The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-11
OUR REUNION.
The Citizen Corps Of Correspondents,
Agents and Attaches
celebrate the 4th of July With Grand
Reunion at Vale Mills.

celebrate the 4th of July With Crane
Reunion at Vale Mills.
THE Day we celebrate" was never
more enjoyably and pleasantly cele-
brate1 than it was on last Thurday
at Vale Mills by the members of the
CITIZEN Corps of Correspondent IS,
Agents and Attaches, together with
many OF the friends of the paper.
The suspicious day seemed TO have
the smiles OF Providence in the
beautiful unclouded day, the first in
several weeks, the lovely place
chosen n;whlch nature seemed to
have lavished all that could render
such spot appropriate for such an
occasion an the IN ing smiling and
happy faces that were grouped to :
gether under the shade of the grand
old trees. Fhera was a grand stand
erected for The speaker. with the
back gro lad draped with our Ma
ionai colOrs and the "Fne Pulas XII
CITIZEN IN large letters at the top.
The table was also draped in red,
white, and blue, while ! large num-
Der OF seats were provided on which
the audience could make themselves
comfortable while listening to the
addresses. According to the pro-
gram in last weeks CITIZEN, the
meeting was called TO order by Col.
j. ii. Burrow and chairman for
the occasion was chosen in the per-
soa OF Col. /. N. Smithson with Dr..
L. ID. Davenport as secretary.
After which org anization bless ng
was asked In an earnest prayer by
Rev. u. w. Mitchell, after which,
Col. Smithson according to program
gave an address of we.come, brief
eloquent and to the point. Next
came an GRAFTON on the All. of
july by Mr.. Lee w iikerson, of
ElktOn, whicn vas pItrl tic and
appropriate I, the occasion. Both
speeches are given IN full.
An opportunity was then given all
The memo ers vi The CiLIzen Corps
WAC were present TO make short
talks, several responded in short
and interesting speeches wulch we've
full OF klad Lnlu5S abDLs LLe C.ti-
Zen and good WISHES ior It's cJnLln-
ued success. Then an essay Vas
read 10y that gifted correspondent
Col. j. II. Burrow OF Lynn vile
which was entitled cine Cou airy,
Correspondent. THE subjecs WAS
one with which Col. Burrow is per-
fectly familiar being veteran IN
| LudJ Alu Z XII : Az was btCbOCIk III u Va
terry manner, well written, e litJ ing
and entertaining IN the extreme; 1T
establishes the fact that the Citizen
was the originator and faiths of the
Country Correspondent rs it is TO
day, f III of facts concisely stated
and freed from gush and circumlo-
cution.
After Col. Burrows paper, an
address was made by Laps. ID. Nc
Cord, late edit"I Of The CITIZEN
which was lis eled TO with marked
interest throughout, and which
ELECTED much applause. Gen Nc
Cord then read an interesting com
municatiou from the founder of
The CITIZEN, l.. w. McCo d, on
the "History of the C,ttzen," which
goes back into the CfJies anl Civ
ing many interesting ia:ts connec-
ted with the paper.
All of these papers Al Al
dlesses are published in this Issue,
and they will he interesting real :
ing to those OF the corps" who
could not be preseat AMI hundreds
OF o hrr readers who are interested
inthe success OF The CITIZEN.
Prof. J. J. Zlccarello was called
and he came forward aud real an
entertaining paper made up from
an old copy OF t e CITIZEN pub
lished in 81. A card of kindly
greeting was then read from twc
: unavo;d ,bly absent correspondents,
"Mou" and "Aie."
The me.tlng TIL adjourned fOl
= dinner, which WAS an elegant re
: past, lit for the @ DIS Every del.
.acy II tie s.atpn Nth e ere n
and lemllala in abundance were
served by the hbspitable yves and
sisters of the sc pcps" Alter the
inner mat was satisfied an hour o
two WAS spent in recrt alton Il
various kinds. Then the meetin:
was sgsin called to order and
committee of five were appointed
" to r, port on perm anent organ'za
ton. The following were the com
mittee: J. H. Burrow, Mrs. inc
Bateman Smith, James Wheeler
Lee Wilkinson and D.. L. ID
a., D,avcn, ,ort, and after delheratin
they reporte themselves as heart
" lily i'll favor Il ornament organ
cation and that it was entire
, feasible. They further recommend
cd that a president and s'cretar
he elected to serve one year an
that our aaiul meeting be bel
II on eacn 4th OF July.
=, Col. Burrow was elected Pres
- dent by acclamstiop and DR.. QAv
export Secretary and Treasurer
The following were appointed {
committee to have power To ca
meetings of The CITIZEN CoRPs
any time when, in their wisdom
/, such meeting is deemed necessar.
20 the presiden, of tue Corps to pr
Il side. Executive committee: