The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-07
STATE EDITORS
WILL own PALATKA
During the Three Days Press
Association Meeting here
June 2O-22.
Big Attendance Promised and Joyful
Entertainment Provided.

The annual meeting of the Florida
PReSs Association will convene in Palat
ka on Thursday, June 10th and continue
the following two days.
This gathering will embrace the edi.
tors from all parts of the State from
Jacksonville to Pensacola and from
Fernandina TO Key West Many of
them will visit Palatka for the first time
and all will get to know us as they never
knew us before, because they will lnger
with us as our guests. We want Them
TO carry away pleasing impressions of
the Gem City, and we won't have TO go
out of our way TO accomplish the trick.
The local newspaper men have taken
in charge and have perfected all arrange
ments 10 give these visiting editors a
good time, and they are sure that, bar
ring accident, they have provided a
winning program.
The first session of the Association
will be held in the parlors of the Put
nam House (which have been generous
ly rendered by Mr.. LedbettcD on Thurs
day evening, June 10th. The program
for this session will include an address
of welcome by Mayor Warren, a re-
sponse by Hon. Frank Harris editor of
the Ocala Banner and the peStor of the
Florida press; the annual address of
President Mccormick of the Live Oak
Democrat; vocal solos by McSdameS
Dana Walden and Warner Hamm and
Miss Devereux; piano and violin solos
by Mrs. ]. E. Lucas and Mr.. Warner
Hamm respectively, and music by the
Tilghman orchestra.
On Friday morning the visiting editors
and their ladies will be given an eXcur-
sion on the Beach & Miller line Steamer
Crescent to Crescent City. AT the
orange grove town the Woman's Club
known as the V. |. Al will entertain
the visiting editors al luncheon at the
clubs pretty club house, after which the
guests will be given short automobile
run TO view some of the more extensive
groves. Business sessions of the ASSoCi-
alton will be held on the boat, both go
ing and coming. The excursion party
will reach Palatka on the return trip
about five o'clock.
Friday night grand complimentary
banquet will be given the visiting editors
at the Putnam House, and this will be
one OF the most elaborate events OF the
kind ever given in that great hotel.
There will be some bottled up wit uLk
corked for the occasion by some OF the
brightest newspaper men of Florida.
On Saturday morning the editors will
be given an automobile run out on the
Penile road, thence back over the bridge
TO San Mateo, and then to the East
Palatka, Orange Mills and Hastings po-
tato sections.
In addition to the visiting editors theEe
will be present many gentlemen promi-
nent in allied interests, such as adver
tiSing, and representatives OF the I. II
A. Among the former are TO be such
men as Mr.. ST. Elmo MaSSengale OF At
lanta, Mr.. Glenn of the Glenn Reagan
advertising agency, Tampa, and MIR. II.
c. Clark, an advertising expert Of Jack
sonvile. Mr. Harry l.. Brown, editor
of the St. Augustine Record, who recen-
ly attended the sessions OF the Southern
Printers Cost Congress in Chattanooga,
has made arrangements TO have some OF
the most experienced men in the trade
attend the meeting and explain the
"coSt" system, which is great help TO
the craft. Among those who will be
present for this purpose are MIR. Frank
W. Heath, Secretary U. T. A., Phila-
delphia; Mr.. T. r. Purse OF Savannah;
Mr.. w. o. Foot of Atlanta; Mr.. Hutto,
another prominent member OF the |. 1.
A., and Mr.. William Pfaff, also lead
ing U. T. A. man
Low rates have been obtained on all
the railroads in the state. This rate is
about one-fare plus Is cents for the
round trip, except on one line, which is
little higher. From indications so far
received it is likely that the coming
Palatka meeting will be one of the best
attended ever held by the Association.