The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-12
PROGRAMME HAS
BEEN ARRANGED
FOR THEIR VISIT SEPT. |.
Brightest Writer in Tennessee to Be
Awarded Handsome Prize and
the Meanest to be Burnt.

The programme of entertainment for
the gathering of the newspapermen of
Tennessee as guests of the Nashville
Press Club, Board of Trade, State Fair
Association and the Nashville Boosters
Club, September u, was announced in
outline at a meeting of the general
committee of arrangements at the
board of trade. Many details were
withheld, even from members of the
committee, the committee on program
having planned to play no favorites in
the matter of making the surprises
general.
So far as will be given out, the pro-
gram will consist of the following fea-
tures
Nine a. M, reception of visitors at
the board of trade building; 10 a. M,
realistic hunt for man-eating blind IT,
ger; 1880 a. m. TO 1880 p. m, inspec-
tions of the exhibits and live stock at
the fair; 1890 p. M, the barbecue dim
ner, including echoes from cOntemper-
anneous convention. Good roads con-
ventiOn at the capitol and statewide
conference at the Vendome Theater.)
Inauguration of the barbecue's business
session, Gov. NJ. R. Patterson pressing
the button, setting the assemblage in
motion; Tennessee politics in song; adj
dresses by known and unknown Ten
nesseans; a spiritualistic sceance, enti-
tied, "A Voice from the Political
Graveyard" appeal in behalf of the
Suffragette Movement by bonafide
suffragette; unveiling of portraits of
distinguished Tennesseans. Contest
for the brightest writer on the Tennes-
see press, the prize being handsome,
costly and appropriate, each guest be-
ing entitled TO one vote, but wives OF
editors being debarred from voting for
their husbands the judges of the su-
premecOurt and court of appeals being
Judges of the contest; the first and last
appearance of ''The Tennessee Fairie, u
the only newspaper i'll the world pub
lished "while you wait" Balloon as
cension by the most popular editor in
the state (by special permission of the
United States war Department., the
burning of the meaneSt editor in Ten
nessee.
The report on the program was made
by w. Il. Beard, chairman of the com
mittee on entertainment, and was
adopted
1t was announced by Thomas w
Wrenn, of the general committee, tina
the following special guests for the oc
casion had been selected, and will b,
extended cordial invitations: Gov. M
. r. Patterson and the members of tht
It supreme court and court of appeals TO
: the state; Robert l.. Taylor, James b
Frazier and ten congressmen; Judge J
, M. Dickinson, secretary of war; Judg
. w. NJ. Pollard, Mayor Jas. S. Brow
and Henry Watterson.
G. H. Baskette was appointed chair
i, man of the reception committee.
Chas. ID. DeZavalloS, of the barbecu
committee, reported decided progres
and announced that fat pony ha,
\ been secured. The pony was a dona
\ ton, and will doubtless be devoure
Z with great enjoyment.
J Marshall NJ. Morgan, of the invita-
J ton committee, was authorized, togetf
D er with the secretaries, to secure sta
4 tionery, invitations and badges at once
4 l.. G.. Garrabrant and Mr.. Wren
Z will arrange for an immense canopy
j cover the tables whereon will be sprea
y the tempting barbecue, These gentle
d men will confer with Secretary Russ
u wurm of the state fair and when the
4 shall have done their work the visitin
z journalists will be provided witha COY
b ering from the sun or rain, as the cas-
may be, on the occasion of their Sprea
D at the fair grounds. Nashville Amer
n can.