Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-27


heroic enterprise throughout the great
borders Of Texas?
We most sincerely accept the hand
OF cordlality and welcome extended 20
us today. We think we know Fort
Worth people, and when we are as
sured that the police will be instructed
to look the other way and not be
over particular we accept the key
rendered us. And to show to the pco-
pie OF Fort Worth that we most
thoroughly appreciate their invi-
tatlon to pick up anything we
see lying around loose, and that there
II nothing small about newspaper men
and women, and men IN particular II
they md anything Of value that we
Fundamentally believe they are per.
fectly Welcome 20 Il.
The secretary then called the roll.
The following We're present;
w. X. Adair, Messenger, .Marshall Il.
b, Baillio Review. cleburne: y. NJ.
Baker, Colorado Citizen, Columbus; II.
u. Caldwell, signal, Gainesville: w. ID.
Cox, Eagle, Bryan; John, II. Cullom,
News. Garland; j. w. Dale, Texan,
Iowa Park; w. w. Dexter, Trade Re-
view, Fort Worth; w. j. Douglas. Re-
view. Victoria; w. 70. Gilliland. Star.
Baird; X. w. Haltom, Chronicle, Ma
cogdoches. w. o. Peery, Reporter. Ben
jamin; d. s. Peters, Citizen, Calvert
j. s. Penn Jr, Times Laredo: ]. G,
Rankin, Banner, Brenham: Henry
Reese, Jr., Enquirer, Gonzales j. II.
Rose, Texas and Southwestern Rail-
road Guide, Houston; Fred b. Robin
son, Item, Huntsville; A. G. scurlock.
Chronicle, Cleburne; j. ID. Shaw, indie
pendent Pulpit, Waco: Mrs. A. f.
smythe Clarion, Longview; II. c.
Strlckfoden, Herald, Henrietta; Frank
Vernon, Roundup, Cisco; Mrs. M r.
Walton, Gazette, Fort Worth; r. Will
son, Register, Lockharti II. w. Man
son, Success, Rookwall; Mrs. Isadore
Miner, News, Dallas; S. H. Mcbride.
Times, Victoria; r. G, Musgrove, Re-
view, sweetwater; Eugene Moore,
Empire. stephenville; $, $. Perry, Re-
gister. Florence: John Hoeny. Jr, Re
porter, Abilene; f. p. Holland Texas
Farm and Ranch. Dallas; G. o. Hunt
er, Democrat, Sherman; Il. NJ. john
ston. Post, Houston; n. Il. Johnson.
Light, San Antonio; A. NJ. Justiss
Light Corsicana; G. r. Lehman. Her
aid. Halettsville; d. o. Lively, Times
Herald, Dallas.
The president announced the appoint-
ment OF the following committees;
Membership-C. f. Lehman, Herald,
Hallettsville; j. G. Rankin, Banner,
Brenham: II. ]. Striekfaden, Herald,
Henrietta; w. J. Douglas. Graphic.
Yoakum.
Construction Of by-laws-R, NJ. John
ston. Post Houston; f. b. Baillio Bull
letin, Alvarado; II. p. Jones, Courier,
Milford; w. w. Dexter, Trade Review,
Houston.
Resolutlons-R. Wilson. Register,
Lockhart;J u, d, Shaw. Independent Pull
pit. Waco; II. ID. Caldwell, signal"
Gainesville; r. w. Haltom,, Chronicle,
Nacogdoches; John Hoeny. Reporter,
Abilene.
Revision Of rolis-w c. Gnlnand,
Star, Baird; Alex Wynne. Journal,
Beaumont j. r. Ransom. Jr, Enter
prise. Cleburne ]. W. Bale, Baptist
Visitor. De ton
Worth: Frank Vernon. Roundup,
Cisco; NJ. J, Cox, Mesquiter, Mesquitei
| w A. Adair, Messenger Marshall;
| John II. Cullom, News, Garland.
An invitation from Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| II. Sllliman to attend a reception at
their home tonight. was read and ac-
oepted.
on motion Of Frank p. Holland,
Texas farm and ranch, Dallas delegates
TO the National association were in
structed to invite the National associa-
| tion to hold Its next annual cOnven-
| tion In this state, the place TO be de-
cided by the convention later on.
1t was moved by f. b. Baltic that
order OF business for this afternoon be
election OF officers and selection Of next
| place OF meeting. Carried.
Lee j. Roundtree OF the Star-Vendlca-
tor, Kyle, offered resolution to the
effect that ex-President John II. Cope
land be expelled from the association
for cause. After considerable wrang
ling and a number of motions on mo-
ton OF w d. Cox OF the Temple
Tribune the matter was referred to a
| special committee. John Cullom, j. d.
Shaw, +, -. Baillo who were re-
ouested to Investigate the mat
ter and report to the convention
at 10 o'clock today The charges in
brief were that Copeland had painted
himself as an Indian and told for
tunes, and wore a badge painted on his
body on which was painted, "Ex-
President Of the Texas Press Assocla-
ton" and conduct unbecoming gem
tleman.
The executive committee reported
that It had given careful attention to
business during the year and believed
the general welfare OF the association
Is In splendid condition. The program
was reported. printed and distributed,
and the excursion to Asbury Park an
nounced, to occur at the close Of the
present session over the following
routes: Texas and Pacific Iron Noun
tain, Big Four, Lake Shore and New
York Central. All details not already
given to be explained later, The COM
mittee also reported that 1t had de-
clueu that the order passed at the last
meeting reducing the dues to 81, was
illegal and the committee had in
structed the secretary to collect 81, the
old amount, unless action was taken
at this meeting. An additional report
recommending tn elimination of
the last clause OF article
OF the constitution provid-
Ing for the eligibility of ex-prss-
dents in the association together with
the main report was accepted on mo
tion and the whole ordered spread upon
the minutes,
The treasurer reported that receipts
from all sources aggregated tss315. dis
bursements S5S76Q, leaving a cash
balance Of s29b.55. This report was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The membership committee reported
favorably on the following names sepa-
rately. all of whom were accepted and
elected members OF the association:
Will c. Perry. Daily Meteor, Ennis;
Miss sallie Herndon, Journal, Stephen
vile; g. McWain. Mail. Itaska; j. X.
Shirley, Parker County News; N. j..
Burns. Rustler, wylie; w. p. Blake,
industrial West Clarendon; Wn G.
burnett. Times Waxahachie; Miss Il.
Hendrix, Times, Smithville: Lee Lark
ford, News. Sealy; Miss Leila Trumbull,
Christian EndeaYor Weekly, Hutto;
George Il. Loving. Stock Journal. Fort