The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-09-22
EVIDENCE OF FRIENDSHIP
Banner Force Presents Mr.. Baskette
With Handsome Token.

Friends of Mr.. G. H. Baskette on th,
Banner this morning presented him will
a handsome solid silver bowl as an evi
dence of their appreciation of him as
man and of his work during many
years past as editor-in-chief of thC
Banner, from which position he retired
Saturday to accept the editorship OF the
Democrat, Nashville's new morning
daily paper.
In the presence Of many members OF
the editorial and business forces Of the
| Banner the presentation to Mr.. Bas-
kettle was made in the editorial rooms,
Maj. f. B. Stahlman acting as spokes-
man. Maj. Stahlman gave eloquent
expression to the esteem in which Mr.
Baskette is held. Mr.. Baskette respond
ed in earnest, appropriate words, ex-
pressing his appreciation of the gift and
his friendship for all those with whom
he was so long associated on the Ban
ner. Following the presentation, all
present went forward and shook hands
with Mr.. Basketie, expressing the hope
that his future might be prosperous
and happy and that Gods richest bless
ings might always attend him and his
family,
Mr. g. H. Baskette, who retired Sat
urday from the position OF editor-in-
chief of the Banner, which position he
held with such distinction for many
years, is native Tennessean. He was
born in Rutherford County and has
given the best years of his life to the
profession he loves. His first news
paper work was done in Rutherford
County in the seventies, when Mr.. Bas-
kettle became editor of the Murfrees-
boro News, which paper at once took a
prominent place among the weekly
newspapers of the State. In 1882 he
became for short time editor OF the
Nashville American, which was con-
Quoted as Sky Blue" journal in the
State debt campaign until subsequent
change in management. Later Mr.. Bas-
kettle became associated with Mr. II. NJ.
Doak on the Cincinnati Daily News and
afterwards he held editorial positions in
Chattanooga, continuing there until
June, 1884, when he was called to be
managing editor of the Banner.
A year or two later Mr. Baskette be-
came editor of the Banner and this
position he held with marked distnc-
tion until his retirement Saturday.
Mr.. Baskette as a writer and as an
English scholar, as man familiar with
events, is well known, and his pen has
welded wide influence through the
columns of the newspapers with which
be has been connected.
Mr.. Richard II. Yancey, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Baskette as editor-in-chief Of
the Banner, was born and reared in
Fayette County, Tenn. He received his
education at Lagrange Academy and
Cumberland University, receiving B.
L. /" degree from the latter institution
N 1877. He spent some time in law
offiees in Memphis and st. Louis, and
ater entered the newspaper work, be-
coming proprietor and editor of the
(Tenn.) Falcon in 1880. In
1873 Mr. Yancey became the editor OF
he Clarksville Chronicle In 1887 he
'ecame associate editor of the Birming-
lam Age-Herald. Six months later he
tas made editor Of the Herald and did !
II of the editorial work on the Herald
nd Age-Herald, being the first editor
the named consolidated paper and +
erving there four years. Mr.. Yaneey r
anne to Nashville and to the Banner as |
ssociate editor in 1891, and with
light intermission has been connected F
ith this paper i'll different editorial ii
lpacities ever since. He was editorial
ritter on the Nashville American
rough the period Of the Tennessee
Exposition and Of the Span :.
h-American war, but with the excep-
On Of these times he has been with ~
e Banner ever since coming to Nash
lie. Nashville Banner. So