOnvillc,
where we will take dinner at the
Wheeler Hotel on July 4, and reach
Lake ToHawav about sundown. We
! will spend Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night at Lake ToXaway,
which is one of the most beautiful
spots anywhere io be found, and
leave there after breakfast on Mon
day. July 6, reaching Spartanburg
about - o clock.
81 have just rcrcivcd letter from
Mr.. }. l.. Alexander, manager Of the
Battery Park Hotel. in which he
states: Il have decided moi to make
any charge at all while they (cditors
Of South Carolna) are at the Bat
! terry Park Hotel. Will be glad to
have them as my guests. Please do
not forget TO give the the number.
| If this kind invitation is accepted it
will materially reduce the expense
/ account which gave some time ago.
1t will be seen. however. that it is
! important for me to know in advance
how many are to take the trip. The
hotels desire this information and
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