The Ocala evening star., 1910-04-12

STATE fHESS
Lake City, April 1.-THE boys or
the Florida press gang are in evil
dence in this beautiful city Of 1000
people and promise TO have one of
the most interesting sessions in their
Tom Appleyard. the success
ful and Indispensable secretary (has
been for IS years was on hand with
Brother Dodd Of the Lake City Re-
porter and big delegations TO receive
us. Every convenience was provid-
ed for us Most of US are hanging
out at the Hotel Blanche, administer
ed by John w Ettel and the swell
hostelry of the place on Main street.
and where the business and social
life of the place congregates.
The meeting was called to order in
Lake City's 100000 handsome court
house at IL a. m, where Harry Brown
the associations handsome president,
presides He Is the presiding genius
of the St. Augustine Record and just
succeeded in throwing his 'keister"
on the near step of the outgoing Pull
man and landed in person not a sec
ond too soon TO be on hand. lie call
ed the meeting to order and intro
duced Mayor Hodges. one OF the
young, up to date citizens of this col
1ege town, who made a most excel
lent speech of welcome. He said there
would be no handing over Of the
keys Of the town, but the whole bak-
cry thrown in. He said Lake City
prided herself on her hospitality and
the cordial greetings she extended to
all commercial, social, educational
and other bodies, but when II came
fe1
their worth to the state and nothing
should be left undone to demonstrate
and show their appreciation of their
presence to which Editor Hethering
ton. Of the Lakeland News. made a
most happy and captivating response,
that not only won the applause but
the mental appreciation of all.
President Brown threw a few in a
few impromptu remarks that sparkled
with wit and sentiment
One communication from the Elks
extending the use Of their home
and one from Prof Folks, principal
OF the high school, inviting the as
sociation to inspect their school at
in the morning. Both invitations were
accepted, the latter to visit the school
in body, as Tom Appleyard said II
was the best high school in the state
because up to year ago they paic
their principal higher salary thar
any high school in the state. Colone
Appleyard hedged a trifle when the
association sat up and took note a
his remarks about the quality of the
high school, by saying there NIGH
be other towns with schools just a:
good but not to pass judgment unit
they had inspected the Lake City
school. 1t is evident Col. Appleyart
has been too busy with state print
ing to note the work of Ocala's Prof
Workman and the splendid educa
tional service he has done for Oca1a
Col. Appleyard said in the morn
ing he was ready to hand out the por
traits OF Adam drawn from memory
and the Lake City side of the gardel
Of Eden. also to John Caldwell, of tn
Jasper News. the youngest son-in
law Of mother Eve. 1t will be a yer,
exciting and emotional event.
Among the veterans of the PEI
present are national and state poe
laureate, w. f. Pabor and son, J. w
White. who publishes in Jacksonvill
the abIest Fraternal Record issue
from the press Of the United States
II you don't believe this bo1d-asser
tion, get a copy and be convinced, es
pecially If you are a fraternal an
secret order man.
Editor Mccormack of the Live Oal
Democrat is here and we hope to hav
one of the ablest editorial writer's o
the state, Col Dixon of the Live Ga
Democrat, with us in the mornins
Editor Trice OF the Tallahassee Flor
ida is here. who is demonstratin
how to run paper without adver
tisements. w. b. Crawford of tn
Pensacola News is expected tonigh
to talk on the newspaper man
profit. Editor Oslin and daughter c
the Melbourne Times and Rockledg 6
News are here. Two years ago NJ
Oslin published a spirited paper a
Altoona, Lake county.
Hugh Sparkman, the brilliant ed
tor Of the Perry Herald and agai
Taliaferro, is with us. Hugh si
years ago slung type on the Ocal
Star, but feeling his budding great
ness rose within him, went south an
started a paper at Zolfo, in DeSot
county. and later moved to Wauchu1:
but as Goolsby was running the Ad
vocate. Hugh saw that two paper
were too many for a place of the
size. sold out to Goolsby, invade
Perry, where he has grown up wit
the county and is doing splendidl
Hugh has newspaper genius and h
bright paper shows it.
Jno. n. Smith of the White Spring
messenger is here to boom the wonc
ers of those mineral waters, ths
have made the most marvellous cure
and says we pen pushers must see
and proposes taking us over to Sc
for ourselves.
This afternoon we will discus
why Editors of Florida Should 3.
long to the State Association "Tt
Editorial Page Of the Country Paper
and good roads and the newspape
Tonight Columbia College talent wi
entertain and delight US, with a fe
numbers thrown in by editors.
The association this morning too
cognizance of the death of Editor
j. Brumby of Ocala and elected h
sister, Miss Lille Brumby. who no
edits the Florida Fruit and True
Grower in her brothers stead.
Governor Gilchrist will be with l
tomorrow night and speak to us.
Strange to say the editor and h
wife went to hear Rev. Geo. L. HaI
scom preach Sunday night In stead
attending the theater in Jack sonvill
no stranger can use the JackSonvil
telephone without dropping = nick
in the slot ere being switched on
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Staley have RI