The Forrest City times., 1895-05-31
NE ARKANSAS PRESS ASSOCIATION,
,ts Annual Meeting, Hospital
Bile Entertainment at NAM
moth Spring, and Ex-
curSion to the
Rockies.

The Twerty-third annual meeting
s the Arkansas Press Association was
couyeaed in the Opera House. at Mann
moth Spring, ARK, on Tuesday, May
"a 1895, the session continuing three
days.
Editors from every part of the state,
accompanied by wives, sisters or daugh-
ters. numbering about 100, were i'm at
tendance, aud they were genial, Jolly,
geed-nxtured crowd.
An excellent programme. previously
arranged by the executive committee.
and which should greatly further the
objects of the Association, was pre-
sented. o. c. Ludwig, of the Con-
way Log Cabin. presided Ia an able
and impartial manner and delivered an
address which should be of great value
10 the fraternity. The address of
welcome was delivered "Wednesday
morning by j. +. Troy, Mayor of the
city, and the response on behalf of the
Association was made by State Sena.
tor w. Theo. Smith, editor of the
Stuttgart Chronicle.
Several important papers, cover
ing variety OF topics which concern
editors, were read and sincerely appre.
ciated by the hearers. They contained
many valuable suggestions for the bet.
terment of journalism, in all its de.
partments.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-W. M. Kavanaugh, Ark
ansas Gazette.
First Vice President--I. NJ. Part
ridge, Fayetteville Sentinel.
Second Vice-President-E. G. Kin.
neg. Judsonia Advance.
Third Vice-p resident--Geo. Will
liams, Fort Smith Elevator.
Treasurer-Miss Sallie l. Robinson,
Rson Herald.
Recording Secretary-A. C. Hull,
Booze Banner.
Corresponding Secretary join R.
Jobe, Russellville Democrat.
Financial Secretary-T. l.. Vaughan,
Brinkley Mirror.
Orator-Prof. James Mitchell, Ark.
ansas Democrat.
Poet-Mrs. c. E. Radcliffe, Washing
ton Telegraph.
Executive committeeman First Dis
trlct, q. w. Anderson, Walnut Ridge |
Telephone.
Delegate to National Editorial Asso- |
cation, Leon Rousseau, Osceola Times:
Alternate, Z. l.. Vadakin, FORREST
CRY TIMES.
1t was the privilege and pleasure of |
the writer to attend the business SEES
SONS or the association and partakc Of |
Tue numerous and generous hospitali- |
Ties OF the citizens of Mammoth Spring. |
ffaternal ties were strengthe ned, &C
qnaintances renewed and ripened into
friendship, old associations recalled,
new vlgor and golden resolutions in
spred, and our knowledge of some of
The Wonders OF Arkansas expanded.
The visit was one of pleasure and profit
throughout.
Leaving Forrest City May IL, we
went TO Memphis, via, the "Old Reli-
aole' Little Rock & Memphis railway
Here we spent Monday. Viewed the
grand military parade ia the forenoon.
ana witnessed the magnificent drill of
the Medley Zouaves. Morton Cadets,
ana Omaha Calling Gun Detachment
III The afternoon. The Zouave drill
was exceptionally interesting, and was
perhaps the best exhibition drill in that
CLASS ever given in this country. The
company OF Old Confederate Veterans,
~ tue morning parade, attracted uni
Sersal attention, and were loudly
cneered and applauded by the thou
SANDS OF spectators who thronged the
streets along the line of march.
Leaving Memphis Tuesday. we ar
rived In Mammoth Spring Wednesday
morning about o'clock, travelling over
the iron Mountain route to Nettleton,
thence over the Kansas City. FIT. Scott
< Memphis railway to Mammoth
spring. Enroute, we were glad to
meet General Neill, of 3atesville. con-
FRESHMAN from the Sixth district, and
whose guest we were at the, meeting at
naVesVllle three years ago. He boarded
Tue train at Hoxie. bound for Nam
hoth Spring on business and TO mingle
with the editors. We were met at the
aepot by the hotel conveyance and
1lven to the Nettleton. and he WAS
our genial room companion during our
soJonrn there. The general is in fairly
good health, is a hard worker in con-
siess, and serves his constituency faith
iuiiy and well. He fav0rs the free,
unlimited and independent coinage of
shVer, and all of the numerous demo-
cratic measures for which the masses