The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
OF r. II. HENRY
At the Meeting OF the National
Editorial Association.

d The following address was delivered
80 at public reception rendered the Ma
:, SiOn Editorial Association at New Or
=, leans Feb. 20, by Mr. r. Ii. Henry,
- president of the association and editor
:, OF the Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Miss:
" Gov. Foster. Mayor Flower and Gen. Gilmore
and Gentlemen OF the Committees
Il For your courteous, cordial speeches; for
:, your hearty, kindly greeting;
l. For your tender words of welcome, are we
s truly, deeply grateful.
y BY your generous, cheerful manner; by
!. your free and earnest method;
s by your frank and open faces, do we feel
q that we are welcome.
: Welcome to the Sunny Southland, with its
genial, balmy breezes,
Cherry homes and grand old places choice
, fruits and fragrant flowers,
, Welcome to dear old Louisiana, Creole
State Of great renown;
To its fertile bills and valleys; to its broad
and verdant plains;
To the land Of cane and cotton, fields of rice
and orange groves;
10 the home of grand old patriots, gallant
soldiers and statesmen wise.
welcome to the Crescent City, home of
comfort, elegance, ease,
With its bright and charming people, equal
the best of any cline.
1t were needless for me, on behalf of
the National Editorial Association, to
say that we appreciate to the fullest
this splendid reception, this magnificent
welcome, by the representative citizens
of Louisiana and New Orleans; and an |
honor do we esteem it to mingle and |
associate with people who proudly
trace their ancestry back to the days of
Iberville, and whose records illumine
the brightest pages in the history of
the country.
And as LaSalle took charge of this
territory, over two hundred years ago,
in the name of the most powerful and
victorious prince, Louis XIV, King of
France, in whose honor the State was
named, so do the editors of the United
States, desiring to extend their domin-
ion to these friendly shores, having
visited and conquered all other parts of
the country, now take possession of ;
this land OF perennial bloom and ceru-
lean skies, for and III the name of the ,
National Editorial Association, and pro- $
claim it theirs by right of voluntary
surrender, if not by discovery and con- I
quest. And who is there to modest or I
make afraid? ,
We are delighted to hold the fifteenth
anniversary of our association in New s
Orleans, where it was organized fifteen '
years ago, during the Cotton Centen- t
NAL Exposition. AS the wanderer in f
many climes gladly revisits the scenes f
OF his youth, so are we happy to return v
to the home of our birth, to the lovely +
Crescent City, known far and wide for n
its generous hospitality, it's warm II
hearted people, its luxurious homes, +
rare flower gardens gallant men and s,
beautiful women; where we are well tt
coined with bright smiles, hearty hand Il
shakes, and the assurance that we are r
at home and among friends q,
The National Editorial Association is
what its name implies, national in char =,
acter. Made up of delegates from all 7,
the States in the Union, it knows no ii
section, no'party, its underlying princi- II
pie being fraternity and good-fellow- u
ship. homogeneous organization, -
without faction, partisan feeling or 6,
sectional bias it tends to broaden, lib
sralize and fraternize, it's members 49,
being equally at home in Massachu- A,
etts, California, North Dakota and -,
louisiana. No pent-up Utica contracts d,
is powers, and when off on an annual -
our, its members feel and act as one
'reat family; become acquainted and -.
asst friends for life. r
1t is difficult for our members who
ONE from the far north to realize the ~
Inference in temperature in this couu- w.
ry, or the changes wrought by few ~
undred miles of latitude. Leaving az,
heir homes locked in the embrace of n
he lce-king, mother earth covered with w:
now, and heavy wraps much in evil ~,
ence, they here find real spring
Gather, under these Southern skies. F.,
18th roses and violets in bloom. and :,
venings comfortable outdoors. What
change! What delight! ~
Arriving in your city as the advance =,
1ard of his imperial ma jesty Rex, with Nj
ew Orleans aglow in pomp and splen- A.
or, and gorgeous in its carnival habili-
ents, we have seen much of interest. r..
onder and amazement. We have been
called by regal carnivals by day and H.
lJoyed royal pageants by night; have +,
tended receptions, balls and enter
till sight became dim and thn
ain tired, wearied with the intoxi- w..
ting pleasure of the ever-changiup -
leidoscope. In brief we have seen ~
ardi Grassland shall not soon forget -
The recollection of its grandeur, of 49,,
'toric tableaux, beautiful pictures g.
wing as though floating in air, of ~,
'ssic groupings, of exquisite blend "a
IS, OF princely robes, of rich costumes. ~,
gilded floats, of gay cavaliers and ,.u,
rk-eyed maidens, will remain with o..
as beautiful memories, till we come 80 e,
ain and live over with you once more 1i.ei
Va oro h.ru,, - e' polls
historic city, founded in 171s by that e-os
nr;l1a Nh ...5 "a - tonis
DIS and laid the foundation for this ~
at southern metropolis. Many of our t n-"O'
mbers, especially those who have Tsp
er before visited here, have tramped Oenu
ough its quaint old quarters, and ~
nding hours in its shops of antique 1eies
'es; have given morning to French .-o'O