The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-14
WELCOME

The Capital is to-day honored with
the presence of the Mississippi Press
Association, and the members Of the
Association are the guests Of our eiti-
zens.
Jackson knows how to be warm
hearted and generous in her hospitality,
and there have been convincing evil
dences for the past few weeks that the
invitation extended to the Association
to hold its nineteenth annual convention
in this city was no merely formal COM
pliment In fact it is surprising to us,
who have seen so many grand occasions
in jackson, to witness the whole-souled
interest which all classes of our citizens
have manifested in the advent of The
Press. To-day, on everybody's lips and
in everybody's heart, The PRESS holds
the mastery.
To the local Press, and especially to
The CLARION, the oldest of the COM
pany, this condition of public sentiment
is particularly gratifying; because, if in
the conduct of the journal under our
control we had degraded the profession
of journalism, a discriminating public
would not have opened their hearts and
their homes to our brethren throughout
the State, as they do to-day.
A programme has been arranged for
the entertainment of our guests, which
will afford pleasure and recreation to
them, and give them an opportunity of
becoming better acquainted with Jack
son and its ways. In addition to the
literary and musical entertainment at
the Opera House on Wednesday even
ing, the Parade of the Fire Department
on Thursday, the sOiree ddnsdnte at In
stitute Hall on Thursday evening, and
the banquet at the Edwards House on
Friday evening, there are many pleasant
drives about the town, andi t is now thai
particular season of the year when every
thing in nature seems most charming.
The printing offices will be open for in
spection, of course, but it is supposed
that these attractions are almost too prac-
teal and home-like to suit the demands
of the occasion. The public institutions
of the State should not be overlooked by
our visitors. Except that We donot desire
to make suggestion that would put our
brethren under the slightest con-
straint we would say that it is their
duty to visit these institutions as often
as opportunity offers, and to tell in their
papers what they see.
If these institutions are not managed
as they should be, the public should
know it; and if they are conducted
wisely and humanely the friends of those
who are unfortunate enough to need
the assistance of the States's charities
will be gratifed to know it. That these
institutions have never been blessed
with officers more keenly in sympathy
with the charitable impulses and designs
of the State, we do not hesitate to say.
We commend these officers and their
unfortunate charges to our brethren.
Gentlemen of the Mississippi Press
Association, you win soon realize, if you
have not already done so, that our
neighbors and ourself have been making
all the noise about the entertainment of
The Press, but that the real workers,
those whose contributions to this and
other occasions of innocent enjoyment
are indispensable, Lave been kept in the
background. This We have been able
to do while you were at distance, but
now that you are on the scene you win
see where the work of the newspaper
ends and woman's work begins.
The most that you will concede or
that we could expect, is that we be
deemed worthy of the assistance of our
friends in our efforts to enter tain you.
Gentlemen, in behalf of the citizens
of Jackson, for whom, as to this matter,
each individual is authorized to speak,
we bid you welcome.