Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-02

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sentatives in congress were authorized
asking that they support the bills
which have been introduced that will
stop the printing of cards on euyel-
opeS by the government Twelve Ken
turky newspapers were admitted as
members of the association. The by
lave of the organization were changed
on the vote of the members SO that
the chairman of the executive com.
mittee is elected by the association
and the other four members appoint
cd by the president.
A business meeting of the members
Of the Eighth District League was
held and the following officers were
elected: President. J. p Stears. Of
%ichOlasville; vice president. w v
Richardson, of Danville; secretary and
treasurer, b. b. Cozine, of ShelbyvilIe.
.Twenty-one of the twenty-five mem
bers were present at the meeting. IN
the ad and newspaper composition
competition. prizes were won by the
Cadiz Record, the Versailles Sun. the
Hopkinsville New Era. the Hopkins
Vile Kentuckian and the Richmond
Climax
Business men of MiddIesboro gave
the visitors the Anal outing OF the
convention. Carriages and buses
were at the hotel and the women and
children were bundled into the veht-
Giles and taken over the f0oshilTs to
the. historic Cumberland Gap, in the
mountains here. The passengers dis
embarked and climbed three-quarterS
OF a mile up to the peak of Pinnacle
Mountain There the newspaper folks
were able to see many miles over the
hills and valleys into Virginia Ter
nessee and Kentucky and read on the
rocks the names of the civIT war
soldiers who had bivouacked on the
hills back in "a The sightseers
watched a violent electrical and rain
storm sweep over the valleys, saw a
barn struck by lightning and burn in
the distance, and finally took active
part in the event when the storm COW
cred the peak and soaked every per
son in the party to the hide.
Returning to the gap in the hills.
the guests of the city sat down to a
dinner of barbecued mountain fish,
beef and pork. Plenty of refresh.
ments and ice cream appeared on the
menu. After the meal the entire party
was driven down into the town OF
Cumberland Gap, Tenn, which was
followed by a trip into King Solomon's
Cave.
The Elks of Middlesboro gave a
smoker 10 all the visiting editors
Bob Ford, president of the National
Bank of Mddlesboro. acted as toast
master.
and women took a special train TO
Pineville, where the citizens enter
tanned them deliberately under the
guidance of Charles w Metcalf, editor
OF the Pineville Sun; Mayor C. J..
Johnson and T. ]. Asher e. Sons. The
Asher coal mines and the Straight
Greek mines were visited. scenes
along the Cumberland river were
viewed and big dinner was served
by the hosts on the courthouse lawn.
Resolutions thanking the citizens OF
Middlesboro and Pineville for their
generous hospitality, Senator Swab
for his courtesies and the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Co. for the use
of their special trains and the Elks
and Commercial club for their elab-
crate entertainments were passed.
Middlesboro, Ky.--Two hundred
strong, including wives and daughters
the members OF the Kentucky Press
association arrived here. The outof
town puryeyors of news and opinions
were met at Corbin by local commit
tee from the Commercial club art
these men saw to II that the visii%s
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