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Special to The News.
Greensboro, Oct. 12. After a short
Iiiisiness session last night, the elev
enth annual session of the North Car
olina division of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy adjourned to meet
in Goldsboro next year. The remaining
delegates then attended the lecture by
Richmond Pearson Hcbson, as guests
of the Guilford Chapter.
After the adjournment in the after
noon the delegates by special invita
tion of President J. I. Foust, visited
the Normal College.
In the splendid auditorium of the
students' building delightful exercises
were held, the entire student body be
ing present with the faculty.
An eloquent short address of wel
come war, made by President Foust and
short talks to the students were made
by President of the U. D. C.'s, Mrs. 1.
W. Faison. of Charlotte; First Vice
President Mrs. F. H. Dalton. of Greens
boro. and Secretary Mrs. M. L. Willi
ams, of Newton. Richmond Pearson
Hobson, of Merrimac fame, Congress
man from Alabama, was then introduc
ed by President Foust, and made a
charming short, address. He was ac
corded an ovation from all the ladies.
From the auditorium a general recep
tion and afternoon tea was enjoyed in
ihe Spencer building, the party declar
ing the Normal function, if possible,
the very best of the many elaborate
ones tendered them during the conven
tion here since Tuesday ninght.
A great many reports were read
from the various chapters showing
work done during the past year, near
ly all of them having been actively
interested in building or assisting. in
erecting monuments to the Confederate
dead, all of them having held mem
orial day exercises and bestowed cross
es of honor upon their old veterans
who had not previously received them.
Mrs. Henry A. London, president of the
Winnie Davis Chapter at Pittsboro,
brought down the house when the re
port showsd that this chapter had con
tributed over $1,700 in the past year,
a large part of it going towards the 1
splendid Confederate monument recent
erected at Pittsboro.
Another report which elicited admi
ration and applause was that made by
Mrs. M. F. Williams, of Newton Chap
ter. She told of having completed a
monument at Newton costing over $2.-!
500 it having been largely the work
cf her chapter.
While the subjects of monuments
was under discussion, Mrs. Kenan pro
posed that one be erected at the state
university facing memorial hall. She
spoke eloquently for this monument
but it was decided that no new busi-
was disposed until the next annual
meeting.
Mrs. Henry 'A. London, chairman oE
the Arlington Monument Association
made a splendid report of the prog
ress of this work.
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Fire Devours
Big Building
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 12. Fire of unknown
origin, against which the firemen from
13 companies battled with early today,
destroyed a six-story factory building
in Grand street, causing a loss estimat
ed at. over $200,000.
Hundreds of families were driven
from the surrounding tenements in the
pouring rain and were not permitted
to return to their homes until after
C o'clock this morning, when the fire
men finally succeeded in getting the
flames under control.
Several firemen were overcome by
smoke and a watchman was rescued
from the third floor by the police.
Governor Disappointed Over
Ruling of Judge Pritchard
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 12 On his re
turn from Snow Hill Governor Glenn
said the ruling by Judge Pritchard that
counsel for the state in the suit by the
Southern, to test the constitutionality
of the passenger rate act, should not
be allowed to examine the books of
the Southern further back than two
years, was, a great disappointment to
him.
He said he could not see how counsel
for the state could intelligently exam
ine their experts if they were not al
lowed to see these books.
He is arranging for a conference
with state counsel at once to formulate
plans.
Prices Declined During
Past Week The Cause
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 12. Liquidation in
moderate volume, but which met no
( orresponding demand, precipitated
some violent declines in prices during
the week.
Pressure of money conditions vas
the prime factor in forcing of liquida
tion.
Rumors were plentiful of a reduction
in the working forces in manufactures,
especially of equipment and denials of
some of these did not check the fall in
lirioes.
It is "Hobab 'Day" at the First
baptist Sunday school tomorrow. There
will be a strong program.
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Germar Governor's At
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Will Cause The Schuet
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sed Of.
Special to The News.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 12. The Ger
man Rifle club of Charleston has de
cided to dispense with the annual
Schuetzeufest on the 17th and ISth or
this montn and thereby hangs a tale.
It is one of the most absorbingly in
teresting tales that has ever been told
to the Germans of Charleston.
Recently, by direction of Governor
Ansel, injunction on proceedings were
instituted to close up certain alleged
blind tigers in the around Charleston.
Under the old dispensary law and un
der the present law. a place where
whiskey is sold contrary to law (not
through dispensaries) and where per
sons congregate to drink whiskey is
declared a common nuisance. It is
not easy, and never has been, to en
force the dispensary law in Charleston,
for the reason that the juries will not
convict these accused of selling whis
key, and knowing this to be the con
dition Governor Ansel, who is a lawyer
of some repute., having long been prose
cuting attorney, decided to secure in
junctions against the most notorious
( resorts in Charleston, restraining them
from permitting ilie sale and drinking
of whiskey in their places. If the own
ers and. keepers of the resorts should
violate the orders of the court they can
be punished for contempt to court, and
it will not be necessary to have a
iury trial.
The first injunction was against the J
celebrated Isle of Palms resort, wnere
thousands have been wont to congre
gate on Sunday and other days from
South Carolina and Georgia, and there
has always been an abundance of oth
er liquids than salt water. The su
preme court heard this case and grant
ed the permanent injunction asked for
bv Attorney General Lyon. Then fol
lowed other injunctions against the pro
prietor of the Charleston Hotel, the
Argyle Hotel and other resorts includ
ing the Sheutzenplatz, which is the vir
tual club room of the German Rifle
Club.
It has been said that the Germans
own Charleston, the Irish rule Charles
ton and the negroes enjoy Charleston.
There a: e many wealthy uermanfa m
the city and the Irish, as everywhere
else, are the best politicians, and be
tween the two nationalities meie i&
considerable rivalry.
Now the proprietors of the Isle of
Palms are Irish. Gov. Ansel is a native
of Charleston and his parents were
both from Stuttgart, Germany, so that
the Germans in Charleston have been
his most loyal and enthusiastic suppor
ters. When the national Shuetzenfest
was held there last spring he made
a speech in German, which language
he speaks with ease.
So when the resort run by the Irisn
was closed up by injunction, the Irish
said the German governor would not
treat his fellow-countrymen that way.
Hearing of it, the governor told the
attorney general to be sure to include
shontenrilats in the next batch of
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out beer? - And for once me man
tho Germans are together on one prop
osition, and the German governor is
not r.s popular as he used to be in his
native city. In fact, many other ele
ment resent his activity on the ground
Sat Mayor Rhett and his police were
doing more to close down blind tigers
fhaf ever before had bee done in
Charleston, even when there were a
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CHARLOTTE. N. C ,
To Meet Mr.
Bryan Monday
Committees to Go to Train
And for Seljnvn Recep
tionThe Parade Will
March Through Prin
cipal Street of City.
It has been arranged to give Hon.
W. J. Bryan a fitting welcome Mon
day morning when he arrives from
the north at 11 a. m. sharp. He will
be met by the following:
Reception Committee of One Hunderd.
Mayor T. S. Franklin, and Messrs.
Hugh W. Harris, F. B. McDowell, C.
II. Duls, A. Li. Smith, W. F. Harding,
A. H. Washburn, W. B. Rodman, Li.
L. Keesler, E. C. Register, J.R. Van
Ness, E. D. Latta, P. M. Cave, Paul
Chatham, S. S. McNinch, W. S. Lee,
Jr., W. I. Henderson", J. H. Ham, F.
C. Abbott, P. M. Brown J. G. Baird,
J. H. Weddington, Geo. Stephens, W.
C. Maxwell, Stuart W. Cramer, E. R.
Preston, H. E. C. Bryant, Wade H.
Harris, W. C. Dowd, O. L. Barringer,
Frank Brandon Smith, E. T. Can
sler, D. Hatcher Watkins, W. F.
Dowd, E. A. Smith, II. A. Banks, A.
B. Justice, A. J. Draper, C. W. Tillett,
Jno. R. Irwin, Lotte W. Humphrey, C.
M. Strong, Thcs. W. Alexander, E. S.
Williams, J. K. Wolfe, Julian H.
Little, Jesse Oldham, Heriot Clark
son, David Ovens, H. N. Pharr, John
A. McRae, A. G. Brenizer, Z. V. Ken-
is drick, D. B. Smith, A. Burwell, Jr.,
Cameron Morrison V. C. Wilkinson,
J. H. Wearn, J. D. McCall, O. F. As
bury, Dr. J. A. Austin, Paul C. Whit
lock, Dr. J. R. Alexander, A. M. Mc
Donald, F. M. Shannonhouse, Paul
Chatham, W. M. Smith, A. Burwell,
Sr., L. L. Caudle, Word W. Wood,
James A. Bell, Plummer Stewart,
Jno. R. Pharr, C. D. Bennett, Dr. J.
C. Montgomery, W. L. Hood, G. G.
Scott, T. J. Davis, W. S. Pharr, W.
W. Haywood, Joe Garibaldi, L; H.
Robinson, W. T. Corwith, F. D. Alex
ander, James Sledge, T. P. Ross, S.
B. Alexander, Jr., Robert Hutchinson,
J. L. Cnoate, Dr. C. G. McManaway,
Dr. Brodie Nalle, J. Dee Sloan, F.
M. Redd, Dr. Parks King, W. M.
Long, E. P. Wideman, J. Arthur Hen
derson, Julian Miller, Dr. B. J. With
erspoon, C. F. Creswell.
Chairman Frank R. McNinch re-
' quests all members of the reception
. commjttee who have automobiles or
j carriages and surreys to please bring
them to be use for carrying the com
mittee.
All members of committee and
those with autos and vehicles are
requested to meet at the Selwyn
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Condition of Emperor
Joseph Grows Wcrse
Rv Associated Press.
Vienna, Oct. 12. The condition of
Emperor Francis Joseph took a turn
for the worse and is now considered
serious.
The following' bulletin has been is
sued bv the official news agency:
"Coughing continues, though the em
neror snent quite a good night." -
His temperature was oniy sngnuy
Lhmp tbP normal this morning. An un-
system of the emperor's
condition is his recurring indifference
to what is going on around him and to
his own state of health,' which his phy
sicians declare is only slightly improv
ed. MRS. MINOR MORRIS INSANE.
Woman Who Created Scene in White
House. Sent to the Insane Asylum..
By Associated Press
St Louis. Mo.. Oct. 12. Mrs. Minor.
Morris whose ejectment from tne
white house caused considerable dis
cussion, was yesterday pronounced in-
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SATURDAY EVENING,
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 12. The fine eques
trian statue cf Maj. Gen. Franz Siegel
I Wliusc ii;aoi.cii III tilt? tiUULIl-
J west in the early part of the civil war
made the survivors of his command
proud to say for years after that they
"marched mit Siegel" will be un
veiled tday. The tatue stands at
Riverside drive and . One Hundredth
and Sixth street and is the work of
Carl Bitter. The occasion will be a
notable German-American demonstra
tion. The statue will be unveiled by
Franz Siegel, a son of the general;
there will be addrtsses by Gov. Chas.
E. Hughes and Herman Ridder, pro
prietor of the New York Staats-Zie-tung;
and a parade of United States
regulars and blufe. jackets, New York
National guardsmen and naval milia
raen, Grand Army posts and Spanish
war veterans and German civic so
cieties. Mr. Ridder's address will be in
German and the United German
Singing Societies of a 1,000 voices
will appropriate vocal selections. Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, ex-minister to
Spain, will preside over the exercises.
Gen. Siegel spent the latter part of
his life in this city and died here in
1802.
McClintock on
The Stand
By Bell Telephone.
Greensboro, Oct. 12. The noted case
against Percy G. Fonville, charged with
complicity with Pranc Jones in de
frauding the Charlotte National Bank
of funds, was again taken up this morn
ing.
Mr. W. B. McClintock, who keeps the
individual ledger accounts in the Char
lotte National Bank, was again called
to the witness stand, and was kept tell
ing his story and answering questions
until 1 o'clock this afternoon, when
a recess w'as taken until 3 o'clock. At
this hour the case was again resumed,
according to an agreement of counsel
and Judge Boyd.
Comparatively little was accomplish
ed at the hearing. '
Mr. McClintock made a most excel
lent witness, gco: .over the ledger.
showing depsoit slips made by Fon-,'
ville, and tracing each date corres-)
ponding with the fifteen counts in the
bill of indictment. He specified sever
al of the false entries made by Franc
Jones from when they began in No
vember, amounting first to about $1000.
He showed that they gradually increas
ed until March 15, 1907, when they
amounted tq $S,000.
Deposit slips in Jones' handwriting
to Randolph & Co., of Philadelphia,
were shown. Also deposits from Fon
ville, the largest amount being $4,000
in one day, although the checks were
never entered.
Witness told of Jones and Fonville
enterting the bank together on March
15th and of Jones going to the vault.
On that day the books showed Fon
ville's and Randolph & Co.'s accounts
drawn out. The witness was not al
lowed to tell what they said.
Witness stated that he had never
suspected Jones. In detail, the wit
ness showed false accounts of Jones
and an effort to connect Fonville with
Jones was made.
22 Of Boats
Crew Lost
By Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 12. A dispatch
to the Journal reports an unknown
steamer lost last night in Lake Su
perior. One survivor was washed
ashore, lashed to a life raft, and is
in a critical condition.
He was just able to tell he was
the sole survivor of 23 people on the
boat.
Further Details.
The steamer lost was the Cypress.
She was a new boat on her second
trip with a cargo of ore. The second
mate who was washed ashore terribly
suffered from cold an exposure. Two
bodies have been washed ashore. No
details will be secured here until the
second mate recovers from the terri
ble experience to talk.
Championship in Base
ball Again Contested
By Associated Press. ,
Detriot, Oct. 12 At 11 o'clock the
sky was overcast and a raw wind was
blowing with a temperature of 43 at
the park, where Chicago and Detroit
are to battle for the championship.
Early comers wore overcoats, some
carrying robes and blankets. Captain
Chance, whose fingers were hurt yes
terday is hardly able to play today.
Howard will undoubtely play first for
Chicago. ' Mullin .will probably pitch
for Detroit, Brown or Pfiester for Chi
cago. Death of Gen. Von Buelow.
By Associated Press.
Potsdam. Germany, Oct. 12. Gen.
Adolf Von Buelow empenal adju-
tant, died of heart failure today,
Mobile. Ala.. Oct. 12. Mrs. Money..
wifp nf Spuatnr Monev. died suddenly
near Beauvoir, Miss., last night.
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SEGNOR CAMPANARI, THE FAMOUS BARITONE.
Big ball Festival Opens
7 omorrow in Handsome
75,000
Bryan Arrives Monday-
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ment Planned.
Dr. Poteai to Be Central
figure at Opening Union
Services To -morrow
Complete Program For
Entire Festival.
The Fall Festival, w?hich for its con
stellation of stars, outshines anything
of the kind ever v attempted in the
south, and almost equals in brilliancy
anything cf the kind ever attempted
for the same period of time in any of
the great cities of the United' States,
opens tomorrow night in the splendid
new auditorium with a great union
meeting.
The features of this meeting will be
the address of Rev. Dr. E. M. Poteat,
president of . Furnian university in
South Carolina, on "The Decisive Bat
tle of the 19th Century," and the splen
did musical program in which the fes
tival quartette, the special orchestra
and the Sunshine choir of the First
Baptist .church will all participate.
The features of the festival for Mon
day are described further on. The
special opening concert will be given
by the Temple Male Quartette of Bos
ton, at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The quartette will be assisted by Miss
Chandler, the famous Boston story
teller, and Mr. John Barnes Wells, ten
or, of . New York.
Monday night, at 8:15 o'clock, Hon.
William Jennings Bryan will deliver
his great address on "The Average
Man." He will be introduced by Gov
ernor Glenn and the music for the eve
ning will be furnished by the Temple
Male Quartette and Mr. Wells.
Immediately upon completing his ad
dress at the auditorium Mr. Bryan will
hurry to the Second Presbyterian
church where he will deliver his ad
dress on "Missions," the result of his
observation of the need and the ef
, fectiveness of missionary work in for-
eign lands. This address will bo heard
by the men of the various churches of
the city and admission is by ticket.
Auditorium WW be Ready.
The auditorium presents a busy
scene this afternoon. The workmen
are racing against time to have every
thing complete and in readiness for
the opening of the Festival tomorrow
night.
Nails are being driven as fast as the
arms of the carpenters can swing, and
every workman is keyed up to the high
est pitch, and is working as if the
whole thing -depended on his efforts.
Even the hod-carriers are on the runj
rrnm tmp tnnrrar hnT to tiia searroin.
3t1h th0 niastPrprs p.tp aiinirlnir mudiPastor and preacher, but was held in
faster than a campaign orator ever did
i The result of this unanimity of effort
will be that the large audience which
will assemble there tomorrow night
will find the auditorium ready and
i practically complete.
The erection of the auditorium has
been a record breaker, and Contractor
J. A. Jones, and his corps of workmen
deserve great credit for doing ' the
work they have done in so short a
time. The ground was broken for the
building on the 3rd of June, and today,
a few days more than four months, the
'. building, is practically finished.
J The seats are in the building, are be
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A Splendid Personnel.
it is safe to say that- no more inter-
estinS service has ever been held in
Charlotte than Snndav nirhf0 Ppfivnl
service will be.
The Festival Quartette, which has
been specially. organized for the Sun
day festival services is an aggregation
of finished church singers of whom any
city might -be' proud. Miss Leinbach,
the soprano, was for seven years solo
soprano of Dr. Parkhurst's church in
New York, holding at the same time
the solo soprano position in the Tem
ple Emanuel, the largest synagogue in
the city; she has also been a member!
of the choirs of other prominent
churches in New York and Atlanta,
for which her study in London and
Paris eminently fitted her.
The beautiful voice .of Miss May
Oates is too well known to require any
comment; suffice it to say that it is
growing more beautiful broadening
and strengthening all the time, and
gives unlimited promise for the fu
ture. '
Mr. David T. Huyck possesses a ten
or voice of rarely beautiful quality and
almost unlimited range. He has been
in church work since boyhood and has
attained recognition in many places
outside of Charlotte; in fact, he goes
to New York immediately after the
festival to accept the tenor solo posi
tion in one of the well-known city
churches.
Mr. Watson, the bass, has done very
satisfactory choir work for the past
several years and can always be re
lied on to do himself credit.
As is well known, Professor Zehm
is one of the best organists in the city,
a pupil of Guilmant, he shows in what
ever he undertakes the influence of
that great master musician. His con
nection with the Festival service au
gurs well for its success.
The Music Itself.
The selections the quartette will
sing tomorrow night are, "Guide Me,
O Thou Great ' Jehovah," by Balfe, and
"Shall We Gather on the Strand," by
Hauen
The former is by the composer
of "The Bohemian Girl," the beautiful
airs from which are known and sung
in every civilized country on the globe;
the latter is by the director of the
choir of the First Baptist church, Chi
cago, and has been sung at many nota
ble gatherings.
The sunshine choir of the First Bap
tist church of this city will contribute
some enjoyable numbers and with the
support of a special orchestra direct
ed by Mr. Harry Asbury. Those who
attend the service may be sure of a
superb musical program.
Praise for Dr. Poteat.
Of the brilliant orator, Dr. Poteat,
the following kind things have been
said, amongst others:
Philadelphia, Pa. During his pas
torate of the Memorial Baptist church
here, the Rev. E. M. Poteat, D. D., LL.
D., not only held a high position as
the highest possible respect by his
ministerial brethren in this city and
vicinity.
He was in great demand in all the
churches for special occasions, and his
services were always greatly honored
and blessed. JOHN GORDON,
Dean of Department of heology,
Temple College, Philadelphia.
Atlanta, Ga. I regard Dr. Poteat as
one of the most profound, and at the
same time, captivating preachers that
we have today. .
LEM G. BROUGHTON.
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Mrs. Margaret Barbara Wadsworth,
widow of Mr. John W. Wadsworth, of
this city, died this morning at 2 o'clock
at the Jefferson hospital in Philadel
phia. Mrs. Wadsworth, accompanied by
her oldest daughter, Mrs. A. B. Reese,
and sen, Mr. James W. Wadsworth, aud
her physician, Dr. R. L. Gibbon, went
to Philadelphia Tuesday a week ago to
be operated on by Dr. John Gibbon,
one of the leading physicians of Phila
delphia, for appendicitis. The opera-,
tion was performed last Saturday at
the Jefferson hospital, Dr. R. L. Gib
bon, of Charlotte, and several special
ists of Philadelphia, assisting.
The operation revealed very serious
complications, but the physicians hop
ed for recovery as Mrs. AVads worth
rallied well. A change for the worse
was noted Thursday. Yesterday a tele
gram was received by the family from
Mr. James Wadsworth saying: "Moth
er is growing weaker." Last night
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Wadsworth .
started for Philadelphia. When they
reached Lynchburg, Va., they receiv
ed a telegram conveying the sad news
that Mrs. Wadsworth had passed away
at 2 o'clock. A message also came
on to Mrs. Wadsworth's children here,
and soon this morning the city heard
the distressing tidings. xo woman in,
Charlotte was ever more beloved and
esteemed than Mrs. Wadswortn, and
the news of her death has brought sor
row, deep and intense, into the homes
of rich and poor alike, for Mrs. Wads
worth was preeminently the "friend
of the poor." The only members . of
the family here are Mrs. Edward W.
Stitt, Miss Louise Wadsworth aud
Messrs. Geo. and Joe Wadsworth. All
morning the home on College street,
which Mrs. Wadsworth's sweet and
gentle personality has made so attrac
tive, so restful, so safe and sure a
harbor for her children and other peo
ple's children, has been filled with sor
rowing friends.
The grief of the community is pour
ed out in heartfelt sympathy for those
who mourn the loss of such a mother.
The illness which brought this sor
row to the town that loved Mrs. Wads
worth began a year ago. During the
year Mrs. Wadsworth had three at
tacks of appendicitis. After the last
attack the trip to Philadelphia was
decided upon. Mrs. Wadsworth was
anxious to go, and so confident did the
family feel about the outcome of the
operation that Mrs. Stitt began at once
having her mother's room repapered
and refurnished as a surprise to her
on her return. To give back to her
some of the happiness she had given
them was ever the supreme pleasure
of the sons and daughters of this "best
of mothers." A sweet home-coming had
been planned, but alas! how different!
The house is there but that which made
the home, and made it so dear, has
gone from it forever.
Mrs. Wadsworth was 59 years of age.
She was the only daughter of Mr.
Joseph F. Cannon and Mrs. Eliza Long
Cannon. She was born and reared at
Sugar-Creek. She had two brothers,
Messrs. J. W. Cannon, of Concord, and
Mr. T. H. Cannon, of Spartanburg, S.
C. She ;was married to Mr. John W.
Wadsworth, of this city, October 2nd,
1867, being his second wife. To them
were born seven children Mrs. A. B. .
Reese, Mr. Chas. F. Wadsworth,- Mrs.
E. W. Stitt, James W. and Mr. Geo.
P. Wadsworth, Mrs. Frank B. Smith,
Miss Louise Wadsworth and Mr. Jo.
WadsAvorth, all of whom survive.
Mr. John Wadsworth, of Concord,
Mrs. Wadsworth's only step-child, and
Miss Margaret Reese and Mr. Alger
non Reese and little Miss Barbara
Smith, grandchildren, also survive her.
Her husband died March 2nd, 1S95,
since which time Mrs. Yadsworth has
been mother and father "ooth to her
children mother, in her love and
sweet, gentle guidance; father, in her
wise counsel and advice. Her hand
was at the helm; her heart and head
the chart by which her sons and daugh
ters steered their course, in business
or society.
She was a woman of exceptionally
fine traits. In heart, as pure and guile
less as a child; in nature sweet, mod
est, gentle, refined true to all the
highest traits that go to make up a no
ble womanhood. There was a quiet dig
nity about her that impressed every
one. Her charity was proverbial. No
one ever asked her help and went
away empty-handed. She made it part
of her life-work to seek and help the
poor. "In her right hand she carried
peace," and in her left hand "sweet
charity."
In her church Tryon Street Metho
dist she was the moving spirit. There
was no line of work which did not re
flect her love of the cause; her wise
counsel and advice.
Mrs. Wadsworth connected herself
with the Presbyterian church when a
girl, but joined the Methodist church,
with her husband, after coming to
Charlotte. She was the founder and
first president of the Church Improve
ment Society; the first subscriber to
"The Circle of Thirty," one of the
church societies ; the first treasurer of
the Woman's Home Missionary Work
in the North Carolina conference. She
was devoted to her church and her
home, and in these two spheres she
shone as a rare jewel in the diadem of
a king.
The passing of sucTi a woman is a
distinct loss to the. religions and social
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