San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-05-24
TIn Te1ns Prcss AsgoelaiIon.
from the Dallas Republican,

city, had arrived, and hall an hous
later had assembled at tho opera
house, where their deliberations wero
30 he held. Under tho doit manipu
lation OF the ladies committee, the
stage and its surroundings had been
changed, 40 though by a magician
wand, into n lovely bower OF h9rai
beauty, whero exquisite taste and skill
in arrangement competed for tho
palm with the many huod and ira
grant material Of which tho deeora,
tons were composed. Flowers and
vines of every species and color
abounded ia profusion-ontwlnod IN
wreaths, massod in boquets, trnllin.g
from vase and basket, filing the Glr
with the odors OF Araby, and steep
ing tho aonscs of the beholder 10 de,
light. On the left hand side and
near tho foot of The stage was placed
q beautiful harp, crowned with I'M
mortelles and banked in lilies, whose
speaking strings nrtisticolly babe the
visitor AWelcomo!" Ovor the stage
and across its entire width extended
hugo streamar bearing tho words
d" Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado and
Texas II was hGnked on tho left
with tho motto: "a free press tho
only guaranty of civil and religious
liberty" and on tho left was one
whose motto was, GA FREQ press ia the
surost defence of constitutional gov
ernment," while fourth streamer in
the rear Of tho hall bore the legend
"The libel law Of Texas is libel on
free press" Many were the enco-
miums bestowed on the charming
scene that The stage presented, and
upon tho ultra taste and SGCotr fare
porsonified in the fair mombers OF the
committee on decorations. The com
mitteo consisted Of the below named
leaders of Dallas society: Mrs. A.
4. johnson, Mrs. ". G. Storrett, Airs.
Wales J. Townsend, Mrs. Sydney
Smith, Mrs. P. L. Ffouts, Miss Kate
Caboll. Miss Marion Baron, Hiss An
MIC Pfouts and Miss Lee Cowart.
On the assembly being seated, the
house presented a ooep d'oei' rarely
equallod. Tho beauty and graceful
bearing Of the ladies in attendance,
and intellectual and dignitiod appear
ance of the mon, set off to such ad-
vantage by the nsturnl ind artificial
ndornmonts around them, formed an
ensemble in perfect keeping with the
literary character OF the personnel OF
tho convention.
Il was remarked that the attend
anco was no5 as large rs he'd been
anticipated, many members OF the as
ISOLATION being absent, and none o.
tie expected guests Of the ossocio-
ton from Arkansas ami Nouiciana
being present. The absenteea, it wea
nadscBIooG, had boou doGnrrod from
coming by washout5 on several Of the
roads during the recent rains, maxi
ing travel impossible. Tho reading
Of the roll Of membership, hcwcVar,
1hawod the presence OK tic following
named na:nbors OF tho association /:
Alderman. YoiAsblatt, DallOa; " 4
Blythe, EoWs, BIT Pleasant; j J Cai!aD,
Voice. GOLDMAN; J n Crantiil Advance, We
co: r n Collins, Pest, Decatur; j n Con
nor Jr. Tribune, Tyler; s NJ Carlton, Re-
view, Ennis; j III Davis, Herald, ut, Yer
non; ] 4 Elliott, Dallas Immigration jour
nal; William Ferguson, Times San Antonio;
Richard Flood, News, Arlington; Q z Gil
bert Herald, Dallas G W Gcora, Monitor,
Denton; John Guthrie, Buglo, Bandera +
II Gaines, Nows, Paris; W @ Hill, Times,
Bell7illo; John Huny, Sun, Woathorford;
= p Holland, Texas Farm and Ranch; G
W Jenks, Empire Stophenville Emmett
Jones, Advance. Boernoi IBaao Il Julian,
Free Press, San Marcos; 7 b johnson, Light,
Son Antonio; r d Johnson, Post, Houston;
G A Gesslcr, Sun, Linden; j + Mitchell,
Banner, GroonYille: G. P Miller, Observer,
Corsieana; A Norton, Inteuigoncer, Dial
los; Z II Oliver New Era, Pilot Point; Ed
ward e. Overall, News, Jefferson; 0 PageS,
Courier, Corsicann; G Rankin, Banner,
BRENNAN; Z 3 Robinson, Item, Huntsville;
A G CurIoolz, Chronicle, ClOburn; II Smythe,
Times, Weathorford; r P Sinonds, Telo-
grnr, Cloburno; S Il Whitley, Sharp Shoot
or, Ovorton; e L Yeager, Enterprise, Wax
ahatchio; r L Ynntis, Chronicle Wills
Point; G. G Fnhm, Bulletin, Alyarado, Jas.
0 Jones, Cyclone, Eosso; II 4 NuFgrove,
Record, Sweet Water; Cash Sirpless, Daily
Rog;Btor, Sherman; Sam z Jones, Enter.
prise. Sulphur Springs; II " Morrison; 6uc-
coss, Rockwell; 2 Terry, Cyclone, Long
view; 3 Il Watts, Monitor, Bo!aau; }ohn W
Dale, Budget, Alvord; 4 . Caldwell, Mir
ror, Pilot Point.
THE membership was increased dur
ing the session by the election Of the
following named gentlemen: