Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-27
CONVENTION OVER.
THE MEETING IN THIS CITY AN IN
TEREsTlNc ONE.
The Press Gang now In Atlanta Seeing the
sights Of the Cotton states Expo
sition--Flsttering Roso-
buttons Passed BY
the Commits
tee.

opera house Thursday morning and
was attended by about $50 members
No business Of great importance was
transacted, but the meeting was a
very Interesting one throughout.
The convention was called to order
by Chas. NJ. Meacham, chairman Of
the executive committe.
Mayor F. W. Dabney then deliver
ed the address of welcome in a brief
but pointed speech OF about 10 min
utes.
/. B. Nall, president of the .Asso-
citation, responded by cordially thank
ing the mayor for the hearty welcome
extended the visitors and wound up
with fitting tribute to the :Queen
City of the Pennyrile."
Secretary L. W. Gaines then called
the roll of membership and read his
report showing a balance of Sl33.90
in the treasury of the Association af
ter deducting all expenses incident
to the annual session.
A photographer then took pic
ture Of the groupe of pencil pushers
and the Association adjourned to
meet again in Atlanta to-day.
In the afternoon the guests were
taken over the city in carriages and
out to the asylum. On returning
they were driven to Bethel Female
College, where DR.. and Mrs. T. S.
Mccall spread an elegant lunch
consisting of delicious refreshments,
served by about fifty beautiful young
ladies of the boarding department Of
that institution of learning.
The banquet followed at night at
Hotel Latham with nearly 400 pres
emit. This concluded the festivities
OF the occasion in the city and at 5
o'clock a. m. Wednesday 100 mem
bers of the Association left on a
special train for Atlanta, Ga, to visit
the great Cotton States Exposition.
They took breakfast in Nashville and
after spending an hour looking over
the Rock city, left for Chattanooga,
arriving in time for dinner. Several
hours were spent on Lookout noun
tain, after which the party resumed
their southern journey. They reach
ed Atlanta about o'clock a. m. yes
terday. Wards band accompanied
the par y ana will entertain them with
choice music during their stay.
The members of the Association
will spend three days at the exposi
ton and will leave for their respec-
tive homes Sunday.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS MADE
THE FOLLOWING REPORT:
To the officers and members of the
Kentucky Press Association:
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to make this their report:
WHEREAS, 1t has been the good
fortune of the Kentucky Press Asso-
citation to Meet agar in, the Queen
City of the Pennyrile after an alb
sence of seventeen years, and to en-
Joy the royal hospitality of her gen
erous Peep Q, and we desire to express
as body, our appreciation of her
courtesy and kindness shown us
while here;
Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That to the people of
Hopkinsville who have given us so
much attention, to the committees of
Arrangements and Reception; partic-
ularly to Prof. and Mrs. T. S. Mccall
and far-famed Bethel College, and
to Messrs. G. M. Meacham, Geo. E.
Gary, w. A. Wilgus, T. E. BARLEY,
I. L. Metcalfe, and Hunter Wood we
desire to extend our sincere thanks
and pledge our appreciation of their
zeal in our behalf. Verify, the fatted
calf hath been slain and we have
Toasted and made merry to our hearts
content; and as we distribute our
selves again over the hills and wales
of old Kentucky we shall each bear
away with us most pleasant impress
sions of Hopkinsville and her people,
higher estimate of her present and
brighter hope for her future. The
Pennyroyal hath sweeter smell in
our nostrils and the Bluegrass and
the Purchase join in making acknowl-
edgments of her charms and graces,
2. That, to the L. & N. railroad
company, and especially President
NJ. a.. Smith, and to its generous and
courteous officials, do we desire to es-
pecially return our thanks and ac-
acknowledgements for the great cour-
tesies extended to the members of
this Association. To the o. Y. and
N. G. & st. L., companies do we also
return thanks for their courtesies.
HI. A. SoMERs.
LEW B. BRowN.
MRS. EMMA WALKER HERR
GEO. A. LEWIS