The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-05-26
MISSISSIPPI
Press Association.
Thirty Fourth Annual
Convention.

NickSburg on Tuesday, May 10, 1899
: and left that city at , p. m. on the
steamer Natchez.
At roll call the following paper,
shown to be represented:
J. G. eastman aud wife, Post. Vicks-
burg. =
II. NJ. Qu:u aud wife, Jetfcrsoniau, Cen
treville.
Mrs. S. C. Ma"r, W. N. N.Y., Dispatch
Columbus.
Mrs. H. H. Butt, Miss Emily Butt
Challenge. Clarksdale.
ID. NJ. Huff aud wife, Gazette, Magao,
lia.
A. J. MeCallum and wife, Kcllogg's
News, Memphis.
+. X. Whitney and wife, Chronicle,
Fayette.
j. G. McGuire aud wife, Herald, Yazoo
City.
Miss NJ. Exum, Miss NJ. HaverhSmp,
Yazoo City.
p, X. Mayors aud wife, Democrats Star,
Scranton.
l.. 4. Carlisle aud wifi, Leader, West
Point.
Il, II. Henry, Miss Mary Henry, Clar-
ion. Ledger Jackson.
! H. W. Hmpcr and wife, Gazette, Ray
w. DfCaufeld and wife, Record, Clos
| ter.
J. P, Mon gomery and wife, Newspaper
Union, Vicksburg.
Miss Kate Dickson, Miss Lonile Crock
cit, sentisss1s atipiey
| T. K. Birdsal aud wife, Seutiuel, VA
200 City.
G. S Ellis aud wife, Dawn of Light,
Walnut Grave.
W. Z. Wellborn and wife, Southern
Farmer Starkyille.
Mrs j. Alair, Democrat. Walden.
j. d. McKie and Miss Nitia Mckle, Re.
view, Biloxi.
l.. 4. B,awncr, Miss Marie Piseros, Her.
ald, GreenvlAe.
r, B. May, Mss Hattie May, Enter
prise, McColDb City.
Miss Daisy Shipp. Herald, Vckshnrs.
Jas. III. Duke, Miss B. Vinson, Herald,
Sc0oba.
Chas. G, Moreau and wife, Echo, Bay
st. Louis.
j. NJ. Harris. Record, Ackerman.
Mrs. A. {. Kimbrongh. Miss Mary Kim
brough, Commonwealth, Greenwood.
B. +. and Il. l.. Passmore, Times, Can.
| ton.
II G. Ross, Picket. Canton.
| B, A. and T.. L. Robertson, Star, Will
liamsburg.
NJ W. Crockett, Times, Starkville.
q. +. Newman, Miss Bcrte May New
man, Indicator. Baldwin.
ID. NJ. Slocumb, Democrat, Tunica.
+. p. Clark. Quill, Belen.
j. "A. llathurn, Plain Dealer, Acker-
man.
}. 5. Allen, Progress, Eupora.
J. A. Richardson, &. p. Adair, TUcsin.
Iudanoa.
j. l.. Iovctt, Press. West Point.
W. c. Hight, Miss Alice McGraw,
Journal. Louisville.
II. +. Blakeslee. Gazette, New Albany.
s. l.. Blanhon. Times, Coiieeville.
j j. Alternately, Reporter. Houston.
Vim. Ward. Times, StarkvilIe.
r. p. Miller, W. Z. Chapman, Enter
pris', IpdlanoEl
=. E.W illiams. Heulhlock Lnmbrrlon.
Gny I,AOnry, Spirit, Grocnville.
y 2. Bdnney, Sentinel. SUMMIT,
G. X, MARSHALL, Mrs. Florence Yonge.
Conservative, Carrollton.
Robert Lewis, Republican. Wo"dvllc.
G. +. Wright, .Ir., Miss Florence
Wright, Dispatch. Vicksburg.
Col J l.. Power. Gazette, NJ l.nOla.
Ex-Gov. Matt Parrott, of Iowa, spe-
cial guest. Waterloo, la.
Miss 5. Garrett, Carthagenian, Car
thage.
There were four sessions held on the
boat. Tuesday afternoon after leav-
my Vicksbnrg, the first meeting was
held. The meeting was devoted To
roll call. the collection Of dues, the
annual reports Of the secretary and
treasurer and the appointment OF
committees.
The second session was held at night
of the same day, and was a literary
one.
Wednesday morning the annual ad-
dress was delivered by President Quin,
and there was also an address by ex.
Gov. Parrott, OF Iowa, who was the
special guest of the Association on
the trip. The oration OF the year
was by j. ID. McKie, of the Biloxi Re-
view, who was elected to that post at
the last meeting previous.
The report OF the obituary commit
tee was rendered at the meeting.
Three members OF the Association
had died during the year. Col. S. G.
Barr, Of the Corinth Democrat, f. V.
Yonge. Of the Aberdeen Ledger and
Lieut., Gordon L. Sneed, Of the Times
Democrat The report was only par
tial, lnasnuch as 1t was the desire Of
the Association to make the report on
Mr.. Snced's death in the city which
was the scene Of his last lab0rs. 1t
was rendered at the meeting held at
the Press Club, New Orleans, Thurs.
day night.
Last year there was appointed a
committee to establish life inSur.
anes department.. That committee,
through its chairman. j. ID. McKie,
rendered ITS report. recommending
that all persons eligible to member
ship In the Association he also eligi-
BILE to membership In the life insur-
ance department.. When Il member
dies every member will he assessed $5,
the sum to 20 to his beneficiaries.
The expense Of this department. will
be kept up by a monthly assessment Of
% cents. This is something new in
the organization Of similar associa-
tiOns.
An interesting historical paper was
read by Col. Power. who, in 1857, made
his bridal trip on the old original
steamer Natchez. The paper refer
red to the progress and industrial i'm
provemcnts Of Mississippi during the
forty-tw0 years. There were some
other minor reports at this meeting.
Wednesday night the session was
occupied by an essay by Miss Mamie |
Exum, of the Yazon City Herald. en-
titled "Ye Editors" Another by Miss
Daisy Shlpp, of Yazoo City, special
,orrespondent al Che vicksburg Her.
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