Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-19
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homage of the nation through the
peoples representatives in the
chamber of the national House.
We who had not the privilege of
being present may catch a glimpse
of the occasion through the report
er's eyes.
After he had finished making a
brief speech of thanks, in response
to representative officers of the
Senate, the House, and his home
state. Missouri, under the leader
ship of escorting committee, the
General passed down the center of
the aisle of the chamber to the
door Members reaching to grasp
his hand as he passed. A diminu-
tive page blocked his way and
the General smilingly stopped tc
shake hands with him. From his
seat near the aisle, Representative
Wilson, of Ohio, thrust forward his
baby daughter, and the General
caught her to him and kissed her
while new applause greeted him.
An impromptu handshaking with
Senators and Representatives in
the lobby followed, and then the
expeditionary leader was given
press gallery reception. He was
not to be lured into any lengthy
speech, however contenting HIM
self with saying he realized all the
tumult and honor of his reception
meant that he was merely the in
strument through which the nation
thanked its army.
II am not taking it personally"
he said. AS the general started
for his automobile, a crowd of
women sightseers fairly mobbed
him, clinging to his arms and de-
manding that he stop to shake
hands.
Don't hold my hand too long,"
he protested laughingly to one
eager admirer as he finally broke
free with the aid of his staff.
General Pershing's friends says
he has already surpassed Richmond
Pearson Hobson's kissing record,
and he has really visited only two
American cities thus far
Announcement is made in At
lanta that Walter K. Bryan, for the
last four years publisher of the
Atlanta Georgian and Haarst's
Sunday American, had been ap-
pointed publisher of Mr.. hearst's
New York American. one of the
largest newspapers i'll America, and
that his successor in Atlanta is Bu-
ford Goodwin, who is already on
the job.
Mr. Bryan, a native of Alabama,
who received his training in the
middle west, has made an excellent
record with the newspapers which
he managed, developing them from
point where they showed heavy
loss every year to paying profit
for the first time in their existence.
Mr., Bryan was one of the origina-
tors of the Southern Newspaper
Publishers association, which has
been power in advertising the
south throughout others sections
and bringing to the attention of ad-
Vernsers elsewhere the opportDni-
ties in the south. He is president
of the newspaper department of
Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World, and has become widely
known throughout the newspaper
publishing world.
Mr.. Goodwin, his successor in
Georgia, is a native Kentuckian,
who spent nearly all of his life
IN the harness in the South being
connected in his time with a num-
ber of the largest and most sue
cessful newspapers in the South in
executive capacities. He was for
merly managing editor of the
Georgian, and hence is already ae-
quainted with his field. He has
Just spent two years as general
manager of the Birmingham News,
by far the greatest newspaper in
Alabama and one of the most
successful in the South Previous
to that he spent seevral years as
manager of the New Orleans Daily
States.
With the arrival of Mr.. Good
WIN, the management of the Geor-
glan and American is now entirely
IN the hands of Southern-bred and
Southern-trained men. For a num-
Der of years the editorial depart
ment has been under the able man
agement of James B. Nevin, a ma
tive of Rome, Ga, assisted by a
corps of Southern men, and Mr..
Hearst has left to him the fixing all
policies except national matters,
Which he personally supervises.
with Mr.. Goodwin and Mr.. Nevin
at the helm, the Georgian and Sun