The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-09-14
National Editorial Association.

itors and publishers from all parts of
the United States, delegates from the
various State and Territorial Associa
tions, convened in Detroit in its fifth
annual session on August 81. The at
tendance was much larger than at any
previous meeting, representatives being
present from every State in the Union
except two and from several territories.
Tlf~Louisiana delegation consisted
of the President of our State Associa
ton, Gen. L. Jlstremski. and Messrs-
John Dymond and j. Y. Gilmore, of
New Orleans 7. Sambola Jones and
John McGrath, of Baton Rouge; j. w.
Bryan and A. Thompson, of Lake
Charles C. II. Tr0usdale, of Monroe;
j. B. Adams, Of Hammond L. E. Bent
ley, of Donaldsohville E. C. Drew, of
Arcadia w. W. Duson, of Crowley
and L. A. SandOz, of Opelousas. Nine
| ladies accompanied these delegates.
Most of the party left New Orleans on
the 24th, on the ) p. NJ. train o. the IL
linois Central, the managers of this
splendid line having generously extend
ed to the Louisiana editors the courte~+
| sizes usually accorded to newspape~i1 men
in other sections Of the country, and on
the morning of the Goth we reached
Chicago in time for break fast, having
| travelled 9l5 miles in two nights and
one day.
! Monday, the Goth, we spent in Chica-
go, admiring its fine, wide streets. tall,
elegant buildings, beautiful lawns,
flower crowned parks, and the cease
| less hustle and animation which per
wade its every nook and corner. Leav-
| ing the great metropolis of the West at
SIS p. IN we reached Detroit at about
7:30 on the morning of the 27th, via
/ the smooth and finely equipped Chica
60 and Grand Trunk Railway, and we're
met on arrival by a committee OF citl-
zens who escorted US to the hotels and
made us feel at once at home.
We found the beautiful q City of the
Straits" in holiday attire to greet us
| the city hall and many stores and dwell
lings being profusely and very prettiIy
decorated Besides the numerous dec
orations, the city hall bore many appro
pirate mottoes-some of them probably
rather flattering or cajoling, but keenly
appreciated by tb"-o1 DIS nevertheless.
/ Such weItel fi.14 Double Loaded Wei
come" " 4 Graphite and Ink Teach Ma
ttsns tf Think "Gray Matter and
Shears mould Publie--Opinion,' '"Gnests
at the Heaf afoAfthe 9 Humn next to Read
ing Matter" ;" g Dfhot neglect Pleasure
] for Business" and this best one of all
I" Cash Subscribers are the Highest
Type of American citizenship"
The meetings of the Association were
held in the fine and spacious Light In
fantry Armory building, the stage being
appropriately decorated with en- attrac-
tive and refreshing array of tropical
plants and potted plants of every vari-
ETY.. On the Presidents table reposed
q magnificent floral piece representing
scissors and inkstand, and by its side
a floral quill and penrack, the latter in
the shape of horseshoe. AS the dele
gates entered the hall they were pre-
rented with a beautiful silken badge,
and white metal badge pima quill
with the initials N. E. A. crossing it-a
map of the city, detailed programme
of the foul days sessions, rides, excnr-
sions and banquet and free tickets for
the street cars, museum, &c.
After music by the orchestra, DR..
/ Potts of Detroit offered prayer and Act
inc Mayor Jacob made an excellent ad-
dress of welcome which was happily
responded to by President Belts, who
in the course of his remarks declared
the object of the Association to be " to
secure unity of thought and action, to
increase the influence of the press, eie-
yate it's tone, and extend feeling oi
friendliness among the editors of the
/ country" That officer then declared
the 9th annual convention of the Ma
btional Editorial Association in session
and appointed the following committee
Ion credentials: c.. A. Lee, Rhode Is
land Leon Jastremski Louisiana
Reuben Williams, Indiana J. o. Hay,
den. Massachusetts j. 0. Amos, Ohio
The evening was devoted to car
riaoe ride to Senator Palmer's log cabin
and stock farm, some six miles from
Detroit, an inspection of the old-fash-
ioned rag carpets, primitive furniture
and vide fire. place. )of the 'slog cabin
which cost S16,R0-admiring his Al
ifS fifIfSe Jerseys and $50 Percherons, ant
partakllag in pretty grove of an ele
CANT lunch to the sound of delightfn
music. About $50 carriages &ere used
To convey to and from the q cabin tht
600 people who attended this pleasan
picnic. Hon. T. w. PalmeEsehe owne
t of this fine farm, is our Minister t.
! Spain, aud from San Sebastian he sen
i 4 cablegram of welcome which was rea,
! BIZ Mr. CottrelI, his agent and majordo
LIMO. who also welcomed the visitors il
| a neat address,
At night President Belts made hi
J annual address and Col. Elliott T. Shep
/ ard, editor Of the New York Mail AM
EXPRESS. made his bad break Thi
gentleman, who but recently attained
some prominence by his marriage il
the Vanderbilt family and the pnrchas
!. of tile paper which he edits, had bee
invited to make an address to the As
soeiation, of which he was not mem
9 bar, and seized the opportunity to ven
tilate some of his peculiar Political an
religious views. Of conrse, these sub
iects being very properly tabooed !
such a heterogeneous ASSOCIATION
6 ours. Mr.. Shepard at once found him
self in very hot water, even his pOlitl
cal friends unanimously declaring tIla
he was guilty of serious breach {
rood manners and good taste, Will
others emphaEicaliy voted him boo
8 q crank. an ass. He certainly succeed
Z ed in making good many people fe'
uncomfortable, particularly his and o.
entertainers the good people OF Ds
4 troit
! ! The next morning was devoted 70
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