Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-06-16
GREAT PROGRAM FOR
GEORGIA EDITORS
Business and Pleasure at
AmeriCuS Meeting.
Addresses Expected AT
Dinner From Men of
Prominence.

Pres dent A. S. Hardy of the Geor-
gia Weekly Press Association, an
nounces the following program for
the twenty fourth annual session of
that body, which meets in Americus.
Georgia, Tuesday and Wednesday,
July 18th and 18th.
Tuesday, July 18th.
10 a. m-Meeting called to order at
Armory Hall.
Praye: Rev. Lansing Burrows, d. u
Welcome address to city: E. A.
Nesbt t., Esq.
Response: Hon. w. s. Coleman, Of
the Cedartown Standard
Announcements by President
Organization.
Reading minutes and roll caIl.
Appointments of committees and
collection ol dues.
The subscription price of the
weekly newspaper must be-increased.
How to do it"-Hon. W. T. Chris
topAer ed tor Montezuma Record.
How they run a newspaper in the
Fatharland. Hon. Max Oppenheim,
editor Georgia Deutsche Zeitung of
Atlanta,
200 P. NJ.
"Paragraphing in Georgia. Miss
Matte Torrey, Paragrapher of the
Elberton Star.
"Reminiscences of the early days
of the Georgia Weekly Press Associ-
alton Hon. John II. Hodges, editor
Home-Journal of Perry.
The Agricultural Awakening n
Georgia and the Newspapers Part In
It."-IIon. Thos. A Early, Georgia
State College of Agriculture, of Ath-
ems.
4:30 P. Nj.
Automobile Ride over Sixty Miles
of Sumter countys roads with stop
for peach feast at Elberta orchard.
$50 P. NJ.
Banquet at Armory Hall Among
those who will respond to toasts are:
Hon. Richard H. Edmonds, editor
Manufacturers Record of Baltimore;
Dr. Howard S. Taylor, Associate Ed
itor The Chicago Examiner; Hon.
John NJ. Parker Pres dent Southern
Commercial Congress, New Orleans,
La; Hon. Samuel c. Dunlap, Com
missioner Industries and Immigra-
ion and publisher of Georgia" Al
lanta; Managing Editor Sutlive, Sa-
vannah Press; and others.
Wednesday, July 18th.
10. a. m.-Address: "The Influence
of the Press" Rev. o. ]. Copeland, d.
D., Gainesville.
Should the Georgia weekly news
papers accept the American Press
Associations proposition to handle
foreign advertising?'- Tigar,
Jr, manager Atlanta office American
Press Association.
Report of Executive Comm ttee on
the proposition and discussion of
same, led by Hon. H. NJ. Stanley, edi-
tor Dublin Courier-Dispatch
Unfinished business.
New business.
Election of officers.
Adjournment
At 3:03 p. m. Wednesday, the press
party will leave Americus via the
Seaboard Air Line Railway for Rich
land, arriving Richland 3:55. Leave
Richland 4;05 p. M, via Georgia,
Florida & Alabama Railway, arriving
cambridge 7:4O p. m.
At Bainbridge Wednesday evening
a luncheon will be rendered the press
party at the Elks' Club, after whCh
members of the Association will go
aboard Steamer John w. Callahan for
trip to Apalachicola, Fla, where two
days and nights will be spent, return
ing Bainbridge Sunday, July 18th,
where party disbands. The farf in
cluding eating and sleeping, for the
round trip is S. for each adult, and
$3.50 for each child under ten years
of age.
The North Georgia editors and their
wives will leave Atlanta, Monday
July 11th., at 500 a. M, via Central
of Georgia Railway, for Americus in
a special car attached to regular
train leaving Atlanta above hour, ar
irving Macon 11:2O a. M, and depart
ing thereform 11:40 a. m, arriving
Americus, 2:07 p. m. Editors living
along line Central of Georgia Rail
way, south of Atlanta, will join the
press party at their respective sta
tions