The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-26
Proceedings of the Tennessee
Press Association on Its
Sth Annual Session.


morning, Col Thos Boyers, of the
Gallatin Examiner, presiding.
The address of welcome by Mai w
S Munday was cordial and earnest, and
the responce by W J Slater, IF the
Winchester Home Journal, was equal
ly eloquent, appropriate and full of
fine humor.
After the addresses the Secretary
proceeded to call the roll, and the
following papers were reported as
represented:
Murfreesboro News, r l. Martin,
G H Baskette; Nashville American,
Travis Winham; r N Rhodes, r H
Watkins; Nashville Banner, John G
Cook; Nashville Legal Reporter, Jas.
Browne; Paris Intelligencer, r M
Dickinson; Sweetwater Democrat, j
H Bean; Springfield Record, Archie
Thomas; Trenton Herald, Wilson
Williams; Winchester Home journal,
WI. Slater; Cleveland Herald, j b
Stiles, w. +. Harrington; Dresden
Our Country, / d Catdwell; Huns
bOldt Argus, A 7 Mcclure; Jonesboro
East Tennessee Baptist, j S Thomas;
Jonesboro Journal, K III DUNCAN, G
Z Dosser; Waverly Journal, j M
Driver; Gallatin TennesseaD, A A
Lewis, F Lewis; Brownsville Bee, j
w Hughes; Brownsville States, g A
Mathes, S NJ Provence; Chattanooga
Commercial; H F GrisccIo; Chatta-
aooga Times, A S Ochs; Clarks 7ille
Chronicle, DF Wright, Ed Campbell;
CIarksville Tobacco Leaf, w o Bran
don; Columbia Herald and Mail. w
j Brandon; Columbia Guardians w
A Smith; Dyersburg Gazette, Thos.
w Neal; Erin Review, WI Broadus,
j F BroaduS; Gallatin Examiner,
Thos. Boyers, Robert Boyers, Thomas
Boyers, Jr, j w Brown; Jackson
Tribune and Sun, B A Enloo; Knox
vile Tribune, H f Loveman, F B
Earnest; Lawrenceburg Free Press,
James Lowe; Lebanon Herald, r l.
e White; Milan Exchange, w A
Wade; j. j Brooks; Morristown Ga
zette, j + Harris.
The following journals were nd
United to membership:
Cleveland Herald, Carthage Her
aid, Dresden Our Country, Humboldt
Argus, JonesboTo Times, JonesborO
East Tennessee Baptist, JonesbOrO
Herald, Waverly Journal, Gallatin
Tennessean.
On motion Maj. H T Stanton, OF
the Kentucky press, was invited to a
seat OH the floor.
By request and on motion, Mr.. T
Fontaine, of New York, made an ex.
PLANTATION to the Association and sub
united a proposition to organize a
ccfp5fati6n to establish an advertising
agency in opposition to the plan now
known Is the "patent outside"
After much discussion the matter
was referred to a committee of the
following gentlemen for report: Enloe,
Cardwell, Upton, Baskette and Neal.
A letter was read from Mr.. II NJ
Dodk, Of the American, with reference
TO the excuse for absence rendered by
Judge W J Slater. The letter was
iun-provoking, and was responded tc
in his highly characteristic way by
Judge Slater, who kept the audience
ripping with laughter.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Archie Thomas, Spring
field Record.
Vice Presidents-J H Bean, Mon
roe Democrat; g A Baskette, Muir
treesboro News; G A Mathes, Browns
vile States.
Secretary-RL c White, Lebanon
Herald.
Treasurer-W A Wade, Milal
Exchange.
The Association then adjourned.
At 4 o'clock the Summer Guard
gave an exhibition drill and dress pa
rade on the Public Square. A compl
mentary reception ball was given a
the Sindle House, at night.
A business meeting of the Associf
ton was held this evening. The e
tablishment of the Southern Advel
Using Agency by F Fontaine, va
Endorsed and recommended for Ell
couragement by the State press.
The Association accepted wit
thanks an invitation to attend tn
Fouth of July celebration at Chatt;
nOOga-
Speeches eulogistir of the charactt
of the late Ivie Westbtook, of I'll
Brownsville Bee, were made, and
plan was reported by which a mont
ment will be erected to his inemorl
jackson was chosen as the ne,
place OF meeting.
At 3 o'clock all available vehicl,
were gathered en- mGsse on the Publ
Square and the members of the Pre-
were seated in them and conveyed
all points of interest in and around Il
city.
The eyening's entertainment was b
gun by an address on the Press /
DIR. r NJ Dickinson, of the Paris Ii
telIigencer. The address was
scholarly production and well receives
This was followed by the poem "Tl
Press the Pioneer" by Major III
Stanton, of Kentucky; which w
rendered in feeling and happy styl
eliciting many demonstrations Of a
plause.