Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-07-20
Session of Press
Association.

ASSOCIATION.
If there be any class of men il
South Carolina whose regular routin,
is a more unceasing grind than an!
other, requiring constant application
day in and day out, week in and weel
out, year in and year out, it is tht
makers of newspapers. 1t is no won
der then that newspaper worker:
look forward with keenest anticipa.
ton to the annual meetings of the
Press Association as delightful
oasis, these occasions always being
very pleasant socially, as well as help
full in business way.
The forty-sixth annual session OF
the South Carolina Press Association
was held in Greenville, the Noun
tain City having become favorite
meeting place for the members of the
Fourth Estate. The association has
met eight times in Greenville which
is more than double the number of
times the meetings have been held in
any other place in South Carolina.
The Imperial hotel, which is accorded
by many first place among the hotels
of South Carolina, was headquarters
for the association, the business ses-
sions being held in the large parlors
of the hotel.
When the first session was called
to order Wednesday morning by Mr..
A. B. Jordan of Dillon, the president
of the association, very cordial
welcome from the people and city of
Greenville was extended by Mr.. o.
K. Mauldin and DR.. w. ]. McGlothlin.
Having formerly been recipients of
Greenville's very gracious hospitali-
ty, the newspaper men and their fam
lilies were not surprised that such
hearty welcome was extended on this
occasion.
Mr.. Jordan has made a signal sue
cess as editor and publisher of the
Dillon Herald. Possessing by far
greater business qualities than the
average newspaper man, he had ar
ranged very attractive programme
for the Greenville meeting, enabling
those who attended to carry some
thing practical and helpful home
with them. At the several business
sessions original papers were read
and discussed quite generally. MP.
Robert Latham, editor of the Charles
ton News and Courier, read an in
teresting paper on "The Newspaper
of Tomorrow" and Mr.. L. M. Rice
OF the Union Times read a strong |
paper on Editorials" Mr.. w. L.
Washburn of the Aiken Journal and
Review was unable to be present but
sent in an excellent paper on "Ad-
vertising Rates as Related to Labor
and Other Costs" Mr.. Rion McKis-
sick, the editor of, the GreenyilLle
Piedmont, prepared splendid paper
ON .The First School of Journalism"
and Mr.. James D. Grist, Jr. OF the
Yorkville Enquirer read paper on
"Human Interest Stories" "The Ad-
vantages of Owning Modern Office
Building" was the subject of good
paper by Mr. W. w. Smoak, editor
and owner of the Walterboro Press
and Standard. These and other inter-
esting subjects were ably discussed
from every angle, thus making the
otherwise tedious and tiresome bus
mess session full of interest to all
who attended.
The annual address of the conven-
tion was made by Courtland Smith,
of the American Press of New York.
Mr.. Jordan was peculiarly fortunate
in securing one so well fitted for ad-
dressing publishers, especially from
the standpoint of the foreign adver-
tiser who has always been more or
less perplexing problem of newspaper
men. Mr.. Smith made profound I'M
preston on the members of the asso-
citation, giving them something worth
while.
Instead of holding business ses-
sion Wednesday evening, the assocla-
tion accepted an invitation from DIR.
T. j. Watts to attend the address at
the First Baptist church by Hon. Jo-
sephus Daniels, ex-secretary OF the
navy, whose theme was "The Ameri-
can Navy. MI. Daniels handled TINS
ever interesting subject as possibly
ne other American can, owing to the
fact that for eight years ne was tne