The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-23
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting of the
Editors.
The Pencil Pushers Were Royalty
Entertained by the IIospftabte
People of Cape Gtrardeau.


Entertained by the IIospftabte
People of Cape Gtrardeau.
The Southeast Missouri Press As
sociation gathered in our city on FRI
day, 10Th, inst. to hold their annual
business meeting. and were met by the
members of the Board of Trade and
conducted to the court house where
they were greeted by our people in
that hearty manner thattends to make
one feel that life is worth living.
At this reception the following news
paper men were present:
r. +. Chew, Madison County Dem
crat: f. A. N. Webb and D. Longrear,
Caruthersville Democrat: Webb Wat
kins, Dexter Messenger: Ernest Larey,
Scott County Democrat: J. F. Mar
tin, Charleston Enterprise, J. j.. Lew
is. st. Francois Herald: John s. Hill,
Marble Hill Press: A. J. ThrOwer,
Stoddard County Democrat: DIR. i. n.
Holmes, Piedmont Banner Z. p. Ca
DuAAlAh MI n.
Hafner, Scott County Ne~sboy: Scott
Wilkinson, Jackson Comet: w. E.
Crow: DeSot0 Facts: T p. Pigg,
Pennington News: d l. Hoffman,
Cape Review: Joseph Flynn. South
east Gazette: Ben H. Adams, Cape
Democrat.
The meeting was called to order by
President L. j. Albert. of the Board
of Trade. and the Normal Sextette
rendered two of their popular songs,
causing the halltOresound with laugh
ter.
Maj. J. B. Dennis was then intro
duced and in his usual happy style,
delivered the address of welcome. eX
tending to the visitors the hospitali-
ties of the city, which was responded
to on behalf of the Press by DR.. J. n.
Holmes, of the Piedmont Banner The
Doctor is practical man and gave
his audience good talk.
Judge Ross was called for and gave
the editors his thirty days experience
in the editorial chair, touching also
on the responsible duties of an editor
and the mighty influence for good or
evil that is welded by the Press.
Rev. Il. F. Chew. of the Madison
County Democrat. was the next speak
er, who delivered an eloquent eulogy
on Horace Greely and the power of
the Press. Such sentiments coming
from native ofthe sunny south shows
that We are one people, inspired by
one purpose, the upholding Of cur
common country. Mr.. Chew gave his
brethren of the Press. as we'll as those
who are not members of the fraternity
some solid chunks of truth to Chew
and digest at their leisure.
Rev. 5. A. McElroy was next called
and responded in a twenty minute talk
in which he extolled the newspaper as
a acivilizer, an educator and christian
izer of mankind.
The meeting then adjourned to Krue-
gers Cafe, in the Masonic building,
where a banquet was spread fit for
well-for Southeast Missouri editor,
and good cheer, good spirits and
pleasant conversation prevailed until
1.-The clock in the steeple struck
twelve"
Saturday morning the Association
met again in the F. F. F. Club rooms
and elected officers as follows: J. F.
of the Charleston Enterprise,
John S. Hill, of the Mar
BILE Hill Press, Vice-President: W. E.
Grow, of the DeSoto Facts, Secretary
and Treasurer. The meeting then ad-
jourDed and the members of the Asso-
citation in body visited the Southeast
Normal school and other places of
interest.
In the afternoon an excursion was
had on the steamer New Idlewild to |
Commerce and the Association held a !
business meeting on the boat. a COM |
nittee on resolutions was appointed |
and reported as follows:
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
We, your Committee on Resolutions, ,
submit the following.
Whereas, We the members of the .
Southeast Missouri Press Association .
Ieel deeply impressed with a sense of
the very courteous and generous treat .
ment We have received on this occa-
sion of the meeting OF cur Association
in the beautiful ana prosperous city
li CAPE Girardeau. therefore be it
Resolved, That We tender our
heartfelt thanks 20 the citizens of Cape
in general andto the Board
oi Trade, to the f. F. F. Gun Club.
10 the professional aad bushes, men
and TO the local press Of said city in
particular, for the numerous ana rare
sourtesies which they nave extended
10 Us during our stay among them.
Resolved, That we also tender our
sincere thanks TO the officials OF the