The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1897-06-09
ARKANSAS EDITORS RETURN,
Splendid Entertainment Given Them
at The Tonnesse Centennial
at Nashville.
ND editor Of this paper and hI

at The Tonnesse centennial
at Nashville.
The editor Of this paper and his
wife returned from Nashville,
Tenn, last night The Arkansas
Press Association certainly had a
great time at the Tennessee Cen
teuial, which will ever remain a
pleasant memory in the casket OF
each ones memory,
Sunday the Exposition was not
open and the gang attended divine
services at the different churches in
the city. We listened to fine SER
mon from DR.. Barbee, of the Meth
odist publishing house, (pastor was
absent at McKendree church
Some extra fine music was furnish
ed by the choir, composed Of four
voices, two ladies and two gentlemen,
A solo by the leader, a lady, was en-
trancing,
Monday we spent at the EXPOSE
ton grounds, and besides visiting
additional exhibition buildings,
took in Midway" There were
some fifteen or more Of these 50
called ATTRACTIONS" most OF them
were tiresome in the extreme; there
is the giant see-saw which carries
one some 200 feet high, aIording a
fine view Of the city, the Chute, "
the Streets Of Cairo, Turkish Pa.
lace, Chinese Village, etc. etc
At noon the editors were the
guests Of the Exposition officials,
and partook Of a fine course dinner
served at Ghersts Casino. OF
course there we're the usual toasts'
Mai McCann of the Executive
committee, was untiring in his eff.
forts to make the press enjoy then
stay in Nashville, Avote of thanks
was rendered him and other
officials, for the many courtesIe'
shown,
The visit to beautiful Mount
Oliyet cemetery Sunday afternoon
in charge Of Major Mccain, was
enjoyed by ALL lie had a trip tC
Belle Meade Stock Farm arranged
for Monday but ON account Of
rain It was not carried out Also q
trip to the Hermitage, but It wa'
also called in
Monday we sat In Music Hall ant
listened TO some fine band music
from lines great New York band
He has been engaged to give eon'
cetts, afternoon and night, Tor tive
months, We do not think his bant
cScels IN any way that Of the Bell
stadt.Baldcnberg company which
has been there since the opening O
the Exposition
We have not space TO write more
suffice II TO say all had a hug,
time, our better half was much i'm
proved by the trip The following
composed the press party on tn,
excursions
=, Q, Stone aud son, Beacon
Searcyj Frank Clark and wife
standard, Arkadelphiai II, h. 0ros
aud wife, Miss Nora and Maggie
Wood, Sun, BebtonyIllei j, II, llIcN
and daughter Miss Willie Hicks
Miss Willie Barnes, Democrat Lo
noke, w. II, Cup and wife, Mont
tor Mammoth Springs w. II. VIII
lIams and wife, Star, HOgeHi s. A
MeNIsh aud wife, Record, Lewis
ylllei John T. Stafford aud wife
News, Springdale, Emmett Rogers
Sun, joucsboroi j w. Gardner auO
wife, reNarkaulan, fcNorkauai 7
u, Lucy Democrat RusscI)yIllei II
Putt aud mother Enterprise, Jones
boro, Q, H. Welo and daughter In
tubalor Defmotti Harry Mat
Ihcws aud sister, Free Press, Stutt
cart, MRs Cranberry Guard, Cab
oti u. u, Morell and wife, Enter
prise, DeValrs Bluni Henry j, MI
Ter aud mother Life, North Littl
RotU q r. Williams aud sister
'rmcwDtmotraL Ft Smith Min
Auna Folom, Gazette, Hope WI
liam D. Folsom aud wife, Argue
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