The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-09-12

/ gramme at CressOn on Saturday last. The
| day was clear and cloudless, as though all
/ Nature had lent an approving smile to the
efforts of the craft i'm the direction of Sc
/ curing enough wholesome air, pleasant pas
/ time and sumptuous feasting to last them
/ throughout the winter. Fully eight hundred
persons were present from all sections OF the
J valley-Blair Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry,
Niffifn. Bedford, Center, Clearfield and Cam
/ bria counties, with at least one worthy re-
/ preventative, Brother SAMSON, of the Demo
J crat from Indiana cOunty-and they for the
/ most part brought their families with them,
or their sweetheart where they had no fam
lies as well as troops of friends and we'll
( wishers, to say nothing of their cousins,
/ their uncles and their aunts. The services
/ of the Altoona City Band had been secured,
| and to strains Of sweetest music the greater
I number, marching in procession, were usher
ed into the spacious and beautiful grounds
surrounding the Mountain House at CreSSon.
/ Here they were made welcome III the name
of the proprietor, Col. +. !. Unger, by his
most efficient and gentlemanly aid, Mr.. VIM.
/ H. Mauger as we'll as by others connected
/ in a representative capacity with that com
modiots, elegant and well-kept summer re
sort To the efforts of these gentlemen,
! among whom should be named Mr y. II.
Lyon, the accomplished, courteous and al
most ubiquitous steward of the establish
/ ment who did the cXcurSioniStS the honor of
saving that they were among the most gen
! teeI and.well-behavedh he ever had the pleas
lre of feeding, much of the afteI-enjoyment
/ of the visit was due
/ An excellent string band was in attepd-
ance. and on a cOmmOdious platform some
/ distance from the hotel those who worship
. at the shrine of Tcrpsichore had abundant
opportunity to indulge in their favorite
? amusement. though few, we believe, ayailed
. themselves of it, possibly because there was
( no special train or other conveyance to carry
I them thither Others of the party drank of
( the cool and refreshing waters of the several
springs and felt their youth renewed, and
vet others walked and talked, sang and
Sauntered, and for aught we know made
love amid the inviting sylvan retreats with
which the beautiful grounds are 50 abundant
" dotted This was up to the hour of one
/ o'clock when the dining-roOm doors were
thrown open as the signal for suspension
of festivities in order to engage IN the de
lightful task Of demoliShing one Of the most
I sumptuous and elaborate dinners that ever
I rIaddencd the eyes or tickled the palate of
an epicure. All the dclicacieS of the season
I We're there, with attentive walters who stood
not on the order of their going when told to
fy round and bring another spring chicken,
another bottle of champagne, or another
cup of as delicious coffee as was ever quaffed
by human lips, the knives and forks mean
time flashing mcrrily in the brilliant light of
/ the large and neatly-arrangcd dinlngroOm.
IN attempt was made to organize a busi-
. ness meeting of the Association before din
ner but as everybody was more hungry
+ than patriotic, business had to take a back
I seat until , o'clock, Z. N, at which time the
presiding officer at the first annual reunion,
! Col j. NJ Bowman, Of the Everett Press,
called the meeting to order and announced
I the main object of the conclavc to be the
adoption of a constitution and the establish
ing Of q permanent organization for the
Juniata Valley Printers Association, the
limits of which, on motion, were then and
there extended so as to include the county
of Indiana. Such a constitution, previously
prepared by a committee appointed for the
. purpose was presented, and, after few
minor amendments, was adopted by ACCLAIM
alton As perfected the constitution reads
Article l. Section This organization shall he
niata Valley" including the counties Of Bedford.
Blair. Cambria Centre. Clcarhcld, Huntingdon,
Article ? Section The officers of the Associa-
tion shall consist OF a President, irst and second
P Vice Presidents. Secretary and Treasurer, and an
. Executive Committee consisting oi one member
from each county. all of whom shall he elected at
. the regular annual meeting each year.
Article 3. Section The President shall preside
on all public occasions give notice 9I All regular
/ or special meetings. and do such other duties
/ usually dcyolve upon presiding officer in his
absence the Vice President shall o1ciatc in the or
+ section at shall be the duty Of the Secretary
2, l-s.T tba minute. a roster Of the members CON
I duet the correspondence. and perform the duties
OF the Treasurer i'm the absence 81 such officer.
>;acfioI, . --I1e ,iufv of the Executive Commit
tee in conjunction with the other officers OF the
. Association. shall be to select place and 20
r9uoe for an annual reunion Of All the members of
. the Association not later than September Of each
Article + section l All persons who are editors
: publishers. comroSitors. pressmen- or in any way
+ connected with the fraternity of printers within
the territory above named. can become members
of this association upon tie payment Of an annual
fee of fifty cents.
Article 5 section The constitution may be
altered OF amended at any regular annual meeting
. by a two-thirds vote OF the members present
The following named gentlemen were then
. elected as officers of the Association for the
. ensuing year
! Presidrnt-.Toln VI. Bowman. Everett Press.
First Vice PrcsidrnJ-H. c. bern. Altoona Tri-
buae.
Secrctary-W. X. Buckingham Altoona Demo
I'rcaSurcr-F wiIloughby. Huntingdon Nelre.
Executive Committce-James + Nickel. Bed
Il. \. NIcPike. Cambria Freeman; Il. Il. Forster
. Bollefonte Centre Democrat; !. ". Scott. Dsceoa
Rersihic; Al. Iyhurst, Huntingdon Globe; !. b.
I SAMSON. Indiana Democrat John " SPEEDILY. Port
/ Royal T!nss; George Shrom, Newport Ledger;
t +. Conrad, McN cytOwn Journal.
The subjoined resolutions were passed
unanimously:
BczoYrcd, That the thanks orthc Association arc
due 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
. the generous courtesy they have extended TO us
ON this occasion: for the excellent Odatons
and the care and attention they have given TO our
comfort and enjoyment this company is deserving
OF our Highest praise and gratitude.
Reyolred, That especially is our gratitude due to
General Superintendent Pugh. Superintendent Of
Motive Power and Machinery Theodore y. Fly.
. division Superintcndents Robert Pitcairn, :. NJ
, efforts toward making this annual reunion the
grand It is They faithful and efficient
officers and gentleman who are an honor to tie
company
Rssolred, That the thanks of tho association arc
also due To George +. Gage Superintendent OF the
. Huntington and Broad Top Railroad for similar
favors enumerated above. He Is worthy Of all
praise = being the right in the right place.
in arateiGi remembrance lie hosnitabie receptia1
extended to us by +. ]. Unger- Superintendent OF
the Mountain House, and the freedom OF the beau
tiful and extensive grounds which were given to
has aided to make our reunion one OF unusual
enjoyment.
Mr.. y. G. Barclay, of the Altoona sam,
Secretary and Treasurer of the TranSpOrta-
ton Committee it is proper to say just here,
also deserves to be embalmed in the records
Of the Association with greatful Temem-
bTance for his aSSiduouS laborS and great
success in making the picnic what it SO emf
nently proved to be, 4 pleasant social re-
union in every sense of the word.
Prof. \. l.. Guss, of Huntingdon, the his
tOrian of the occasion, was then introduced
and proceeded to read his address on local
journalism, but owing TO the confusion caused
by the return of Il special train from EbenS-
burg with probably one-half the excursion
lists on board, that labor Of love- and we
hope of future profit to the author had to be
indefinitely postponed, much to the Gisap-
pOintment OF a large majority of those who
had foregOne other pleasures in hopes of en-
jOying the rich literary treat which they felt
sure was in store for them. The following
preamble and resolutions relative to this de
Walton from the prepared programme, and
offered no doubt as a solace for disappointed
hopes, met with universal approval:
WHEREAS, 1t is of the highest importance TO
journalism in Central Iennsy lvania that the his
tory of the press Of the Juniatss Valley Printers
Association, prepared to be read by Professor 4.
l.. Guss. this fthc 9TH day of September, 1879,
at Cresson. Cambria county, bc preserved in book
form therefore be il
HrUgf-Ff Professor A 1t