Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-30

introduced to his own wife and
children. (Bye-the-bye; has he
counted the latter lately p
An invitation from the Tobacco
Board of Trade for the Association
to visit its sale room in a body was
received with a vote of thanks and
placed on the file, but the pro-
gramme of proceedings already
adopted filed up the allotted time
too completely to admit of its being
accepted. Next in order was the
election of officers for the ensuing
year. These were as follows:
President-Col. John E. Helms, of the
MOrriStown Gazette;
Vice Presidents-Col. t. Boyers, of the
Gallatin Examiner, DIR. D; +; Wright, the
GAINESVILLE Chronicle, and X. w. Leigh, of
the Humboldt Journal.
Secretary-Dr. r. L. C. White, of the
Lebanon Herald, reelected.
Treasurer-W. A. Wade, of the Milan Ex-
change.
To deliver the annual address-the Hon.
5. 5. Cox, of New. York.
Orator-Dr. w. A. Smith, of the Columbia
Herald and Mail.
Poet-John w. FaXon, Esq, of this CITY.
Executive Committee-Ira P. Jones, w. l.
Westbrook, w. A. Smith and James Brown.
The following resolution was then
offered by the Secretary, and car
ried by reclamation after which
the Society adjourned to the third
Tb,,r.Joxy -, T1Yo. 1910
Resolved, That we return our sincere
thanks, as an Association, to Rev: j. X.
Plummer, for his kindness in rendering the
use of his cOmmodiOus hall for our meet
ings; to the members ofthe local press and
the various local committees, for numerous
courtesies; and to the corporate authori-
ties and citizens of GAINESVILLE, for private
and public hospitality as elegant as it was
unStinted, and of a nature to make our visit
to this city the most delightful of our many
delightful recollecttonS.
This terminated the business of the
Association, but the good citizens of
GAINESVILLE were resolved that pleas
ure as well as business should enter
into the programme if any resOur-
ces for such purpose could be found
within the city. In recording the
efforts made to this end we are not
forgetful that we view the matter
from the position of hosts as well as
guests, and, in preference to gushing
ourselves upon the subject, we give
on another page the sentiments of
our visitors as to the entertainments
they received.
A little after two the Association
formed a group under the grand old
oaks in front of the Academy build
ing, and their outward present
ments were perpetuated in two pho
tographs by our skillfull fellow citi-
zen, w. J. McCormac. Our neighbor
of the Leaf INDUCES in some pleas
antry at the fact that in one of these
pictures a sweet little girl, daughter
of the good parsOn Plummer, fig
ures on the lap of this Editor. Well,
we own the soft impeachment and
think it hard that Riley, whospends
a butterfly life fitting from flower to
flower of female lOVeliness, should
envy us our one little rose bud.
A little after three, long process
sion of carriages, marshalled by
Polk Johnson Esq, formed in front
of the Academy and conveyed the
delegates to the picturesque vincin-
ity and cool recesses of Dunbar's
cave, which mystic retreat they en-
tered led by their laureate pOetess,
who was calamity escorted by Gen.
Quarles.
We regret to learn that the sud-
den change of temperature was too
much for the bronchial apparatus of
E. P. Johnson, the esteemed repre-
sentative of the Louisville Evening
News, and that he is in consequence
temporarily unable to express him
self except in printers ink. On its
return to town the cavalcade visited
several points of interest, Green
wood cemetery and the Southwest
ern Presbyterian University among
others. But our hospitabIe citizens
were not satisfied without a more
substantial entertainment than this,
and, for the worthy reception of
their guests, had chartered the old
Southern Hotel now vacant, which
was thrown open to brilliant and
delighted crowd at 8! P. NJ, includ-
ing all the representatives of the
press in town and a large attendance
of our best citizens and Ioveliest
women.
The transformation of the old no.
tel had been wonderful; the par
lors were arranged as drawing rooms
in which conversation and music
were the chief attractions; the old
billiard room was converted into a
beautiful and convenient ball room,
the corridors were utilized for prom
enading and in odd corners exquisite
arbors sequestered from the main
current and dimly illumined with
Chinese lanterns, served as snug
little doves nests in which many
a tale of love was whispered |
apparently to the satisfaction of the
inmates. In all these different de- |
partments a happy and smiling
crowd could be seen, some dancing
to the dulcet strains of Eichorn's |
band, some singing and others list
ening, or conversing sentimentally |
or with animation as the case might |
be; and at one time or another every
one adjourned to the supper, where
the demands of Physical nature were
sedulously cared for under the aus
pices of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bring
hurst, of the Franklin House, whose
bounteous and tasteful catering left
to be desired. TWAS broad
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