The Osceola times., 1877-06-16

published proceedings, which ~.
clip from the Fort Smith HeraM,
aud which will be co.t;msod iu
broken a"ses. ~ s,,aes ~,!I alloy,
until NJ. the proceedings shall have
boon lad before our readc,s:
FoKr SH,vR, June G, 1877.
According ~ adiournmrnt ol last
year, the 6iih annual meeting oI
the Arkxnras Press Association was
called to order BY its Prcsiden,
Maj. j. u Sparks, NJ ten o'ciuck,
Il. NJ, in the ,arcuil court ON.
Prayer by the Rev. j. ii. &.
C',hb. The secretary called the
roll, when tLe f,.ti"wing members
answered 10 Ucir names: J. N
Smithee, J. II. Balling, A. CLARK
]. h. fsparks, A. G.. Mathews, N.
N Masiairc, J. II. Ba,tcnGcld, ]. n.
i'sttigrew. J. II. Trczcvant,J DC.
Cobb, W. r. Burke, Jacob Frolich
Upon nation, members Of the
press OF the State, not mrMlers "i
the Associni,on, wcrc allowed nv
oprortaniiyto join, hy paying then
imitation fee, aud dues tor the cur
rent year. ThcreWpon the follow
ing named gentlemen were en-.
rolled: J. W. Gapiding, J. Is
Moore. T. Y. Pitts, q. W. Mann.
=. r. GoI0e, u. N. skinner, II. G
Warner, u. 4. Mcrrnman, J. N
Cummings, J. &. England, X. W.
Webb, u. ". Tobcy, l.. koussan, +.
". More, Rev. 4. b. Espy.
Receipts Of tho morning, SIS,
$27 Of which was from new mem
hers, Sii from old mcmhers, and
3 from assessment Of last Fall upon
the printing OF tho minutcs.
President Sparks rapport WINS
then road by himself.
ADDRESS GF J. n. SPARKS.
Another year has passed away
since hist We met IN an M OciatiOn.
Another cycle oi time has passed
beyond our reach, and what, for
good or hr III, We may have done
IN that time cannot be altered or
amended, though the III may DC
atoncd for, and from the good W.
may learn TO do better in the time
that may bc before US.
II is pleasant thus 10 meet annu
ally; nnd pleasant, too. 10 anticl
pate the approach and The certninly
ui such annual unions, which,
though they may have their an
noyancc in preparation for, aud at
tendance on them, have their pleas
ures ard their profits With winch Ia
repay Va. in the happy renewal OF
friendship with those with whom
we've met before, aDL The meeting
VI new members, aud tLs FREQ in
terchangc ot thought and sen.i
ment with al, on suLjjscls IN whic
each one frsla common interest
II affords me- great pleasure, u
does my very soul good to meet, 10
greet and welcome you TO day ;and
the nAmber ~ attendance, so much
greater than has attended any pre-
viOus convention of ours, gives the
most substantial evidence of tho in
tcrcst That ~ tslt for tho advance
ment, not only ot the cratt in Ar
kansas, but also Of tbs issire 60 Of
feet good for those among whom
We live and labor, and ior III,
State al large.
Since last We met, death has on
tered our ranlss aud has claimed
one of our members; a bright and
@iui one, too, and has t;ikoD bin
from us Brother HascaIi, who. H.
Tho prime Of lite. Of early mapbood,
and ~ the promise OF usoininess,
was called from his lahOra on earth.
VIC trust, TO happipr and better
place on high.
OF his virtues We need not speak.
Ho was genial as he was good he
was warm in his devotion TO his
friends, and always, with pride, Ia
bored for the advsncemnnt ot the
interests Of the art preservativc
aud with zeal aud earncstncss gave
himself up 10 the promotion Of
good, aud tho good OF those around
HIM. maniiasti0g In his daily walk
An unsel6shness which character
ixcd him in aR eminent degree.
Over what faults he may have
had, let us throw the mantle OF
charity, looking 10 his virtues Ter
example and to emulate.
ORGANIZATION.
Our association was organized on
tho fifteenth day of October, 1873,
at Littlo Rock. Only eight mem.
bers of tho fraternity were present
at the organization, though the
number increased 10 seventeen bc-
fore the clOss of that session.
or the original eight, only two
are with us to day, Of the scvon-
teen, only sovon aro in attendance
on this convention. Some Of them
have retired from tho bnsInoss with
a competency! Somo hnvs left
tho State, aud Others are still Of us,
though not With us on this occa.
sion.
Col. !. N. Bmithee, our present
able hist0pisn, WAS elected Prcsi
dant, which position he filed with