The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-02
the evening and announced the

or 'lle evening and announced the
program. The first number was
given Nv IA male quartet, composed
Oh I. W. Downey, M. IL. Tournier.
ffed hfatz and Virgil Buyles. and
theY sang "Hunting Song with
spleudid effect, and were recalled for
Il second number. Hon. ~. l.. Branson
delivered the address OF welcome on
oellall OF the city, and lie declared
tllat there was no better class OF citi-
Zells Una the South Dakota editors
10 "aom he would prefer to welcome
10 Tue CITY and it Was the pIOudeSt
moment OF his life when ne turned
the keys of the city over to them.
Mr.. Branson touched upon the in
lueice OF the press eXefled i'm the
commonwealth, and It's part in mould
lhe puzzle opinion. moulding charac-
ter, and turning the %searchIight of
IuGllclly on men in high places and
bIinglhe their mis0eeds to light. of
the great principles which it stood
Tor even at d sacrifice to their imam
clal interests. Mr.. Branson referred
TO The debt OF gratitude which the
city of Mitchell owed to the news
papers of the state in what they had
done for Mitchell in years past, and
i'm conclusion lie said that s'every
man, woman and child in Mitchell
will lift their hats to the editors of
the South Dakota Press association
Mrs Emily Bras-swift sang "The
Creole Love Song'' with fine effect and
good voice, and the editors showed
such a hearty appreciation that she
was required to give an encore. Mrs.
Swift sang again later in the even
ing. Mrs. Cora Boice-C1ow played
the accompaniment for Mrs. Swift.
Hon. w. L. LaFollette, editor of
the Gazette, extended a welcome to
the editors on behalf of the local
press in which he referred indivi-
dually to the various ways in which
they attempted to educate the people.
Mn. Lalfollette assured the visitors
that the little bunch OF, six were eX-
ceeding glad tosha1e them with US.
President Wentzy, editor of the
Pukwana Press, made the response
on behalf of the association, and lie
said Ee felt that he had been imposed
upon to, be dragged out for an at
tempt at a speech. ds he had not
been apwrised of his part in the. pro-
gram until late in the afternoon. He
said he felt that he could take the
eladit for bringing the mid-winter
meeting of the association to Mitch
ell, as he had insisted on this meet
ing being placed here. He very sim
cefely thanked the citizens for the
cordial welcome that had been ex-
tended the association members and
he was very grateful for it,. Mr..
Wentzy said he had long ago ac-
quiled the habit OF saying good
things about Mitchell and that he
had said them because they were
deserved. and after the capital cam
paign some parties declared that
Mitchell would be a dead one, but
after the statement made by Mr..
Branson that Mitchell finished last
year as the greatest in its building
history he was glad to know that his
predictions of her progressiveness Lad
been verified. He believed as the
result of the gathering of the editors
i'm the city that when they went to
their homes they would have many
good things to say Of Mitchell in the
future. In closing MIR. Wentzy called
George Scnlosser to the floor, who
made a few remarks along the line
OF the pleasure in coming to the city,
and he thought that it would be a
difficult thing TO e a away from the
pleasures.
Miss Mae Welch sang a selection,
ga Dream by Bartlett. in which
her fine contralto voice had an oppoY-
tunlty to be heard at a good adVant-
age. She responded to the very gen.
erons encore. Her accompaniment
was played by Miss Goodykoontz.
Prof. Clarion d. Hardy, of Dakota
Wesleyan. recited a selection by
Peter E. Dunno that was presented
in a way as to greatly amuse the
audience, and on being recalled gave
another number.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson delivered a
magnificent address on the "Power
and Mission of the Press" The Or.
considered 1T a high privilege to
speak to the editorial fraternity, and
what he had to say to the gentlemen
left on them the impress Of his sin
ceIity and high respect for the pro-
fession. DR.. Nicholson regarded the
newspaper profession as one of tl1e