The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-10-31
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE SOUTHEASTERN OHIO
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

South Eastern Ohio Association
for their annual meeting here Fri
day and Saturday, was fairly sat
isfying to our citizens and teach
ers. Probably 300 visiting mem
bers of the association were here,
and the mem bership numbers more
than 600, comprising the public
school teachers of Athens, Vinton,
Gallia, Perry, Fairfield, Meigs,
Morgan, Lawrence, Jackson and
our county, Hooking.
Logan got all ready for the fray,
and had her lamps trimmed and
burning. The churches and busi-
ness houses were decorated, and
banners were stretched across the
streets, pointing out the different
headquarters.
Reception committees and a
large crowd of teachers met th
$3.50 train from Lancaster, Friday
morning, and escorted the speak
ers and principle educators, COM
ing from Columbus and North
Ohio, to the Elk's Hall, where
beautiful headquarters were es-
tablished, However, very few
teachers came from Fairfield coun-
ty.
The ~ 80 train from the south
Friday brought in more than two
hundred in one crowd, thus swell
ing the register at the Ambrose to
about the expected number to be
accommodate for dinner. The
social substantial dinner session
made the afternoon program about
one hour late, so that the first
musical number on the program at
the Presby terian church auditor
ium was on about 2 80 o'clock in
stead of 80.
The program of the afternoon
opening session was interspersed
with most pleasing music, the per-
formers being the choir of that
church and the Misses McManigal
and Campbell, and Prof. Weaver.
Rev. Wilson lead the devotional
exercises.
Mayor j. B. Dollison delivered
a short address of welcome to the
visiting members of the assocla-
tion, saying that if there was a
town on the Ohio map that was
social to fault, and loved to see
everybody have good time, it is
old Logan. He said that the rep
utation Of Logan people for their
hospitality had reached beyond
the confines of the county, until
now it seemed that when stra2 gers
came within the gates of our city,
it did not necessitate the blare of
trumpets, the floating of banners,
the spiders weaving welcome in
their webs or the birds winging
welcome in the wire, to assure
them of their welcome here. He
was glad to see them making
themselves at home at the dinner
table, and they could now feel
easy in the knowledge that they
are formally received. Said he
had no big wooden key wrapped
in ribbons to present President
Copeland, and such was not time
ly, as the association was already |
within our gates and on behalf of
our people, our teachers and sup |
erintendent they were welcome to
remain as long as their time would |
permit them. The mayor also
paid pleasing tribute to the
teacher as the upbuilder and guar
dian of the high aspirations of the
home and the future power of the
common wealth.
President Copeland, of Athens,
responded in behalf of the Associ-
alton. He most cordially thanked
Mayor Dollison for the kind wei,
come extended, and said he had
every reason to believe that the
members OF his association were
worthy of the high compliment
paid them, and the cordial wei
come extended them. That along
with the outing and good time,
they proposed that the meeting
would be one of success and
mutual benefit.
Following President Copeland's
address, he proceeded with the
program of the afternoon, an
nOuneing the conferences To be