American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-17
UNION NEWS ASSOCIATION OF MISSISSIPPI
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING.
JACKSON, July Z, 1875.

vened i'm the Senate Chamber at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, July 1855. The AS.
ISOLATION was called to order by
Vice President II. n. Tindall. A
quorum was present.
II b. Avery was elected Secret;,-
ry pro TEN, the regular Secretary.
J. A. Sigraigo, being absent at the
North, on account OF i'll health.
Mr.. j. is. DeasOn, and Messrs. T.
II. Whipple aud NJ. X. Scullen were
appointed "a committee 10 arrange q
programme for to night.
On motion the Association ad-
jOurued to meet at 8 O'Clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association met pursuant to
adjournment, with the President,
Col. S. +. Wilson, in the chair.
The roll was called, aud the fol-
lowing members were present:
j. l.. Lake, Daily Times;
Ii. T. Fisher, Daily Times;
DR.. Il. NJ. Tindall, Prairie News ;
8 E. Wilson, Central Republican /;
T. III. Whipple, Pilot
Travis Rhodes, Pilot;
A. A. Raymond, Pilot.
A. N. kimball, Pilot;
r. Il. Avery Sea Coast Republican
F. Z. Cooper, Mei idlan Gazette;
NJ. II. Scullem, True Republican
W. L. Cole, S-nafobia Signet;
j. B. Deaso1, rookhaven Citizen;
VIM. Price, Grenada Republican ;
j. Z. Kietti, Sunbulst.
Present by proxy:
Jno. b. Raymond, Pilot;
Mrs. A. L. Avery. Sea Coast Re
publican;
Miss J. E. Welch, Sea Coast Re
publican
j. l.. Wofiord, Corinth News;
E. s. Ware, West Point Times;
Victor w. Thompson, Oxford
RIcochet;
w. L. Mitchell, Brookhaven Citi.
zen.
w. Fl. Garland, jr. Summit Times;
j. A. Coplin. American Citizen;
ID. b. Nabers, Mississippi Tribune;
w. Ii. Noble, jr.. WO0dviIle Re.
publican, represented by ID. A.
Mayer, Esq Auditors office.
The following gentlemen were
unanimously elected honorary mem.
beers OIL the Uni.u News Ass0cia
ton:
Maj. John Williams, jackson; II.
b. Whitfield, Columbus; E. d. Fish
er, and X. j. Alcnrn, jackson
Frank Heidrrhoff. +. Henderson,
Bay st. Louis +; w. Il. Avery, GAR
nier Station X. q. Powers, Colum-
bus; and +. A. g. Neville, Good
man.
The report of the Secretary and
Treasurer, J. A. Signaigo, now una
vOidably absent from illness, was
was received, and the Secreta, y
was ordered to settle with Mr.. Sig
naigO, on the basis OF his report.
The Association proceeded to elect
officers for the ensuing year, with
the following result:
| DIR. Il. M. TindaIl, President J.
b. Deason, Vice President II. B.
Avery, Secretary and Treasurer.
s. e. Wilson, the retiring Presi-
dent, made a neat speech, cOngratu.
lating the Association on it's success
and tue encouragement that the
idea was receiving that a body OF
this kind should be absolutely non.
partisan. He referred in happy
terms, to the sensible manner in
which the editorial brotherhood. in
other States, unite without distinc.
ton of party. aud fra ernize on all
questions of social and common in
terest, and hoped and believed a
like. sensible view would soon he
taken by editors i'm this State, when
we would more nearly approach the
true mission of the Press. He tbe.,
conducted the newly elected officers
to tleir places.
The Secretary was authorized to
procure an appropriate boob for the
Constitution and minutes, and tran.
scribe the same into it.
MIR. Whipple offered the follow.
ing, which WAS passed unanimously:
Resolred, That the thanks of this Associa.
ton are hereby rendered Mr.. 8 +. Wilson
and Mr.. j. Siguaigo, retiring President and
Secretary of this body, and that they have
performed their duties as vol rs under the
circumstances could have been expected
May they live long and proepor."