The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-17
r.IE PRESS CONVEX rION.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted -OmicerS
Eiected-Aberdeen the Next
Place of Meeting, Etc.

u esOlutiOns Adopted -OHicerS
Observation-Disclosures the Next
Place OF Meeting, Etc.
Resolved That in issuing certificates
TO parties who desire to attend the meet
ings of this Association, hereafter. tine
Pre- 'ident shall %conline himself TO parties
who are actually engaged. either ns ed
itors or publishers of some spape
honorary members, are those selected 70
write poems. Adopted.
Resolved, That the cause of r a
Henry. 10 conining the issuing of Ger
tIhicates only to those entitled TO them
be endorsed by this ASSOCIATION.
Adopted.
Resolved, That in the future all male
members OF the Mlssrssippi State Press
Association. IT applying for csrttfie ttss
to attend our annua meetings, shall
enclose to the President, or other Off
Ger, whose duty it is TO issue certlf,
Gates. the ANIMAL dnes Of two dollars.
aud that the President or othe. officers
VINO may isSue certlticates sdtli not Is,
sue certificates to any member until the
annual dues are pal T.. Adopted.
Resolved, That the thanks of the
Association are due the different rail
roads II the State; t. the ParlsJt Line
OF steamers and to the Birmingham
Stage line. for their kindness and nu.
merOns acts of courtesy extended to US
as members Of the Press, during the
past few days.
Resolved further, That welrecognize
in Miss Viola Burrus, who welcomed us
to Yazoo City in such eloquent terms,
a true friend of the press; aud that she
be hereby elected an honorary member
of the Association, and entitled to all
the privileges enjoyed by the present
working members of such organization.
Resolved further, That the propri-
etors of the city press, Messrs. Walpole
& McCulIum. of the Herald, and Mr.
Henry, Of the Sentinel. accept athe
thanks Of'this Association, for extend-
ing the freedom Of their respective off
ces. That to them we owe much Ia the
way of Information We could not other
wise rave obtained.
Resolved, That our thanks are hereby
returned to Misses LDulsa Clark, of
Jackson, aud Maggie A Downing, of
Raymond, for the exquisite poems fur
nished aud read upon this occasion.
Resolved, That Hon. S. S. Calhoon
be hereby rendered thanks for his cour
tesv in adjourning the Circuit Court in
honor of the assemblage of our Associ-
alton.
Resolved, That the heartfelt thanks
of this Association he rendered the
, Board of Trade, the City authorities.
aud the citizeus Of Yazoo City, for tine
kind and generous hpspitalities extend
: ed on this occasiou-the fifteenth an
nual meeting.
Resolved further, That the fire de
= %parimAnt also accept thanks for the
| handsome manner IN which they have
e added 10 our enjoyment, in giving the
iue display and parade of such an or
p gauizatiou-the best in Mississippi.
{ RAso. we'd also, That to the Silver Cor
c net Band we are Indebted greatly, for
the excellent aud sweet music disrourso
| Ell. That the band has cnntrihute!
A largely, anl added much to the pleas
;, ures experienced. and we thus desire to
A.. express orr o~nprrciat'uu at IT'S merits.
$50. val utsp That W. tender 10 the
uitrs-'hht class ct society which M
/, rna uIru an guora. or tor a moment
- ! 'rr. "-,ur nc r. apDrrcrIrlnu Of the
If ,rt- mai. ny 'i'-m ~ assist in our
-'-ar' tn.. '.s f..E a.v. cpp-
I..lo r-.. -'... -irr iis.n u.gs an.
rl,g- rto ~ r..~--., t,- NV penS-
! lra- ~ III Hi,.t.41 vir-a sentiment
". opraai 81 -uhv iustlv and collec-
tiv-lv Hatt firm.
%Srvei fl-t'tarn,". That the
II %''ila-S f f',a iffreuf annual meeting
+ If the Press Association uf Mississippi
shaw fallen IN pleasant places. and
!, that III the future, as in the past. the
a members If this association advocate
/, the "Yazoo plan as illustrated on this
occasion.
Resolved further, That we return
thanks to honored President r H.
Henry. to our handsome Vice Presi~
!, dent. Secretaries aud other officers. for
3 their efficiency ond promptitude in the,
t performance of every duty coming with
\ in their province.
Aud resolved lastly, That it is the
unanimous sense of this Convention,
that Yazoo city is the largest town of
its size in this or any other country.
/ Whereas, We have recently learned
, with pleasure that a paper conducted
under the auspices Of the young ladies
of Whitworth College, Brookhaven,
+ styled the Beacon, aud hat another
} paper named the New Idea has been
D started at Jackson by Miss Mauda
Smith. q young lady of culture and ahil-
t ity, therefore.
I Resolved. That this association hNils
p with pleasure the establishments of these
e two journals, and wish them God speed
t in their new undertaking. Adorted.
A poetic contribution by Mrs. Hehrou
= was read Nv Emmett L. Ross. hefnr-
- the Association. and ON motion If Mr..
Boyd. was ordered to be spread upon
the minutes.
/ The following members were elected
' officers for the ensuing wear. B. F.
Jones', Winona Advance, President. S.
i r. Boyd. Chester Record. lat Vira-
r President: s. L Harmon. Batesville
= Blade. 2nd Vice President: ]. ] Hnvuie
Macon Sun. Secrerarv; S. G. Barr. Cor
NTH Snb-Soiler. Assistant Secretary: 7
Fl. Neville, Scooha Herald. Treasurer;
A T: Fox. Walthall Pioneer. Animal
Orator; S. d. Harpar, Ravmond Ga
zAtte. Essavist: Miss Maude Smith,
Jackson New Idea. Mrs. Sarah A. Ma
lone and Mrs. A. ]. Frnntz. Poetesses;
Mr. L A. Duncan. Southern Baptist.
Chaplain, Judge J F. Simmons was
next mAating Executive Committee;
! VI NOrmnnt. P X. Mayors. G. W.
Harper Next Meeting Of the Associa-
ton viii bA held 1T Aberdeen the first
Wednesday, in June. 1881.