Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-10
TENNESSEE PRESS ASSOCIATION
Final Exercises.

Business Musical Enter
. taiument by Prof. stark's Pupils
Prevtdent Kfrby,s Closing Address
Grafton by Col. John T. Bureh-
Poem by Mrs. Lide MerriWeather.
Reported for the Union and American
LEBANON, May S.-Tbe Association met
az Masonic hall for the transaction Of bust
mes at 8 O'Clock A NJ, President KIRBY in
the chair, and The following named Hem
hers presant, Messrs. Albert Roberts, OF the
Nashville Bonner, aud Il Z. Stone, OF the
Nashville Journal Of Commerce, having re-
turned home on The morning train: 4. Is.
Kirbv. Chat anooga Times, Presidents L.
Rovers, Gallatin Examiner; n. Is. Buck,
Mnrfreeshsro Monitor; j. 9. Burch, UNION
AND AMERICAN; q. N. Doak, Clalksvlie
Tobacco Leaf; j. o. Griffith, Rurdt Sun; l.
p. Jones, UNION AND AMERICAN; l.. w.
McCord. Pulaski Citizen; 1. w. Neal,
Dyersburg Gazette; W. j. Slater, Win
chester Home Journal; A. Thomas, Spring
field Record: W. |. Westbrook, Bro Tnsvllle
Bee: r. L. q. White, Lebanon Herald; Col
Baker, West Tennessee Democrat; Mrs.
Lide Merriwether, MIS-. L. Virginia French,
honorary members.
The minutes of tie last nesting were
Rad by the Secretary, r. l.. c. White, and
upon motion of Mr.. Griffith were so amend
ed as to show that those who had been ap-
I,o;nted at the preceding meeting, TO pre-
mare and deliver orations, read poem, elc
had performed hat duty. The minutes
were then adopted.
NEW MEMBEIs
The following named persons were pro.
. nosed and admitted active members OF the
r. Winters. n .shville Bulletin; G. A
Ma,bas. Sonervile Falcon: j. {. Cook
woodbury. Press; a. G. Cox, RurdL Sun;
and .Jobn M. Fleming, Knoxville Press ana
Herald John 4. Bell, Nashville UNION
AND AMERICAN being elected an honorary
member.
The renert of tie committee appointed
20 secure stock subscriptions 10 the Paper
Manufacturing Company, not being forth
coming. the committee was discharged
Nh. Jones. of The committee appointed
IN memorializs the legislature in rel-uoI
In legal advertising, reported that Oil 10
trod1ced in the Legislature last winter, II
that regard, had rot met with mucn isVor
ON motion of Col. Baker, the commiIIe'
was discharged.
COMMUNICATIONS,
Several communications from newspaper
editors in various parts Of the State, rels
tive To the intentions Of said editors TO JON
the association at an early date, were rea'
by the Secretary.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT.
President Kirby then addressed the asso
ciation, which address appeared in our col
umps yesterday.
NEW BUSINESS.
The resignation Of r S. Thomas, Spring
NeId Record. was Pre- serted and accepted.
Professor A. Z Stark extended 10 IL
assoc;at ion an u yilstioB 10 attend amusics
entertainment al Corona, at 8 O'Clock p. n
On motion of Tom w. Neal, the Invitation
Was accepted LIT.
the Ass Jcia'ion to oppose the eIecLio,l
anv mau 10 the Legislature VINO VII iit
pledge himself to vote for repeal o. th
Ireseut SW relative 10 legal adVeItlsliis
A letter {. ON the editor OF the meInphl
Led0er. together with an eoitoriai cliPP0
from that paper, favoring tho ADOPTION Oh
resolution of this character, were rsAS
Speeches in favor Of the resolution wei
made by Messrs. Baker, BOyers and Mathei
Messrs Buck, Westbrook'and Jones oppos
ing it, Mr.. Jones saying that no neWspaPe
in the State would be bOuEd by the resolu
ton, and that IS for him, he would nc
think of opposing or supporting caDd
date for The Legislature on such groundl
This Association cannot Tx the rate Of &C
vertising anywhere; every paper is boun
IN establish its own rates. But The ASST
citation can cultivate an esprit du corp
which viii extend TO he business manage
rnent of the various papers represented. b
moved 10 Law the resolution on the taDl
1Uhereupon it was Withdrawn by CC
NJ Rovers offered a resolution hindir
the members of the Association 10 Coz
trsct "a publish legal advertisements only
raOnlar rates; said contract 10 oe Ke
standing IN their respective papers Tor OF
month. and to be drawn up by comnitt
70 he appointed for that purpose, ana 10
binding when four-ffths OF the secul
newspapers agree TO 1t. r.. \
AR. Buck offered resolution IN Ileu'
claripo tie members Of TINS ASSOC
tion in favor Of the repeal of all laws reg
Iatipe The p,ice Of legal advertising
Mr' Rakqr moved to amend by sppoiI
ING a committee Of three TO memorlaliz
LEGISLATURE upon the subject. The amen
nent was accepted.
Mr.. Buck then withdrew bis resoluu
"a amended. The question cetng up
Col. Boyers' resolution, 1t was adopted
vote of l2to Z, and then Mr.. Bucks u
CLINTON was again offered. sAdopted.
81. Tni FIsmine offered resolution appoiI