The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-06-02
Resolutions OF Thanks Adopted by the
Press Association.

SSSSSOeA
Association now about to close, has
proven the most successful and enjoy
able one in the long history OF the
Association, and before leaving the
biggest little city of its size on earth,
we feel it a glorious duty rs we'll as
great pleasure to give expression in
formal resolutions to our appreciation
of the enjoyment we have realized in
receiving the unstinted hospitality of
the cultured. generous, broad-gagued,
gracious people Of Greenwood. There
fore be it
Resolved, That in bidding adieu TO
the gracious hosts who have so admir-
ably, so perfectly entertained the men,
bers of the Association and made our
stay in their progressive City one long
to be remembered as an exceptionally
pleasant event in the history Of our
lives, We ask to express and record the
cordial expression of our sincere thanks
for the unaffected, but numberless
courtesies that we have received at
their hands and 10 assure the people Of
this beautiful little city. whose future
limits have no bounds, that they may
henceforth and forever depend upon
the Press of Mississippi as defender
and advocate Of the greatness of Green
wood as an embryo city, and the people
of the same as one grand aggregation
Of chivalric manhood, and true, refined,
lovely womanho0d.
ReS0l'vd, That our especial thanks
are due the Hon. B. G. Humphreys for
his generous greeting, so beautifully
y rendered, in the address Of welcome
delivered on behalf OF the citizens OF
Greenwood: to Hons. Jas. K. Vardlman,
, Jas Il. Gillespie, Bonner Richardson
and p. W. Hickey, of the local press
for their untirng and eminently sue
cessful efforts to make the visiting
. members of the press fee. perfectly a
, home: to Hon. A. H. Longino for hi.
. beautiful words to ''Our Guests::' tt
those in charge for the magnificent
Q banquet; to the chairman and members
of the various committees for theil
T. courteous receptions OF and attention tt
y our members: to the ladies especial,
for their thoughtful and charming at
tention: to Superintendent Gus. G
: Meissonneir of the Yazoo & Tall;l
, hatchie River Transportation Co., fo
, the use Of his beautiful boat-the Blank
1 Cornwell-and Capt. T. F. Young
Q clerks c. M. Cain, Cornwell Watts ant
= VIM. Donaran, and pilots John F
Young and John Richardson for thei
, courteous attention to the guests OF the
!, boat during the excursion on the secont
# day of the conventions; to Capt. w. b
q Rider and Mr.. c. A. Wickersham O
= the Georgia Pacific Railroad for tn
enjoyable excursion to Blue Lake, ant
t to Capt. j. Y. Mcneil and the noble
d generous people Of the Blue ak
n neighborhood for their unboundet
hospitality; to the A. N. Kellog News
paper Co.. of Memphis, Tenn, for tn
: beautiful badges worn by the members
e Resolved, That our thanks are du
a and are hereby rendered the Illinoi
Central, the Yazoo& Mississippi Valley
Queen& Crescent, Richmond& Danville
S X. C. NJ. & B. and Louisville & Nash
t Vile Railroads for transportation t
n and from Greenwood.
Resolved, That we part with the gener
;, Gus. cultured noble, progressive peopl
of Greenwood with feeling Of inexpret
# sive regret, but with the hope that a
no distant day we may again be wit
O them, when the population Of hundred
now will have multiplied into thou!
y ands then, and when the materis
y wealth Of the people will be as great a
!. their hospitality Of to-day
4 S. B. BROWN,
w. A. HENRY, ron
!. ]. L. POWER, ~'-''
IN L PINK SMITH