The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-08-19
the STATE PRESS kfTcHun's GUESTS.
Their Arrival Greeted With Demon
STATIONS Of Welcome.

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3 Their Arrival Greeted With Demon
strations Of Welcome.
PROGR ANNIE OF MEETING
ketchum put on holiday attir
Monday in honor of the expecte
arrival of the notable guests-th
State Press Association. The street
and business houses, also many 9
the private residences were decora
ted with evergreens, and counties
; stars and stripes foated from tn
buildings upon the soft, summe
breezes. Gayly decorated carriage
were stationed at the depot upol
the arrival of the train for the &C
commodation of the members o
the Press and their ladies. The,
were driven to the hotels and SOM
of the private residences, to wher
they had been invited, apd a cor
dial reception awaited them. TIL,
Bellevue brass band greeted tn,
guests upon their arrival in towr
with q grand overture, which lent
pleasing touch of inspiration to tn,
occasion. 1t was an epoch in tn.
history of Ketchum-:he crowded
streets, the hurry to and fro-the
rapidly driven carriages with happy
guests-gave Ketchum for the time
a metropolitan ASPECT.
The first event in the visit of The
Press was the reception and bal
Monday evening. Tuesday morn
ing the members met at Metropol-
itan Hall and held a business meet.
ing, at which several new members
were enrolled. They adjourned to
meet at the same place in the even
ing, when q public literary enter
tainment was rendered by them to
the citizens of Ketchum, at which
the musical talent Of Ketchum
offered to contribute to the pro-
gramme for the evening. The hall
was filed with an interested audi
ence. Upon the stage were Captain
James Gum of the Boise Sentinel
and President of the Press Associ-
alton; Mrs. Ada Merritt of the Ida
no Recorder, the Vice. President !;
r. E. Lockwood of the Weiser Sig
nal, Secretary; VIM. Balderston,
Idaho Statesman; R. H. Davis,
Caldwell Tribune; Jas. II. Wallis,
Montpelier Post; George Chaplin,
Idaho Falls Times. After a song
by the glee club, Capt Gum intro
duced Mr.. VIM. Balderston, who
read an able paper, entitled "The
Country Editor; What Is Hep"
Mr.. Balderston gave such realistic
protrayal of the trials and vicissi-
tudes of the Rural Editor that the
KEYsToNE's heart throbbed in CRATE
full and sympathetic response while
the scalding tears rolled down our
careworn cheeks. The next feature
of the programme was a vocal duet,
by Professor and Mrs. c. w. Stick
ney, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Geo: J. Lewis. R. H. Davis
of the Caldwell Tribune was then
introduced and read highly in
structive paper on the subject of
1.-THE Press and its Relations to the
development of Agriculture in the
Arid, Regions" Jas. H. Wallis of
The Montpelier Post followed with
paper-"The Importance of Organ
cation Among Newspaper Men,"
which was replete with profound
bought, and reflected credit upon
he Press Association. Mrs. w. H.
ireenhow then favored the audi
nee with Solo, accompanied. by
irs. c. N. Stole at the piano. Al
erwards, Captain Gum with few
Apply remarks introduced Mrs.
ida Merritt of the Idaho Recorder.
tho advanced very gracefully and
t the close of the applause which
reeted the fair lady of the Faber, +,
avored the audience by reading in
er felicitous style paper entitled
Woman In Journalism. It was an
rticle of exceptional merit, and
etrayed much originality of ideas J
nd native wit, and called forth ,
luch applause. Mrs. Ada Merritt
lcceeded by her sound arguments
. doubt in convincing the lords of I,
cation that the daughters of Eve
ere creatures of versatile talents,
Id because woman possessed lit i
AIRY ability she was not necessarily {
Bias bleu, but could adorn the
ome and halls of pleasure as we'll
grace the editorial chair in the i
nctum sanctorum. We give be- /
" the paper read by the lady for t
70 benefit of our bachelor readers, t
listing that with the wholesome b
i'd spicy condiments with which I
is seasoned that it may be we'll q
IlShed ana dlgeSted: q
FELLOW ScRIBEs. LADIES AND GExrLEMrx: |,
eel in = similar position to the man who :.
IS attending his wife's funeral and was ~
d that he would be expected to ride to o
E cemetery in the same carriage with his h
He said he'd do it. but it =
TX away the pleasure Of the whole thing u
him. When our worthy Secretary, b
other Lockwood, asked me to speak to
q. / naturally asked: What shall l
eak about?" and he responded. ..Speak o