The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-15
EDITORS SPEND
DAY AT YORKTOWN
HoldImportant Business
ession and Elect
New Officers.
JUDGE CAMPBELL
MADE PRESIDENT
Several Addresses on Matters Of
Interest to Newspaper Men.
Report Of Committee on
Nomination - Party Re-
turns to Ocean View
for the Night,

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Ocean View. Va, July H.-"On the
historic and sacred soil OF Yorktown y
as President Campbell said in his
speech OF thanks to-day, OF the vir-
ginia Press Association. the final busl-
ness session was held this afternoon.
On the beach. which lies below the
mona ment erected by the United states
government in memory of Lord Corn
wallis's surrender, and which marks
Americas independence, the members
Of the press grew eloquent on many
themes; waxed patriotic, and finally
got strongly down to work and dis.
cussed business matters OF vast i'm
portance to, the newspaper profession.
Among those who made addresses were
Mcdonald Lee. of Irvington; Edmund
Pendleton, OF Richmond; Walter K.
Addison, of Lynchbu1a Charles Il.
Cook, of Richmond: II. r. Mills. of
Buena Vista; J. E. Cooke, of Waynes-
boro; William Bissell, of Staunton;
Bolts Lewis, of Bristol. and A. H.
Clement, OF Apponattos.
AS predicted in The Times Dispatch,
Judge Campbell, OF Amherst, was
unanimously elected president, and
w. E. Addison. of the Lynchburg News,
was the choice OF all for v!ce-presi
Dental honors.
Short Stop Mt Old Point.
Through the courtesy of Cop1mo-
dore Mcdonald Lee, the members of
the Press Association made the trip
from Norfolk to Yorktown in steam
ship Commodore Maury The bay was
overcast, but the intermittent showers
failed to dampen either the spirits or
the apparel of the guests.
l.
was made. and many of the men and
while theS postcard men reaped a
harvest. Practically every section of
Virginia will be deluged to-morrw
with colored views of Fort Monroe
As the Maury steansd into the
mouth of York River s Wilkins Mat
thews. secretary OF the Commission
of Fisheries. pointed out Pungoteague
Creek. and told the following strange
and romantic story:
His brother. John Matthews, was re-
turning from Baltimore in sailing
vessel. on which were fifteen persons.
Caught in the floating ice and evil
IDENTIFY knowing that he could not hope
to escape. Matthews made his will.
placed it in bottle, and threw the
bottle overheard. All hands were
drowned. and some weeks afterwards
the bottle was washed ashore. deliv-
cred to the Judge of the court and the
Will probated. 1t was found that
Matthews had willed all his property
to famous Accomac belle. to whom he
was engaged to be married."
II the good ship Maury had un-
happily foundered and had there been
on board newspaper man or woman
with any wealth to will, there would
have been quite a little difficulty in
finding a bottle in which to place the
will. for the members of the press are,
for this meeting at least, all on the
water vehicles.
First and Only Tragedy.
The only tragedy that has yet vis-
tied the scribes came this morning.
when John Spencer. of the Newport
News Times-Herald lost his hat, the
head piece being waited away by
the cold breezes of Chesapeake Bay.
Luncheon was served just before
Yorktown was reached. and the way
watermelon disappeared spoke we'll
for the inward capacity OF the editors.
The business meeting was called to
order by President Campbell.
with ]. l. Hart as secretary. Brother
Moseley. of Danville, delivered a
prayer and then the members got
down to business
BY the way. Brother" Moseley COM