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North Carolina Federation
Women's Clubs Enjoys Queen
City's Hospitality
SEVERAL HUNDRED IN
CITY FOR CONVENTION
To Help North Carolina Main
tain Foremost Place in Social
Service Work By Maintain -
. ingr Two Scholarships at Uni
veraity; Presented With His
torical Souvenir
(Special to The News and Observer.)
Charlotte, April 28. Charlotte flung
rid her gates today to welcome to the
rity the largest and moat successful
meeting of the North Carolina Federa
tion of Women' Clubs In ita hiitory
of H yeari. Almost 200 prominent
rlub womn from every Prt tn
btate had registered tonight, it wai
announced, with the committee on en
tertainment confident that early night
would bring another hundred to the
city.
Morning, afternoon and evening ses
sions are being held in the Masonic
Temple, they being interspersed with
teas, receptions and various other forms
of entertainment and diversion ar
ranged by members of Charlotte's four
women's clubs affiliated with the Fed
eration. See Presentation of Play.
Tonight in the spacious auditorium
of the new Alexander Graham High
School, the visiting delegates and many
local people saw the presentation of
the play "Ourselros and Others," a
eomei", written by Mrs. Eugene Keilley,
of Charlotte,' and presented by the
Charlotte clubs. The cast was com
posed entirely f local club women.
Following an extended aession this
aft,cra;ok t' j club wo- cn were taken
in automobiles to the Sharon Commun
ity House, near the city, for a 5 o'clock
tea. The automobile ride in the brisk 1
air was greatly enjoyed.
Featuring the afternoon meeting, in
addition to reports 'of several com
mitteemen, was a brief address by Mrs.
B. H. Cottea on the ''General Federa
tion and the Golden Prairie Biennial."
- f b convention vote! t increase the
Bailie Soutbsll Cotten loan fund by an
additional. SfiOO.
To Maintain Scholarships.
v Announcement was made at the
morning session that ' the eonvention
will give 1400 for the maintenance of
two scholarships for social service at
the University of North Carolina, this
being the first state in the Union to
hsve such scholarships in its univer
sity's curriculum.
liie money was raised on the floor.
The action of the eonvention followed
a report read by Mrs. Clarence John
son, Of Kaleigh, showing that North
'Carolina leads all other states in social
service. The eonveution aelected Mr.
Griffin, of Raleigh ; Mrs. Alderman,
Mrs. Hay, of Black Mountain: Mrs.
ttnM- nt Kllnnlinrn. and M m. (Irahnm.
of Winston-rlnlem, to serve on a nomi
nation committee.
This will recommend to the conven
tion a first vice-president and a treas
urer. Miss Clara Cox, of High P.oint,
first vice-president of the State Feder
ation, made what elub women consider
an unusually ' interesting report on
Americanization. Miss Cox, who is
chairman of the Federation's American
ization Department, told of what the
elub women of America are doing to
acquaint incoming immigrants with the
customs of this country, and of the
splendid success that these efforts are
meeting. j
Others who made reports were Misa
Adelaide Fries, of Winston-Salem, rules
and regulations; Mrs. flames B. Brodie,
Charlotte, credential; Mrs. A. H.
Powell,' finance; Mrs. t Ilenry White, j
itigir fomt, meatoersnipi Mrs. J. o.
Williams, Asheville, Bailie Soothall Cot
lea loan Fund. AH these reports were
highly gratifying and were enthusiast
OrUly received by the convention. -
' Give Historical Boovenlr.
' One of the incidents of the morning
session was the presentation of a sou
venir to the convention by the Treble
Clef Department of the Charlotte
Woman's Club. , It was the words and
an . introductory i historical sketch of
"The Old North State," North Carolina's
great song, the words written by Wil
liam Uaston of the supreme court, and
the music by the late Mrs. Mary J.
Lucas, of Charlotte',' who at the time
the tons; was brought oat la 1838, was
a teacher of musia in Baleigh. The
event celebrated the completion of the
North Carolina railroad. Mies Annie
Lucas, of this city, owns the original
ropy of the words written by Judge
Gaston. ' -. V '' ' -
The souvenir was designed by the
Treble Clef Club and executed by a
piano company of this city. Two
phrases of the manuscript copy of the
musie arc printed ea the back of -the
souvenir and the State seal is printed
underneath it while ca the second page
Sf found an artistic idea of the pine
tree emblem cf North Carolina. Ia re
sponse to the presentation; of the sou
venir the convention - rose and - sang
The Old North State" and followed
this by the singing of "Dixie."
. Gtvsn Cordial Welcome
L Featuring the opening session were
addressee of welcome from various local
organisations response by many of
the visitors and the annual address of
the president Mrs. C. C. Hook, of Chart
lof te. This meeting was followed by
a largely atended reception tendered
the visitors and the Charlotte Federated
elub women by the current topics club.
The hundreds of delegates were wel
comed to the city by Mayor McNlneh,
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Fix Minimum of $1,200 For
Single Ministers and $1,500
For Those With Dependents
By a unanimous vote, the Southern
Christian convention yesterday adopted
a minimum salary rate for all ministers
of the convention, allowing 1,200 a year
for single men and $1,500 for those with
dependent.
Provision was also made for super
annuated ministers and the widows and
orphans of deceased clergymen, a special
board being appointed to take over
and administer the superannuated fund
of the several conferences.
Another feature of the day's session
was the discussion of the divorce ques
tion. The convention did sot-commit
itself by a formal' Vote, but there was
a clearly expressed. see timent,. against
th? marriage of divorced parvofce stadax
ea yeircumstaneeg and . a anmber -cf
speakers urged that ministers of the
eon rent ion be forbidden to engage in
the practice.
The report of the committee on the
"Men and Millions" movement showed
thst $1,724,172.25 of the Z.OOO.OOO act
as a goal has been raised. The machin
ery of the movement was continued for
another two years and ths committee
was instructed to complete the canvas
by July 1, f this year. T date, 97
churches have failed ve rase aay part
in the movement.
the day was largely devoted to dis
cussion of missions. A sttarp differ
ence of opinion manifested itself in' re
gard to the wisdom of establishing a
college in China. Action on the proposi
tion was deferred until today. '
The Women's Auxiliary to the con
vention was in session yesterday. The
auxiliary met with the convention lnft
night nnd Mrs. W. A. Harper and Mr.
C. II. .Rowland addressed tne combined
bodies. . '
The question of the location of per
mancut convention headquarters did
not come before the body yesterday
but adherents of Baleigh and Burling
ton were busily engaged in canvassing
the delegates. No other cities bsve en
tered the field and it is conceded that
the headquarters will be established ia
North Carolina.
Evening Session.
The evening session was given over to
the presentation-of the great theme of
Christian missions. The devotional serv
ice was led by the first president of the
Woman a Missionary Board, Mrs. C a.
Bowland. who was followed by an ad'
dress oa "Woman's New Day -of Chris
tian Service, by Mrs. W. A. Harper
the present president of the Woman's
Board. ' v. ' ,
The concluding address of the evening
was made by the Eev. Dr. L. E. Smith,
pastor of the Third Christian church of
Norfolk, Va whose theme was "The
Missionary Challenge." He declared
that he was glad that he lived in this
(Coattaaed oa Pago Two.)
GENERAL WOOD CONTINUES
GAINS IN NEW JERSEY
With Only Eighty-seven Pre
cinct Missing:, He Has Slight
Lead Oyer Johnson ' J
Newark. N. J- April 8. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood had: increased his
lead over Senator Hiram Johnson of
California , to . 682 votes tn the New
Jersey preferential presidential primary
at U o'clock tonight. With but 87 dis
tricts missing at that hour, the vote
was:
Wood. 51.342: Johnson, 90,760. ...
Beventy-aix of the 87 missing districts
were in counties in wmcn ynooa gener
ally had substantial majorities ia the
ineomDleta returns. '
The Renublican "big four will cos
sist of United States Senators waiter X
Edce and Joseph 8. rrelinghuysen.
pledged to the choice of the voters' ss
expressed at the primary: former Gov
ernor .Edward C btoaea ana xormer
active Governor William Is. Bunyoa,
both pledged to Wood. , ' " ,
' Columbus, O., April 28. With. but 135
precinets out of 5.88? ia the State
missing. Senator Warren 0. Harding
tonight waa leading MaJ. Gen. Leonard
Wood by 14,318 votes for the Bepublieaa
Presidential preference ia yesterday's
primary figures.
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- UDfter-tiieture. readinc left to riaht: . Dr. Archibald Henderson. Edwin E.
White, W. N. Everett, Dr. Francis P.
Walter Clark, Dr. Charles K. Mann, Dr.
tary Daniels, President Lowell, President Chase, President Hibben, Dr. E, C,
Brooks, Bishop Cheshire, Francis D. Winston. . ,
. Lower picture: Dr. Harry Woodbnru) ChasC, tenth president of tlie Uni
versity of North Carolina. .-
SOUTH'S NEW ERA CALLS UPON
UNIVERSITY
In Inaugural Address at Chapel
sizes Eternal Spiritual Verities' As Essential in Building Up
Of a New Civilization Made; Possible Through Economic
Independence After Half Century Of Battling With Ad-
. versity,
Chapel Hill, April 28. After battling
for 'naif a century with adversity, the
aew South is no longer a vision, with
almost startling- swiftness it is here,
declared Dr. Harry ' Woodburn Chase,
tenth' president of the '.University of
North Carolina, in .hla inaugural ad
dress today. ' '
The new South . brings : with, it a
challenge to the: Southern University
that she show, herself .worthy of leader
ship . ia ' this jrreatconstrietivc. enter
prise, the world s latest attempt to
evolve a aew, and ' higher 'civilization.
He explained. ' " ,'..
. Emphasis.' upon 'the eternal spiritual
verities waa laid by Dr. Chase, who
conceived ' the spirit; of ; democracy . to
bs that "with the right to life, freely,
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men will iiv .rucaiiT, . uuvit uuvwv
.. .-vKphrasc as he termed it. ,but higher and
abore this responsible freedom ho would
hsve .a society ia which more and more
men shall do justly,' shall 'love mercy
and shall walk humbly with their God.
. The University must undertake, to
frain men to thiak through and embody
ia tangible form how to minister to the
real and abiding needs of the State,
he declared, - but , it must not, forget
also to look up' into the everlasting
hills beyond the workshop and the mar
ket place into those high places where
men walk alone with their souls and
their God.- : , 1
The 'inaugural address of President
Chase is as follows: -. ..
. President Chase's Address
I .could not, your excellency, accept
this solemn charge did I not feel that
the State of North Carolina through you
has laid it, not so much npoa mo as an
iadividual as - npoa her ; University,
which for the moment I chance to sym
bolize. It is altogether in her name thst
I pledge the state through you lovaltv
unstinted to the cause of edueatioa and
of .humaa welfare,, service to the es
tent of our capacity to the citizenship
of State and Nation, renewed eonsc-
cratloato the task of achieving that
high destiny which was the vision and
pnrpose of the founders. .
' In her name I pledge yoa" with hlah
conAdence and eonrage all these thina-s.
For the fabric of her life, a century 1
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W. L. Poteat, Governor Biekett, Secre
FOR LEADERSHIP
Hill President Chase Ejnpha
and a quarter in the weaving, la strong,
and colorful, nnd fair. If is enduring,
for it has been wrought, not alone with
hands, but with hearts. . Ia warp and
woof it is aglow with 'the passionate
loyalty, the high devotion, of living and
the dead Whose work it ia. The Uni
versity of North Carolina, product of
ths , vision and the aspiration of gen
e ratios after generation of the citixen
ship of this state, recipient, through
out her history of a hundred aad twen
ty-nve years of all tils t' love and ser,
vies. which her sons and , her friends
everywhere hare so richly and ia such
unstinted measure bestowed, declares
anew at, this hour her Arm, purpose
to be worthy of it ail. ,
With reverent gratitude .her ' heart
goes out to those whv since her sec
ond founding have presided over her
destiny: Never , has an institution been
granted wiser guidance, 'never richer
devotion. There is no one of them.
her leaders, to whom she does not owe
a richer and a fuller life; bo one who
did not leave her greater and stronger
than be found her; no one who did not
lay . deep and . broad . foundations oa
which those who came after him blight
build. And if her spirit falter and her
eyes grow dim with the thougdt of him
her latest head, she grows strong and
brave once more with the vision of the
rich inheritance' he left. All that long
lifetime of consecration aad of service
that was crowded into his four brief
years of leadership, all hia faith ia her
and his dreams for her, all that, she has
received from him in deepened spiri
tual insight, in heightened passion to
serve her state, in broadened vision of
what democracy is and should be, all
the-rich and tender memories of , the
life he lived for her, hearten and
strengthen her soul as she girds -herself
for' her forwsrd journey. Rich beyond
all measure is the love -she has receiv
ed ; It is for her, through the years which
..lie ahead, to see o it. In wh"t sh
is and what she does, that unshaken,
h Vrv ho ith. '. ' '
The Record of Half a Cavitary; : '
JA half-century ago the-University
aad the South began life afresh, with
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OF JOINT DEBATE
Mr. Brinson Wants To Be In
Washington Monday To Vote
On Bonus Bill
News aad Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.
Br ILL POWKLL.
(Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, April 28. Represents
8amuel M. Brinson, of ths Third Con
gressional District, this afternoon sent
the following night; letter to Mr. Charles
L. Abemethy at New Bern: "
"Special rule fixes May third for vote
oa soldier bonus bill. I wish to vote
oa this bill. No pair can bo arranged.
If agreeable' to you, will post pons de
bate Ued for May, 8 at Jacksonville;
Any other dny la .Mi agreeable 4c. sit
Will SUll TOO. V
Mr. Brinson asked Mr. Abermethy to
wire an answer to this proposal for
a eohtiauaaec to him tomorrow at Clin
ton,. . where he will spend -a few' hours
on bis way to Boseboro and Balera-
burg , to deliver sommenecmsnt ad
dresses. The Third District represen
tative had planned to remain is the
State for some time, but the House
rule, fixing a, vote on the bonus bill
for next Monday interferea with hia
arrangements. -
Wants Ssrvey for Rivers.
Senator Simmons today had Inserted
ia the rivers and harbors bill, under
consideration la the Senate, aa amend
ment providing for a survey sad la.
vestigation with the view of securing
improvements ia the Nense and Trent
rivers, North Carolina.
The amendment asks for a survey
"with s view of securing a channel
depth of 12 feet in Neuse river up to
New Bern sod thence a depth of 13
feet in Trent river up to Pollocktville,
and 8feet up to Trenton.
This project is regarded by the Sena
tor as especially important ia that it
will, if undertaken and completed, pro
vide a uniform depth connecting New
Bern with the ends of the inland wa
terway. Commerce, naturally, would be
much benefitted by the depth provided
in the Trent to Polloeksville and Tren
ton... Bex li. Farmer, who was temporarily
relieved of duty as income tax inspec
tor in Nocih Carolina some months ago,
has been reinstated. Frank A. Hamp
ton, secretary to Senator Simmons, snd
Representative John H. Small ssw the
Commissioner in Mr. Farmer's behalf.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
IN MEXICAN SITUATION
1 El Paso. ' Texas, April 28, Carranxa
officials in El Paso aad Jusrea tonight
were prepared to move againat a threat
ened attempt tn swing the Juares garri
son into line with the Chihuahua revo
lution, which was launched in the State
Capital yesterday.
'El Paso, Texas, April 28. American
troops in El Paso tonight were ordered
to bo prepared for action in event of a
threatened uprising in Juares endang
ers this city. Military police, in the
city have' been issued rifles and am
munition and the eity police Lave made
arrangements to patrol a dead line ia
the lower pert of the eity beyond which
Civilians will :.ot be permitted to go
ia the direction of the B!) Grade.
' El . Paso. Texas. April 28. Mexican
Federal troops under General Quiroga,
chief of operations in Chihuahua, arc
at' grips with the r -oltlng Chihuahua
City troops, according to Mexican offi
cial advicea received here today.
ANTHRACITE MINERS TURN
DOWN OPERATORS' OFFER
New York. April 28, representatives
of the anthracite mine workers have
notified the operators that their counter
offer of a wage increase approximating
15 per cent Is rejected and declined to
accept iheir proposal for srbitrstion, ac
cording to a statement issued' here to
night by the sub-committee appointed to
negotiate new wage agreement for the
hard-coal workers. . - -
The presentation of the miners reply
resulted ia the negotiations going into
a deadlock. - Neither side attempted to
moderate their stand. ' . The operators,
however, atked that the committee take
aa adjournment ontil tomorrow. , ;
ASKS DEFERRING
EDUCATORS CHEER
OAST TO WILSON
Secretary Daniels Brings
' Diners at University To Feet
When He Proposes K
PRESIDENT SENDS GOOD
WISHES TO DR. CHASE
Secretary of Navy Josephvs
Daniels, Who Acts As Toast
master at Banquet Given In
Honor of New Preridcnt, Ex
presses Confidence In Amer
ica's Future
Chnpcl Hill, April 28-At the ban
quet givea here tonight in honor of
the rspresentstives of more than 100
colleges and universities who biought
greetings to ths new president of the
8tato Univcrnits-. Pr. II. W. Chase.
Secretary of ths Navy Josephus Daniels
brought the diners to their feet when
he, as toastmaster, proposed ths toast
"To the distinguished educator, noble
leader and greatest man ia the world
today Woodrow Wilson," -
Continuing, Hecretary .Daniels, who
acted as toastmaster, ssld: "It is my
privilege to bring to this institution
aad to Pre ident Chase the personal
good wishes of President Wilson.
"Ths perils of p?aee are often more
dsngerous than the perils of wsr and
we in America are facing difficult
times,' said Mr. Daniels. "But let no
man doubt that peace ia its fullest
sense will corns. to America. It has
been 100 years since Belgium was in
vsJ. . by Germany ia every way ex
cept oa the calendar! We shall never
go back to three times: .
"We shall never again, know cheap
labor or cheap products inT the United
States. Ths men who labnt aad toil
will demand sad have a right to-a liv-
mg wags aad then asaic- The unrest
and diasatisfaetios) of Uj nrewent are
largely - of the imagination and I say
to you that ths maa who bets on
America will always win.
..Other speakers tonight were: Senator
George H. Moses,- of New Hampshire,
representing Dartmouth College, which
President Chase atteaded as student;
President Henry Louis Bmith, of Wash.
tngton aad Lee; Professor Mary Vance
Vouag, of Mount Holyol ; President
Kmilie McVes, of Cwoetbriar: Presi
dent E. O. Lovett, of Rice Institute,
Texas; President K. V. Pell, of Con
verse; itoan J. II. latane. of Johns
Hopkins; Professor John Spencer
uaesett, of Smith; Professor George B,
regno, or Columbia.
Becrctirv Daniels Sneaks
Secretary Daniels spoke in' part as
follows! -"North
Carolina has an aristocracy
or which It is wisely proud, beaded by
the illustrious lino of presidents of the
University of North Carolina and our
other institutions of learning. With as
ths firstborn still Inherits the patrimony,
but sonship is in culture rsther thsn in
blood in our ariaticracy. We have to
day inaugurated the latest of the lias
of our lords of the educational manor,
invested him with the hereditaments of
the estate and conferred upon hiin suc
cession in the line of illustrious edu
eational predecoaaors. I congratulate
President Chose that be was deemed
worthy to rceive the mantle of Caldwell
and Hwaia and Battle and Winston and
Alderman and Vcnable and Graham,
distinguished chief executives who made
this institution' the light of a demo-
crsiio commonwealth, sending its rays
into the remotest mountain coves and to
the stretches of the rosital sand dunes.
I congratulate tho University that its
new president is measuring up to the
Contlaaed .oa Page Two.)
SECRETARY DANIELS TO
ACCOMPANY THE FLEET
Headed By Battleship Pennsyl
vania, Armada of Ships To
Znter New York Harbor
New, York, April 28. Headed by the
battleship Pennsylvania, having on
board Secrctnry of the Navy Daniels.
Aamirsi n. t. uoonts, chief of naval
operations, snd Admiral William B. Wil
son, commander in chief of ths Atlantic
fleet, an armula of America's greatest
sea lighten, will sweep .into New York
harbor Saturday for a two week's visit.
Eight great battleshlns. tho Pennsvl.
vania, Utah, Florida, Delaware. Okla
homa, Nevada. Arixona and North Da.
kota, accompanied by destroyer squad'
roa three) of thirty-six vessels, a traia
of hospital ships, colliers and repair
vessels, the fihawmut of ths air force
and a small fleet of submarines making
more than fifty vessels lu all; will make
up the visiting fleet. On board are more
than 700 officers, including four men
who have attained the rank of Rear Ad
miral and higher, and npward of 30,000
marines and vine jackets.
It was learned today that as soon as
the flas-ship Pennsylvsnia comes to an
chor, Seeretsry . Daniels will . test out
the ' ship s i wireless telephone by ad
dressing a crowd at 42nd Street and
Broadway where a receiving set will
be installed. It is expected that the
voice of ths secretary will bo audible
for a considerable distance from . the
Instrument. .
Official announcement of the visit of
the fleet ststes that ths call here is to
give officers and men shore leave. ,
Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase,
Tenth President of The In
stitution, Formally In
ducted Into Office
SIMPLICITY FEATURES
CEREMONIES ATTENDANT
UPON THE INAUGURATION
Immense Gathering of People,
Including Representatives of
a Hundred Institutions, at
Exercises &t Memorial Hall;
President Lowell, of Ear
vard, and President Hibben,
of Princeton, Among; Speak
en; Governor Thos. Biek
ett and Chief Justice Walter
Clark Participate In Cere
monies ; An Impressive Event
By BEN DIXON MstNEILL.
j (Staff Correspondent.)
Chapel Hill, April 28. Sepcating tin
oath of office after Chief Justice Walter
Clark, Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase be
came the tenth president of the t'ai
versity of North Carolina hero today,
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anu irom ids nanua ui uviomur irvmi
W. Biekett received the great seal aad
charter of the institution tn the pres
ence of one of the most distinguished
gatherings of educators over assembled
ia the Bute.
Representatives of mere than a hun
dred universities of America aad Europe
were present, bearing the greetings of
their institutions to the aew bead of
the oldest State university ta America,
With them were many State aad Na
tional dignitaries, thousands of alumni
and other visitors who thronged tks
campus during tho acailemie procession
and crowded the great Memorial Hall
to the doors while the ceremonies were
In vianennM " . .
Simplicity" featured tT' ceremony
throughout, from the moment when the
academic proressioo was formed -at ths
alumni building antil tho benediction
and bee said by tho venerable Bishop
J. B. Cheshire, and the great throng
distolved aad went, again about Its ac
customed business.
. Ths Procession Farms.
Early morning on the campus saw tho
arrival cf the vanguard of hundreds of
automobiles that cams from every part
of the State-bringing alumni aad friends
of the limitation. Special trains aug
mented ths crowd, aad at aoon ths 1,00
students, coming from classes, joined
the massed confusion under the ancient
elms oa ths campus. Throughout ths
throng was the air of suppressed excite
ment snd anticipation.
A few minutes before 1 o'clock ths
ehapel bell pealed out tn argnal to tho
hosts of the beginning of a ceremony
that haa come but few ttmss ta all ths
long history of ths institution. Order
materialised out of the friendly con
fusion under the elms. There was the
strident sound of a bugle, and there
came the first division of the long
academic profession, members of the Re
serve Officers' . Training Corps, bearing
the National, State and institutional
colors. After them formed the under
graduate classes ia civilian attire,
marching in double file.
Age Joins Yeata fa Spirit.
Then the alumni appeared ia the line,
men among tbem with bus rew years be
tween them and their undergraduate
days, men whose powers and influence
have but reached their tenith, and men
whose sun has almost set, weighted
down with the burden of yesrs, leaning
heavily upon crutches, but In their eyes
the spirit of youth that eomcs back whea
alumni of whatever age retura to their
alma mater.
The Order of PreceeTeacc.
Afterrsard came the ' faculties of
North Carolina colleges, the Council of
State, headed by Secretary of State J.
Hryan U rimes, the trustees of ths uni
versity, and then the senior class. .
capped and gowned, followed bv ths
justices of the Supreme court aad dele
gates of learned societies, more than a
score strong, eome to bring greetings
to the university and its young presi
dent. Then the representatives of sistcf
universities. At the end of the proces
sion as it formed was the inaugural
party. '
With the Beserre officers at Its head.
the eoluma swung around ths sncient
quadrangle and marched -to the Me
morial llall. At the doors of tho greet
structure the vangnlird baited, with
the colors stationed on cither side, and
a company banking each eids the ap
proach to the building. Down the long
line the movement was followed, the two
files ranging themselves, one oa cither
side of the walkway until the inaugural
party was reached.
Tho Inaugural Party. -
Headed by Prof. J. O. dcBoulhac
Hamilton, the inaugural party proceed
ed between the ranks of the waiting lino
of the formation to the hall, marching
in twos. With Dr. Chase marched Dr.,
rrancia f . v enable, former president of
ths University, followed by the party in
the following order: Governor Biekett
with Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels; President Abbott Lawrence .
Lowell, of . Harvsrd University, with
President John Grier Hibben, of Prince
ton University; Dr. Charles B. Mana -
with Chief Justice Wslter Clark t Kt.
Rev. Josenh Blouat Cheshire. D. D, .
Bishop of tho Diocese of North, Caro
lina, with Dr. W, L. Potest, president'
of Wake forest Colleg! Dr. E. C.
Brooks, State. Superintendent of Pub
ue instruction, witn iraneis u. win-
stonj William Naah Everett, represent
ing the alumni, with Edwin Emersoa.
White, representing the student body.
(Coatlaaed oa Pegs Pear) '