The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-05-23
PENCIL PUSHERS DEPART
Start on a Tour OF the Eastern
Part Of the State.

the LWSul g-IOuTLn anuu al meeting
of the Texas Press Association has
come to close and the pencil push
ers have taken their departure.
Many of them left last night for
their several homes and this morn
ing a large delegation left for Fort
Worth where they spent the day in
specting the packing plants and
| other enterprises of the Panther
City. Tomorrow morning they will
leave Fort Worth for a tour Of the
| eastern and southeastern part of
| the state.
| Before bidding adieu TO the people
/ of Waxahachie the editors. individ-
ually and collectively, were profuse
in their expressions of appreciation
for the royal reception and hOspita-
bic entertainment given them.
Many of them avowed that it was
the most pleasant meeting of the as
sociatiOn they ever attended and
that pleasant recollections of Waxa-
hachie and Waxahachie people
would live long in their memories.
Before adiourning yesterday after
noon the last act of the association
was to unanimously adopt the fol-
lowing resolution;
The Waxahachie meeting has
been decidedly one ofthe most pleas
ant in the history of the Associa-
tion. In the twenty-four years of
the life of the association we have
had many meetings that are treas
ured in memory, but not one has
left brighter spot in the lives of,
the members than has been placed
there by the hosDitable people of
Waxahachie.
We desire to brush aside the or
dinary formality of resolutions of
thanks and tell you how much We
have enjoyed our stay here. Waxa-
hachIe has been known to US as
newspaper writer's for many years
and your local press has heralded
its delightful features throughout !
the country but we now know from
personal observation and associa- !
tion with your people that the half !
has hardly been told.
We desire TO return our deepest |
thanks, and we mean every word of |
it, to the citizens OF WaNahachie |
who have so Hospitality entertained |
US and have made US feel that the /
town has been ours since we ar
rived here This resolution en- /
braces every man, woman and child |
whom We have met. The members /
Of the local press have worked uu- /
ceasingly and untiringly for our
comfort and enjoyment, and We
feel that especial thanks are due
them and the committees of ladies /
and gentlemen who have assisted
them In receiving Us and entertain
ing us.
To the many peopIs who have /
opened their homes to us and made /
Us feel that We were their special |
and honored guests, We shall al /
ways feel especially grateful The /
music department OF Trinity Uni /
versitv contributed 10 our pleasure /
by the concert given in our honor. /
and gave an entertainment which |
we regard as one of the best, per- !
haps the very best this association !
has enjoyed. We thank the uuiver- /
sity most heartily. our drive will /
give US az idea OK the beauties, the /
advantages and the delights Of /.
WaXahachIe life and will still fur /
ther cause US To desire 10 linger /
with YOU. We appreciate the at
teutions given Us by your people ia |
showing as your lovely city.
The railroads throughout the state
have taken an unusual interest in
this meeting and ia the excursion /
We will take through Texas. To
them our thanks are rendered for
the assistance rendered us IN learn
ing more of our great state, it, re-
sources and its possibilities.
respectfully submitted,