The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-07-01
TENNESSEE PRESS AssOCIA-
TION.

Il ESINNE<SS1h II ~ <SS ASAONlAs
TION.
Their Royal Entertainment al
jackson.
jackson, the beautiful city of the
Forked Deer, has always been famous
for princely hospitality, and the mem.
bers of the Tennessee Press Associa>
ton recently had an opportunity of
testing the good cheer and entertain
ment Of her citizens. A stranger Wis
iting the place cannot fail to ad-
mire the exquisite flower gardens,
the aroma Of which makes the air
heavy with sweet sders. On every
eide there are evidences of thrift and
enterprise that impresses one he is in
a community of great commercial en-
ergies and progress. The style of ar<
chitecture, though not generally mas
sive, evenCis taste, culture and COM
fort. jackson is not a place of great
wealth, and yet every dollar she has
"breeds and grows"
For fear the Press Association may
escape our attention we must speak
more at length of our brother quill
drivers. On the fifteenth of June near
ly all the members of the Association
arrived at their destination and were
provided with comic. table homes by
Messrs. Enloe and Gates of the Trib>
une and Sun, assisted by the local
committee. In the afternoon a busi>
ness session was held at Kings Opera
House, one of the handsomest In the
State. In the evening it was announ>
ced a social meeting was to be held
in the Supreme court room at which
a number of Jackson's popular citizens
shook the editorial fist. The first in
timation of danger was the report of a
champaign bottle which was signal
of general battle. Dire was the
conflict, but the knights of the Quill
fit nobly and the evening was ours.
Fragrant havannas were now passed
around and each present quietly got
behind one and all were happy.
On the following afternoon by invi-
tation the Association took a pleasure
tour into the western portion of Madi-
son county, where they witnessed one
of the most fertile and beautiful farm
ing districts in the South. The splen>
did plantations of Capt. Jno Y. Keith,
Col. Il. 4. Treadwell and Capt. A.
ID. Hurt, were visited and a Most en-
joyable occasion it was. "a feast of
reason and a flow of soul" was fur
nished by the genial hosts, after which
the party returned to the city at
pleasant honr.
The next morning Capt. Fleming,
Asst General Manager of the Mobile
Il Ohio railroad, took the Association
i'll body, by special train to Colum>
bus, KY, where they had an excel
lent view of the father of waters, the
great Mississippi. After spending sew.
eral happy hours in Columbus, "All
aboard and back to Jackson" was the
order. 1t is stated that on the return
the train ran six miles in as many
minutes, which was certainly rapid
travelling. The NJ. d o. road is
one of the best in the country, and the
excursionists enjoyed the rip hugely.
This round of pleasure was to be
crowned by a grand ball, banquet and
sociable, given by that noble order,
the Knights of Pytbias. Every pub
lie hall in the city was required to &C.
commodate the guests, and the fun
and feasting lasted until a late hour.
1t is estimated that nearly eight hun
dred people, embracing Ivanhoe
lodge, Brownsville, and Propero
lodge, Milan, Knights of Pythias,
participated in the festivities of the
occasion. 1t was certainly one of the
largest and most magnificent enter
tainments we have ever attended, and
those present will not soon forget the
broad and unstinted hospitality of our
neighbor city.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.