Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-15
EDITORS GATHER
At NEWPORT NEWS
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City Entertaining Virginia
Press Association Which
Met Today
PROGRAM ARRANGED.
Local Newspapers and Chamber of
Commerce Are Making Visit Of
Writers Most Enjoyable.

Newport News, Va, July Is
Ihe editors of the press OF Virginia.
accompanied by their wives ana
daughters, are in this city for the
t"enty-serenth annual meeting of the
Virginia Press Association, which be-
gan this morning in the auditorium of
The Warwick Hotel, which will be
headquarters during the three days
session. The coming of the editors
and the entertainment which will be
accorded them, is one of the festivi-
ties Of the year which marks the cele-
bration of the nineteenth anniversary
OF Newport News, the city having
been incorporated, with q population
of 5000 souls, on January 20, 1896.
S. r. Buxton, former Mayor, de-
livered the address of welcome. He
delivered the keys of the city over
TO George O. Greene, president Of
the Virginia Press Association.
When the business session opens
at 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning Miss
Bertha Gray Robinson, one of the edi-
tors of the Orange Observer and his
torlan of the Virginia Press Assocra-
ton, will read two papers, one a re-
view OF the activities and changes in
the newspaper field of Virginia dur
ing the past twelve months, and the
other some witty comment on the
pecullarities OF prominent newspa per
workers Of the State. Mrs. Z. w.
Bissell, Of the Staunton News, will
read paper on "The Press Of Yes
terday and Today which promises
to be interesting as we'll as valuable
in the historical data it will contain
At II o'clock through the courtesy
Of the Newport News and Hampton
Railway, Gas and Electric Company,
the visitors will be taken on d tour
of historical spots and points Of in
terest along the Virginia Peninsula,
finishing up at Buckroe Beach, where
they will be the guests of the manage.
ment at fish dinner. This will he
followed by bathing, fishing and other
amusements, such as that popular re-
sort affords. An address will be de-
Iivered by John Temple Graves, for
merly of Georgia, now editorial writer
on the New York American, al s
O'Clock in the Olympic Theater. Fol
lowing the address the local lodge OF
Elks will give stag party.
Saturday, the final day, will be tea-
tured by the election of officers at ?
o'clock. followed by d visit to the
mammoth plant Of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
At l o'clock they will be the guests
of the shipbuilding company at lun-
.heon at the Warwick Hotel. Harry
R. Houston, candidate for Speaker
of the House of Delegates, will de-
liver an address. Vice-President and
General Manager H. L. Ferguson, OF
the shipbuilding company, will speak
~ "The Merchant Marine and Col
W. S. Copeland, editor of the Times
Herald, will also speak.
Following the luncheon the party
will be accorded a steamboat toHr
! If the Chesapeake Bay. through tn"
courtesy Of the shipbuilding company.
On the return stop will he made at
Old Point Comfort, where those who
,esire to spend Sunday at Hotel
! Chamberlin may leave the steamer,
Those desiring to return to then
, homes will be brought back to New
mort News in time to catch the late
trains.
At the meeting held in Alexandra
last summer there was marked IN
| crease in the membership, and Secre
tarv Harris report will show the Vlr'
einia Press Association to be galninI
in influence and power each year