The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-12
EDITORS
TO ABLE PAPERS
FOURTH ESTATE GUESTS AT
KIWANIS LUNCHEON
Ed DeCamp Gets Box Of Cigars
Cordtland Smith Delivers
Address
The State.

Address
The State.
Greenville, July 7.-Newspaper
men of South Carolina were guests
of the Kiwanis club of Greenville to-
day at banquet at the Ottaray no
tel. Besides the social features the
South Carolina Press association spent
the second day of its annual conven-
tion in interesting and profitable dis
cussions of newspapers. CORTLAND
Smith of New York, president of the
American Press, addressed the con-
vention this afternoon, speaking par
ticularly to the weekly newspapers
and directing his remarks to the gen
sral propositions of advertising rates
and circulation.
The convention will end its sessions
tomorrow, the last feature being
picnic dinner on Paris mountain given
by the citizens of Greenville.
Editorials" was the subject of
paper prepared by l. M. Rice of the
Union Times and read by O. K. Will
iiams of Rock Hill this morning. An
other able and very interesting paper
was "The Newspaper Of Tomorrow"
by. Robert Latham, editor of The News
and Courier; Charleston. "The
Twelve En- Column" was discussed in
a paper prepared by R. Charlton
Wright of the Columbia Record and
read by Walter E. Duncan.
The convsntieH unanimously IN
dorsed the movement to establish
memorial school of journalism at
washington and Lee university in
honor of RobernE. lee. x.e =.
Recommendations by the committee
on the presidents annual address
were unanimously adopted. Among
these was the Recommendation for the
appointment Of committee of seven,
one from each congressional district
for the organization Of the associa-
ton on business lines and for the ap-
pointment OF various subcommittee
on, relations with labor, relations
with the government postal depart
ment, relations with railroads, etc.
B. Il. Peace of Greenville served
as toastmastel at the Kiwanis lunch
con. A ''mock trial" in which E. II.
DcCamp of Gaffney was the defend
ant and in which he was unanimously
found guilty and presented with box
of cigars as token Of esteem, proved
a highly enjoyable feature of the oc-,
easion. The case was ''heard' be-
fore Associate Justice T. P. Cothran.
Short talks were made by A. B. Jor-
dan of Dillon, president Of the asso-
ciation; Walter E. Duncan, Robert
Latham, Charles 0. Hearon and 9TH
ers.
In his address this afternoon Cort-
land Smith scored the "rate cutters
and circulation liars" among the
country newspapers, and urged the
publishers of the papers to stand up
for their rights. He emphasized the
GREAT value of the rural press as an
advertising medium and showed It's
superiority to magazine and other
general advertising.
One of the most dramatic scenes OF
the history of the Press ASSOCIATION
was witnessed this afternoon, when
two pupils of the adult night schooi
at Brandon mill appeared before the
association and spoke on the wonder
full work being done at this school.
The men made an earnest plea to the
association to lend it's full support to
the work of the illiteracy commission
in South Carolina. Following the
speeches of the men, members Of the
association spoke briefly in favor OF
the work and pledged it their hearty
support.
L. M. Brown, one of these night
school pupils, also made a speech at
the banquet tonight, and received an
outburst of applause when he told
in dramatic manner Of how he had
been taught to read and write and
what the night school had meant to
him.
Tell a woman she is beautiful and
she will forgive your saying she has