The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-12
PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETING
nesoto County Editors Spend a Day In
Punta Gorda--HoId Business Session

Puhta Gorda--Hoid Business Session
The recent meeting Of the DeSot
County Press Association in this city
the fourth held since the organization
was effected, proved to be an auspiciou
occasion 1t was as largely attended a!
has been any of the meetings thus IA
} held. and was marked by features tina
lent to 1t special significance. The mem
bers had been requested to bring theil
wives, and it is the first time that The
better halves of the editors have been in
cluded in the invitation. However, there
was only one who could induce his wife
to come with him; the others said cir
cumstances prevented their wives from
coming. 1t is regretted that there could
not be a larger attendance of the ladies'
Editor and Mrs. Geo. M. Goolsby of
the Wauchula Advocate. Editor S. A. Nc
Bride of the Arcadia News, Editor T. q.
Taylor of the Bowling Green Times,
Manager H. c. Brown of the Sebring
News and Editor g. w. Adams Of the
Zolfo Truth comprised the out -of- town
attendance. THE HERALD was repre-
sented by it's editor.
The visitors came in on Friday night
The early part of the next morning was
devoted to strolls about the city. Later
the business of the association was taken
up. Chief among the matters disposed
Of was the adoption of constitution and
bylaws which were made to conform
rs near as possible to the constitution
and bylaws Of the State Press Associa-
ton, with which org nization the DeSoto
County Association hopes soon to be-
come affiliated. Two members, Editor
Mcbride and Editor Goolsby were APP
pointed to represent the association at
the approaching annuI Il meeting of the
state body. and they were requested to
prepare papers to be read at that meet
ing setting forth the advantages OF hav-
ing these county press associations.
Other detailed matters Of minor import
ance were taken up and disposed of.
The visitors were entertained at Hotel
Punta Gorda. Manager Payne had
special luncheon prepared for them and
extended various courtesies that were
generally appreciated.
Courtesies were also extended by the
Board of Trade and by the Women's Civic
Improvement Association, committees
from each Of these organizations having
met the visitors and showed them about
the town and neighboring country
The Board of Trade committee consist
ed of f. M. Cooper, c. G. Davis. H. p.
Porter. j. M Weeks, Geo. S. Stone. N.
,. Hewitt and M. v. Williams.
The Civic Association committee was
composed Of Mesdames P. w. Meadow.
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son, j. H. Hancock and A. p. Jordan.
Under the direction of these commit
tees, automobile trips were made through
the truck farming district. to the citrus
groves on Pineapple river and to the
pineries in the Solana section, the visit
ors expressing themselves as delighted
with all they saw.
The heavily laden grapefruit trees at
he Hickman grove were pronounced a
most unusual and attractive sight. Mr..
Hickman presented the visitors with some
dne samples of his fruit.
The Punta Gorda pinery of which ].
M Weeks is manager, was among the
other interesting places visited. and Mr..
Weeks presented the editors with some
of the fruit for which Punta Gorda has
become justly famous.
A little time was spent on the wharves,
where the handling of fish for shipment
was viewed, and some fine Spanish mac
xerel were added to the supply of Punta
Gorda products which the visitors were
5.d5on to take home with them. These
lsA were supplied by Mgr. T. c. Grassland
Of the West Coast Fish Co., HI. r. Dreg-
gors of the Punta Gorda Fish Co., Clay
Chadwick of Chadwick Bros and J. M.
Arthur of Arthur & Lewis.
Messrs. Mcbride, Brown, Taylor and
Goolsby and Mrs. Goolsby left on the
Saturday afternoon train, but Secretary
Adams remained over until Sunday morn
ing getting data to use in his official re-
port of the meeting.
All were lavish in speaking of the treat
ment accorded them here, expressing ap-
probation of the courtesies shown them;
and it Is generally felt that the meeting
in Punta Gorda was an event profitable
70 both the town and those who were her
guests on this occasion.