Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-07-07
gdgetleld adprrtiser.
Forty-First Annual Meeting Of
the South Carolina Press
Association.

Like those or 0tner. VOcatlOnS anu
professions, the makers of newspa-
pers realize the advantages that
come from organization and the
profit that is derived from meeting
in annual conventions. Were there
nothing derived from these meetings
from practical or business stand
point, the social feature alone would
make them worth while. After
reading the daily and weekly pa
pers that come to ones desk during
the year, it is with pleasant antici-
pations that one looks forward to
the meeting of the editors of these
papers. However, these meetings
are not without practical benefit.
The original papers that are read
and the discussion which follows
these papers are always helpful in
every Departmental the editor,
the business manager and also to
those who are in charge Of the me-
chanical department. For the first
time in the history Of the organiza-
tion, the newspaper publishers and
the master printers held a joint
meeting, which proved so satisfac-
tory that the two conventions will
be held jointly again next year.
The forty,frst session of the
South Carolina Press association
which was held at Chick Springs
last week was the most pleasant and
most profitable meeting that has
been held in number of years. A
miscellaneous program was careful
ly arranged and all of those who
were asked to take part were pres
ent and took an active interest.
There were several interesting ad-
dresses by prominent men. The first
was by Rev. Dean Grain, a young
Baptist minister who has been en-
ployed by the Baptists of South
Carolina to superintend the Baptist
schools in the mountains of Spartan
burg, Greenville. Oconee and Pick
ems counties. He was born and rear
ed in what is called the Dark Cor
ner" of Greenville county. There
were three other prominent gentle
men who spoke in the following or.
der: Governor Manning, Hon. j. L.
McLaurin and Gen M. L. Bonham.
Gov. Manning reviewed his ad-
ministration up to this time, speak
ing at length Of his efforts to en-
force the law; particularly in Char
lesion, and of his management of
the affairs of tn" Hospital for the
Insane. Mr.. McLaurin spoke at
length of the State warehouse sys.
tenn, and Gen. Bonham's subject
was Newspaper Men Whom /
Have Known" He presented brief
sketches of Col. Bacon of the Edge
field Chronicle. Col. F. w. Daw-
son of the News and Courier, Col.
James A. Hoyt of the Greenville
Mountaineer and Baptist Courier,
Miles B McSweeny of the Hampton
Guardian, Col. R. R. Hemphill of
the Abbeville Medium, Col. T. B.
Crews of the Laurens Herald,
Charles Petty of the Carolina Spar
tan, Col. James Holmes of the
Barnwell People, A. B. Williams of
the Greenville News and n. @.
Gonzales of The State.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
William Banks of the Columbia
Record, president; first vice-presi-
dent, Geo. w. Brunson, Jr., Green
vile News; second vice president,
J. L. Minis, Edge6eld Advertiser;
secretary, Joe Sparks, The State.
The executive committee is COM
posed of August Kohn, News and
News and Courier, Mics Juanita
Wylie, Lancaster News, L. H. Wan
namaker, News and Courier.
The newspaper men of Greenville
and Spartanburg were very thought
full, leaving nothing undone within
their power to add to the pleasure
of their visiting brethren. Wednes-
day afternoon an excursion was Civ
en- over the interurban to Green
Vile and an utomobile ride over
the city was enjoyed, about forty
cars being provided for the occasion.
Wednesday night the newspaper
folk were rendered a banquet at
Chick Springs hotel.
Thursday morning about 40 OF
the newspaper men and members of
their families left for Montreal, N.
c., having accepted an invitation to
meet with the North Carolina Press
association which was in session
at the same time at Montreal.
The Tar Heels received US with
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