Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
TslE fNl:::,S MEETING.
Continued from First Page.)
of the York people was never dis
appointing.
A hnnt thn middle of the after.

OF the Orh peop:e WAS never us
appointing.
About the middle of the after
noon we reached Gaslonia, the
North Carolina town, or, more
properly, city, that is noted for its
many cotton mills. From this pro-
gressive place all faces were turned
to York % miles away. On this par
ticular occasion we were the guest
of Mr.. J. NJ. Smith, one of the lead
ing citizens Of Clover, a flourlshing
town in York county. His hand
some new Buick, No. 7+s, was as
comfortable as Pullman car glid-
ing noiselessly along on SO-pound
rails.
Thursday night a reception was
rendered the visitors by the people
of York in the rooms of tie White
Rose club. This occasion gave the
members of the press association an
opportunity to meet and mingle
with many others of the community
whom they had not hitherto met.
And delightful occasion it was in
deed. Iced refreshments and deli
cious punch was served. Aud just
before the parting beautiful lasses
pinned sweet peas on each one pre- :
ent Here we saw the social side Of
York, the occasion presenting a
scene of rare charm and beauty and
grace.
Friday morning the first business
session of the association was held.
However, toe 1916 meeting was
one in which business was not al
lowed to interfere with pleasure.
President Banks made his carefully
prepared report, showing that DUR
ing the past year he has been con-
stantly on the alert for those things
that would in any way contribute to
the newspaper and publishing inter-
ests in the state.
Several interesting papers were
read at both the Friday morning
AMI afternoon sessions, among these
being a paper on Preparedness
by Col. i. w. Cheatham which was
we'll received. Friday afternoon the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Will,
liam Banks, editor of the Colum'
bia Record; first vice president, j.
L. Minis; second,vice- president, A.
B. Jordan, of the Dillon Herald;
secretary, Joe Sparks, of The State;
treasurer, MIR. Davies of the Barn
we'll people. The executive commit
tee is composed of August Kohn,
l.. H. Wannamaker of the News
and Courier and Miss Juan,ta Wy
| lie of the Lancaster News.
The 1917 meeting will be held in
Beaufort. There were more than
half dozen invitations but Beau,
fort was selected on first ballot.
The piece de resistance of the
York meeting was the address OF
DR.. Talcott Williams, the dean Of
the Pulitzer School of journalism
of New York, Friday night. This
distinguished journalist also spoke
Informally at several of the sessions,
always having a message worth
while.
An all.day pleasure excursion in
to the mountains Of North Carolina
was arranged for the visitors Satur,
day, a large number of York people
going also. A special train of six
coaches, one of them being 4 de
luxe observation car, was chartered
for the trip over the Carolina and
North Western railroad, The spe-
cial train left York at a. m. and
arrived at Edgemont, the terminus
of the road, about twelve. Here an
other feast was awaiting the merry
party. Notwithstanding the fact
that all appetites had been whetted
by the fatigue Of the journey and
the bracing air, the hospitality Of
our charming hosts was equal to the
occasion. Meats and sweet"meats
and iced drinks and Havana cigars
were dispensed in limitless quanti-
ties, and what is best Of all every
thing was on this and every other
occasion so beautifully served and
all attentions were so graciously be-
slowed.
The scenery along the Carolina
and North Western railroad battles
description. In passing in and out
the mountain gorgcs a beautiful
harvest scene would greet the eye,
and maybe little farther up a
mountain stream would be crossed
or paralelled for some miles with
oo+tla by the scores and scores graz