The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-05-22

i. j.. hOD@KGS, euit0T Oh q 5hek-
man Courier, eame in last highland
IL mingling With the boys today.
Mr.. Roberts owns and edits n Of
the oldest newspapers published In
Texas.
Marcellus E. Foster, editor OF the
Houston Daily Chronicle, the best
afternoon paper in Texas. and g. B.
Kepple, editor of the LaPorte Chron-
icle, were among the arrivals this
morning.
E. G. Meyers and Ben Hartley
are representing the the Texas
Printers Supply Company of Dali
las. They are very pleasant gentle
men, but You can't get either one to
go near a telephone.
w. H. Neel, editor of the Dublin
Telephone, says this is the TWEEN
tieth meeting of the association he
has attended In succession. There
are only a few members now who
belonged to the association when be
joined.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Thomas, of
the Comanche Chief, are attending
the meeting of the association. Mr..
Thomas is another bright para
grapher. At the banquet tonight he
will respond TO the toast, "Our
Wives and Sweethearts."
Clayton West and Arch Hodges
are here representing the Scarf &
O'Connor Company, of Dallas, deal
ers in supplies for printers. Mr..
West has with him a large number
Of printers aprons which the editors
can obtain by calling on him.
Miss Maid J. Allen has the DIS
tinction of being the only lady mem
Der Of the association who is active
ly engaged in the publication Of a
newspaper. She is the presiding
genius over the destiny OF the Bart
lett News, a most excellent little
weekly.
Judd Mortimer Lewis, the man
who hampers with trities for the edi-
torial page Of the Houston Post,
was among the arrivals yesterday
morning. Mr.. Lewis is a man Of
most pleasing address and is one Of
the brightest writers on the Texas
press.
w. s. Smith, proprietor Of the
Rogers hotel, said this morning
that he entertained a more
gentlemanly set than the editors.
He said there was now more brains
and beauty under the roof OF his
hostlerv than had ever been enter
tanned there before al one time.
Just after the entertainment nj
the university last night a terrific
badger fight was pulled of on the
public square. Ii Is reported that
Mr.. Clayton West, a popular trav-
cling man, was the chief of cere-
monies and held the rope for a few
seconds. Thus our good friend has
added laurels coming 10 him.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Ellis, Of the
Groesbeck Journal, were among the
FIRST arrivals. In addition to bis
newspaper work Mr.. Ellis travels
for the A, q. Elliott Paper Com
pany Of Dallas. Mr.. Ellis has rep
resented his county in the state leg
islature and last year was a can
didate for congress from bis dis
trict.
Hugh y. Fitzgerald, of the Dallas
Times-Herald spent yesterday in
the city, attending the association.
Mr.. Fitzgerald came here expecting
10 meet DR.. Lorenz and interview
him before he reached Dallas. After
reaching the city he learned that
this distinguished gentleman vas
one day late, so he returned home
last night.
w. @. Scarf, president Of the
Scarf d O'COnnor Company OF Dali
las, wholesale dealers in everything
for the printer, attended the meeting
of the association yesterday. Mr..
Scarf is a very pleasant and afia-
bic gentleman. This was MI.
Scarfl's first visit TO Waxahachie
and he expressed himself as being
f~avorably impressed with the city.
II had been eight years since last he
attended a meeting Of the assoeia-
ton.
John H. Cullom, editor OF the
Garland News, ~ attending the
meeting of the association and is
accompanied by his two winsome