The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-05-12
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Seventeenth Annual Meeting Of
the Mississippi Press Asso-
citation.


Yazoo City, Miss, May 3, lses2.
The Seventeenth Annual meeting
of the Mississippi Press Assoeia
tion will held at
Matches, Wednesday, Jtae z, 1882
Annual Orator-Honorable fhos
| Spight, of the Ripley Sentinel.
Annual Essayist-F. 9. More
head, OF the Planters Journal.
Annual Poets. A. Jonas, of th,
aberdeen Examiner.
Annual P0etesses-Nlrs. Mollie.
McGee Smell, of Columbus, ant
Miss Johnnie HUT, of Vicksburg
Mrs. b. Ii. Moore, Corinth, vii,
| requested TO read a poem at thi'
meeting.
Major G. w. Harper, of the Ray
moad Gazette, was requested {,
write a history OF the Mississippi
Press, to be completed, ii possible,
by this meeting.
The managers OF the following
railroads have kindly consented
to give free transportation to
those holding certificates of mem
bership, issued by the president
of the association: Mobile aud
Ohio, Memphis and Charleston
Mississippi aud Tennessee, Natchez
aud jackson, Chicago, st. Louis aud
New Orleans, and Vicksburg and
Meridian. Certificates can be used
from the fourth to the twentieth
of June. The General Passenger
Agent of the New Orleans and Mo
bile railroad informs me that all
editors who will be likely to travel
over that line hold passes on the
same.
The following steamboat lines
will also pass members on cOndi-
tons mentioned below: Parisot
Line OF steamers (Yazoo river) ont
fare rouVl trip; Steamer Natchez,
eight dollars tor the round trip
from Vicksburg to Natchez. The
other steamboat lines have not
been heard from as yet.
The members will meet ut Bol
ton Depot, Vicksbsrg and Merid.
ian railroad, Oh the morning Of
June sixth, where vehicles will be
provided 70 convey them to Ray
mond, eight miles distant. AT
this point special train of the
Natchez and Jackson railroad will
be in waiting to take the members
to Natchcz. In order to arrive at
Bolton on time, it will be necessary
to reach Jackson on the morning
of June fifth, or early on tho morn
ing of June sixth, 80 that conncc.
tion can be nude at this place
(Jackson) with Vicksburg aud Me.
ridian train going west, which
leaves about five o'clock A. M.
The editors are expected to go
in \ body from Bolton. 1t is the
wish of the citizens OF Narchez and
Raymond that the members should
take the Bolton Raymond route,
and | am of the opiuion that this
is the quickest aud best route, all
things considered.
The president expresses the hope
that there will be a full attendance
of the members. He has assurance
from the refined and hospitable
citizens of Natchez that the doors
of her people will be thrown open
to the Mississippi Press, ami that
everything Willie done to make
the seventeenth meeting of our as.
sociation one of the most pleasant
on record.
All who are a. present members,
or who are actual editors and pub
fishers, whe desire to join, can get
certificates by writing to the presi.
dent, stating name and paper re-
presented. gE M
Certificates OF membership will
be issued in conformity with the
following resolutions, which were
adopted at the last meeting of the
association at Aberdeen: HI9
Whereas, Articles three aud four
of the constitution of this asso-
citation indicate very clearly that
actual connection with the press
shall be condition of membership,
and iai4
| Whereas, Complaints have been
made from time to time by rail.
road authorities and others extend
ing courtesies al I hospitalities,
| that some have availed themselves
thereof who were not entitled
thereto, the, following regulations
are therefore adopted for future
government OF the association:
| First Any editor or publishe
of newspapers, regularly published
at stated times, shall be entitled te
membership, OH payment Of sucl
| fees dues as may be prescribe.
| from time to time.
Sccond--Proxies shall not b.
issued to-any person, unless he OF
she is actually employed on, OF
connected with the paper, or is
regular contributor thereto.
Third = Honorary membership
shall he restricted to those wit
have been connected with th'
press, or who may be selectes
4 from time to time to prepare
poems, essays, etc, but no on
shall be considered an honorary
= member unless SO elected BY TIN
] association, and certificate OF SAM
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