The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-01
EDITORS WILL BE
GUESTS OF MURPHY
Virginia Press Association In
vited to Attend Opening of
Hotel Next Month.
BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
President Cooke Wants Every
Member Here to Compete for
Best Essay Prizes.

All members of the Virginia Press
Association will be invited to-day by
Colonel John Murphy to be his guests
for two days next month at the opening
of Murphy's new hotel. Two tickets
will be mailed to each association mem
Der, and it is expected that n ma
jority of them will accept the invita-
ton. The meeting will be supplement
airy to tho annual convention which
was held six weeks ago.
Colonel Murphy will promise his
guests royal welcome. and is pre-
pairing a great entertainment for them.
There will be business sessions OF the
association. but there will be plenty
of time for amusements. Tours of the
city and it's historic points and many
other amuscments have been planned.
while the meeting will end with n big
banquet on the second night.
Governor Mann, Henry c. Stuart
Mayor Ainslie, President Darlington. of
the Chamber of Commerce, and many
other prominent citizens will unite
with Colonel Murphy in welcoming the
editors to Richmond. representative
from each of the local newspapers will
assist in the reception and entertain
mcnt of the visitors
Prizes for Essays.
One OF the features of the meeting
will be the awarding OF three prizes
for the three best articles written by
members of the association on "How
to Build Up the Commonwealth These
articles must be limited to 900 words,
and can cover as wide a range as the
author may see 1T, and in any form
of advancement, whether good roads,
progressive farming, revision OF laws,
new form of government, reform in
Cnh u
timber, mineral or shipping interests,
or any other kindred subject.
The articles must be sent to Charles
r. Cooke, president of the association
five days before the meeting. They
will be judged by n committee com
Chamber OF Commerce, and others to
be selected. The prizes will be award
cd at the closing banquet on the sec
ond night.
The meeting will be held on October
and B. It was planned to hold it the
latter part of September. but the hotel
management feared that tho new
building would not be ready in time
| The first session viii be on Thursday
! in order that the editors of the weekly
! papers can make arrangements to get
| here
Wants BiE Attendance.
President Cooke is anxious to max @
J personal letters to each of the asso-
! citation members urging them to come
| on to Richmond. 4 large number of
them have been in favor of holding
annual meetings in this city. but they
have never succeeded in doing so The
Offering of prizes for the best written
papers will add stimulus to the scs-
sions that could not be worked up
| otherwise.
Rapid progress is being made on the
interior work of the new building
which, when completed, will be one Of
! the most up-to-datc hotels in the
South. Several weeks more will clapse
before IL is ready for occupancy. II is
| expected, however, that it Will be ready
IN time for the visiting editors to oc-
! cupy quarters in it,
| The fame of Colonel Murphy as an
entertainer is expected to bring MANY
who would otherwise linEer at home
TWO tickets will be sent TO each mon,
Der III order that he can bring his wife
10 richmond with him. There are
ABOUT $50 members Of the association
me association was organized twenty
Jour years ago, and is composed or
practically all newspaper owners in the
state Charles b. Cooke, OF Richmond
| is it's president