The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-02
THE PRESS CONVENTION.
Program of Meeting TO be Held al
WrightsviIIe, June 8, 9, 10, 1910
Wednesday Morning, June $500
O'Clock.

North Carolina HreSS ASSOCIATION at
Wrightsville Beach, June 8, 8 and 10.
A special coach will be operated
through from Charlotte to Whining
ton for use of the editors on Tuesday,
June 18th. Those going via Seaboard
Air Line as far south as Hamlet will
make connection with train for Will
mington carrying this special coach.
On arrival at Wilmington each edi-
tor and member of family accom-
panying him will be provided with a
badge, which will be good for free
transportation on the car line be-
tween Wilmington and Wrightsville
Beach during the week.
On Thursday night a banquet will
be given the editors by the Whining
ton people at the Hotel barrymore.
The editors have been extended
the courtesy of witnessing one OF the
Eastern Carolina ball games between
the Wilson and Wilmington teams
on Friday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
An excursion down the river will be
given by Capt. Harper on Friday
morning, returning to Wilmington in
time for the ball game which will be
at the park midway between Will
mington and Wrightsville Beach. We
will be taken on special car to the
park to see the game. This car will
wait at the grounds and carry the
party back to the barrymore Hotel.
On Friday night a dance will be
given in our honor at Lumina Park
by the Tidewater Power Company.
This will be a big affair, and formal
invitations to it have been sent out.
Both the local newspaper men and
the people of Wilmington are deter
mined that so far as entertainment
is concerned, this shall be the great
est meeting we have ever held.
Following is the program of exer-
cises:
Convention called to order by the
president, Rev. J. O. Atkinson, D. D.
Prayer by Rev. Hight C. Moore, OF
the Biblical Recorder.
Address of welcome on behalf OF
the city OF Wilmington, Mayor Wal
Wallace G. MacRae.
Address of welcome on behalf OF
Wrig htsville Beach, by Mayor Thos.
Fl. Wright.
| Address of welcome on behalf oil
the press of Wilmington by Mr.. Jas.
II. CoWan, of the Dispatch.
Response to addresses of welcome
by Maj. Fl. A. London, Of the Pitts.
boro Record.
Presidents Annual Address-"Tht
Faith OF a Journalist"
Essay-"Harmony in the Sane
tum"-Col. Wade II. Harris, OF the
Charlotte Evening Chronicle.
Essay-"The Business Side of the
Newspaper'-O. F. Crowson, Of thu
Burlington News.
Essay-"Our Problems Viewed
Through Blue Glasses"-R. W. Vim
cent, of the Charlotte Observer.
Address-"The Appeal of Public
Health to the Press"-Dr. W. S. Ran
kin, Secretary of the State Board o
Health.
Appointment of committees, mis-
cellaneous business, adjournment.
Wednesday Afternoon-2:3o O'Clock
Association called to order.
Reading of Historians Paper
Archibald Johnson, of Charity AM
Children.
Essay-"How May the Press Hell
in the Good Roads Movement il
North Carolina, and Why?"-H. B
Warner of the Lexington Dispatch.
ga Square Deal Between the FEEDER
al Government and the Printer
Open discussion led by J. J. Farriss
OF the High Point Enterprise.
Wednesday Evenlng-S:I5 o'clock.
Annual Oration-Hon. VIC. Ham
mer, of the Asheboro Courier.
Address-"The Press and tn
Courts"-Judge R. W. Winston, Ra
eigh, N. c.
Thursday Morning, June o-o:3
o'clock.
Prayer by visiting minister.
Essay-"The Newspaper and tn
Uplift of Country LITER. M
Phillips, of the Greensboro News.
Essay-"Journalism and Religion
Rev. Hight C. Moore, of the Biblica
Recorder.
Essay-"Personality in Journal
ism"-Josephus Daniels, of the New
and Observer.
Address-"Waterways and Trans
portation"-Hon. JGo. Fl. Small
NC.
Essay-"Land Titles and LAM
Ownership"-C. III. Poe, Of the Pro
gressive Farmer.
Miscellaneous business. Adjourn.
Thursday Afternoon-z:3o O'Clock.
Essay-"The Best Arrangement c
Newspaper Otfices''-John D. Cole
of Wilson Daily Times.
Essay-:::....,.....,...........J. P. Cool
of the Uplift.
Address-Dr S. A. Knapp, d.
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. c.
Election of officers. Adjournment
Thursday Evening -S:I5 O'Clock.
Reading OF Annual Poem-D.
St. Clair, of the Sanford Express.
Address-"The Mutual Relation
ship of Editor and Educator'-Pre
ident Henry Louis Smith, of Davit
; son College.
Friday 1orning-o:3o O'Clock.
Unfinished and miscellaneous bus
ness.
The editorial party will GO t
Southport by steamer, returning t
Wrightsville Friday afternoon.
Friday evening will be given to 81
cial enjoyment at the seaside as loc'
committee may arrange.
Motions, resolutions, adjournmen
Fatigue Produced By Whiskey
S.ma &c Work