The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-03
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VI A. muuAln " w. o4CGA NIy.
Mayonaise Of shrimps.
Supreme of fruits, Victoria.
G. H. Mumm 4 Co.'s extra dry.
Cream fouette glace. Assorted cakes
Strawberries, with cream.
Bananas, oranges,
G. H. Mumm & Coz extra dry.
Coffee.
After the last course had been dis.
posed of Col. w. A. Collier, master
of ceremonies, made a twenty min.
utes speech.
The first toast was "The Future OF
Tennessee" >" responded to by Col. A.
8. Colyar, OF Nashville.
Mr.. William Rule, of Knoxville, was
next in responding to the Esprit OF
the Mountains"
Mr.. G. H. Baskette followed when
the Three Grand Divisions OF Ten
nessee" were made the subject of a
libation.
Mr.. Geo. Russ Brown, of the Little
Rock Gazette, responded when Gar.
kansas" was called on.
Mr.. ]. H Martin, OF Jackson, did
creditable work in response to toast
to Mississippi.
Mr.. Murdoch, the veteran elocution.
ist, and former actor, was called on,
and after an entertaining talk OF u
few moments, gave two recitations.
Mr.. N. Picard, of the Scimitar, re-.
sponded to The Heroes of the Press"
and Capt Harvey Mathes, of the Ledg.
er replied when here's to you was an.
nounced.
Several selections were sung by the
we'll known quartette, Messrs. G. d.
Hutton, F. D. Seward, F. Y. Anderson
and ]. F. Ryan. They we're inter
spersed with lmpromptu orations by
Col. Buchanan, of Grenada (Miss.)
Sentinel, and President D. P. Hadden
and an original poem by Mr.. Louis
Fritz.
1t was three o'clock when the guests
took their departure filed with pleas
ant memories OF the occasion and
Mumm & Co.'s extra dry. Itwas de-
cidedly the most delightful entertain
ment of the week and evidenced the
high appreciation in which Memphis
held her guests and made manifest the
generous spirit that has made that
city lannon's for its hospitality.
On Saturday morning the last bust.
ness session was held and officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follews ::
R. NJ Ream, of the McMinnville Stan
dard, President; VIM. Rule, Of Knox
vile, vice-p President for East Tennes-
see b. o. Wallace, Jr., OF Fayetteville,
vice-President for Middle Tennessee
G. G. Mathews, of the Memphis APP
peal, vice President for West Tennes-
see. Judge P, G, Wright was elected
Secretary again and Allen Wade was
also reelected Treasurer. After some
further business the association ad-
journed sine die.
After adjournment the members Wis
tied the elegant residence of Col. W.
R. Moore, by special invitation and
enjoyed the visit very much, also the
refreshments. While there an invi-
tation was received to attend ban
quet at the Artesian Wells but i was
declined with thanks when it was
found that nothing stronger than
artesian water would be offered as re-
freshments. At two o'clock the mem
bers of the press visited the Public
Ledger Office and admired the "eouth-
ern Belle" new perfecting press that
has Just recently been added 10 that
we'll equipped Office, Ex-President
Mathes Is the editor Of the Ledger and
took great pleasure In showing the
brethren through the Office. At 2:SO
the journalists boarded the dummy
train and went ont 70 The race-track
where they were the special guests Of
the Memphis Jockey Clao. The races
were very interesting and denjoyed by
all who were lucky enough to pick
winners saturday night the new
Memphis Theatre was thrown open
to the Thinking People 81 A-merics
and they enjoyed very much the act
ing OF Katie Putnam, az "Erma, the
Elf" Sunday morning, by special in
yitation from the officials Of the Kaneai
City, Memphis aud Birmingham rail
road, about 85 members OF the assocla
tion enjoyed an excursion to BirminG
ham. Monday was spent In "takinl
t in" the magic City," and Monday
=, night the members left for their re
8 spective homes. When the trair
s hearing the journalists pulled oat o
e Memphis a large crowd Of Memphian
v were present to bid them q rsgretfu
farewell This was the closing seem
|, and when the curtain Was rung dow
e the press gang would have gladly en-
n cored, but "the mill will never grim
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