The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-06-21

First Vice-president, L. G. Fritz of
Memphis; Second Vice-president, S.
b. Robinson of Winchester Third
Vice-president, Cy Lyle of johnson
City; Secretary, H. A. Hasslock of
Nashville; Treasurer, r., J. G. Miller
of Nashville; Statisticians, W. J. Stat
ter of Winchester and Patrick Boyle of
Memphis. Executive Committee Rut,
ledge Smith of Cookeville, J, j. Am
brose of Nashville, Thomas Boyers of
Gallatin, II. V. Hicks of jacksonville
and George williamson of MILAN; Gre
dentials Committee, Ii. A. Hasslock of
Nashville, George Stanfill of Paris and
w. r. Lyons of Greeneville.
The homeward journey was started
Sunday morning at $50 and a stop
was made at Salisbury over night in
order to get the daylight ride over the
mountain, The return trip was with
incident but was one of the pleasant
features OF the outing, 1t was a de-
lightful trip and highly enjoyed by
all.
The party was composed of the
brightest minds in Tennessee journal
ism and their wives, some of the hand
soonest women in the state. The best
and most beautiful women are good
enough for editors wives. Those
who were not wives were willing to be
aud from the way they courted will be
by next year.
NOTES.
Polly Grigsby was a charming little
cricket and was never still a moment
1t took that wreck above Asheville to
digest that food furnished at the Swan
nanoa.
Col. Slater, of Winchester, was ON
hand, but had left his appetite for solids
at home-hOd to liquify all his fruits
and cereals.
Geo, Stacker, the of Cumberland City
Review, was always on hand at the
slightest provication and was pleasant
companion.
Mesdames, Sadler, Clark, Barksdale
and Talley were delightful party and,
like caven, added much to the pleasure
Of the trip for all.
j. A. Collingsworth, of the Humboldt
Journal and Mayor of Humboldt, was
there from start to finish and proved
that he was a fnancier as well as a
first class gentleman.
"Nath" Robertson, of the Lebanon
News, was present with his wife. He
is good fellow AID deserves the prize
he has drawn. They returned via New
York and Washington.
Its a poor town in North Caroline
that can't afford cotton mill. In sey
eral places along the Southern they are
tramping down good wheat to builC
cotton mills and houses for the opera
tiyes.
Col. Robt. Gates and wife, of Nash
vile, were distinguished members
Their little 5-year-old granddaughter
, was the belle of the occasion and wal
sweet enough to be a half dozen, foI
that matter
Colonies Slater, Hasslock and Smitl
may forget that supper at the Battery
Park as the guests of the only John L
Meek, but we never can, Here's look
ing at you, John, may you live Ions
and prosper,
President Ed Adams was the hand
soonest man in the party but h,
couldn't help it no more than he cal
help being one of the best editors il
the state. His wife, capital woman
she also went.
"My Talley" was present from Win
chester, but was not travelling 70
, pleasure he had his wife with him
. but she was voted a handsome Solvent
, for being the most popular married
/ lady on the train.
: If you don't know Rutledge Smith o
. the Cookeville Press you have missed
Q good thing. He was present and an
9 swered every roll call for all purposes
He's gentleman and q good scholar
but couldn't tell good whiskey iron
sea water.
There was "Jim" Clark, city edito
of the Nashville Banner, a royal goo'
. fellow and newspaper man where yo
: hold him. He also was accompanie,
! by his wife, a pleasant little woman
and strange as it may seem, the
y seemed to enjoy the company of eac
y other.
k "Bill'' Barksdale, of the Clarksvill
: Leaf Chronicle, was the most distin
$ guished looking individual in the part
b and he was as bright as he looked H
: runs an up-to-date paper in live tow
y and is encouraged in his work by hi
= wife, who, besides being a very charm
G ing lady, has forgotten more abou
business than most women ever knew
y On the return journey four prize
!, were voted to the most popular Marie
6 aud single lady and the most popula
S married and single gentleman. 1t wa
Q q free ballot and fair count -counte,