The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-29
Especial to The Daily Herald }

Ienior. June 27.-The annual-uleet
inq of the North Carolina Press Asso-
ciation Convened here last night, with
president M. L. Shipman in the chair.
II has every promise of being the
most profitable, as it is undoubtedly
the most largely attended session in
the associations history.
MANY delegates were already at
Hickory yesterday afternoon when the
cncial car from the eastern part OF
the state rolled into the depot. A
vorv refreshing and unexpected treat
was the delicious ice cream and cake
served in the Hotel HURRY by the
Hickory Board of Trade. Shortly at
tor six o'clock a special train loaded
with delegates to the convention left:
hickory for Lenoir, where they were
met nv a reception committee and all
the hacks in the community. The
oditors were assigned to their dlner-
ont quarters. and at nine o'clock the
6rs+ session was called to order in the
aosomhly room of the college huildingl'
A large and distinguished audience
f1lnd the hall when President Ship
man brought the gavel down on the
presiding officers desk. After prayer
tha mayor of Lenoir welcomed the ed
itors to the city and presented Lnem
with a hugh golden key-the key, ne
eaid which would unlock every door
IN town Lieutenant Governor New
land whose home town this is, saldS
in the words of the Governor OF Soutn
Carolina when he welcomed the Pal
mntto State editors, F'Boys, dern me
if amt glad to see you" The gov
nrnor,s sneech was heartily applaud
ed Mr., Josephus Daniels, editor OF
tho Raleigh News and Observer, made
o ine sneech--full of local color and
Oanlbanpy references. The hall escho-e
cd and re-echoed with applause when
Mr.. Daniel closed his mastery hCtle
talk.
Tnesday morning the delegates and
visitors were taken to some or the
surrounding points of scenic interest
A the guests of the town.
ALSO the convention was called 10
order, heard COMMITTEES reports ana
listened attentizeIy to the annual aa-
dress of President NJ L. Shipman.
Mr.. Shfpman said
Brethren: is a sad day for
me-one of the saddest in my life.
I may look cheerful. but it hurts. VI
course. with all other newspaper men,
I have been sad before, but seldom
sadder than right now. ] know how
il feels to have just and ancient sub
scription account violently G,5ruted
7 know how it feels to be- tn; eaten
ed with libel suits and with personal
iniury. / even know how 1t feels TO
correct statements made In my
naners by new and enthusiastic jour
nalists in search of reputation. But
these were all joyous events COM
pared with this occasion. For
realize now that / am about to step
d9v : from the exalted position hold
As D. esident of the North Carolina
Press Association and again become
a mere public official and "a good
Baptist
And SO, in this my last address as
president hardly know what to say
to YOU or how to say it. You hope
it won't take me long, for most OF
you have something more important
to saw yourselves. But you must
wait. / have the floor and intend
keeping it long enough to congratu-
late YOU heartily upon your rare gooo
Judgment in selecting. Leno1r as the
place for me to deliver my annuaI
address and for you to enjoy It.
know you will enjoy it, all, except
possibly Bob Vincent, who eVldently
has something or other to say tnat
he thinks is of greater interest.
There are other events on the pro-
gram YOU may possibly enjoy almost
as much as you will my ADDRESS.
For the committee of arrangements
is a most capable committee OF ar
rangements. It has arranged TOT
everything SO perfectly that am
quite lost in admiration. You may
think 1 am lost in many words, put
l am not know what L want 10
say now, even though you may oelieVe
differently. And I repeat that Wnen
you decided to come to Lenolr, YOU
for newspaper men, manifested real
intelligence. And when the c1t1zens
of Lenoir selected that capable com
mittee of arrangements they picked
men with a natural ingrowing talent
for arranging. \
l only wish that committee would
step over to my Office in Henderson
vile and arrange with about 300 de-
linquent subscribers. know they
could arrange satisfactorily with
them But being born democrat,
with modest and shrinking d1spo-
sition, 1 hesitate to, ask them. In
stead, I suppose will have to ar
range with the bank, myself.
But North Carolina newspaper pub
fishers are fast learning how to ar
range their own affairs satisfactory
ly themselves. Since our last annual
gathering many more have Joined the
ranks of those who demand payment
in advance for subscriptions, and 1t
is encouraging to note the steadily
increasing circulation and marked
Improvement in the moral tone OF the
State press. This Improvement is i
due to the high character of the men
pushing the editorial pencil; self !
sacrificing men, thoroughly familiar
with hard work, whose ideals reach
higher towards heaven than yonderi
mountain peaks, who measure up to
the trust iunnocnd anon than and who