Established 1899 National D. A. R. in Narili Carolina A Brief Sketch of The Society bj lis Brilliant Historian FANS PATRIOTISM'S FIRES Mrs. E. D. Latta's Service in the Organization -Mrs. Beu lah Stewart Moore's His torical Sketch Written for The Democrat An enumeration of facts and figures is usually dry reading, but in order to outline the early history, progress and object of this patriotic organization in our State, the following facts are "deemed necessary: The National Society made its first report in 1891, but was not incorporated bv Act of Congress until 1898. Seeminglv but little interest in its progress was evinced by North Carolinians generally, as this first annual re port says "Noith Carolina (No Chapters.)" In 1892, however, Mrs. M-iry McK. Nash was elected the first State Regent, and served three terms. In 1836 the Srate Regency was vacant. Mrs. Marv Reeves Sprinkle was nexc elected and served in 1897. During the years 1892-1897 there were still no chapters. The first real impetus given the j movement was with the election of Mrs. E. D. Latta, Charlotte, 1898, re-elected 1899-1900. ! I doubt if a just valuation has been accorded the work accom-1 plished by Mrs. Latta. She blazed the trail and showed the glorious possibilities and privi leges of the work as set forth in Article II of the Constitution of the National Society. A Georgi- j an by birth, she claims North i Carolina ancestors, and with all; the ardor of the true pioneer, work at once in her adopt ed home, organizing the Meek- j lenburg Chapter with Mrs. Stone- j wall Jackson as Regent, Sept. | 1898. Immediately afterwards j and during the same month, she organized the Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter, Salisbury, wita Mrs. M. C. Quinn, Regent. Then in rapid succession, and named in order of their organization, followed the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter, Waynesville. Miss Mary Love Stringfield, m Regent; Arden Park (later merged into the Bun combe Hall Chapter, Asheville) Mrs. Chas. Beale, Regent, and the Whitmel Blount Chapter, Henderson, Mrs. W. 0. Shannon, Regent. In 1901 Miss Mary Love String field was elected S'ate Regent, re-elected 1902-1903. Pursuant to her call, the first State Con ference ever held in North Caro lina assembled at Waynesville, July 1901. This was made pos sible only by the earnest zeal and untiring enerv of this charming young Regent. Four of the five chapters in the State sent dele gates, and Greensboro was ably represented by a member at la^ge. The result of this Conference was both gratifying and inspir ing. The interest in patriotic work, historical research and edu cational advancement aroused by j the united effort of that small; body of earnest women, "lineal | descendants and present-day rep- j rentatives of an illustrious dead" j has borne a bountiful harvest' and their influence and enthusi asm have swept our common-! wealth from the mountains to the sea. Mrs. Geo Phifer E* win of Mor ganton, was our next State Re gent, eiecred in 1904, re-elected in 1905 1906. Under her enthu siastic a»vs able leadership, the Society continued to gain in; strength and numbers. It was! during Mrs. Erwin's regency, that North Carolina had the hon or of claiming her first National (flicer, Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, Winston-Silem, who served as Vice President General for three terms. Through her work for the Continental Hall, the beauti ful and stately home of the Daughters of the Ame-ican Rev olution, in Washington, D. C., Mrs. Patterson cau ed North Caroo'un t-\ stand third en .the j l'st of Sta contributing fuud->. toward;) its thirteen columns. Air.;. J no. Van Landinghani of, (-harlot te. the sixth State R-g--nt, elected in 1907, is now serving j her third term, having been unanimously re-elected by accla mation at the Bih Annual Stale Congress A womaiyof the most exalted character, scholarly and \ dignified, Mrs, Van Lmdingham has labored with untiring energy for the best good and advance- THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT ment of the Society. Her zeal has been and will continue through years to come, an incen tive to march onward and up ward ever bearing aloft our ban ner emblazoned with the soul in spiring words: "Home and coun try." The wave of patriotic emulation which save birth to the D. A. R. was general throu gho u t the United States, and that since the day of its nativity the Society has rapidly gained in strength and usefulness, is attested by the many and various achievements of this noble army of workers. In truth can this be said of North Carolina in particular. We have kept the faith and have above jail set aflame in the land the beacon light of a new patriotism, calling all to remem j be»* the heroic deeds of our an ! cenlors, and as American citi | zens. set as high a standard ot ! public service in the twentieth i century as was set in the eighteenth by the men and wo ! men whdse memory we delight to honor. In fulfilling one of the most important objects of our organi zation, that of working and pre serving historical plans, we are lifting the odium of indifference to a proper appreciation of his toric value. The mission of our Society is eminently educational and the daughters have inaug'rated a most laudable undeitaking by offering pr'zes and medals for drawings and pictures of notable events. This together with medals offered in high schools and colleges for the best essay on historical subjects, should stimulate art, incite patriotic ac tivity, and incidentally further educational and literary advance ment. We have an embarrassment of riches from which to glean, com potjnding from the first landing to the close of the Spanish- American War. What we wish to evoke is some tangible expres sion of our wealth —whether by picture or poem, essay or epic, and this we shall have when all realize that the history of a country is its most priceless pos session. The D. A. R. are also pledged to carry out the injunction of Washington: "To promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general dii"- fusion of knowledge." By so doing, we are preparing the ma terial for good citizens, and good citizenship and patriotism are synonymous. BEULAH STEWART MOORE. .. -4 £'• v ■> &£ •- * " .. ■ '■■■ ■■ jj MRS.* BEULAH STEWART MOORE Now serving her second term as Regent of'the Elizabeth Maxweli Steel Chapter, Salisb iry, was elected State Historian 1907, 1908, 1909. In 1908 she was appointed Chm. of the Jackson Monument Committee. She writes: "I think the N. C. Daughters of the American Revolution have done more towards arousing historic interest and thereby stimulating State pride than any other organization within her borders." An Original Correction It appears that at an element ary examination in English, lately held in a school near the city, two sentences were given out to be corrected by the young er scholars. The first sentence was- t be corrected as to its subject rpatter; the second as tu its ntax. These were the sentences: The hen has three legs. Who done it? Wnen the papers were handed in it was found that one «>t the examinee* h;--d regarded the sentences as subtly connected in thought, for his answer was as follows: The hen didn't done it; God done it. » Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY f7, 1910. To Push Big Lawion Mill Mr, E. L. SMorJ Lets Contracts For Oklahoma. Enterprise MR. MORFORD IN TOWN Hustling Representatives of Montcrief Cook CO. Estab lishing Agencies in East ern States Mr. E. L. Shuford leftMondav to push the erec-ion of the big cotton' mill at Law ton, Ok la., which he is erecting there. He went back with Mr. R. B. Mor ford, of the Montcrief Cook Co., the real estate firm which has played a-remarkable part in the wonderful development of this magic city of Uncle baby state. Mr. Morford took steps while in Hickory and Charlotte to secure agents who shall look after securing investors' in Law ton dirt. Mr. Shu ford's mill will be 407 by 79 feet, 2 stories, with an an ntx for engine and heifer rooms, warehouses; 60 modern houses, with from 4 to 7 rooms plastered and far above the average home of the cotton mill employe. Tne mill will weave fine sheet or print cloth?. As soon as finished a dye piant will be in stalled. There is another cotton mill at Guthrie.a; u one ; n a near by Texas town, i »ece is room in this new state for many more such industries and Lawton is the key to the situation. The eyes of eastern capitalists are turned to it. Mr. Shuford has interested most of the Charlotte machinery supply men in his mill and in I Lawton, and it is the intention |to make his plant a large enter ' prise. The Charlotte News of Feb. Bth, said: "Mr. E. L. Shuford, of Hick ory, was in the city yesterday in the interest of the E L. Shu ford Manufacturing Company, of Lawton, Okla., a Western enter prise organized by Mr. Shuford and other eastern capitalists. Mr. Shuford was yesterday clos- I ing contracts for installing the machinery, etc., for the plant, and these contracts will be awarded to local contractors, Whitted&Co., and other local contracting firms being interest ed. Mr. Shuford was accompanied by Mr. R. B. Morford, Repre senting The Montcrief Cook Company; a real estate firm, of Lawton. This concern will con duct an industrial sale of 5,000 lots at Lawton at an early date, and Mr. Morford was here for the purpose of securing a local representative for interesting lo cal capitalists. Lawton is only eight years old but has already assumed *he size and activity of a hustling West ern cit>, and it \vajs these con ditions which served to interest Mr. Shuford when he and a par ty of Eastern capitalists recently went on a Western trip. They became impressed with the ad vantages which Law on offered, and the E. L. Shuford Manufac turing Company was organized for the operation ofa number of cotton mills. The contract for the construction of the mills has been awarded to the Fiske-Car ter Construction Company, of Worcester, Mas*., and work on the buildings will begin in March, The company will be a half million dollar concern. Eight years ago the land *on which now stands the city of / Lawton was sold at public auc- j tion by the government, and it! was sold for tKa purpose of es tablishing a city. The money was turned into the city for mu nicipal improvements. Today the city has .15,000 inhabitants, and is a prosperous and thriving Western city possessing peculi arly favorable climatic condi tions for varied industries. A street car system h s been in stalled and the the city now has 35 miles of cement, sidewalks with others under construction and all modern improvements. It possesses excel en t school and church advantages, and its real estate is demand. Last fall 1,100 lots were sold at auc tion an 1 brought $300,000. Lawton is the home of the blind Senator T. P. Gore and he has been ins.i urnenTal,. in a large degree, in the progressive devel opment of the town. The plant of the Shuford Com pany will be established in the I-idustrial Addition, a large and Leautiful tract of sever?! hun dred acres of land, adjoining the city proper. It has been laid off in lots. A Street car system is now being put in to Industri al Addition and the.-.o ! Cs will be sold at private and pub-lie sale in May. On account of tlie favorable climatic conditions in Vlis section of Oklahoma the gov.?#!ment has taken great inter®-', in the city of Lawton and that section of the country. The city is only three miles from old Fort Sill, which has recently received an appro priation of $20,000 to be used in enlarging and remodeling the fort. Two Indians' colleges are located here and $33t;000 have been invested- in schools. The government owns 1451000 acres of land adjoining the city and has established a zological gar den, many animals hnving been brought here from the Yellow stone Park on account of the more favorable clim-vie condi tions. Leading into the city are : I MRS. MARGIE OVERMAN GREGORY The beautiful ('an of Senator Overman and a member of the Elizabeth Maxwelf St- *the office of State Vice Regent, H;O2, 190 i. She was elected "Vice President General of the National Society in 1909 by more votes than were ever polled by any candidate of the society. A brilliant influential official career is predicted. the most perfect highways in the country, and the water for the city is brought direct from the mountains eight miles to the west. There is 250 pounds natu ral presure and the water line comes direct through the trial Addition. The city of Lawton is located in the most beautiful natural scenery of the west, and, al though young in years, is one of the most thriving and rapidly growing cities of that section of the country. It was these natural advan tages which attracted the atten tion of Mr. Shuford an 1 resulted in the organization of the manu facturing company. Cne of the purposes of Mr. Sbuford here was to get some one to act as local rep 'esentative and o'ace on the Churlo'.te mar ket the lots which are to be sold in the Industrial Addition. Af ter consulting with C. Abbott the latter was secured as Charlotte representative and will look—after the business in this city. Judge Long Sat 53 Out of 52 Weeks From The Catawba Conniv News We were in conversation with Judge B. F. Long of Statesvilie a few days ago, and he informed us that out of the fifty-two weeks of last year he held court fifty weeks. No judge living or dead in North Carolina has ever equal ed this record. We mention this to say that n'o class of men haye more arduous labors than do our Judges and the next Legislature ought to increase the number of judges to twenty at least. The Easier Way "Aunt Chloe." aiked a Vir ginia housekeeper of an old ser vant, "what makes so many of your people superstitious?" Aunt Chloe'? reply, which The Wash ington 'S*:ar gives, wonld have please] ihe late Samuel Smiles. "Well, missus," she said,. "I reckon it's 'cause no men folks fin's hit a heap easier to depen' on a rabbit's foot-dan on deir own exertions." Chitdrfen Cry * FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO R I A RURAL TELEPHONES. One in South Fork and An other From T. D. Shuford's to Newtoa—Personal Mention Correspondence of the Democrat. South Fork, Feb. 15—The old ground hog has rathea interfered with the weather and spring. The farmers are not plowing very much nowadays owing to the cold weathet. There seems to be but little news in this neck of the woods. The general health of the peo ple is fairly good just now. L. S. Ritchy has bought a new engine and sawmill outfit ani has gone to Anson county near Wadesboro to saw, having left the little vil lage of Blackburn for a time. Will Hovle and son, and Eben , Weaver have also left Blackburn j for a time, running a saw mill near Lilesville, Anson county. ! The citizens have organized a telephone company to run from Dr. Ford's by F. A. Yoder and James Wilfong's to Hickory. They are-now laying off the route and placing stakes where the telephone posts are to be located. They think it will be completed at an early date. The money is subscribed and will be ready whenever called for. Jacob Shuford is down in An son county logging for Ritchy & Company. F. K. Beck dropped dead in his yard on the first day of Feb. between 4 and 5 o'clock. He had been ailing for the several last years. He was 85 years old. He was of the German descent. His father came from Pennsylvania, and his original ancestors were from Germany. He was born in Davidson county not far from Lexington, the countv seat. He , bought a farm in Catawba county in the year 1860 and moved to it near Wesley's ' Chapel in the spring. He was a farmer by oc cupation and a member of the Lutheran church about 65 years, and Simon-pure, Jefferson Demo cracy and cherished the good time democracy that his father used to appreciate highly and never faltered or departed from its true principle. He was a del egate to the Democratic conven tion that was held in Charlotte in 1856 and which nominated John W. Ellis for Governor. He belonged to the Horse Guard company during the Civil War and was at Salisbury when Stone man's CavaLry took the town and destroyed the armory with all of its contents. He was a man very determined in his opin ions. He lived under 21 presi dent's administrations. Mrs, D. W. Shuford has re turned home from an extensive visit to Shelby to see her married daughter who lives there. Some farmers are hauling sweet potatoes to Charlotte, re gardless of the weather and bad roads. There is another new telephone line going up from T. D. Shu ford's to Newton. Perry Jarret is going ahead with the work in putting up his roller mill which he contemplates to have finished at an early date. Wheat begins to show a little Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 on the ground; so does oa£s. Bob Spencer has left the P. R. Yoder farm and moved on Frank Propst's farm. Rpmon Killian has moved on the Caleb Reinhardt property. Ephnam Sronce from Lincoln county was a visitor at the home of Col. G. M. Yoder on a business t^'p. The young folks have their special social parties where they say they have a good time of it. ' Superintendent Long and Chairman A. C. Link, of the Board of Education were round this week visiting the public schools. The Democrat as a Booster Prom the Hudson, Mass., News A copy of the Hickory (N. C.) Democrat has reached the News office and its columns are teem ing with the patriotic and pro gressive spirit which Adjt. Gen. Brigham has told Hudson people he found permeating the entire South on his recent visit. An edi torial says: '"The time has come to . work. Hickory has grown from 2,525pe0p1e ple ten years ago to 7,500. She can grow three times larger in the next ten years if the people will pull together. She will not have 22,500 inhabitants in 1920 unless the town is advertised far and wide, where homeseekers and men with capital to invest can learn what we have here," "Hickory must have a live boost ing club. It's suicide not to have such. People here need to have faith in the town and talk the tov/n. The Atlanta and Charlotte spirit is what made those two cities. Every cititizen interested in Il'ckory should come out to the meeting to form a boosting club, Monday night." Scattered though the paper are such sayings as these: "Hickory would be the metropolis of wes tern North Carolina if the peo ple had as much vim as the town has advantages." "Hickory needs to says T less and 'We' more." I General Brigham's statement that every place he visited claimed to have more than any other is founded to be true of Hickory, for we read that "Hick ory has more diversification of its industries than any ofcheb place in North Carolina, and is. apt to continue its record in this respect." Even the prospects for the the baseball season of 1910 bring forth the cry, "Hur rah for Hickory." All this is in decided contrast to the Hudson spirit of roasting the Board of Trade instead of co poerating with it in every way and at every opportunity. •MRS. MARY JOHNSTON AVERY Organized the Council Oak Chap ter, Morganton, 1903, and has served one term as Registrar and five terms as Regent. Born in Alabama she formed the D. A. R. through her North Carolina ancestors, being a des cendant of Gov. Johnston. In speaking of the D. A. R. Society, Mrs. Avery says: "Per sonally I think the Society has been the key which unlocked the Archives of History and made of tradition written words." Cotillion Club Elects Officers At the regular monthly meeting of the Hickory Cotillion Club held in the parlors of the Hickory Club on Wednesday evening Feb. 9th, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term. Hugh D'Anna, Pres., Robt. E. Martin, V. Pres., Frank A. Henderson, Secv., Geo. L. Lyer ly, Treas., Roy Abernefehy, Floor Mgr. It will be the purpose of the above officers to conduct dances of said club up to the high, standard of their predecessors. The Club will delight in seeing those who have received invi tations to the previous dances and we respectfully request your presence at any dance which might be given at our club in the future. Hickory Sprouts Transplanted "Too'sie" Saw Her Shadow as Well as the Ground Hog PROGNOSTIC ATOR RIGHT A Sprout Needn't be a Big Hickory to Cast and Fore cast Shadows Full of Big Portents Written for the Democrat. It would appear, from an inci dent recently noted, that a Hick ory Sprout, transplanted to Northern soil, is at least as weather-wise as the traditional Groundhog. The big Daddy Hick ory Tree had been telling the ; Sprout, on that recent seasona- * ble occasion, all about the won derful faculty of the Groundhog as a shadow chaser and prognos ticator, and the little Sprout, all a-quiver with attention, had taken in every detail of the pro cess and philosophy of the wintry forecast, with all that it might mean in the wav of jjreparedness for what was sure to ensue. Now the Sprout has a dog, af fectionately called "Tootsie," and while their relations are not quite so intimate and unbroken as those of Mary and the Lamb, the two still get together for their their outings a great deal. It was a crisp, bright, sunny day, you will remember, that recent Groundhog date, with fivery facilty for accurate fore casting to govern _ the six weeks of cold days impending § So, about the middle of the fore noon, with mits and furs and overshoes all attached, little Miss Sprout sallied out with "Tootsie'' for a tour of exploration.She had heard Daddy Hickory saying a day or two previously that the family's supply of coal in the * cellar wasn't going to be any where near sufficient, if this pes ky winter kept on lon£ with such severity, and she just wanted to know what should be done about it. Not far from the Home Grove, where the solar system was do =ttig its level beist to keep well in evidence, Miss Sprout caught the Boston terrier by the collar, and commanded: — "Now 'tand perfickly 'till, •Tootsie,' an' look perfickly p'easant, but wink all 'oo like" (Daddy Hickory is "some shakes" at amateur photography, it should be explained, and Miss Sprout ha 4 been literally^a poser in her time), "while we see about 'iss. Nare, now! See 'atbigb'ack shadow, Tootsie? Well, 'at means 'at we've dot to have more toal, 'tause it's doin' to be a long, long winter." They trudged home in their own rambling fashion, "Tootsie" the oracle and Miss Sprout the seer, and with blankets removed from the dog and wraps from the Sprout, this meteorological information was given out as demonstrable scientific truth: — "Daddy, it's to be an awful winter. 'Tootsie' an' I dess found it out. 'Tootsie' isn't any Groun'hawg, but she's better'n bigger. I dot her to stan' perfick ly 'till an' look perfickly p'eas ant —you know how!—an', Dad dy, 'oo dess ought to seen the awfully big, b'ack shadow 'at she made in the snow! Did you order 'at toal, Daddy? We dot to have it now —'tause, even if 'iootsie' didn't see her own shadow, I saw it, and I know more'n a little fuzzy Groun'hawg does." All of which shows that a Sprout needn't be a Hickory Tfee to cast and forecast shad ows full of big portents. N. B. H. A Good Egg Record. ; J. T. Jones in Lenoir Topic. During the past month, Jan uary, I received from eight hens nine dozen eggs by actual count. One of the hens having given us eggs during December didn't lay in January. Rut, counting her with the others, we have, dividing 108 bv 8, an average of 13£ eggs per hen which I , think is very good for this winter month. Eggs have been selling for from 25 to 30 cents a dozen here. At 28 cents the nine dozen would have brought $2.52. • Deduct 50 cents for feed and 1 there is a profit of $2.02. If peo : pie would nay more attention to u the selection of stock, study the methods conducive to egg produc tion and have their hens laying when eggs are scarce they would realize better profit from their poultry. [The Democrat would like to hear from any Catawba poultry • man who can match this record. 1

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