Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-23
MEETING OF THE TENNESSEE
PRESS ASSOCIATION.

OuE CITY Ills D66II III Il SLdLG OF 6A-
cited activity the last week prepar-
ing for the visit of the Tennessee
Press Association, everybody desir-
ing to do something towards show
ing respect to our guests and pro-
viding for their comfort and pleas
IRE. TheSouthern Hotel, closed for
some months, has been swept and
garnished under the auspices of
Capt. Crusman, Sam. Caldwell ESQ.,,
and their fellow committeeman,
with the valued assistance of Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Bringhurst, and
many a private residence has been
prepared for the hospitable recep-
ton of our visitors.
We shall be unable to give this
week a full account of the proceed
ings, but, present what we can down
to Friday morning. reserving the
rest for our next weeks paper.
The first arrival was that of Major
and Mrs. Bringhurst.
Mrs. Bringhurst is the pOetess
laureate of the Association for this
year; she is the daughter of the
well known Gen. Sam. Houston of
Texas, lady of great personal at
traction and already well known for
many happy efforts in poetry.
Major Bringhnrst is Professor of
languages in the Military Institute
at Austin Texas, and a gentleman
of intellect, culture and taste, the
latter quality being specially mani
tested in his selection of a bride.
They arrived on Wednesday morn
ing and we deposited them in the
hOspitable charge of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Bringhurst, with whom they
soon established kinship, and dis
covered that they ought to have
been intimate friends for two or
three hundred years they are rap
idly making up for lost time.
The Association was called to or
der at IL O'Clock A. NJ. Its proceed
ings were opened with prayer by
the Rev. j. r. Plummer. At roll
call the responses were rather few
and far between on account of the
absence of the Nashville delegation
and delegates on that branch of our
railroad. These were prevented ar
irving by mistake in railroad ar
rangement. The President, DR.. r..
M. Dickinson then in brief butwell
expressed address congratulated the
Association on the occurrence of
another annual meeting and pro-
posed that business should at once
be proceeded with.
The following journals were found
to be represented on the first roll call.
Brownsville States, DR.. G.. A.
Mathes; Brownsville Bee, w. 1.
WestbrOOk; GAINESVILLE Tobacco
Leaf, t. NJ. Riley; Dyersburg Ga
zette, Hon. t. w. Neal F.; Humboldt
Herald, w. Williams, V. p; Leba-
non Herald, r. l.. C. White, Sec'y.;
Milan Exchange, w. A. Wade,
Treas; MorristOwn Gazette, J. E.
Helms, V. p; Nashville American,
H. NJ. Doak, V. P; Nashville Ban
ner, f. Crutcher; Nashville Legal
Reporter, J. Brown, Paris Intelli-
gencer, DIR. r. NJ. Dickinson, Pres
ident.
The only further transaction was
the admission of the following
journals to membership.
The Clarksvile Chronicle, repre-
scented by DR.. d. f. Wright; the
Dover Record, represented by Mr..
J. p. Flood; the Houston Review,
Qate the GAINESVILLE Review, repre-
scented by Mr.. w. ]. Broaddus; the
Paris Gazette, represented byMr. c.
w. Crockett; the HumbOlt Grange
Journal, represented by Mr.. r. w.
Leigh.
a communication was then read
by the President from the Kentucky
Press Association, appointing four
delegates from that body viz.
Messrs. E. Polk Johnson, Louisville
Evening News L. G. FaXOn, Padu-
cab News; Sam. Gaines, Hopkins
vile New Era, and Emmett Logan
of the COurier-J ournal, to attend the
meetings of the Tennessee Press As
ISOLATION and recriprocate express
siOns of fraternaI esteem and SYM
pathy.
OnmOtion this message was placed
on the minutes of the Association
and the four delegates together
with many visitors from the Louis
vile press, invited to a seat on the
floor of the hall.
In the absence of many members
no further business was transacted
and the Association adjourned till
o'clock P. NJ.
The Association met according to
adjournment at o'clock P. NJ. The
reports of committees were in order.
Messrs. DOak, White and Wade
were a committee to report an an
swer to a communication from the
Kentucky Press Association. The
report was not forthcoming, and
there was some gOod-humOred spar
ring to decide which was response
bic for the failure; the question was
then disposed of by eXcusing both
and requiring Mr.. DOak to report
tomorrow morning.
Some desulting discussion then
followed on the questions of print
ing dead matter and patent out
sides-Messrs. Helms, Neal and
Flood being the principle speakers.
No motion was made.
1t had been agreed to defer all i'm
pOrtant business till the Nashville
delegates might arrive.
Association adjourned till 81 P. NJ.
on Friday 22d.
THURSDAY NIGHT, 81 p. NJ.