Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-02
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were as enthusiastic rs could be ov
IL the informal reception which WI
Z given them by the clubs OF Middle
" boro. headed by Mayor Emil s. He
bun, who In an address of WELDON
,e turned over the KEYS of the city to IL
= uuill pnshers from Kentucky.
The meeting was called to order b
President Tom Underwood. OF Hol
kinsville. Mai. HeIbutn delivered tn
welcome address and Col. w. B Had.
! man, of Louisville, responded.
President Underwood paid hig'
=, tribute to the mountain people 1.l
4 their progressiveness. When the sss
y sion adjourned a special train vas Il
waiting to take the party to the Bry
son coal mines and to enjoy lunch
4 con at the bungalow of State Senator
% Daniel Cooper Swab. of Tennessee.
% President Tom Underwood, smilins
, as usual, made his annual address
after remarking that one of the things
. on executive officer has TO submit to
. is making annual addresses"
. Under cover OF much wit and fur.
the president gave the state editors
much to think about regarding the evil
stories that make their way into the
metropolitan press about the unsavor5
and bloodthirsty character of ths
mountain sections.
Mayor Helburp paid a high tribune
to the press and the people of South.
eastern Kentucky. He laid down the
lines OF progress and referred to thc
unsurpassed resources of this section
Of ehe state.
] Col. w. B. Haldeman, chairman Of
the executive committee of the asso-
citation, responded on behalf of the
editors, thanking the mayor and the
citizens for their hospitality, and tn
warm welcome they had shown the
newspaper men. He said that while
the welcome might not have been on
such an extensive plan as that accord
ed Roosevelt in that memorable Back
from Elba" scene thar was pulled of
in New York the other day, il surely
was quite as ELUSIVE and probably
more heartfelt
Then came surprise to the most
OF these present in the hall. Mr.
Underwood announced tina. Mayor
William O. Head, Of Louisville, would
make a short talk He limited the
executive of the states metropolis to
three minutes. Evidently Mr. Head
was as much surprised as amy person
who heard the announcement He
tried to get away. but there was MT
use. They led him UP to the, front.
Mayor Head, of Louisville, told his
a 10 a.c< Il al
had visited Niddlesboro' in 20 years !
and marveIed at its growrHl File safd |
that it was the desire of His city tO
work hand i'm hand with every munic |
lpality in tine state for the Betternrent |
ri conditions and the upbailding on
the greatest state in the union.
The doings of day included a spe-
Cial trip to the home of Senator
bnniel G. Swab al Hardrandt, Tenn.
where an elaborate luncheon was
served to Us guests, and trip through /
The Bryson mountain mines in coal |
"srs. Returning t0 MiddTesbnyo,. Cbsa
newspaper folks hurriedly got dinner
and began anew the gay reyel
The whole town turned out in it's
best clothes. Practically every bust |
ness house wore complete covering. |
or flags and bunting. the main streets
were strung with mnlti-coloref cleo. |
vic bulbs. The 5ownspeople din their
Hest TO act as guides and the univer- |
sal courtesies which were extAnded, |
helped to make good time.
The reception, which was in charge.
of women's committee, was followed |
by band concern and liquid aestiNi-
ties and the revefers made for tiiP ball.
room at the Middfesboro Hotel. where.
the first dance was tripped until the,
early hours.
Among the prominent members OF
the association who were lieFe are
r. c. Underwood Of the HbpkinsvilIe
New Era. president of the organiza-
ton; d. M. Bowman, of the Versailles
sun, secretary, and Col, w. b.: Halds-
man, chairman ot the executive com
mittee.
Miss A. Louise Babuage. of the
Breckenridge News, who is known SIS
the sweetheart OF the Kentucky Press
association, was also here.
Lew Brown, am old Courier Journal
reporter and former president of the
association, came all the way from st.
Petersburg, Fla, TO be with the Ken
lucky boys once again. He took an
active part in the festivities and re-
counted a number of ripe tale. of the
old school days.
Annual Address Of President T. c. /
Underwood.
To the Members of the Kentucky
Press Association;
after year of exceptional prosper
ity, notable achievements and manifest
service to communities and the COM
monwealth. tfe Kentucky Press asso-
citation meets in its forty-first annual |
session with abundant cause for pride
md rejoicing. Touching as no otherl
nrOfaSsiOn every Dhnsss NJ life mirrCr.