The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-24

Regular Annual Meeting FIN Murfreef.
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In making our report OF the pro-
ceedings, we copy literally from the
Union and American, which paper,
with its usual enterprise, made full
reports, as did also the Banner.
The Tennessee Press Association
met IN annual session Thursday at
Murfeesboro. The train that left
Nashville at $50 a. m. had on board
about twenty-five members Of the As
ISOLATION and several visitors, among
them Gen. Pennypacker, who was
present at the request of the Associa-
ton.
When the train arrived at Muir.
htesboro, the delegation were met by
committee Of reception, appointed
by the Board Of Alderman Of that
place, which consisted of Messfs A.
I. Reeves, II. H. Kerr and VIM. led
better. The Reception Committee
wore handsome badges to designate
their official position, and the men,
bers Of the press and visitors were also
provided with blue badges bearing the
words Tennessee Press Association,
1875, Murfreesboro."
J. r. Osborne and Capt. J. w.
Childress, of the Murfreesboro News,
were at the depot and assisted the
committee materially in the discharge
of their duties. Hacks and carriages
were in readiness to convey the wish
tors to the quarters that had been as
signed them, and after general in
PRODUCTION and Misunderstanding the par
ty was driven off.
Nothing has been left undone by
the citizens of Murfreesboro to make
this meeting of the Tennessee Press
Association a pleasant and memorable
one, and in so doing they have but
exhibited again that noble and gene
rous hospitality for which their town
is so wide noted. At a meetingof the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
Murfreesboro, on the 9th inst, the
following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, this Board has heard with
pleasure that the annual meeting of
the Tennessee Press Association is to
convene in this place the 18th inst,
be it, therefore
Resolved, by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the town of Muir
frecsboro, that the Inequalities of the
town are hereby cordially extended
its members while in our midst, and
that we, as body, will Yourselves
in making their stay amongst us pleas
ant and agreeable.
Be it further resolved, that the
Mayor appoint a committee of this
Board to receive them and tender
them formally the Inequalities of our
town, and present them with copy
of these resolutions.
The following is a list of the editors
who had arrived up to the date of this
report:
Archie Thomas, Springfield Record.
RI G White and Lillard Thomp-
son, Lebanon Herald.
L B Malone, Lawrence Journal.
T w Neal, Dyersburg State Ga
zette.
Jos Barbiere, Memphis Eclectic.
II NJ Polk, Bolivar Bulletin.
r NJ Dickinson, Paris Jntelligencer
w Y Taylor, Bellville Enterprise.
7 H Baker, Dresden Democrat.
Alfred S Horsely, Columbia Herald
and Mail.
Gen Marcus j Wright, Columbia
Journal.
w A Wade, Milan EXCHANGE.
Up Meyers, Humboldt Herald.
jill Morton, Union City Reveiile.
-Smoot, Huntingdon Times.
w | Westbrook and Mr. Trotman,
Brownsville Bee.
w r Cobb, Nashville Bulletin.
Arthur Dulin and Mr. Hughes,
Brownsville States.
Ira p Jones, Nashville Union and
American.
Charles Hodges, Nashville Banner.
Thos Boyers and Robert Boyers,
Gallatin Examiner.
j r Osborne and Capt j w Chill
dress, Murfreesboro News.
At II o'clock, or shortly thereafter,
the members of the Association met in
the Circuit Court room, at the court
house, and were called to order by
Capt. J. w. Childress, who said that
as a member of the local press of Muir
freesboro, he had taken the liberty of
calling them together, and then intro
duced DIR j. B. Murfee, Mayor of
Murfreesboro, who extended the hos
pitality of the city in neat and hand
some speech.
lie was replied to by Col. Neal on
behalf of the Association. Speeches
were also made by Gen. Palmer,
Gen. Wright, Col. Slater and others.
At 2i30 p. m. the Association was
called to order by President Neal.
The Columbia Journal, the Bolivar
Bulletin, the Nashville Bulletin, the
Union City Reveille, the Humboldt
Herald and the Bellville Enterprise
were admitted 70 membership in the
Association.
The regular order Of business was
suspended and President Neal deliver
ed his annual address.
The thanks of the Association were
returned to the President for his able
and eloquent address.
Mr. Thomas, of the Springfield
Record, presented the compliments of
Messrs Woodward and Moore, of Rob-
ertson county-Gnd so forth.
DIR White, Of the Lebanon Herald,
Secretary of the Association, read a
letter from Mr. w. I. Hatch, of Min
nesota, enumerating at length the nat
ural advantages of Tennessee, giving
a glowing description of what its flu
ture may be, and expressing his pur-
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