The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-18
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.
The Editors Meet at Bristol and Per.
feet the Organization.


that purpose. AS soon as it was dem
that an association could be
organized, Col G. II. Slack, Of the
daily Courier arranged to have the
meeting in Bristol and as compliment
tary entertainment had been offered
at Hotel Fairmount no objection was
made to the change and the editors of
the opinion mills in the first district
held their first meeting in Bristol last
Friday. Several editors went up to
Bristol Thursday evening and the ear
ly train Friday brought in the balance
After supper Thursday night the
brethren viewed Bristol by electric
light, invaded the Courier Office and
from the latter place by way OF ar
anti-dote, visited the Y. M. G. A. hall
before taking in Walkers drug store
Everett'S restaurant, Dick Il Stacks
fruit stand and sampling all the tenn.
perance drinks in either place.
The boys were themselves again
Friday morning and after eating a
hearty breakfast and enjoying cigars,
pipes, and the morning breeze on the
front porch of the hotel for an hour
adjourned to the Assembly Room on
the second floor to hold the meeting.
AS soon as the gentlemen were seat
ed Col. John 4. Helms was called to
the chair and, W. L. Robertson was
made secretary. The roll was called
and the following were present. John
E. Helms, Morristown Gazette; j. b.
Hill Morristown Democrat; j. B. Lyon
Greeneville Democrat G. M. Lyon,
Greeneville Republican w 7. Rob
ertson, Rogersville Review;J B. Hood
Newport Citizen; @, H. Darlington,
Herald & Tribune !; w. s. Mitchell,
Johnson City Enterprise; A. G.
Smith, Bristol News; G. H. Slack,
Bristol Courier; Cy H. Lyle, Johnson
City COMET.
The papers not represented were
the Morristown Pilot, Morristown
Screw.driver. Rogersville Herald
Mountain City Tomahawk, Elizabeth.
ton Mountaineer, Tazewell Progress
and Erwin Unakean.
The chairman and secretary stated
in a few words the object of the meet
ing and G. H. Slack, Cy H. lyle, and
c. H. Darlington were appointed q
committee on permanent orgaaiza
ton and bylaws.
]. B. Hood, J. B. Hill and G. M
Lyon we're appointed committee or
program for the afternoon. The
meeting then adjourned until
o'clock but before leaving the room
the Paramount orchestra was called
in by Maj. Reynolds and the boy
were delighted by sweet melodies
that would have soothed even more
savage beings than they.
At the afternoon session the com
mittee on permanent organization re
ported as follows:
Recognizing the advantages of clos
er social and business relations we thu
undersigned, representing newspaper
published in the FIRST district of Ten
nessee, do associate ourselves into
press association.
The name shall be the Press Asso
citation of the First District of Ten
| nessee.
The object shall be as set forth il
the preamble.
The association shall meet semi
: annually, at time and place desig
+. mated by the executive committee.
The officers shall consist of pres
! dent, vice-president, and secretary
, who shall constitute the executiv
' committee.
. The officers shall be elected and il
i stalled at each semi-annual meeting.
A No bylaw shall be binding on tn
members OF this association unleE
# passed by three-fourths of the men
8 bers voting in the affirmative.
= Each member shall have thirt
:. days notice of any proposed amenC
ment to this constitution. At a NEE
;. ing, regular or special, held after til
i expiration Of the thirty days, n majo
, ity Of three-iourths OF the total men
q bership shall be required to adop
/. and the amendment shall tax
:. effect from the declaration OF Il
"a vote.
r. BYLAWS.
70 l. All expenses incident to Il
3 meetings shall be borne by assessmel
III 2. Any newspaper in the First Co
ct gressional district wishing to join Il
N association shall forward request
ls the score tary, and upon election shi
N have its name enrolled. 1t shall thu
o. be subject to all existing rules.
ID 3. All officers and members sh,
N he elected by ballot,
n Upon motion, the bylaw was 81
OF pended and the following officers we
IS. unanimously elected W.T., Robe