Newark post., 1921-09-14
Editors to Enjoy
High Life
InterestingProgram Arranged
for Easton Meet


Judging from preparations being
reported by our Easton friends, the
Editors and Publishers Of Delmarvia
are at last going to enjoy some Of
this worlds luxuries. Competing with
Salisbury, Easton under the leader
ship of Shananhan of Easton Star
Democrat, Delawareans will see
again Eastern "Sho'" hospitality in
action. The Easton Star-Democrat
has the following to say about the
event:
"The Forthcoming joint meeting of
the Maryland Press and the Del-Mar-
Via Press Associations in Easton is
assuming larger proportions as the
dates for the meeting approach.
Newspapers throughout the State and
the Peninsula are making comments
on the meeting, and the indications
now are that there will be large at
tendance. 1t is thought that at least
70 of the 100 members in the two
| associations will come.
"The guests will arrive on Monday
morning, the 26th inst, and will
spend that afternoon in sightseeing,
visiting first of all, the Easton Furni-
ture Factory, where every step in
the production of high grade furni-
ture will be explained to them. After
this visit the Old Friends Meeting
House will be visited, and here Mr..
Taylor will conduct them through the
venerable building and explain briefly
it's history.
"Trips to various parts of the town
will then be made and then a Pilgrim
age to Wye House, where the colonial
history of this fine old estate will be
explained. If there be sufficient time
some other country estate will be
visited.
'In the evening, The Easton Pub
fishing Company will give real old
fashioned Eastern Shore dinner tc
Governor Ritchie of Maryland, Gov.
ernor Denney of Delaware, and Gov
ernor Davis of Virginia, who will bt
guests Of honor, and to the editors
This dinner will be served by twelve
of Easton's most attractive young
ladies. Manager Plummer will Civ
special movie show, beginning at II
| o'clock.
"On the morning of the 9th
short business session will be held, af
$ ter which the visitors will board tn
Steamer McLane at Easton Point fo
a visit to Oxford and to Benoni'
Point Light, and from thence to Belle
vue, where w. H. Valiant will tende
;, an oyster roast. While at Bellevu
the aerial cruiser Lady Baltimore wi
q take as many of the visitors as desir
: for short air trips. In the afternoo
! it is probable that Millard F. Bine
: hams Chesapeake Farms will b
! visited. Mr.. Bingham's Chicago Com
. pany is the parent printers role
" company of America.
"The program is subject to som
change as yet. The Rotary Club wi
assist in, the entertainment of the Wis
4 itors and will provide cars for trans
porting the visitors to ditferen
e points. A number of banks and bus
> ness houses have made contribution
u to a fund to properly entertain tn
n body, and have promised assistance i
!. other ways, so that it looks lik
o Easton will do itself proud in show
s ing it's guests wonderful time dul
q ing their two-day visit. Wv
o civilian Mason Shehan, who wa
i the organizer and first president c
: the Easton Publishing Company, wi
u be the toastmaster at the dinner give
g by the company. He will also entel
$ tain the visiting governors. AZ
e dresses will be made by the governor
q one or two Eastonians, and numbe
IS of the editors.
"This will be the first time that S
large gathering of editors has bee
held outside of Baltimore and Wi
mington, but the invitation to meet
e Easton was extended because many {
= the editors have expressed desires
Is come here, and also in the belief thu
q Easton will welcome them with ope
,t arms"