Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-09-25
GREATEST
MEETING
VET HELD.
Over 10000 People Went
to Guthrie to Attend
Association Meeting.
Parade Five Miles Long--Enough to Eat For All
and Fine Oratory Were Features OF the
Day--OId Officers Reflected.

nervousness caused by overwork,
and though his condition is such that
he was confined to his bed, it was
thought that he is not seriously i'll.
Trains all Loaded Full.
The trains were arriving at Guth-
rie almost all day Saturday. Whep
the morning trains passed through
the surrounding country on their
way to the gathering place, hur-
dreds were unable to find room on
them, and were forced to wait un-
til later; extra provisions having
been made by the l.. & N. To many
Of those who came to Guthrie it was
considered to be almost absurd for a
city of only one thousand inhabi-
tants to attempt to entertain such a
concUurse of people. They soon
found, however, that they had reck-
oned without their hosts and that
systematic preparation on an un-
stinted scale had furnished ample
provision and that the people of
Guthrie were ready for eight or ten
thousand more than arrived.
1t is said by those at the head of
the Association that if it had not
been for the heavy rains during the
last few days, the crowd would have
been in excess of thirty thousand.
Bountiful Supply to Eat.
w. C. Balee, chairman of the Com
mittee on Arrangements at the fair
ground, was delighted with the re-
suits. He said that the supplies had
included the following remarkable
items: Five thousand pounds of
bread, nine big barrels of pickles,
10000 wooden platters, SIT car
casses. Every platter was filled
high and there was enough for two
full meals on each. That the work
of the committee was appreciated
was attested by the condition of the
platters half an hour after the din
ner had been announced
Among the speakers were the fol
lowing: Senator Bob Taylor, of
Tennessee; Congressman Ollie
James, Congressman A. o. Stanley,
former Congressman John S. Rhea,
Lawrence Finn, C. H. Fort and
Joel B. Fort. They spoke from the
five different stands at the grounds.
Ten brass bands furnished mach
music of lively character, "Dixie"
and My Old Kentucky Home" be-
ing the most frequently played airs.
In behalf of Mrs. Felix G. Ewing,
wife of the general manager, Con-
gresham Stanley presented the as
with a handsome banner.
The background was of white, and
Mrs. Ewing had embroidered upon
it big tobacco plant in green silk.
Old Officers Reelected.
When the parade reached the big
fair grounds the election of officers
was held in the grand stand. All of
the officers were reelected, as fol-
lows: General manager, Felix G.
Ewing, of Glen-Raven, Tenn; presi-
dent, CHI. Fort, of Robertson county;
vice-president, E. T. Bondurant, of
Rice Depot, Va; treasurer. George
of Guthrie; secretary, Mrs.
N. Es Green, of Glen Raven, Tenn.
The barbecue was arranged on five
tables, each $50 feet long. The food
was placed on wooden platters and
was ready when the guests arrived.
Everything was free, and it has sci.
dom been that such an immense
throng of people have been served at
the same time. Within the race
course were the long pits where the
sheep. hogs and cattle had been pre-
pared blythe process known only in
its intricacies by the old-time negro