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VOL. XXIII.
iiJiOTTE, N. FRIDAY, EVENING, APRIL ?,738tf6.
NO. 3701
THE OTTAWA FIRE.
PotLe Think the Ottawa Confla
gration the Work of
Fire Bugs.
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SIX BURNED TO DEATH
And Others are Reported Alissing;
Municipal Buildings Crowded
; acd Homeless Housed in Tents.
Property Loss, $20,000.00.
. Fires Kindle ina Circle.'
By-Telegraph to the News:
OTTAWA, Canada, April 27. Esti
mates of the loss in the great fire vary
from twenty to thirty millions of dol
lars. Itas. stiil burning in Hull, but
Sias been stopped at (Cliffs and Ottawa
streets..
Ottawa is crowded with (homeless
men, women and children.
' FIRE BUG PLOT. .
It is reported this morningthat. the
police have reason to believe the fire
is the result of a gigantic fire-bug plot.
The fires were set in crescent form, so
the wind would cause them to circle
the entire lumber district. '
SCENES OP . SUFFERING.
Several lives have been. lost. Hun
gry men, women and children are cry
ing for bread. It is estimated that twen
ty-five hundred houses were burned.
The militia iiavebeen called out and
are- guarding the public works. The
municipal government buildings are
too small to hold the homeless and
tents will have to be used.
Six persons axe known to be dead
Two others are reported dead and one
is reported missing.
LOSS. TWENTY MILLION.
w TORONTO, April 27. Dispatches
fronl: Ottawa, this morning summarize
v.'iJ" lii4... 1 ri- T : 1
inks destroyed, two thousand : Hull
bu'ildingsestroyed ej'ghieenliundted;5
11 JU
do'
lars
WARREN APPOINTED GOV.
At miner's
Reauest."r-r
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n tJHf lirs?,.
mem Begugtr
L M W M-?A.
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By Telegraph-to the News.;
LONDON-April 27. The best news
"that has reached here in a long time
is that General Hunter is going to the
relief of Maf eking. His Tenth divis
ion is now at Kimberley. Part of the
command are veterans of the Lady
smith campaign.
WARREN GOVERNOR OF GRIQUI
LAND WEST.
LONDON, April 27. Lord Roberts
reports that General Warren, chief in
command aC Spion Kop, has been ap
pointed military governor of Griqui.
land West, at the request of Sir Alfred
Milner.
FRANKLIN MARKET BURNED.
By Telegraph to the News.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27. Federal
market and hall an old landmark, was
burned early this morning. Twenty
nine"""small stores suered from, the
flames. Many families are homeless.
The loss is $80,000.
SEND IN YOUR ENVELOPES.
Chief Campbell asks all merchants
in the city to send their envelopes to
the News office, where they will be
ornamented, on the back, with the. red
20th of May, advertisement. ; He has
left an order for 50,000 envelopes to be
so ornamented, this being adjudged as
a good way to advertise' the 20 th
throughout the "country. The printing
on the envelopes is to cost the yi mer
chants nothing, ottie expense being
borne by the ' Ohahiber of Commerce.
ANOTHER NEGRO GOES TO PEST
HOUSE.
Miserv" loves company. The inmatesr-
of the pest house give a glad if poxy
hand to any new comer. This mprnri
in 5 the doors were opened to receive-
James Dufihgs, colored who was well
broken out with small-pox. : The negro
was on the street "whten picked up by.
one'of the iicem6h He ' was - put iii
I the small-pox corner in he city" hall
; until . the pest house'' cart could be got
ten ready. Durings had been broken
out with the disease since Monday. -
MR. VAN kORN AT Y. M. C. A.
Sunday will be a day of special in
terest at the Y. M. C. A., because of
the visit of Mr. O. B. Van Horn, gen
eral secretary of the Asheville associa
tion.' Mr. Van Horn will address the
boys at their meeting at 2 : SO o'clock
'p. m., and will conduct the men's meet
ing, which will begin at 4; 45 o'clock
p. m. - - f '
Mr. David Badham will sinig at the
men's meeting. All men are invited to
attend this meeting.
THE 'WEATHER.
Forecast for the 36 hours ending at
8 p. m., Saturday. ;-. : .
For Charlotte and vicinity : General
ly fair weather tonight and Saturday.
, For North Carolina,r Fair weather
tonight and Saturday. Fresh north
winds. . - - ,
dollars! Insurance, ' i wel ve ' mil Hon'
A COUP D'ETAT.
Presbyterian College Secures Miss
Jean Graham as a Teacher J,
The Presbyterian College has- taken
on new life with the prospect of a new
building. - In addition to other advanc
ed steps, they have enlarged their, fa
culty by the valuable addition of Miss
Jean Graham, whose literary .attain
ments are well known in 'Charlotte.'
Miss Graham is a graduate with hon
ors ft English and history, from To
Jfonio&niversity, and is a graduate al-
fco?f ' Ontario Normal College, of Ham-
iltt.jSjie has also taken post-graduate
work in Anglo-Saxon. . She will be
ttfiteMiWith Miss Colton in the conduct
of the English course. Miss Colton has
made -a fine reputation as a teacher of
English, and Miss Graham with a sim
ilar reputation will add strength to an
already . strong chair. V
Miss Graham will give part of her
time to literary work for Northern per
iodicals. TEe Presbyterian College is
to be congratulated upon its : bright
f prospects . and this strong ; addition to
its faculty. -
BASEBMJ.
Tar
Heels Fighting in Georgia
and South Carolina
The U. N. C. baseball ieam and con-
tingent, numbering in' -all 25 persons,
passed through Charlotte .st niht en
route to Atlanta, where today, they
cross bats With the University of Geor
gia. Mr. Harvey Lambreth, cousin of
Mr. Geo. Stephens, who played tird
base for Charlotte last season; came in
yesterday morning ahead, of the team,
to spend the day with Mr. Stephens,
rejoining the" boys last night. If the
University has as - much muscle t ar
brains the conte.-3t "going , on in
Atlanta this afternoon, will result in a
Vanderbilt victory for the Tar Heels.
-, ' :"' V -v";K;-'
I Davidsqn College got a bla dubbing
yesterday by Columbia score5 ?20 to 4
but it is to be hoped she wilt find' the
salt air of Charleston invigorating7 "tb-;
day : and pull herself : .tpgother into f a,
victorious shape. Tpmprrow shp
tackling the.: Citadel-it iSiti hoped
capture it. dh.ir "r . ' ' : - .
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, CHURCH NEWS.
.'Rev, : Mr. Berger,. a Congregational
minister, of Clinton, N. J., is'expecteil
to fill the pulpit of the Second Presby
terian church Sunday , 1 ': ; -;Rev.
Mr. "Bridges,! of the Presbyter
ian CollegevWil J -pceach .. at' the Firsts
Dr. ChamersAiW called io in
boiro, S. IC., last, diight . tor visit -sonic
former parisnioners 'wno are quicefiiiu.
He returned today pn the belated vFlor
ida trains s v 'iTjtJ
There will be services again atrWie
First A. R. P. church tonights at. 8
o'clock," preparatory to communion on
Sabbath.. Rev. Samuel J. Patterson, of
Central Steele Creek conducted services
last night, and will" also ..preach to
night. y '
DEATH OF MRS. McAULEY.
Mrs. Mary M. McAuley died yester
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at iher home,
four miles from Huntersville, at the
age of 70. She had 'been in feeble
health for sometime, ajid her death
was not unexpected. Mrs. . McAuley
was the widow of Hugh McAuley.
They had five children: Messrs. T. M
and W. C. McAuley and Mrs. J. T.
Baird, Mrs. Wm. Bradford and Mrs.
Mellon. Deceased, was a member of
the A. -R. P.. church at Huntersville:
She was a good woman and her good
example will bejfelt for long. Mrs. Mc
Auley was an aunt of Mr. Green Mc
Auley, of this city. The funeral services
took place "this afternoon at 3 o'clock
at Huntersville. N . '
FAMILY REUNION. ,
Mr. and Mrs. ."J. L. Wray are happy
to have their two sons, Messrs. Jesse
and Linton Wray home again. The
former is seeing "his parents for tha
first time in a coon's age-13 years. He
has been living in St. Louis, having a
position there as foreman in the Ar
nxQur Packing ;House. He is just re
aehtly from Hot, Springs, Ark. Mr.
Linton Wray, is the soldier. He belong
to patters I, 0th. ArtUleryJ lrX.AV'ray
gained the regular army 1 before'; the
Spanish-American wary He has; been
at Honolulu." The boubonic plague ran
hini' home.
?;THE?toO(UR-AG ,
'!0wihg to :itieT: torn up condition of
Tryoii street, on v account of the lay
ing the" double street car track,; the
course of the firemen's' races 'i for? the
20th has been changed.- The course will
be on West Trade, in front of the First
Presbyterian church. A plug is to be
put in at the distance decided upon;
the uneven places made even, and the
street put 'in good condition for the
races. The local team is sawing wood
and saying nothing. Watch ' it run off
with first, prize. 1 , , . -
REALTY MR. FORE TO BUILD.
" Mr. D. Baxter Henderson yesterday
sold his pretty lot on Nortth ( College
street, between - Messrs. Mallory and
Stenerson's places, to Mr. J. A. Fore,
who is to build a handsome residence
thereon ' at cace, for ihimself and fam
ily. .
Brown & Thomas yesterday sold, a
housT andiot on North Church street
elonginf3 to Mr.' -J.; A. Elliott,' to Mr.
J. R. Gordon. xnslCleralon z,stv
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0 DID F ELLO W S .
The Local Lodges Celebrate the
81st Anniversary of Odd Fel
lowship in this Country.
INTERESTING EXERCiSES
Speeches, flusic,
Recitation by
Miss
sEither. Paul, Refresh-
ments, and j-asi hut not Least
a handsome Gilt to Mrs. Luke
Seawell.
The exercises commemorative of the
81st anniversary of the I. C O. F. were
held last night in the hall of Charlotte
Lodge-, No. 88, on. East Trade street.
The hall was crowded with Odd Fel -
lows, JOaughtfrs of Reibekah, and their
trienos mae taD a iemaie. ine pro
gramme opened with a prayer by t he
chaplain, 'Revir C. L. Hoffmann. This
was followed by an instructive s dia
logue between "Brother" J. A. Bell,
noble grand, and "Brother" George F.
Duke, vice grand, which gave the his
1 tory of the order in simple colloquial
style. The anniversary proclamation
was read by "Brother" -R. H. Ramsay,
after which the Thanksgiving Hyinn
was sung to the familiar tune "Corona
tion." The prayer of- thanksgiving
followed. Short addresses, interspers -ed
with music, were made by Mayor
McCall. Mr. W. .M. Smith (who said he
wanted a "Rebekah," "Rachel," "Mary
Jane," or any other old girl to
make him an even fellow,, and Rev.
George A. Page. Mr. Page was intro
duced as "an Odd Fellow pf 50 years."
He pu t in his disclaim at once, ' but
the first proposition stands,7 as his
years, were judged by" his "wisdom and
wit" as Noble Grand Bell iieatly turn
ed it. Mr. Page explained jfor the ben
efit of the uninformedrh,a, V the'subor
dinate lodge bore the same ; relatioW ig
the Encampment degree tMat - the Jiigfi
School: d,es to the collegiate course. In
the 'Encampment branch there sare
fth.ree.i degrees: . :-" ;: .. - '.-c-p:;v .
$ JHlfii Patriarchal-denoting simpuci
1 e "2.- Golden Rule toleration.; - : '-
j '"3?- Royal -Purple the ihighest I and
iast.v - rr:-:-?
ueiiiiier.-oj. me.- inpic - iie--r xienusaiy ,
Truth and Love- the following; resi?
tation on "Odfellowship" was given
hyrMassEsther Paul: '-.-"- SH V;
tio'Eightyone years have passed? away
jMnce the ; noble order of Odd Eellows
g t0 America and' planted
fOnrntjjxspil,! Eight decades have become
a parrt'vpf, history since the three : links
were-first seen in the landof Llbeifly,;
And now. my hearers. i'tffii'bbver4is5
in the last year of thglh'eehtiiiyjtarri
A : 1- 3 t -l":f1fi'T!J- ' 1 J.
dctsi. u. uauiiwiu u iouij ttii see- w licit
has been done by this brSerf and, as we
stand at the gate of the '20th century,
so full of marvelous possibilities the
century ' when all the world ' seems
looking for the golden age to try .o
forecast the future prospects of this
noble brotherhood. Certainly, one who
stands on the outside of this order can
never fully understand the amount of
good that has been done by this order,
in the widows that have been visited
and relieved; the orphans for whom it
has provided ; the sick and afflicted
whohave this order to thank for time
ly help; the thousands to whom the'
three links stand for all that is best
in human nature, reminding them of
the visits Of true ministering angels.
The amount of good. done by the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows will
never be known until the whole world
the good;, and bad of every . nation
shall stan da9bef ore the great white
throne andfle secrets of all - hearts
shall be naked and open t the eye of
Him that sitteth on the throne, : the
Judge of the spirit of all the earth.
Then, it is to be hoped, when the
judgment age shall; have been ended,
thousands of "Odd Fellows shall hear
the ajvful judge arbiter of the des
tiny of billions of intelligent beings
say, 'come, ye blessed, inherit the
kingdom prepared fqr you from the
fou5dafohof jgUt3,wprld for I - was
hungered and 'jr-fftd meVnaked and ye
clothed. meV sick and In prison and ye
visited me. And these shall go into life
eternal. Let us hope that the time will
soon come when the principles of Odd
Fellowship i will : become- ' uniyersal ;
that all. the earth shall .be a-brotHer-hoor
that there will be .one God and
His name jane: Father of ,a : race of
equal, free brothers true -
"When inan to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world-shall be lighted
1n the parliament of man, the Feder
ation of the world."
"I am very much interested in' the
Independent Order of Odd .Fellows, for
personal reasons. My; father and
brothers" are members ots this - ancient
order, and I think that whatever they
all agreed on must be true. When I
have become a woman,' though I can
not have, the same rights as -men, . I
shall certainly become a member of
the Daughters - of. Rebekah and - am
impatient for that happy period t&
dawn. ' ".
"Rebekah! a character . dear
to- both Hebrew and Christian;
and weH chosen as "a part of the name
of the" female portion of "the Independ-
(Continued on Fourth Bas0.
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CANDIDATES HERB
Will Speak : at., the County Court
Rouse Tq-Alorrow
; Morning.
VERY-SUCCESSFU t TOUR
and. Enthusiastic Crowds
ttave Heard Them . at4 Other
Places To-Day is X Q Hal id ay
for the 5peakrs, and They are
Enjoying the Rest.
The next Governor of. North Caro
Una is in the city. And so are most
of the men who ( will occupy State of
flees after "this year. .
In the party are : Mr. '. Charles- B
. . .. . ... , ... . :.. . . . $ i
Aycock, of Wayne, Democratic cfihdi
aate " lor Governor: Mr. J. Bryan
Grimes, of Pitt,' for Secretary of State;
Dr Bf. Dixon, of t Shelby for Audi
tor; , and Mr. R." D. Gilmer, of Hay
wo4d. for Attorney General. -
Ji mother of Mr: W. D. Turner,
caimdate"' for ' Lieutenant Governor,
di 1 taew days ago, and he has not
yeu fejoined' the. party. Gen." T. F.
Tognfe'-candidate for Superintendent of
Pulllc Instruction, left the party at
Greensboro, and will probably-Jiot be
iiere tomorrow. : Mr. B. 'R. Lacy, can
didate for Treasurer; ih as been, sick, for
several days, and went to Raleigh las
night for a rest. ' Mr. H.' B. Varner
candidate for Labor Commissioner, . is
spending today in Lexington, but wil
' be here' tomorrow.. Mr. E. . Y. ; Webb
the energetic youn'g cliairman of Cleve
land county, accompanies tihej candi
dates to, Charlotte.
' The party spent the time quietly to-
dayi: Several of thenirfiad'hbt been to
pttariotte; itf 'year3, and were surprised
at its growth;Kr SV; ; "" -:.r
' "It is a great relief! to rest, even for
a day, when you 'have been on a long
speaking tour;', said Mr Aycock. He
is in fine health and, spirits, however,
and : Is standing the strain well
The speaking will take place at . the
-Ci3Ut houi3e 'tomorrow at 11' o'clock
everybody , is -invited to ;, attend apd
iearj the" issues . of the campaign jdis
' f ayor McCaTF will introduce : Mr.
Aycock: cMf.-v Hertot jClarkson, Mr1.
Grimes; Mr. J; A. Belli Dr Dixon; Mr
C." W. Tillett, Mr. Gilmer; Mr.' Hugh
W. Harris, ''Mr- Patterson; ..Mr. W. C
Dowd, Mr. Varnef i i-'- V , "
"We have Ifadilarge crowds' and con
siderable enthusiasm, wherever we
have been,?j0Baid Mr. Gilmer, "and- I
was particularly pleased, because .a
nmmberr bfcthe meeijgis-hiave been in
my own section of thetate.'
Mr, Grimes is ver.mucK pleased
with Charlotte, and. tnkS' it shows as
much enterprise as, , any town in the
South. " . ' ' . -
v ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE.
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Hark Schack will Wrestle With
Bill Hickey-
Mark Schack, the champion light
weight wrestler of the United States,
who, as noted in the News, arrived in
the city last week, to spend some -time
Teouperating his health and strength,
has; been "challenged : by Bill Hickey ' to
a catcfli-as-catch-can match. Mr. Sdhack
today hands the News his acceptance
of the challenge, -which reads as fol
lows: "I hereby accept -Mr. Bill Hickey's
challenge to meet him in a catch-as-catch-can
wrestling match, the1 Lanca
shire rules to govern, and the 'oest two
out of three falls to count. I-will' give
him as big a side bet as he dekfres, but
the sfde bet niust be over $250, money
to be posted at the same time as arti
cles of agreement are signed. My man
ager, J. Sheehan, will post my -money
and sign articles. The match .is C to
take place, if possible, in Oharloitte, N.
C, four weeks after posting the money.
If the match can't be pulled of Jn Char
lotte, any : other place1 wilL; suit ae,
Give or take expensed aitfl Wuiner-m
take all, ' except the - eoepenses" for the
matefh. ".:". --'" - -y;",-V
"Mr; Hickey. -weighs 145 pounds,and I
weighti in condition, 133. : The match
is. to ;be. at' cacch ' weight, and the' ref
.eree selected 24 hours before "the bout.
I' would have met ' Mr, Hickey i sooner,'
wit mv health did not permit it.""5 Mr.
Hickey is the hardest man in- the wel
ter weight "class, and he has got a very
clean record. In the last three years
I have met at least 350 men. I traveled
with the McFadden Athletic Combina
tion: for two seasons meeting; a differ
ent man every" night I offered $50 dol
lars to any 135-pound man that could
stay fif teen minutes with me. Nobody
ever stood the limit. I had to defeat
three men one night in Boston for the
championship, and I wrestled a 22-;
minute draw with the American bull
killer, :who weighed - 224 pounds. He
was a partner of Jansouf, the terrible
Turk.' i have never tasted defeat and
if sobriety goes for anything, I guess
I never .. will. Mr. Hickey spoke his
Piece,' now let (him put or shut up.
Money speaks all languages, with me,
and now it "Is up to him. .v I -have de
feated the - champion of England, j
1 . - MARK scHAtsr,;
Champion Light-Weight - Wrcctler of
the World. y
SOCIAL.
Airs, J. n. Oates to Entertain.
Au r;ay " 1 Club Resumes.
'Just for Fun" Yesterday. .iW-J.
Mrs. J. M. Oates , gives a 7 o'cloi
dinner tfiiis evening at" her palatal
home; on South Tryon street, in hpVor
of fief kinsman and guest, Mr. Johh P.
Woodard, of Wilson. The table -will
be rich in appointments and beautiful
and dainty: in color, pink and white to
be blended in a charming effect sug
gested by Mrs. Oates perfect taste and
artistic skill. Invited to meet Mr.
jodard are: .'Messrs. F. I. Osborne,'
J. P. Caldwell. M; P. Thomnsom W. C.
Dowd, H. A. Murrill, Piatt D. Walker,
C. W. Tillett and Dr. E. P. Keerans.
The Just for Fun Club had a thor
oughly enjoyable meeting yesterday af
ternoon;. Miss Nellie Helvin being bos
tess. jsacn score cara naa written upon
it eleven odd ones. The club members
were informed , that a very rare and
diversified musicale". was en tapis.
Then the fun began. Miss Nan Dowd
was requested to take a seat at ' the
piano and play eleven' selections from
popular composers,' while the rest of
the company racked their brains to re
call the 'familiar airs as they were ren
dered Paderewski, BoccherinirStraiuss
Mills, etc., alternating with "Georgia
Camp Meeting," "Auldi Lang Syne,
"Dewey March,' JustfOne GrlJl' etc.
As these were guessed, they were plac
ed on the score cards opposite the odd
numbers. Miss Helvinr then displayed
.1 i Jin j i " . ' . - . . .
cieven uinereni articles, eacn typiry
Ing something musical: A watch for
"time;" smoothing ironfor "flats;'
yard stick for "measure ; " dollar bil
for "whole note;" 25 cents for "quarter
note;" carving knife for "sharp," etc
The answers were written opposite the
even numbers on the score cards. " The
contest was spirited and very jolly and
all were sorry when it was brought to
a close.' Miss Nan Dowd won the prize
a pretty cdfjffpt ?St Cecilia framed in
carved eocny? miss ; Mamie Chrietz
berg fell heir, to the booby a frog s
musical hopper' whose - notes- have
pidrced inany ears by day ahd?night:
Onie; might; fhave anticipated 5 tha1 ?rPp
VWUUM18 ; jWUUIU 1 CcUT (HCt W 111 IKS SIS
ters wi th;$an i Aboriginal repast-r-Indian
meal-r but the ; refreshments that. ' ap
peared, were up to : date, " genuinely.
Americanized, anq ueiicious. ine crao
will meet next Thursday afternoon
with Miss Fannie Little. . " This wil
possibly the 'last- meeting tmtll"ts
falir.'''-
f The -"Au Fay Club,'' the membership
of which represents a number of two
aiid-tn'reeears-hencedebutanteilsto
feumfiks meetinigs. ;Miss'ninie':'Ijea
Blair-. As- hostess this .afternoon. Her
'club mates' rand confreres arjMisses
t?e6TaPegasn'Iuise.;WklIsw'oHh;
Ldceille Reilley, Hettje Baruch," Louie
Jones, Lucy and Douglass Robertson,
Laura Watfiris," Willie Durant, Ade
laide Clarksoa Saide Belle Mayer, Le
onora Sloan and Isabelle Beall. Irs.
E. T. Anthony will be the power be
hind.' the throne and will see that the
young club women have ices, cakes and
candies. "
; The reception given last evening by
Mr. and Mrs. J. H Ross, at their hos
pitajble home, on Liberty v street, - in
honor of Mr. W. J. Smith and bride, of
Fine ville; was a delightful affair. The
bride wore a dainty dress of white or
gandie over silk. Mrs. Ro3S was as
sisted in receiving 6her. sister, Sfiss
Mamie Smith. '-f,0
The organ -recital to be given by Dr.
Fisher, at the Lutheran church to
night, assisted by . Miss Van Wagner,
the vocal teacher, will be one of the
musical events of the season. .
r-
. The- fiit iv.iay.- Morning Club will
meet om r j ,v with Miss Mai y
Armond Nash. v , ' "
The Married Peoples- Whist ? Club
will meet tonight with Mrs.' Fred OH-
ver. - " ' ... v ' '
DEATH OF MISS HUEY.
Passed Away . This Horning in
New Ydrk.
: Mis TMTinptf. Hnev died this rtci'h
ine in the New York nospital, ! : . 69$
Vnrir iitv xt tvnhoid revor after an
illness of flirweeks.. Tie
aeath was received tais ; atternoon
about StSO.Miss Huey was a daughter
of the late M. M. Huey arid s'ster of
Mr. J. E. Huey the contractor, Mr. S.
G. Huey and Mr. J. C. Huey. of ftfew
York. She . was a trained nurse, and
had been at the hospital for some
time. Three weeks ago she -was taken
ill. 'Her mother went on and nursed
her through her Illness., The remains
will reach here Sunday morning, ac
companied by Mrs. Huey . and Mr. i. C.
Huey. ' y :
Miss Huey as 31 years ofage. .She
was ,a member' of the A. . R. -P. church
and a woman of fine sense and char
acter. ' . ' . '
. A SJARBLE FRONT.
-yOn'th- side-walk in front of, the
4Csi property on South Tryon strcst
is- a pile of Georgia marble, in blocIJ,
to be used in ornamenting the 4C s,
building. The building- is to be three
stories, and will have, Contractor Joaea
cajs, the richest treat cf any hnililzz
ia- tLs Ctate, , . u ...
A FLORAL PARADE,
The 20th of May Committee will
Add Beauty and Fragrance
to the Celebration.
WO ME N A ND F LO W E R S
TLM&tvUxs of Both to be Invo-
ttftof; Give th , Finishing
Touches to the oth Programme
VTheCadiesVabd Bless Them"
the Men Need Them.
1 A floral parade has been added as a
feature of the 20th celebration. The
committee, through - Chief Campbell,
today requested Miss Addie .Williams
to take charge of the parade, the in
vitation coming in the letter given
belowv which Is addressed to Miss Wil
liams, but intended also to the ladies
of Charlotte: ; ' .
APPEAL TO THE LADIES.
Dear Miss Williams: To blend
beauty with patriotism and to give a
finishing touch to the attractive pro
gramme now about completed for th
20th of May. celebration, ' requires the
assistance of the ladles of Charlotte
The management of the celebration
feels encouraged by the universal in
terest . every ijesson has displayed, who
has been called upon to act in any ca-
pacity, and every one has cheerfully
responded to the call to duty as the
early patriot of this country did in pro
tecting the Mecklenburg Declaration
of Independence, the memory of which
we now commemorate.' , The ladies of
this country from its earliest history
have always been . as courageous in
their devotions . to the nation as were
the brave soldiers which guarded their
homes and won the liberty of its peo
ple. A celebration commemorative of
a historical scroll like the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, without
the ladies, participating actlvely in.. It,:
would be.asvVhefiow.withqut itsifra
- .The mainaemeM 'of f'thisvceiebration
deem It essentia q jthe.'sviccesdi of the
event that w.e have both. flower and its
fragrance. r To secure the artistic 'fin
ish ,so desirable to out ' approaching
celebration, a floral parade - directed
and modeled under the minds and
HsSqOT . be.1adies4 would lenjd that
J oharmi f b the occasloaii which women
only tcah. give to a public function. Act
ing upon the. above thought the man
agement deems lt proper that a leader
should be1selecteff 'ahdlrfin power" in
the choosihg o?i3 (loRgi1 staff to co
operate!; with her in this fj6aitiful
work. We desire you to act as floral
director., The assemblyh.all. of the
Chamber of 'Commerce , is at ' ybuj? set
vice and any meetings ; that you may-
call can be held in our hall. . :
We . pray your early acceptance - as
floral director with' power to select
your own staff , as above mentioned. I
remain, tVery respectfully, -
' : : C. H. CAMPBEUL,
. ' " Chief Director.
PATRIOTIC SONGS.
The next thought of the committee
was expressed today in an- invitation
to: Mrs. W. B. Ryder, director of the
St: Cecilia Club, asking the club,
through her, to "sing - two songs
"America? and "The Old North State'
on the speakers stand during the
exercises of speakers' day. ; The basses
and tenors who are at present assist
ing the. club, are included in the invi
tation.
REPUBLICAN
COUNTY CONVEN
TION. ;,...! ,
The :Republican county convention
will.be held tomorrow at 12 o'clock in
the old' court house, to . appoint dele
gates to the State and congressional
conventions. The Republican primar
ies are held whenever and wherever
the ward commits elect, prior to the
county convention. The delegates to
the latter are elected at the ward meet
ings. ,The-lsst one was held last nignt,
and delegates to the convention; tomor-
row appomtea. .
The meeting of this convention will
call off the Republican sheep from the
Democratic pasture.; They will get no
amendment diet. ; .
PTION TO BISHOP AND MRS.
CHESHIRE. ,-
r? (wtaHniis wpr( issued vesterdav
follows: "you are
cordially invited, by the Women of St.
Peter's Parish to meet Bishop, ana
Mrs. Cheshire, Monday, April 30th, 4
to .7 p. m., at the residence of Mrs.
Hamilton C. Jones, 406 , East Avenue.
The invitations are confined to the
members of the parish, and to the
physicians of the city and their wives.
NEW BCOKS AT Y. M. C. A. ,
The following books have been added
to. the Y.:M. C. A. library: "That Lass
r T " Vk-.r ICVannai XJnjI trorvn Rill
nett, the gife of Mrs. Luke Seawell;
'What a '--'Young Man Ought to Know,'.
"What a Boy Ought to Know," both by
Sylvanus Stall, D. , .
BURIED TODAY.
' Mr. U. B: Williams, whos death was
noted in yesterday's paper was buried
this morning at Williams Chapel. He
has a brother living near there. Major
T. It.; Roberston. and others., cf Corn
pan A - First North Carolina Regi
cent, accompanied the remains to
tLdr Izzt resting place. , j
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