Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-04-28

Getty. The writer was fortunate
enough to be placed in carriage
with Senator Lin, who RECALLED the
party with many interesting remin-
iscenses of Memphis, its peo-
pie and its institutions. Dur
ing this drive the party visited
the Clara Conway Institute and the
Higbee School for Young Ladies. AT
each of these places we were most
pleasantly entertained with a brief
program of literary exercises. There
are over six hundred young ladies
and little girls in attendance at these
two schools, and they are unquestion-
ably two of the brightest stars in
Memphis crown of glory. After
the visit to these schools the party
next visited the home of DIR. Porter,
which is stately residence surround
ed by beautiful grove offorest trees,
picture of imposing grandeur in its
outward surroundings, and a laby-
rinth of graceful elegance and luxu-
rious comfort within. The members
were refreshed with bountiful lunch
con here, and enjoyed the fruits of a
princely hospitality well BETTING the
lordly manor. This was followed by
a visit to the mammoth works of the
Milburn Manufacturing Co., where
half an hour was spent in seeing va
rious iron and wood manufactures.
The leading feature of the city's en-
tertainment of the Press Association
was the grand banquet at the Pea
body Hotel on Friday night. The
dining hall was ablaze with myriads
of incandescent electric lights, and
the long lines of tables were tastefully
decorated with rare eXotics and tropi-
cal plants. At ten O'Clock in the
evening two hundred and fifty ladies
and gentlemen sat down to the tables.
Course after course of delicious viands
were deity served by an army of
well trained walters. Two hours
were thus passed when Mr.. w. A.
Collier, as master of ceremonies, in
augurated the program of the even
ing with speech of twenty minutes
or more. Toasts were then proposed
and responded to as follows:
"The Future OfTennessee," Col. A.
S. Colyar.
"The Spirit of the Mountains y
Mr.. VIM. Rule.
"The Three Grand Divisions" Mr..
G. III. Baskette.
ARKANSAS" Mr.. Geo. Russ Brown,
of the Little Rock Gazette.
"Mississippi," Mr.. j. II. Martin, of
the Jackson New Mississippian.
"Heroes of the Press" Mr.. n
Picard, of the Memphis Scimitar.
"Here's to You," Capt. j. Harvey
Mathes, of the Memphis Ledger.
In the twinkling hours of the
morning the large company dis.
persed to their homes and hotels, all
merry and light hearted, but some
with their eyelids rather heavy with
, sleep and-wine.
The last business session of the AS
ISOLATION was held on Saturday morn
ing to elect officers for the ensuing
: year, which resulted as follows: Pres
| ident, r. NJ. Reams, Of the STAND
, ARD; Vice President, for East Ten
, nessee, VIM Rule, of the Knoxville
Journal, for Middle Tennessee, N. o
Wallace, Jr., of the Fayetteville Oh
server, for West Tennessee, G. G
, Mathews, of the Memphis Appeal
y Treasurer, w. A. Wade, Of the Mi
Ian Exchange; Secretary, Judge Pit
kin G. Wright, of Nashville. Execu
: tive Committee, Gen. Ira p. Jones
: Chairman, a. j. Grigsby, A. E
= Baird, c. II. Slack, and L. j. Brooks
Credential Committee, Judge Pitkil
= c. Wright, eX officer G. H. BaskettC
and II. A. Haslock.
After adjournment Saturday morn
! ing the members repaired to the hos
: pitable home of Ex-Congressmal
VIM. r. Moore, where they wer
9 most cordially received and enter
tanned at luncheon.
:. In the afternoon the members Wis
h tied various points Of interest in tn
# city, such as the artesian wells tn
club rooms, exchanges, etc, and q
II tended the races as guests of tn
~ Memphis Jockey Club. From to
!, o'clock u. M, they were entertaine
j, at the beautiful suburban home c
!. Mr.. w. y. Collier, and at night quit
n number of them visited the NeV
a Memphis Theatre.
# Many of the members left for thei
hOpnoe ~, Ca aN1