The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
PRESIDENT OF VA.
PRESS ASSOCIATION
CHARLES Il. COOKE 1IOSORF-D BY
FELLOW NEWSPAPER MEN.
ROANOKE ENTERTAINS EN-
RIG H NJ o n d, VA.-SDecial.-

ROANOKE ENTERTAINS 'EM.
r G II NJ o n D, VA--Special-
Charles Il. Cooke, president of The
| Richmond Evening Journal. awoke
| Thursday to find himself also the
president of the Virginia Press Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Cooke made a most felicitous
speech in accepting the office. Like
| Woodrow Wilson and Governor Mar
shall, in the matter of the presidency
ana vice presidency, he had preVi-
ously received hints that the prize
would be his, but in his speech he
confessed that in his hours of eager
| expectancy there had come doubts
which racked his nerves.
Shorn of all these doubts. he re-
joiced and was exceeding glad, for
Mr.. Cooke loves his fellow newspaper.
men and deeply appreciates the esteem
in which they hold him. In his speech
he promised to lend his best efforts
to the association and to increase it's
membership by all the means in his
power.
George o. Green Wee President.
The vice presidency of the associa-
ton went 10 George .. Green, of Cliff
ton Forge. by a unanimous vote, and
by @ooiamation j. l.. Hart was made
secretary for the eighteenth time.
Colonel +. @. Moseley. of the DAN
vile Methodist, was reelected to the
office of treasurer, and Miss Bertha
Gray Robinson, of course, succeeded
herself as historian.
After a vain effort had been made
by George q. Green and Rorer a.
James, of the Danville Register. to
have nominative committee select
officers, the session became what re-
Ihgious enthusiasts call a love feast.
ana there was no opposition to any of
the nominations made from the floor.
The association honored the retiring
, president Of ha
Lynchburg News, by naming him as
a member OF the national executive
committee, and selected as delegate
to the annual meeting of the National
Editorial Association /. l.. Lookabill
of Roanoke; Il. y. James, of the Dan
Vile Register; G. Is. Camper, of the
Marion News; w. g. Lauck, of the
Luray News-COurier, and Z. II. Whit
ten, of the Sandy Valley News.
| President Cooke announced the fol
lowing executive committee: a. p
Rowe, of the Fredericksburg Free
Lance; c. u. Dewitt, of the Salem
Times-Register; r. Z. Byrd, of the
Winchester Star; Allen Potts, of the
Times-DiSpatch, and w. L. Walton. of
the Hanover Herald.
Following a short address by Alfred
Is. Williams, of the Roanoke Times
resolutions were passed thanking Colo
! mel Phil +. Brown, of Blue Ridge
springs, and the Norfolk and Western,
]
! Railway Companies, and Retiring
/ President w. +. Addison ana the prin-
tiers and publishers of Roanoke for
their invitation to visit that city. The
convention then adjourned in order
10 take special train to Roanoke
Gala Time In Roanoke
RMS trip to the Magic City of the
southwest was a red letter event in the
ives OF the editors and their ladies'
Coming in on the press special from
Blue Ridge Springs. in charge OF a
J dIams and L. =. Lockabin and w. f.
Ihomas were the heads, the newspaper
editors were met at the station by a
w. r.. THOMAS, A. II; Dooley, l.. f.
" F. Nie6 S g l" Rd%in &ich m GiS W
l. Shafer. George S. Jack, j. NJ Miles
NJ. d. Bowers, Powell Chapman, c. b
Cowardin and w. II. Hasincup.
The women of the party were look
ed after by a committee composed OF
Shaffer, Mrs. George 5. Jack, Mrs. W
+; Thomas, Mrs A. H Dooley. Mrs
Charles b. .Cowardin, Mrs. John d
Thomas and Mrs. John NJ. Miles.
After a short rest at the Roanoke
Hotel visit was made to the magni-
ficent plant Of the Stone Printing Com.
pany, and then in twenty-five motor
cars a drive through the city anC
beautiful suburbs was enjoyed.
ADDRESS TO BE PRINTED.
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, VA.-Spe-
Cldl. WIN Il nunuTGu OF more persons
in attendance and the best of feeling
prevailing. the Virginia Press Asso-
citation July 10th held it's twenty
fourth annual convention at Blue
Ridge Springs.
The body was called to order at 4
o'clock after which r. G.. Moseley
of the Danville Methodist, opened the
session with a prayer. Then came an
address of welcome by NJ. r. Harri-
son, of the Bedford Democrat, who
almost burst into poetry when ne de-
scribed the physical beauties of the
section in which the editors are So
journing.
Major Allen Potts, of the Times
| Dispatch, in responding, hurled back
rhetoric and oratory that were equally
as enhancing as the line offered by
| Mr. Harrison.
Then came the forceful, pithy and
well-cOnsidered annual address of
| President Walter T.. Addison, of the
| Lynchburg News.
! Mr. Addison took as his text the
| appeal made three years ago by John
Stewart Bryan to the Virginia editors
| calling on them to join hands and
work with united effort for the indus
trial and agricultural welfare of the
State.
With just enough statistics to drive
home his argument, the speaker told
in glowing words of the marvellous
development of the South's great
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