The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
Press Congress ol tha World 20 Meet
in Hoac!;iIu.

Columbia, Mo. April 2S.--From the
Honoiuiu committee row making ar
engagements for the 1921 meeting OF
;he Press Congress OF the World, 70
De held il, Itono;tllu October : To
Ii, plans foI IL part of the entertain
meni to DC offered the congress dole
gates have been received here by VA
ter Williams, the president Of the
congress.
a par; oc The tine VII be occupied
loy business sessions when problems
of communication, and other matters
OF high interest to the profession viii
be discussed. The remaining time
Will be fiile(, With program Of excUI-
Sions, banGuets. fairs. beach pa les,
and Z dozen OTHER kinds OF delightful
entertainment. IN the preparation
Tor the delegates and their families
who viii attend the Press Congress
the Hawaiians apparently have re-
solved TO set a new high mark.
The tentative program for q single
day viii give the imagination q good
start in lne riS,lt direction. The Pan
Pacific Press Conference, rs Il depart
ment Of the Press Congress OF the
World. via hold a days session in
the course OF the ten days. Alexander
dunno Ford, secretary OF the Pan
Pacific J'nioH and editor OF The Mid
Pacific Magazine, is preparing the
program for that day.
Pan-Pacil:c Day at the Press Con-
gress viii begin with a reception be
fore the morning session at the
ioiaAi Palace, u reception IN which
the children OF al the schools VIII
participate TIE children viii De
divided into groups. each group r'2-
resen,irs Il state OF the union and
pageant Of states They Will be robe:l
n the colors OF the states they rc.T-
resent and carry the floral emblells
and flags OF the states. 1t is expect
ID that the cX-presitient Of the Ha-
.raiian Republic, Sanford L. Dole,
and the former governors OF the terri
tory wiz lead the state pageant,
which w.lI b. reviewed by the dele
gates to th. Press Congress repre-
scntins every country OF the globe.
IL the Official morning session n
he throne roo.il it is probable tha:
he organization OF the Pan-Paciilc
association Will be perfected, and
plans outlined for bringing togethe-c
every year, OF every two years, the ed
itors CT magazines and newspapers
published in Pacific Islands.
&c ,>,>o-
nosed y have tie Boy and Gitl
Scouts OF all Pacific races escort the
delegates from the Palace grounds
across the street 10 the Armory 10"
= luncheon whci, t!!a scouts viii as
sist in ser;sE::ag. During luncheon Ji'i
JiIsu artists from Japan viii hoi.i
contests cn & platform in the center
ii tne .::"sat no0T. While the athletic
sports cf clh"r r,.c::;ve lands likewise
viii he enjoyed aad Duke k;hano-
moku VIII MAKE i bl.:ei address il:
Hawaiian. After lunch the Bey
Scouts Wi. escort the delegates back
TO the Palace for the afternoon ses-
sion Of the P;n-oacilic Conference.
At the conclusion OF the afternoon
session the delegates will s;2t:ler on
the m.lIai lanai CT the palace md
ing to receive the flags OF ali Pacific
nations. tbs is the remarkable p:l-
seant of Pacific races thu. 50 ca
thraEed Franklin X. Lane, When as
secretary Of the interior he visited Ha-
xail.
The dele gates will then be guests Of
honoc 1T a Pan-Paci1ic dinner served
IN the Palace grounds about the
Band stands. on which will be per-
eormed the dances Of all the Pacific
peoples and th" national songs OF ali
Pacific lands viii be sung by their na-
i've sons and daughters.
For years the Pan-Pacilic Union
has been accommodating the paraphe--
MALTA for such q pageant, and as thls
is Magellan Year, the entire show
Will be produced IL all its splendor
for the congress delegates.
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