, 1869-04-23
ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION

Annual Meeting MT Cniro-Rnftroad
ConFtcsies-A Warm Reception on
Their Arrtval-A Visit to Mound
City Reception Mt the mnyor,y
Rcsidcncc-1snn1u ana Speeches.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
AoCNp.CrTr. ILL.,, April II.
The f1h annual convention Of the Illinois Press
Association bits fair for being one OF the moat
succeesh,l Of any Of It's predecessors Two hun.
dred ant 1l,y editors and representatives OF the
Illinois press are In ATTENDANCE with thnjr
wives md lady friends, The Illinois Cen
the expectations OF the editorial fraternity. ami
indeed, iothlng WAS left un1one by that cStunany
that void add to the comfort Of their guests
Not sati1ed With furnishing one Of the ,noat COM
p1ete trims cser put upon their ro,d, together
With lunrtoas and elegant sleeping cara. theT
also pr9ided dinner at Erbana and supper 1t
gave unounlea Satisfaction 10 the hungry reSte.
sent1ties who partu0E Of the sumo,
The ommittee Of Reception from Cairo met the
cxcrrsln train at Centsalla, ana before lie ar
rival orhe same In Cnlro the ARRANGEMENTS Tere
80 niccl made and carried out that without any
ciorr the part OF the Delegates all were pro
notes ID rcsenees o te ei
izens Cairo. Great credit is due to superin-
tenden AuRhttt, Of the Central Railroad; to Q. II.
GrCgsP President Of the Presa Association; j. r
| Masner the ef1c!eut Secretary, and the Cairo
I Commtee Of Reception To one and ali the
| thanks:f the delegates are due
|
order ia brief hut excellent addrrAs from Presi-
dent GEgs, who introduced Lon John II. Obefiy,
| Mayor fCairo. Ar. ober!y welcomed The mem.
bers ofne Illinois press to the hospltalitles OF
Cairo, neat and appropriate speech, which
was tEsuently and warmly applauded.
AZ o,elock The excursion party ayaIled them-
Sar1nrtl.nl Halliday Bros, Of Catrp, to visit Mound
| City. Te whole party embarked upon the steamer
Gene1f Anderson. accompanied b. tho Cairo ST.
yer coaet Band and q large number Of the cid
! gems oEalru. After most delightful trip the
party rached Mound City. and were received by
Mayor. H. Casey and the Committee Of Reccp-
tion- :ayor Casey, In neat au'] happy speech,
weleond the party as guests Of Mouni 'Cits, and
exten to them all the hospt:alttcs It could fur
nth Tne Gen@au'an. q The Saysi Station,
! Sted te party 10 stst the navy yard md Inspect
,, the nUtola ana trpn-clllf Ennb0ats now mo0red
here ts needless for me to say that tnts snslts
do1c anil officers ii rhe station, who
yeEy M ,na at1entsc aa onTing IN
| rlous a1itrcrF, many of WHOM had never before
| seen unonitor or other engines Of war. Among
the o'ctss were Commodore Wake, Captalti
Thomson, executive otliccr Of tic yard: Master
| gtnccnpckraf,, Lee anil Nun.l, Captain Webb,
Ensienfarkes, and Lieutenant Alien, Of the 3la-
r1nr Ceps. .....
The iriy also visited the National Cemetery,
where ser five thousand heroes lie sleeping: also
visited tc several manufactures Of this city and
Mat,rCasey ha! Il reception at ht7 mansion that
re1lcGedErcat credit On him aud h,s lovely wife
and .husnte1; t. TIE press Will not soon forget The
Thu unIuct this evening lwna tho crowninc
successf happy day spent by tic fraternity III
every rsrect. This s,a1nlutt WaA one OF the most
euccesnl ttaE Egypt has seen, for years, Il ever.
| The taes Errant-t with MI The iuNurlcs ol the
seAsonind the NIT araTkisss with e1,ia1 elect.
The LOWING were the tn;tsrs:
"UutiNestE, response ~ c. II. Griggs; 'The
Press, response by Hon. J. II. Operly: Army
and Nay responded 10 a,,y General G. 7: Smith;
1.-THE atlIes,' responded to By Mr.. Walker
"The Nund CITY Navg Yari." responded 10 by
{:ommuore Wake: estate Of Illinois, respond.
ed IN ht1r Zoe: "Hur Country" responded to
| By IlonE. 4. Grove.
AT y 'ac hour 1hc party returned TO Cairo on The
General Dderson, and this ended the lIsst lay ol
tho tlflh nnual convention OF the Press Assocla-
ton nf Ilheia. 5..
City, coCtst.ng O.! MessrA. ]. ". Morris, George E
| LouIst;:s and chasles Mcnnlngcr, and the oblg
! ing Offices Of tue grand army, tue thanks Of Ii
CHESTS al duo for the enjoy ment experienced by
| all
] To-morpN the convention will resume It's scs
! sion, and he poem he rcat and the address by Dr
Ray, Of tt Chicago I".t, dellrered-