The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-10
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formal and cordial welcome was extended tc
them by the Mayor of the city, to which s. p
Rounds, Esq, President Of the Association
very ielicitously replied. OF course in the
BRIEF space in which we are compelled &c
sketch the doings of the association we have
no room to copy the speeches, which indeed
to be fully enjoyed had to lie heard
his formality being over, the ASSOCIATION
proceeded to business. The secretary called
the roll of the members, aud read the names
OF forty other editors who had applied for
membership, most of whom were subsequent.
ly voted In.
The members then accepted the invitation
OF Major McClaughry, warden of the pen!.
tentlary TO visit that institution, and though
that is not, IN general, the sort of place edi-
tors greatly Affect or often sojourn at, all
seemed quite willing to trust themselves TO
the care and tender mercies of the Major,
and accompanied him joyfully to the noble
reformatory Institution of which he has
charge.
Possibly all prison fare may not be the
same but if the banquet of which the com.
pany here portook was an average specimen
of the grub on which the tenants OF that IN.
stitutlon thrive, there is danger that the en-.
tire editorial fraternity of Illinois will
be suddenly and recklessly demorallzed
so as TO become legal aimoners of that noble
charity. Aside from the collation., the prison
was Thoroughly inspected, and not only in
return for courtly treatment, but really be-.
cause It seemed to merit it, the editors are
doubtless prepared with one accord to report
fsvorably on the present management of our
state prison.
Returning from the penitentary the asso.
citation re-assembled in the Opera House In
the evening, where the exercises were in &C.
cordance with previously arranged pro-
gramme, and consisted in the reading of a
poem by Mrs. Matilda Fletcher, which was
exceedingly we'll received; an essay on Edi
torial Courage, by Ii. A. Coolidge, editor of
the Litchfield Monitor, followed by an infor.
NAL discussion on advertising, some compli.
mentary remarks about the penientiary. &c
Wednesday morning the association re-as-
sembled at the Opera House at o'clock.
Various new members were received, and
committee on resolutions and another on
obituaries were appointed.
An invitation from the editorial association
OF Missouri to meet them at Quincy, and an
other from the editors of Texas to JON in an
excursion to Philadelphia on the 4th were re.
ceved and declined with thanks.
Major McClaughry talked TO the associa-
ton about the penltentiary, and Gov. Bever-
idge made q speech on the same subject
This occupied the entire forenoon.
In the afternoon the members were taken
IN carriages on visit OF inspection to the
various quarries aud other places OF interest
about the city, putting in the time both pleas
antly and proitably. In the evening there
was another crowded audience at the Opera
House. where the exercises consisted of yo-
cal music, by the Joliet Quartette Club; a
poem, by Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller; a
song by Mrs. Haight; another by the Quar-
tette Club; and the Annual Address, by Geo.
Scroggs, of the Champaign Gazette. The ad.
dress was admirable, and so was the music,
but we have no time TO dwell on either.
The association re.assembled at the Opera
House on Thursday morning ana were occu-
pied until noon mainly in the election of
new officers and routine work.
Resolutions OF thanks to the city of Joliet,
to the railroad officials and to the Executive
Committee were adopted. A letter of regret
from Andrew Shuman, of the Chicago Jour,
nal, was received, ordered placed on tile and |
to be printed with the proceedings The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows: Presi- |
dent, j. W. Bailey, of the Bureau County Re
publican, Vice Presidents, c. b. Hayward,
of the Joliet Sun, NJ. F. Leland, of the Bloom
ington Leader, and G.. II. Robertson, OF the
Sandwich Gazette; Secretary, c. B. Bostwick,
of the NATION Gazette; Treasurer, J. W.
Clinton, of the Polo County Press.
In the afternoon the members visited the
Rolling Mills and Steel Works. In the even
ing banquet and ball were given by the citl-
zens of Joliet, at Werners Hall, which was
attended by large number of the members
of the association, their wives ana uaugh-
tiers, and by the elite of the city. During the
Mr.. Rounds, IL behalf OF the
ASSOCIATION, presented to Cadet Taylor, OF the
Wenona Under, who had been secretary for
the past three years, fine gold watch as a
testimonial from the association. The fesiivl-
ties were kept up until late hour IN the
NIGHT. and were abundantly enjoyed By all.
Friday morning most of the members leit
for their homes.
The citizens of Joliet spared no pains or
efforts TO make the sojourn of the editors
among them agreeable, and seem to have
fully succeeded, as all were enthusiastic ii
their praise of Joliet hospitality.
Probably the most extraordinary railroad
feat ever ACCOMPLISHED was the late trip from