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

we Ilu-t eN press our StilSc Ol CD
legation warmly though briefly tC
many whose eXertiOns contributed
to the highly satisfactory reception
of our visitors of last week. OfouI
own exertions, humble as they were,
and of those of our eonferes in the
profession, Messrs. Ingram and
Riley, we say nothing; we were
simply doing our own work, which
naturally devolved upon us as repre-
sentatives Of the press in this city.
1t is to those outside of the typo
graphic fraternity, who took up the
matter as if it were their own, that
we now make our bows of ackEowl-
edgement. And before all others we
are thankful to the Hon. G. G.
Smith, chairman of the committee
Of general arrangements. We were
more than once led to despair of the
matter getting started at all but for
his resOlute and CHEEKY determine
ter: &C.: that It should be q success, and
that there was to be no doubt any,
where of the result.
With that committee Capt. j. J..
CruSman was in constant cOmmuni-
cation; he was chairman of the
committee on the entertainment at
the Southern Hotel, and energetic
as he is as a business man, we firmly
believe he never worked as sedu-
lousy at making his own fortune as
he did at bringing arrangements to
a happy termination in our festive
halls.
BY no means behind him in I'M
wearied perseverance and intelligent
management were Mrs. Kropp and
the young ladies Societyof the Pres
byterian church. Toappreciate their
efforts it was only Unnecessary to inspect
the old Southern Hotel before and
after they had worked their will
upon tit was transformed as by
magic from a desolate ruin to Il pal
ace of delights.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bringhurst,
of the Franklin House, here come
in for their share of the credit. 1t
is true that they undertook it by
contract as a matter of business, but
their lavish provision of dainties
and unwearied activity in seeing
every one served showed them to
be much more eager to do credit to
the occasion than to make profit
for themselves. The valuable ser
vice rendered by Mr.. James Hen
ratty, in the distribution of the fluid
elements of hilarity must not pass
unnoticed.
Mr.. Ingram, of the Tobacco Leaf,
undertook the duties of the finance
committee which gave him plenty
to do on all other committees, for
where is it that money does not en-
ter into the transactions of man,
whether in business or in pleasure?
He was everywhere and did good
service wherever he was.
Mr.. Polk johnson attended to
whatever related to chariOts and
horses, to the conveyance of visitors
from the depot to the quarters as
signed them, and to the excursion
of Friday afternoon. His eXertions
were unObtrusive and little heard
of, but the smOOthness with which
it all worked was the complete evil
dence to his efficiency.
The duty assigned Riley and our
selves was that of providing quart
ers for the visitors and meeting
them at the depot to conduct them
there. The former part of that duty
was much facilitated by the willing
hospitality of our citizens, and the
latter by the cooperation of a num-
Der of young gentlemen, Messrs.
West, Birney, Rudolph, Rhodes,
Campbell and others whose ready
presence wherever they were want
ed almost amounted to ubiquity.
So far have we mentioned only
the chairmen of committees and are
conscious that a great deal of good
work thereby remains unrecorded
but we cannot omit the cheerful and
active cooperation of Sam. Cald-
well, Esq, who was on many COM
mittees though chairman of none.
In none Of them was he behind any
one in activity, and at the banquet
he was invaluable.
Lastly, the tact and zeal of Baker
and Polk johnson and their corps of
floor managers, were crowned with
the success of the best conducted
ball we ever witnessed. Many
thanks and our best bow to all. :