The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-06-12
TUE PRESS CONVENTION.
Large Turnout. md an Otd-FRsbs
Eonrd kCatacky Welcome.

Large Turnout, and an Otd.FAsh.
tened kCatacky Welcome.
The annual meeting oEthe Press Asso-
citation, of this State, took place At Hop
kinsyIile. last week A majority OF the
members reached there on Wednesday
morning. hut II was our misfortune TO be
a lrule late, aud we did not reach there
until 3P N. Those reaching there in
the morning wer, taken to the Cooper
House, whore nice break fast had been
prerSrcd for them. After doing ample
Justice to it, they were piloled over to
the New Era Office, where a generous re-
cep,ion was rendered them, and they
were assigned homes among the liberal
citizens OF the city.
They next repaired TO Mozart Hall,
and from thence were conducted in car
riaCss and hacks 10 the beautiful fair
grounds After assembling there Prof.
r. c. Cave, Principal of South Kentucky
College, delivered an address of welcome,
which was responded to by Mr.. Chas.
Robert, OF Louisville. Mr.. s G Mercer,
Of Hopkinsyiile, then read the annual
poem. Mr. Henry Watterson being I'M
able 10 attend. the annual address was
! delivered by Mr.. L. : Hewlett, of the
Louisville Evening Pest. Amer. which
the audience par,ook of an old-fashioned
barbecue dinner.
Afler dinner the members Of the asso.
4 cistion returned to Mozart Hall. and Just
at this juncture we put in an appear
ancs. and the preceding statements are
based upon information received; but
the balance ia correct We know, for We
were an eve witness thereto. Stoddard
johnson was reelected President, and
! SAM NJ Gairos vas unanimously chosen
Vice President Mr. Stewart, Of the
Clark County Democrat, WAS chosen
Secretary, and Ben Harrison, Of the
Henderson News, Treasurer
Mr. Emmett G. Logan, of the Courier.
Journal, was selected TO deliver the
neat annual address, and Mr. Len Fax.
on, of Paducah, the poem. Several
members Of the Tennessee Press Associa
ton were in attendance Bowling Green
was selected as the next place OF meeting
at which q ne the Tennessee Press Asso.
citation will meet with US, and join IN a
visit TO the Mammoth Cave. The recep-
ton given 10y Col. Sam Gaines, at his
residence, Wednesday night, was delight
iul indeed His whole premises were
filed with fair women and brave men
On Thursday the press members ac-
cepted an invitation 10 visit Darlington
and there Toasted quite royalty down
deep in the bowels of the earth, the din,
ner being given 10y the St. Bernard and
llecla Coal Companies A subterranear
least was to us at least quite a novel az,
fair. The mines were beautifully illu.
minated, and cars hauled by mules wer,
furnished for our underground trip
Dinner over, the Convention assembled il
a nice grove, and were highly entertained
by Mr. VIM. McHenry. who gave hi
newspaper experience of twenty on,
years in st Louis
Thursday night DR.. Rodman enter
tanned the members at the asylum in {
manner quite pleasant. The supper wa
all that culinary art could make it, t.
which was added all the delicacies OF th,
season.
FRIDAY large number accepted an in
riration and went To Bowling Green, an,
were Handsomely entertained bv the cit,
and by Governor J. c. Underwood.
The whole affair, from A to z, wa
very pleasant Messrs Sam Gaines an,
Hunter Wood, OF the New Era, deserv,
great credit for their un,iring efforts il
: caring for and entertaining their brelh
: ren. We were domiciled at the Soutl
, Kentucky Female College, and foun,
Prof. r. c. Cave q very pleasant host
To him and his kind lady we tender on
thanks for kindness shown us. The citi
zens Of HopkinsviIle WED with eacl
other in trying 10 make oar visit a pleas
: ant one, and if il were not for woundin,
the feelings of MOrey. Of the Cynthiani
: News, we would cay they succeeded una,r
inously Prot Eichorn. of Louisville
4 deserves much credit Tor the excellen
, music rendered.for the occasion.