The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-16
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
(By Vista Woody

On the morning Of July 9th, Tues
day, the party Of Newberrians who
had been planning for the meeting of
the South Carolina Press Association,
in spite Of the downpour Of rain,
with light hearts and happy anticipa-
tions, boarded the early morning train
for the mountain city Of the State,
the Pearl Of the Piedmont, the fair
city Of Greenville. and after a most
pleasant trip reached that city on
schedule time. Very few Of the oth-
er members Of the Press were on that
train, but occasionally one would step
aboard as the train reached different
towns along the way, and whenever
this took place there was a hearty
handshake. and a cordial greeting
such as only fellow pressmen know
how to give.
Mr.. E. H. Aull, the president of the
Association, was at the head Of every
department Of the organization from
welcoming the people who got on the
train to taking care of every circum-
stance that arose no matter how in
tricate or how insignificant the details
CONNECTED with same.
On arriving at Greenville the party
was met by the local committee on
entertainment headed by the gracious
editor Of the Greenville Piedmont, Mr..
J. Rutledge McGhee. The new bus
Of the beautiful new Ottaray hotel
was standing in readiness to receive
the Press party and they christened
its term Of service, as this was the
first time it was in use. On arriving
at the hotel, the Newberry party
found several Of the editors already
there, they having taken time by the
forelock and come over night in ad-
vance.
Rooms were then assigned the men,
bers who had arrived on the one
0 o'clock train and the hotel authorities
settled down to receiving and enter
tanning the Association in earnest.
Too much cannot be said about the
beautiful arrangement Of all depart
mentS Of the Ottaray. The rotunda
Of the hotel is circular in shape and
is furnished with large Morris chairs
and very handsome furniture and fix
lures. What impresses one most fav-
orably is the smoothness with which
business is dispatched. Only once
was there any confusion and that was
when the evening train came in and
the crowd was found to exceed even
the sanguine expectations of the pres
ident Of the Association and also of
Miss NJ. Quinn, the young, beautiful,
and accomplished proprietress of the
elegant new hotel.
On being shown to their respective
rooms an exclamation of delight al |
most involuntarily escaped the lips of
those who were to be the occupants
Of these rooms. Everything was in
such beautiful order. The furniture
throughout the hotel, in lobby, dining
room, parlors, and bedrooms is of the
mission style, and is exceedingly |
handsome. Most Of the rooms are in
suites with baths attached and a pri-
vate telephone III each room, from !
which connection can be made with
any room or part Of the house, with |
or business houses in the
city, and with long distance connec-
ton. In every way the Ottaray is
modern, up-to-date hotel, and is a !
credit to the enterprising spirit Of |
Although the hotel had only been
open a little over month there were
very few bitches in the operation Of
same. It is very evident that Miss
Quinn knows how to secure proficient