Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-05-27

on "The Newspaper; Is 1t a Business
Proposition" The paper was strong
and edifying. The literary session was
an enjoyable affair. Mrs. l.. T. Car
Isle, of the West Point Leader. read "a
paper on THE Moral and Material In
fuence Of the Press" and took Occa-
sion to ridicule the prevailing habit
Of the big hat and wicked hat pin, so
common amongst the fair seX. Her
remarks were roundly applauded.
Mrs. A. F. Herman, of the Pontotnc
Sentinel, followed in a well-delivered
address.
The association endorsed New Or
leans as the logical place for the Pan
anna Exposition and requested sena-
tors and representatives to use their
influence to that end.
The closing session was held on
Thursday, the 18th, at which time Off
GERS were elected and Brookhaven
chosen as the next place of meeting.
"Co-operation for Mutual Benefit"
was the subject of an able paper by
]. G.. eastman, of the V~icksburg Post.
J. L. Gillespie and Col. R. H. Henry
spoke of their trips tt the National
Editorial Association meeting.
Mr.. Henry, of the neurology commit
tee, paid tribute to the late Frank l..
Bellinger, of the Jackson News, who
d.ed in Texas during the past year A
resolution asking senators and repre-
~sentatives to support the Owen public
health bill was adopted.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year.:
E. A. Fitzgerald, Of the V~icksburg
Herald, president; A. C. Anderson, Of
the Ripley Sentinel, first vice presi-
dent; A. F. Herman, of the Pom otoc
Sentinel, second vice president; J. G..
Mcclure, of the Yazoo City Herald,
secretary; P. X. Mayors, Of the Pas
cagoula Democrat Star, treasurer; }.
L. Gillespie, of the Greenwood Com
monwealth, national committeeman;
l.. T. CarsisIe, of the West Point Lead
er, chaplain; S. J. Owen, of the New
Albany Gazette, annual orator; essay
lists, Miss Kate Power, Jackson News;
Miss Katherine Fitzgerald, Vicksburg
Herald. L. Pink Smith, Greenville DEM
ocrat; poet, Miss Kate Dickson, New
Albany Times. Delegates to the Ma
tionaI Editorial Association: j. G..
eastman, Vicksburg Post; Macy Din
kins, Jackson Issue; F. l.. Kincannon,
Tupelo Journal; Joe A. Richardson,
Ind:anola Tocsin; Mrs. NJ. l.. Turn
age, Beloni News-Enterprise; B. T..
Hobbs, Brookhaven Leader; Miss Mar
garet Richardson, Vicksburg.
A trip to Blue Mountain was one Of
the features Of the meeting. A pretty
Chautauqua salute was given by five
hundred young ladies as the press peo-
pie filed in to the study hall, where the
Messrs. Lowry delivered addresses of
welcome. After a stroll over the pretty
party returned to New Albany.
At 1920 am. on the morning Of the
18th a special coach containing abou-
seventy-five editors, their wifes and
sweethearts, pulled out for Memphis,
reaching that city at 1920. Upon ar
rival they were met by a committee
Of the Business Mems Club and es-
corted by special street cars to the
Commercial Appeal and Scimitar off
ces and shown something of the mys-
terieS of a big daily newspaper office.
At 500 pm. the entire party were
shown about the city in autos, visiting
the State FAIR Grounds, pretty resi-
| dence streets, parks, ETC., after which
the members Of the association re-
turned to their respective homes, loud
in praises of the splendid c~ourtesies
shown them both at New Albany and
Memphis.