San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-24
ghe Daily Eight.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, "a. 1888.
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
Evening Session and the Reception
at the Club Rooms.


at the Club Rooms.
Yesterday afternoon the National Editorial
association passed few pleasant hours at the
fair grounds. They attended in bo y and
took in the exposition building, machinery
and poultry hall, the stock pens and race
stables and even the side shows. They were
pleased with everything they saw, were as.
TOMS he'd at the Improvements and industry OF
Texas and glad to know Texas was not as as
they mad heard, savage country. All of
them returned TO the city in good time for
supper and a great many, not all, attended
the business session in the evening.
Invitations were received from Fort
Worth and from Ell Paso, for the
association to visit these cities. Both
were referred to the corresponding Sec
letary. 80
Ex-Presdent White was presented with
handsome gold-headed cane.
1t was stated that word had come from the
be well taken care of along the road on the
proposed excursion into Mexico and the man.
agement of the road suggested that the party
be cut up into smaller parties. This die not
suit the editors, and another message was sent
to the Mexican National road to learn how the
association could be accommodated. 1t looked
like the excursion into Mexico would have to
be abandoned and the trip only extended TO
Laredo, but il was decided to meet again in
executive committee this morning and take
final action.
next took place and the editors and their L.
dies attended in force and there
met nearly every member OF tins club and
a great many of the society ladies OF san n a,
tonic and had pleasant time until nearly IL
o'clock.
A meeting of the executive committee was
held in the club rooms during the evening"
when the following resolutions were unani-
whereas, The National Editorial association
at this, its fourth annual session, with rep
resentation covering twenty-One states and
including twenty-three press organizations,
desires to express its Acknowledgements nfor
courtesies received from
The city government in the form OF munin-
cent hospitality.
The San Antonio club, for freedom 10 lts
elegant rooms.
The Board of Trade and the Citizens associ-
alton, for constant and courteous attention:
The Casino association, for the use OF the
D easant room in which the sessions Of the as
ISOLATION were held.
The San Antonio street railway, Tor trans
portatiOn to the railway depot.
The San Antonio aud Arkansas Pass railway,
for transportation to tue fair grounds.
The San Antonio Fair and International *
position, for the privilege of witnessing the
enterprise of the people of the city, county
and state as there exhibited.
To tn. daily press of San Antonio. in whose
columns the proceedings of our session have
thew so ably reported whose editors Rave
been unce asing in their efforts to maze our
visit pleasant.
To The Mexican band whose sweet strains
and martial airs made the air melodlouS WIN
music during our visit to the exposition
To the Southwest Texas Immigration society
for valuable printed Information regarding
the natural resources of the r Oh and extensive
country lying south and west of the Colorado
river known as Southwest Texas.
While not DESTROYS of singing out individu-
ais we cannot refrain from mentioning the
n mes Of VIM Ferguson, of the Daily Times,
L. NJ. Greg, ry and Colonel b. An ireW5 as
deserving OF special thanks at our hands Tor
the service rendered, as an association ana
as individuals, therefore be 1t
"RCSOlyed, That from what we nave seen OF
the city of san AntOdiO, with its 5000 lnhaDl
tants, whose enterpI Use and pupnc spirit are
seen in their efforts to advance the interests
of the historic city of rich and fertile agri-
eu tural section, we have reason TO DeneN Q
that great and glorious future awaits her,
which is to make San Antonio one of the
largest and most prosperous cities In the
American union; and be it
Resolved, That words fail us in our desire
to suitably express our thanks Tor the uu
bounded hospitality of the citizens or the city
of San Antonio, in their official ard private
capacity, who have opened the If homes and
hearts to our members, and made us feel, that
strange land, we were brothers and sisters
coming home to visit loving relations ana
friends. We have been met by them with the
warmth of summer in their hearts, the ira
GRANGE of flowers in their words, the bright
ness of sunshine in their eyes, and the
strength of the bills in the grasp OF theli
hands. We have eaten of their SALT ana
memory will have lost it's power when We
cease to remember the City of San Antonio,
and the nOble-hearted men and lovely women
who abide within the borders OF the Gate
City of the southwest.
[Signed1 W. E. PABOR, Colorado,
J. G.. NEWELL, Missouri,
NJ. W. MATHEWS, Illinois,
J. A. SLEICHER, New York,
X. NJ. REAMS, Tennessee.
This morning at 8 O CLOCK members of the To-
cal reception committee met the members or
the National Editorial association at the Men
ger hotel ard then escorted them in carriages
about the city and to the points OF interest IN
the outskirts. Government Hill and the West
End were visited, the Springs and the Alamo
were inspected, as was also our business por
ton.
This morning the association, after their
iaunt about town. took the train for Laredo
and Mexico. Tn, y wil return III 10 Gays.
Terms Interchangeable.
New York Sun.
The truth is that the talk about
extending the presidents term of Of
flee is purely academic and non-prac,
teal. No change of the kind could
be affected unless ratified by the leg
islature's or conventions of three
fourths of the states, and no such con-
sensus for such a purpose is concelV-
able.
On strict diet: Wife-Well, good
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