The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-24
x. A. Outing.

The annual meeting of the Kentucky
Press Association took place at the Louis
vile Hotel Monday afternoon. June 10, at
2 o'clock. The principal business before
the meeting was the reading Of the Presi-
dents address, election of officers, the
consideration of motion for the appoint
ment of committee to revise the con-
stitution and bylaws of the association
and the discussion of foreign advertising
rates.
w. l. Adams was appointed to succeed
J. H. Westover, resigned as the Kentucky
representative to the National Editorial
Association.
Louis Landram, the well-known editor
of the Lancaster Record, was elected to
succeed Paul M. Moore and E. A. Gullion,
of the Newcastle Local, was elected vice
president. R. E. Morningstar was again
elected secretary. The new executive
committee will be appointed by the in
coming president in few days after the
adjournment of the association.
After very interesting day in Louis
vile, the party consisting of about two
hundred, left on a special train of four
Pullman sleepers over the Henderson
Route and L. & N for the St Louis Fair,
arriving at that :place Tuesday morning.
The party was met at the Union Station
by several representatives of the Inland
Type Foundry who escorted the crowd to
the famous Jefferson Hotel where they
were their guests for breakfast.
At o'clock the party was entertained
at the Woman's Magazine Building with
luncheon, after which the party separated
to select their permanent stopping places.
On Tuesday night the party was given
reception at the Kentucky Building.
Wednesday, Kentucky Day, was de-
voted TO sight seeing and on Wednesday
night the New Kentucky Home was
again the scene of a delightful reception
rendered by the Kentucky Club, of St.
Louis, in honor of Governor Beckham
and the Kentucky Press. Below we give
the closing part of the Governors elo-
quent address: "As we stand here sur
rounded with the miraculous achieve
ments of your understanding we are pro-
foundly impressed with the signal victory
of American genius, which this event
tyPihes With only hundred years be-
hind you, from the time when the savaees
OF an alien race were in the useless pos
session Of this territory, down to the
present era. you builded faster and
better than ever before, and now you have
reared in night as it were, this match.s
less carnival city. which seems to be
almost the elimination of mans attain,
ment and triumph. Countries whose
civilization dates back for thousands of
years cannot equal this You deserve
great credit for the launching of this
gigantic exhibition
The K ntuckians are all very proud Of
the stately structure known as the New
Kentucky Home, it being without
doubt the prettiest state building on the
grounds, even surprising Missouri's
handsome home.
The walls of the building were decorat.
ed with handsome oil paintings, among
which was most prominent several master
pieces by Mrs. Hattie Hutchcraft Hill.
Charles Shea, also of this city, had on dis
play in prominent place marble bust of
the late c. Alexander, Sr. Pictures of
well-known Bourbon horses adorned the
walls, including Rhythmic, Jay Bird and
others.
The White Burley Tobacco display in
the Agricultural Palace certainly did