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NORTH CAROLINA BETA CLUB CONVENTIQI
SIR WALTER HOTEL, RALEIGH, March
8-9
Tholbcrt Boykin
Eunico Poolo
Tho fifth annual convention of
the North Car&lina Beta’ Glub3 v;as
hold at tho Sir Waltor Hotel in
Raloigh, March 8-9. Elovon hundred
dolGgatos attended this convention
the lagosst gatheriiif: of Beta Club
meinbers tho world has over kno\7n.
Theso dologatoG filled tho Sir
Walter^ Carolina, lind Bland Hotels
to capicity. All tho v.'ay from
Murphoy to tho coast came dele
gates to Raloigh for this Boti
Club Convention. Some of those
delegates live over six hundred
miles apart,
Thelbert Boykin -Tfiid Eunico
Poelo reprosontod th^ Bailey Beta
Club, They rogirtored at 4:30 P,
M, Friday, March 8, in tho lobby
of the Sir Walter Hotor after
ing pushed about by tho crov;d
an hour. Tho Bailoy delegates
ed in the Sir Walter Hotel in
632,
In tho Virginia Dare Ballroom
Friday evening at 8:00 P. M. tho
opening session of the Convention
was called to order by the prosi-
aont, Monley P;.-ll«r, frua Vlhlto-
villo High School, A v,-61001110 to
the city 'of Raloigh xic.c extended
by Ma^or Graham Andrews, Glcon
Tazonby of Statosvillo responded
for tho Beta Club Delegates,
president Puller gavo his annual
message, followed by greetings
from Miss Hannah
C or ro 3 p ending
John W, Harris_
Tho address of the ov:,..ning v/as by
Mr. Arthur Cundy Of Birmingham,
Alabana, Secretary of Civitn.xi
International, Mr, Arbhyr Cundy
was born in London, England, was
a veterain of tho World War, has
boon shipwijockod twice, has ad
dressed several hundred high
schools and colleges "chr'u.'^hout
tho U, S,, ‘-'jid traveled the world
over.
On Saturday morning at 8:00 a
breakfast mooting v/as hold for tho
bo->
for
stay-
room
eitner. National
Secretary, and Dr,
, National Secretary,
ov:,..ning
principals and teachers with an
address by Dr. Clyde A„ Erwin,
Five hundred delegates took a
toui’ of Raloigh at 10:30 A, M»
At 11:00 A a M, tho other six hund^
rod•delogatos attended the pict
ure, "Grapes of Wrath" at the
Ambassador Thoather^ Tho socond
ses3ion was held :.).t 2:00 Po M» in
tho Revenue Building, The vice -
J)residont« Mi^s Louise Taylor of
Oxford Pligh Schoo],, presided. The
address of tho afternoon was by
Jolm A, Long, administrator
of
tho
No T. A.
for North Carolina„
One of tho highlights of tho
convontion was tho Banquet at
6:30 PtMo in tho Virginia Dare
Ballroom of th; Sir Walter„ Prof,
Jo T, Memory of Wake Forest Col-
logo Forvod as toastmastore This
banquet tho largest over hold
in a No C, Hotel, All tho Beta
Glub presidents, present at tho
banquet, were recognized , To lend
a hand to the mirth of the occasion_.
the \/ake Forest Kale Octest was
present. The address of the even*
ing v/as by Hon. Robert Rice Rey
nolds, Tjirlted States Senator from
North Carolina, He was introduced
by Carl Goerch, editor of thS SSATS
[NE,
MAG''-:
A very enjoyable, successful,
and the largest State B*ta Club
Convontion ever held was climaxed
from 9:30 to 12:00 Saturday night
by the Beta Club Ball in the Vir-
giniSi Dare Ballroom with music by
Roy McDowell and his orchestra.
W.H. Uf7/^ey ^
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