Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-07-13
MORE EDITORS THAN
EVER GATHERED BEFORE
AmeriCuS Meeting EStab-
fishes New Record.
The Program Yesterday
Kept the Associa-
ton Busy.

The Gath annual convention of the
Georgia State Press Association will
easily rank with the best that has
ever been held in the history of the
organization. The interest in the
proceedings has been keen from the
beginning and both the morning and
afternoon sessions We're attended by
Fargo number OF EDITORS. Not, only
are the weekly newspapers of the
state well represented, but it is prob
able that at no other convention OF
this character have the daily news
papers of Georgia been so well rem
resented.
The visitors are loud in their praise
of Americus because of the hospitalf-
ty shown them and also because OF
its beauties as a city. After the au-
tomobile ride to the Ware Peach o.
chard yesterday many of the visitors
We're driven over the city in auto
mobiles and they were much pleased
with the handsome and beautiful
streets
rhe public meeting was held a.
the armory hall and was attended
not Only by the members Of the Week
ly Press Association but by large
number Of Americus people as we'll
Many ladies attended he opeainF ex-
efcises, when were very mu:A Ell,
joyed
Promptly at ten o'clock the meet
ms was called to order by Editor A.
S. Hardy, of the Gainesville News.
the president, who presented Rev
Lansing Burrows, pastor of the First
Baptist church, who offered the invo-
cation to the Deity, after which e. A.
Nisbett, Esq, delivered the address
of welcome. This address was one
which interested all present.
Mr., Nisbett spoke of the great in
huence the newspapers of the couu-
try exert. He declared that the ex-
tension of the rural free delivery
routes by the postal department had
placed the great daily newspapers 81
the country at the doors of the farm
ers and in the homes of the smaller
towns in a very short time after they
were printed
He commended the enterprise of the
daily papers in taking advantage Of
these modern .conyeniences, but stated
that the real reflection of public opin-
ion was the weekly newspaper Of the
state. He referred in complimentary
terms to some of the best known
newspaper men of this and other
states who had begun their career III
the office of weekly newspaper His
closing reference to the pleasure the
people Of Americus felt in having
sucD men as composed this organ
;zation as their guests brought pro-
nounced applause.
To NJ. w. S. Coleman, of the Ce-
dartJwn Standard, was assigned the
task of responding to the address Of
wsicome. Mr. Coleman, one Of the
Oest known and most successful news
paper man of the state, and who was
for nearly twenty years president Of
the association, responded very hap
BY His words in the most part were
in a lighter vein, but he toQk occa-
sion to pay tributes to many men in
this vicinity who have been identified
with the growth and upbuilding Of he
s ne. Ills reference to the late
Cherries F. Crisp brought marked ap-
plause from his audience. He also
referred to Mrs. Marie Myrick in a
most complimentary way, and his ref
erence to this lady, so well known to
many residents of Americus and who
was for so long a member of the
Weekly Press Association, was most
cordially received.
The first business Of the conven-
ton was to adopt a resolution eX-
pressing regret and sorrow at the
death of Editor Douglas Glessner, of
the Griffin News and Sun, who was
found dead in his room at Griffin on
Monday morning. This resolution was
adopted by a rising vote and copy
of it was ordered sent by wire to Col.
Glessners brother.
Another resolution which passed
without opposition was introduced by
Trox Bankston, of the West Point
News. 1t called for the passage of
the compulsory education bill by the
Georgia legislature. A copy of this
resolution was ordered sent to the
speaker of the house by wire. 1t is
hoped to have this bill reconsidered
in the legislature, and if this is done
it is believed it will become a law.
Mr.. Bankston also introduced the
bill which appropriates $4,000 for the
purpose of teaching the women Of
Georgia domestic science, but upon the
motion of ex-President Coleman this
resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Legislation.
Editor w. T. Christopher, of the
Montezuma Record, precipitated a
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