The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-06-13
Tennessee - Assoeiation.

held its annual session at Nashville
on the 9th iLstZPresident Ira P.
Jones in the chair.
On motion, the rules were suspend
ed and Messrs. II. G. Bate, of the
Lawrence Journal. W. J. Slater, o.
the Winchester Journal, J. B. Bing
ham, OF the Southern Newspaper
Union, Tbos. B. Malone, of the
Waynesboro Review, Charles H.
brandon of the Lewisburg Gazette,
NJ. J. Cooper, of the Temperance
Herald, and Barney Hughes, of the
Memphis R. R. Record, we're elect
ed to regular membership, after
which Rev. j. NJ. P. OTIS, of Colum-
Liza, H. V. RedGeId, Tennessee cor
respondent Cincinnati Commercial,
DIR. J. NJ. Stafford, Nashville, Mrs.
Lide Asrriweather, Memphis, Mrs.
Nellie Gaines, Carroll county, we're
elected to honorary membership.
At this juncture the members
were called upon to receive 3 box
-of prime '.Conchitas,' rendered
with The compliments Uf COmptrOll-
er Pennebaker. The donor was
rendered a vote of thanks.
AIr. Griffith asked for commit
tee to report the feasibility Of a
Southern tour, TO take place some
time before frost. Granted, and
MessFs. Griffith, Saunders and Boy
crs appointed.
Mr.. .. L Purvis, Of the Banner
introduced the following:
ResoiUed, That a committee oil
five, the President of the AssOcia
tior to be one, he appointed t.
draft . suitable memorial aud law,
and present it to the next session 81
the Tennessee Legislature, in order
to secure a just and proper price foI
1.-The publication Of legal advertise
ments III the various presses OF the
state.
After some discussion an amend.
nent vas offered providing for tbs
expenses of 4 committee to see tho
mat e. attended to during the ses
I sion of the Legislature. The whole
Was then adopted as amended.
The Committee Oh Suutherr
Tonr presented the following re
port; re- =
The mcmbers 70 meet on q giVer
day at Birmingham, Alabama, the
new city st the junction of the Ala
banna and Chattanooga and SOuti
and North Alabama Railroads
/ thence TO Montgomery, Mobile
/ Ncw Orleans, Pensacola, Key West
Havana, Savannah, Charleston
Baltimore, Washington, Richmond
( Z Chattanooga and Home" The re
port was received.
! DR.. White introduced 4 resolution
that the meetings be ON the frs
! Thursday in June anil December al
such points a. may be determined
/ by the Association at previOu:
MEETING.
Association adjourned for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION..
ar. Archie Thomas rose to 6
question OF privilege" and intro.
( durcI q STONE jug" from Robertson
county, which was cordially vel
conlcd and frequently interviewed
with the usual vote OF thanks.
J. o. Griffith, from the Commit
tee or Paper Mill, submitted q re-
port which was received and adopt
cd, proYidiag for a capital stock
company Of $4,000, to purchase
and run paper mill.
Gen. Battle sent Invitations To
visit the l-enitentiary and to take
tea at the Battle House, which were
accepted.
The report concerning Excursion
was referred to Committee Of Ar
engagements of the Excursion
Messrs. Kirby, Bate, Hughes, Grit
fifth and WesthrOok.
MessTs. Griffith, Kirby, Emack
Westhrook and Covers were APP
pointed committee TO solicit sub
scriptions 70 the Paper Mill Stock
Company.
An invitation to visit the cstab-
lishmenc of the southern Newspa.
per Union" WAC received and &C
cepte,}.
4 resolution that the association
pay its respects to Mrs. Polk and
Governor Brown, tomorrow, was
adopted.
The election Of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows:
President, 7 h. Kirby, Of Chatta-
nooga Times; Vice President, for
East Tennessee, w. J. Ramage, oil
Knoxville Press and Herald; ful
Middle Tennessee, II. {. Bate, al
the Lawrence Journal; for West
Tennessee, w. l. WestbrOok, of thu
| Brownsville Bee; Secretary, r. /.
{. White, of the Lebanon Herald
Treasurer, L. w. MuCord, of the
Pulaski CITIZEN.
On motion it was decided that at
The next meeting the Association
have in the exercise an grafton, an
address and q poem. Upon ballot
ing. the following persons were Sc
Iected for those duties:
Orator, J. B. Killebrew; Address.
Ira z. Jeuesi Poem, Mrs. L. Vir-
ginia Freuch.
Mr.. Kirby was iuducted ihto Of
flee, and uPoa ticking the chair, ap-
pointed the following Executive
Committee; Eoife =. Saunders. J.