West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-29


With your influential presence, we
also feel deeply grateful, and keenly
Apr eclats the honor you do cur
town Ia selecting d az the place for
holding your convention, for in you
We see the men vino IN your time
aud various localities are compiling
aud garnering up IT'S hietory lof The
generations that are TO follow, for.
as VAS once said by America great
poet and representative newspaper
mau, who stood, like he philosopher
no the Gerual fable, eth alott
while the world rolled on beneath
hlD, al tie head Of one Of the fret
newspapers 10 the land, aud who
only rrisf span since realized the
closing lines VI has own Thanatopsis
the nan--William Cullen Bryant.
May The cod Of Roslyn's so. rest
ID. htly upon his coHined breast, and
her choicest flowers grow blush ugly
over hO newly made grave w b
said bat The best history Of these
tunes, Of 49, people, aud the princi-
pa. actors ia ito varied events in the
future will he found, In ito co-tem-
poary newspapers
Gentlemen, 80 long az you may re
main in our midst II Is my privilege
to guarantee TO yon not only the
freedom OF burrough or a precinct,
not only the freedom OF city, but
also I he genuine welcome and gen
erons hospitality of a sterling West
Virginia community. No lines of
contracted political thought nor
marrow provInaiaI prjudices will
hamper your freedom WLile here.
No closed hand Dor ayerted eye. nor
no uncertain sound welcome shall
j q the least mar the pleasure OF
your sojouru upon Taylor county
sod. And in conclusion, gentleman,
permit me TO express the hope that
your stay among usand this conven-
ton may ever be freshly remember
ed by you as having been harmoni-
ous and happy, and let me express
the hope thst your coming together
from so mauY varied and widely
separated counties Of our State, may
symbolic the era Of good feeling
which ls now spreading over IT, aad
tnat among the many repetitlons Of
this day the Association now held
at Grafton, may not be remembered
by you as having been the least en-
joyabe assemblies Of the West Vir.
GINA Press Association.
Mr.. G.. w Atkinson was elcoted
Preei lent, Mr.. p w. Morriss, Vice.
President; MIR George 2. Sargent,
Secretary; Mr.. Winfield Scott
Treasurer; Mr. G.. w. Atkinson,
Orator for the next convention and
Mr., @. @. Johnson, Poet
The invitation from the citizens Of
Grafton to the members OF the Asso-
citation to attend a banquet to be
given by citizens of the town, was
read ADD accepted.
Considerable feeling was mauiles-
ted by several OF the members on the
subject OF legal printing, and com.
mlttee consisting OF Meesrs. Akin
son, johnson and Scott was appoin-
ted TO attend to ell legislation IN
the interest of the public which
affected the press in auy manner.
Wheeling was selected by an al
most unanimous vote as the place
Tor holding the next animal convon-
ton, and the third Thursday in
june was the day selected
The Treasurer reported that there
were some forty two dollars stilj te
The credit Of the Association.
II is expected that the feats to he
performed Mt the banquet tonight
will. astonsh the natives and be
decisive h., OF the intellectually Of
he Wet Virginia Press Association.
J l.. II.