Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-26
EAST0N GREETS
REPRESENTATIVES
OF PRESS SOCIETIES
Oe'marvia and Maryland News
paper Men Find Royal
Welcome.
SHORE DINNER TONIGHT
Special Dispatch From star f,orrosno,,-

dent
Easton. Md. Sept. 2e.-Representa-
uNes OF the -Mar-Via Press Asso
cation and of the Maryland Press
Association began to arrive here this
morning for the two-day meeting of
these organizations, which has been
panned Tor today and tomorrow and
ny noon large number of newspaper
men from Delaware. Maryland and
Virginia had registered at the Hotel
Norris.
About forty of the newspapermen
had arrived by noon. They were re-
eeiVed at the Star-Democrat Office by
Mr.. Shannahan and his staff. after
which they were taken to the Hotel
Norris for luncheon, and the after
noon program followed. Among those
who had arrived by noon were:
Joseph B. Finan, of Cumberland;
hidgely Melvin, of Annapolis: ], w.
Stowell. Of fredericksburg: John Raine.
oi Towson; c. l.. Vincent, of Snow
Hiil; George Carey. of North East;
John o. Mcdaniel. Henry p. TurnerN
Alfred b. Mason. c. L. Bray. James
\. Spence and S. L. Shannahan, IF
Easton; Everett b. Johnson, OF New.
ark: Colonel Theodore Townsend. OF
Milford; NJ. McSherry, Colonel j. =.
Wickes and Herman c. Taylor. of
Dover; and the following from Will
mington:
William +. Metten and A. O. III.
Grier. of the Every Evening; George
Garter, Leon NJ. Wickersham and
Clarence Pyle. Of the Evening Journal;
Charles +. Gray. of the Morning News:
r. NJ. Davis. of the Newark Ledger,
and David Snellenburg.
The weather is ideal, and indica.
ticns are that both Associations will
be represented by almost 100 per cert
membership. Many of the visitors
motored here. and as a consequence
they VIII be arriving all day.
A cordial welcome had been arrang-
ca Tor the visitors by the mayor and
council Of Easton, by the Easton
Rotary Club the Easton Publishing
Co, and, in fact, the entire population
or the town, as a result the visiting
newspaper men own the place. Easton
has done itself proud for this special
occasion and the welcome sign hangs
out eyerywhene.
The big number on the program for /
this afternoon is a sight seeing tour
10 places of historic interest in and /
about this town. There are many such
places and the guests viii be conveyed |
in automobiles to the wey House
the old Friends Meeting House and
several other points of interest 1
throughout Talbot county.
This evening there will be a dinner
at the Hotel Norris for the visitors
with the Easton Publishing Co. as
host The POSTMASTER viii be VIII
lam Mason Shehan, first president
OF the Easton Publishing Co, and for 1
mer State Insurance Commissioner of /
Maryland. Speeches will be made by I
III. Rev. George William Dayenport /
John 4. Raine, president of the Mary 1
iand Press Association, George Carter.
Nice-president Of the Del-Mar-Via /
Press Association, Joseph Finan of |
cumberland, Nd, Everett c. johnson.
former Secretary of State of Delaware.
William +. Metten, secretary /
er OF the Del-Mar-Via Press Associa-
uon, Walter II. Savory, sales manager
OF the Merganthaler Linotype Co. of
New York, and Albert C. Ritchie. Gov.
ernor OF Maryland.
tomorrow morning, beginning at
800 o'clock, there win be a 5oint
meeting of the two press organiza-
uons IN the Star-Democrat building
Several matters of Importance to ali
editors viii be considered. At 1910
O'Clock the members of the Rotary
Cub OF this place will provide trans
portauon to Easton Point. one mile
away, where the state steamer Gov
ernor McLane will be in waiting
through the courtesy Of Governor
tltchie and Chairman Harrison w
Nickers Of the State Conservatior
Commission. The boat will leave .,
1915 o'clock for cruise on the bean
tnul Tired Avon river and the Chasa-
peake bay.
On the return trip a stop will be
made at Bellevue, where an oyster
roast and crab feast will be served ar
the packing plant Of William II Val
liant. This part of the progran, of
has been ARRANGED
through the courtesy of the banks ana
business men of Easton and Mr. Val
liant. Later the return trip TO Easton
viii be made