The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16

firmed.
1 call especial attention to the ex-
pediency and necessity of recording
in the published minutes of each an
nual meeting the full proceedings of
the preceding mid-winter business
meeting, together with all papers
read and addresses delivered at that
session. These mid-winter meet
ings, which have been held for the
past two years only, have proven
very interesting and profitable. The
last one was held, for special and
urgent reasons, in December, 1903
at time of year when newspaper
workers are busiest; but there was
present, Notwithstanding, a good
and very representative number of
the busiest Kentucky newspaper
men, who took spirited part in a
lively though scarce lengthy enough
session.
/ wish to emphasize the dignity
and weight of your Association as a
business organization. 1t can no
longer be alleged that our chief pur-
pose is to junket and to junket. We
have been at serious business this
year, and this, too, is business
meeting strictly. Your Executive
Committee declined q most cordial
and reassuring invitation, from the
press and the Mayor of the City of
Henderson, TO hold this annual
meeting there; because the commit
tee did not believe the Association
had time to be entertained this year.
AS said before, the last mid winter
session. though busy, was brief. But
the work of the Association did not
cease there; it only got further i'm
petus and went on seriously from
that date, in the hands of the proper
committees, as their reports and an
extensive correspondence will show.
Your ice-President, Mr.. Louis
Landram, and your Executive Com
mitteemen, Messrs. +. A. Gullion,
Desha Breckenridge, Il. G. Under
wood, Lew B. brown and Heber
Matthews, have cheerfully answer
ed all demands upon their time and
labor for the good of the Association
and each deserves your unreserved
appreciation. The work of your Sec
rotary Treasurer is before you like a
fresh headline. It is seen and read
and enjoyed. We know it and it
needs no further elaboration.
We have worked. We have fin
ished our labors. And now we are
in a swirling rush from business;
from the business of our several
newspaper offices and from the husi-
ness of the Association, which, in
self-justification, We shall allege
was looked after by the Executive
Committee, the mid-winter business
session and our legislative commit
tee. We shall plead our State pride
and patriotism in eXtenuatIOn of
this short annual meeting, this APP
parent breaking down of the bars so
wisely erected by the "old guard"
against any appearance of excessive
junketing at the expense of the bust
ness dignity of the Association. We
shall plead the seductive invitations
of the Kentucky Exhibit Associa-
ton and the Kentucky Commission
to cut everything that might con-
flict and join with them in joint cell
ebration of Kentucky Day at the
Worlds biggest show; to go and see
and rejoice greatly with them oveI
the stunts our own beloved State
was end is enabled to do, through
the free and forceful use of our top
o'-column space.
With Arthur Ford and Bob
Hughes and their large, illuminated
button of the New Kentucky
Home" we can confidently say,
"it's part mine;" and we are headed
for st. Louis at this particular time
because we love Kentucky; because
we want the world, like an oyster,
opened before us, and because here
is the ONE chance offered to get back
part of the part that's ours. We
go at the urgent and repeated invita-
ton of the officers of the Kentucky
Commission, and to get as large
part of the part that's theirs as they
are willing to part with.
Int hof n apio1 no
wards or our share of glory, we shall
have the consciousness of patriotic
duty well performed and this shall
be our recompense. A fair journey
you will have and / hope a happy
return and many years progressive
usefulness as members of the Ken
lucky Press Association.
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