The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16
The Arkansas Press Association.

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The Arkansas Press Association.
A large number of the members of the
Arkansas Press Association arrived in
Van Buren, Monday on the o. clock
Little Rock train and were the guests of
Mrs. P. D., and Miss Fannie Scott IN
til the arrival of the Frisco canonball
when they left for Springdale.
They were met at the depot by dele
cation Of citizens of Van Buren, who es :
corted them to the Scott residence,
overlooking the Frisco depot, where a
splendid collation. of everything a hun
CRY heart could wish was set before
the guests. Mr.. Geo. R. Wood intro
duced to the assemblage Mr.. Tanning
A Miles, who in a few appropriate re.
marks welcomed the Association to the
hOspitalities provided for them. Rev.
Geo. W. Thornburg, of the Arkansas
Methodist, of Little Rock, responded to
the welcome in behalf of the Association
for the very generous attentions show.
cred upon them.
Among the members of the Associa-
ton present were:
Misses Willie and Ida Hicks, Lonoke
Democrat
Mr. w B and Miss Laura Williams,
Tonoke Citizen
Ed Seibley and wife, Devalls Bluff
Enterprise
w 7 Matthews, Stuttgart Free Press.
Mrs w Thee Smith and Miss Fannie
Cook, Stuttgart Chronicle.
w W Folsom. wife and Miss Annie
Folsom, Hope Gazette
G E Shankle and wife, Prescott
Paragraph.
E Ratcliff and wife, Washington
Telegraph.
T E Price, Camden Beacon.
A w Martin, Ell Dorado Democrat.
VIM B Folsom and wife Brinkley
Argus.
D H Nash and Annie E Nash, Cur
don Cannon Ball.
P FL Thomas and wife, Warren Dem
ocrat.
Mr. Wilmeth and son, Corinth
Waterman.
Adam Clark and wife, Arkadelphia
Standard.
Professor and Mrs James Mitchell,
Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock
The Frisco train being two hours
late some of the party improved the
time by looking over our city.
The Arkansas Press Association have
warm place in the hearts of Van
Buren, s citizens, and warm welcome
is always in store for them.
A Gazette special of Wednesday says:
The twenty fourth annual meeting
of the Arkansas Press Association,
which closed tonight, has been very
successful one in every respect. The
attendance has been fully up to the
average and the people of this beautiful
little city have left nothing undone to
make the occasion one of genuine
pleasure to all. In the absence of
President Kavanaugh, whose detention
at home by sickness is greatly regretted
by all, First Vice President l. M. Pat
ridge presided over the deliberations.
Several interesting papers have been
read and among other interesting
features of the meeting the address Of
welcome by DIR. j. H. Amacker,
Springdale s brilliant orator and divine,
the response by Hon. George Thorn
burgh, of Little Rock the Grafton by
Prof. Jas. Mitchell and the poem by
Mrs. G. e. Radcliffe, of Washington,
are worthy of special mention.
At this afternoon session officers for
the ensuing year were elected as
I'M Partridge, Fayetteville Sentinel,
President.
e G Kinney, Judsonia Advance,
First Vice President.
G T Williams, Fort Smith Elevator,
Second Vice President.
Third Vice President.
John r Jobe, Russellville Democrat,
Corresponding Secretary.
c. E Shankle, Prescott Paragraph.
Recording Secretary.
e L Nadakin, Forrest City Times,
Financial Secretary.
u Baugh, Searcy Citizen, Orator.
H M Butler, Rogers Democrat,
Historian.
Mrs Anna Nash, Gurdon Cannon
Ball, Poet.
w A ii Mcdaniel, P II Thomas,
Adam Clark, c C Colburn. Fl L Cross.
q w Cranberry, Executive Committee.
During the afternoon, Prof. A. C..
Millar, President of Hendrix College,
delivered an able address, which was
well received and loudly spplauded.
Tomorrow about sixty Of the party
will go on an excursion to Eureka
Springs, while the remainder will visit
Fayetteville. where they will be the
guests of the University faculty and