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VoLLXXI. No. 58.
The Weather FAIR.
RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1912.
LAST EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper
111
THINKS ACTION
WAS INSPIRED
Mr. John Noyes, Junior Order Repre
sentative, Conies Back At
Capital City Council
VIOLATION OF LAWS
Member National Legislative Coun.
cll, Whose "Activity" Was .Im
peached By Raleigh Juniors, Says
Senator Simmons Had Nothing to
Do With His Sending Requests
For Reoslutions In Favor of Illi
teracy Test, in Immigration Rill
Is Warm Reply.
(Special to The Times,)
Washington, March 9. Mr. John
H. Noyes, who represents the Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
in Washington, when his attention
was called to the action reported to
have been taken recently by Capital
City Council, No. 1, an account of
which was published in The Raleigh
Daily Times last Tuesday, said:
"There can be no basis in truth
or foundation in fact for the state
ment that the national legislative
committee is trying directly or in
directly in any way whatsoever, to
meddle or have any member of the
order meddle in 'partisan politics.'
I cannot believe that the Capital
City Council ever took any such ac
tion as that reported, or if it did
authorize a publication of the action
taken, for such would be a violation
of the laws of the order and would
subject the council and members in
volved to expulsion and Dishonor.
Was Article Inspired?
"I notice that the resolution pur
porting to have been adopted, lacks
any signature or other authentica
tion, and the article has all the ear
marks of coming from an inspired
source unfriendly to Senator Sim
mons. No Interest In Campaign.
"The ridiculousness of the Intima
tion is manifest when I say that I
never met Senator Simmons until
this week. So it cannot be true as
intimated that I have any interest In
his campaign for re-election. In
fact, I did not kuow he was up for
re-election until today. I admit
having known of him and that 1
wrote a number of letters to mem
bers of the order in North Carolina,
five or six weeks ago, when the Dill
ingham bill was reported to the sen
ate with the Illiteracy test stricken
out, urging them to see if they could
not prevail upon the senator to in
troduce and press the illiteracy test
amendment, which he succeeded in
tacking onto the present immigra
tion law, when it was pending be
fore the senate six years ago, and
which was defeated by Speaker Can
non, having substituted therefor in
the house provision for an investi
gating commission.
Simmons Logical Man,
'At that time, and previous to to
day, I knew nothing, as stated above,
about Senator Simmons being up for
re-election. Several weeks ago the
legislative agents of the Farmers'
Union, organized labor, the Patriot
ic Order Sons of America, myself
and others discussed the situation
in the senate, and It was considered
that Senator Simmons was the logi
cal and best man to offer the amend
ment, because of his previous suc
cessful fight of six years ago, and
so letters were written by myself
and others along the lines of the
cue contained In The Times article
to members down in North Carolina,
with a view to having them en
courage the senator in the fight and
to send in resolutions that would
show the great demand there was
all over the country for the needed
legislation.
Went To Every State.
"My letter1 and resolution went
not only to councils In North Caro
lina, but also to councils in every
state, in order that he might have
evidence from every state In the
union of the demand there was for
this piece of patriotic legislation
evidence which he might show to the
senate. I urged haBte because the
bill was pending before tbe senate
and likely to be disposed of any day.
Wm It First?
"The Times article is the first in
dication of any kind that I have
seen that there existed any objec
tion to the work of my committee.
I am reliably Informed that letters
and resolutions bare poured In upon
Senator Simmons by the hundreds,
from practically every state, and
that they have come largely from
.farmers' unions, labor unions, pa'
triotlc societies, charitable organiza
tions, students of the question and
others in a position to know and
realize the need of the amendment
which he alone in the senate has
seen fit to introduce.
"What Wus Rack Of It?"
"I cannot uderstand how such
can be construed as 'partisan poli
tics,' and 1 was at first inclined and
am still inclined, to attribute the
origin of the article attacking me
either to the resourceful, subtle,
clever, and cunning foreign steam
ships and other selfish interests that
are engaged in unloading upon this
country, as pointed out' by the im
migration commission, undesirables
and objectionables, or else to the
work of Some enemy of the senators
or the order seeking to expose our
efforts, block the needed legislation,
and prevent the accomplishment of
one of the greatest pieces of pa
triotic legislation that could be en
acted in my opinion.
"In Justice to Simmons,"
"it is with great 'reluctance 'that
I make tins statement. 1 know it is
going to hurt and hinder the pro
gress of 'the. desired legislation by
giving to the opposition a full ac
count of our endeavors, but 1 am
convinced that truth, fairness, and
justice to myself 'and Senator Sim
mons, demand that it be made."
THREE CITIES
T
Raleigb, Greensboro and Win
ston-Salem Ask For
Teachers' Assembly
Raleigh, Greensboro and Winston
Salem this afternoon put In bids for
the next meeting of the North Caro
lina Teachers' Assembly. President
H. E. Litchford headed a delegation
from the chamber of commerce; Dr.
J. I. Foust, president of the State
Normal: Mr. R. C. Hood, president
of the Greensboro chamber of com
merce; Prof. W. I.. Mann, superin
tendent city schools, and Mr. W. O.
Burgin spoke for Greensboro, and
Prof. R. H. Latham, superintendent
of the Winston city schools, and Mr.
W. B. Speas, superintenden of pub
lic instruction for Forsyth county,
told the committee what Winston
Salem would do for the teachers.
The various civic and social organ
izations of all three cities extended
courtesies. '
The members of the committee
are: President, E, C. Brooks, of
Trinity College; vice-rpresident, A.
C. Reynblds, superintendent of the
schools of Buncombe county; Secre
tary, R. D. W. Connor, of Raleigh;
Superintendent F. P. Hall, of the
Gaston county schools; Miss Mary O.
Graham, of the State Normal and
Industrial College Superintendent
H. B. Smith, of the Greenville city
schools; Prof. M. C. S. Noble, of the
University; Miss Edith Royster, assis
tant superintendent of the Wake
county schools; Dr. F. P. Hobgood,
president of Oxford Female College.
Messrs, Litchford, J. B. Pearce, J.
V. Judd, B. F. Montague, Dr. D. H.
Hill and Dr. Chas. Lee Smith spoke
for Raleigh. The other members of
Raleigh's delegation were: Messrs.
C. V. Gold, F. M. Harper. Virgil Lee,
Tom Bost, Chas. J. Parker, J. C.
Ellington, V. O. Parker. C. T. Mc
Clenngham, J. E. Clark and F. A.
Olds.
RALEIGH ROY Ol'T
Young Parker, of Wake Forest, Is
Uadly Hurt.
Wake Forest, March 9. A severe
blow was felt by the baseball squad
yesterday afternoon, when M. L.
Parker, a freshman from Raleigh,
who was clearly ahead of all candi
dates for the position of second base
on tbe varsity, was hit on tho Jaw,
breaking the bone, and loosening the
majority of the teeth In his mouth.
Ho was attended by Dr. E. E. Stew
art, who after setting the broken
bone and tying his teeth in their
position, stated that it would be at
lesat six weeks before he would be
able to be on the diamond again.
The accident occurred when Par
ker, who was participating In an in
field practice, was hit by a ball bat
ted by a member of the team who
was taking part In the batting prac
tice, taking place an another part of
the field. Though the Injury was
painful, It' is not serious. He was
much Improved this morning , and
was resting easy.
W
MEETING
ACTRESS DIES
AT JSPITAl
Took 125 Grains of Verona! and
Went to Sleep Never to Awake
Again In This World
LITTLE KNOWN OF HER
Jennie Edwards, Hue t do Musical
.'Number at. Grand, Takes to Red
Mid Xei'fp Becomes Concious.
Member' Associated Actresses.
Left Card With Boston Man's
Name on It, Rut Their is I, idle
Else to Idciilitfy Her Manager
lh'own Wired for Instructions as
to Remains.
Witn nothing to Identify her ex
cept a membership card In I lie Asso
ciated Actresses of America and a
card on which was. written, "II. It.
McCanis, liilri Washington street,
Ronton," Miss Jennie Edwards, who
whs to appear at The Gra-nd in a
musical number the latter part of
this week, died at Rex Hospital this
morning as the result, it is believed,
of an overdose of veronal. Worn
and exhausted, and suffering from a
recent illness, she reached Ralicgh
Thursday from Winston-Salem, and
never went, upon the stage.
Veronal is a harmless hypnotic or
sleeping potion and, taken in moder
ate quantities, has no bad effects.
Twenty grains is the regular dose,
but Miss Edwards took twenty-five
five grain tablets 125 grains :
enough to kill anybody. The empty
phial was found near her side.
Knew She Was to Die.
That she knew she had not long
to live was indicated by a scrawled
note in which she left all her ..be
longings to a theatrical man in New
York. It "will never be known posi
tively whether her death was acci
dental or suicidal, for she became
unconscious before it was known
that she was sick unto death.!
Wanted to Sleep.
She was brought to the Capitol
Inn Thursday afternoon, helped to
her room, and one of the members
of the company said that she was
exhausted and worn out and request
ed that she be allowed to sleep. Mrs.
Pope had a fire built, in the room
and the woman lay across the bed.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Pope sent
the maid to her room to inquire if
the stranger would like breakfast,
but she was still asleep. Having
been asked not to disturb the wo
man, Mrs. Pope concluded that she
needed sleep more than food, and it
was noon before another visit was
made to the room. Then the man
agers of the theatre were sent for
and they had a physician, Dr. James
McGee, summoned. By his direc
tion, she was removed to Rex Hos
pital, where she died at C o'clock this
morning without having regained
consciousness.
Tired and Sleepy.
The door, to the room was not
locked and Mrs. Pope endeavored to
see that the woman's wants were at
tended to. Mrs. Pope, of course, did
not know that the guest had taken
a sleeping potion, but thought natur
ally enough that a long rest was
what she needed. A member of the
company had Informed Mrs. Pope
that the woman was tired and sleepy
and had requested that she bo not
awaked for the matinee Thursday.
Miss Edwards was treated by a
physician in Winston-Salem, and
was ill when she came to Kaleigh.
The body was removed to the H. J.
Brown undertaking establishment to
await orders from relatives or the
Associated Actors of America.
Once Noted Singer.
That Miss Edwards, who was ap
parently about 54 years old, was
once a noted singer theatrical peo
ple believe. She had probably risen
from tbe chorus to the loading role,
It Is thought, and as age impaired
her powers, she descended In the
scale to vaudeville, and was doing
musical numbers wher her summons
came.
Information Asked.
Manager Brown, of The Grand,
has telegraphed several sources, In
cluding the Associated Actors of
New York, of which she was a
member, for Information regarding
the woman and for Instructions as
to her body. On the receipt of In
structions he will have the under
taker ship her remains to her rela
tives or other persons named.
CAPTAIN AiHN'S
London, March 9. -Capt. Roald
Amundson's i triumph is generally
acknowledged as .complete.- The
Norwegian explorer is hailed as the
conqueror of the souili pole. Many
Tritons are still cliiicing to the hope
that Captain Scott's return may fur
nish a dramatic climax io the Ant.
arctic story.
. The Royal Geographical Society
is awaiting news from Scoit before
committing itself. Hear Admiral
Peary,.. Sir Ernest Shar.kleton, ami
Br. Chariom are prominently di -played
in the newspapers as -supporting
the surmise lhat both the
British and ." Norwegian explorers,
may have reached i'n; goal anil each
remained in ignovan of ihe other's
success.
(ireenshoio wa :-eliv i, ov
er Raleigh and Yi! ston-Salem
fur- the next iii.t'in;; of the
'North Carolina" "!'.. r s As
sembly. Tho in. ! hi.', will be
held d ii r i n g .'TlianksKiving
week. i nil in .
jury noias Aioert rm
For Murder oi James
Bryant
After three separate investiga
tions the first of which' was irre
gular the coroner's jurv of Harnett
county yesterday held without bond
Albert Phillips for the murder of
James Bryant. The first investiga
tion, irregular .'because' the coroner
attempted to delegate his powers to
another ofl'lccr. resulted in a finding
that Bryant met his death as the re
sult of a self-inflicted pistol wound
in the forehead, but two Huhscqucnt
investigations disclosed the fact that
there were lot) many elements
against the theory of suicide to make
that positon tenable.
Mr. I'ercv .1 .- Olive returned to
Raleigh today ..'from Lillington and
other places in Harnett county where
the jury inet. and reported the find
ings of tlie jury. He went at the in
stance of Solicitor Herbert K. N'or
ris, who was not able to attend the
hearings until Thursday because of
his duties at Smithfield. Those as
sociated in the prosecutions were
Mr. Ed Smith, Senator Raggett,: Mr.
Olive and Solii iior Norris. .
The facts in the case as brought
out at the investigations are that
Bryant went io .Phillips' home pre
sumably to h t.v liquor Phillips
having been charged will) 1 1) if of
fense and liaiii in his possession a
federal liquor license and was shot
while there wi;ii an automatic pis
tol. The bullet entered t he head
just above the lift eye, and death
was almost 'instantaneous. Phillips
and his wife", reported the matter,
saying thai I'.rvant borrWed Phil'
lips' 'pistol Mid killed himself. This
version of the -.affair was accepted
by the .irregular, jury,' because there
was no other evidence to contradict
it.
On. complaint, of relatives and
neighbors, however. Coroner J. W.
Halford summoned another jury, had
the body exhumed and a postmortem
held. This disclosed the fact that
there was no powder burns on the
dead man's forehead, as would have
been the case, the state contended,
if he had shol himself. The posi
tion of the Imilv was as if It had
been laid on Ihe door. The man's
arms were ai his side, the empty car
tridge shell was at his feet and the
pistol was under his right wrist.
It required nearly a week for tho
coroner to settle the matter. The
second jury was discharged because
two of Its members were not able
to continue sitting, and for the ben
efit of the third jury the body was
exhumed the second time, It is the
belief of tho prosecution that Phil
lips, In a drunken brawl, shot and
killed Bryant and then attempted to
cover the crime In the manner
described.
The largest mill ever built for
crushing sugar cane has been com
pleted In Scotland for a German
firm, which will use It in Argentina.
FOR KILLING
IN HARNETT
BAIL REFUSED.
HAWKINS CASE
The Bradleys and Malls Reld
For May Term of
PRISONERS-;. SEPARATED
A I Mil i ii) 1 ion .Made to Judge I'oiishec
l-'iir Itnil For ; orge Bradley and
the Thi-ee McCalls, Charged With
tiie Ocatli (if Miytle Hawkins,
lini! liel'iSMi! Two of Prisoner".
Will lie i'ept in llendeisonviile
.) -ii iied Two Taken t:i Asheville
so as Io Keep Tlieni Separated,
'.'. M.erial io The 'rimes.
.-!t vil e, Mnri-h !, - Application
W;'l., ltiilde heir, re .liitltte I'.illsheo this
niornin:, Io haw lie fc.ur. defend
ant. -i in : i la vl-.in:. case iefeasod on
bond, but (lie ni'piiral ion was it i s--1 -ed
by Solictor. Johnson, 'and private
prosecution. Attorneys for Hie de
fense set out. that the (.eieiitlants had
been- under suspicion for a long
time and it would- be absurd, to. con
sider their leaving if released, 'that
owing to the nature of the case' .first
degree murder cannot;, lie charged.
After . bearing . arguments Judge
Koushee denied the application. -and
they will all be held for trial at the
May term of four;.
Tho prosecution stated that it was
advisable for the prisoners to sepa
rated and owing to the crowded von
dition of Henderson county jail if
was decided to send two to Bun
combe. It was let': to tliem as to
which two will come, and it is un
derstood that the Bradleys are com
ing and possibly reach here 'on the
7::: it train.
Stmy of CaM.
Asheville, .March 9,-For the past
month people in this section of the
slate have been quietly carrying on
an investigation in the . Hawkins
murder, of llendcrsonville, and an
announcement was made yesterday
that the grand jury had found a true
bill against George Bradley,' a- for
mer lover of Miss Myrtle Hawkins,
the murdered fiirl. Abner McCall
and w ife, Beatrice McCall, wore also
indicted as principals in the. tragedy.
Beatrice .Mct'all and the dead girl
were fast .friends, both living in the
vicinity of Lake Osceola, where the
body of the dead girl was found
Pan McCall, father of Abner Mc
Call,. who lives with his son. is also
under Indictment, charged with be
ing an accessory, ''inasmuch as dis
posingNif the body.
The grand jury also found that
another person, who is booked as
"inline is unknown,", is prominently
connected -with the -tragedy. :
Boney Bradley.,, a brother: of
George Bradley, is also indicted as
being an aeossory before the fact.
Boney, it is proven, tried to secure
tile services of Br. J- 11. Williams,
one of Aslieville's prominent physi.
cians. Pr. Williams positively iden
tified Boney as tlie man who en
deavored to engage him 'to perform
a criminal operation, on a young gift,
whose picture as shown him by
Boney.'.
Solicitor Hall -Johnson and all of
ihe other officials interested in the
affair, have held a long conference
in the case anil frotii all evidence,
everything will be done to 'make a
prosecution.
History
On Sunday,
the whole of
of (lie Case.
September 111,
p.sl.
North Carolina was
stirred up over the
Myrtle Hawkins,
fact that Miss
iio . 2n-year-olti
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. II.
Hawkins, prominent citizens of llen
dersonville, was found floating in the
waters of Lake Osceola, near llen
dersonville. At first the theory ol
suicide was advanced. Later it de
veloped that an operation had been
performed, mid that tho girl v as
murdered, (lovernor Kitchin offered
a reward of ?2."0, and Henderson
county-offered $750;. . a detective
from Washington was engaged -and
an earnest investigation was made.
For a while it seemed as If jus
tice and that the name of North
Carolina would have to carry the
(lark stigma of miscarried Justice.
The authorities have been busy car
rying on the quiet Investigation Hint
ha3 como td a head at last.
Other Developments Expected.
With the new turn of affairs in
the ease, It looks as If the officers
have some tangible clues upon which
to work, and that the arrests al
ready made are only tho forerun-
tv.'n ninvp
general belief that one
in i at-
doctors is connected with the
The prisoners refuse to talk ot
the affair and only reitterate their
claim of innocense.
Dan Mi l till Out on Rond.
Late last night Pan McCall was
released on a $10,000 bond. The
other defendants were refused bond,
and it is understood that this ruling
wi , continue until after the trial.
CLEVELAND MEMORIAL.
House hi Which (inner Cleveland
Was Born Will R. Converted in
to a Museum.
Caldwell, X. .., March . Con
tract . for the purchase of the old
Presbyterian parsonage b' in the
hands of -the Cleveland Birthplace
.Memorial Association and . tomorrow
evening tin; transfer will lie cele
brated wilit . formal memorial exer
cises. The hpiis-.i in which T5 rover
Cleveland -f.as -'uiii'ii, will he con
vened -. into a museum and with a
fifty thousand ' dollar ' subscript ion
fund ;: library building will he erect
ed nearby.
.Mr. Norris Cm'.; North.
Solicitor Herbert .!:. . Morris will
leave. .Moinlav- I'm Washington to ap
pear he for. I he inters, ale commerce
commission.- I'lum there he will go
Io Ne-.v York 'and will return home
the latter pari of ihe week.
Declares the Democrats
Rave Kept Every
Promise
Frankfort, March 9.- Speaker
Champ Clark, a guest of the capltol
of his native state, recounted to the
Kentucky legislature the', record
matle by the democratic party in
coiii: ft ss. ;;
"We have absolutely kept faith
with the people," de declared. "We
have redeemed, . or arc redeeming,
every promise made to 'win elec
tions.." .-'Declaring that the tariff
and the question of trust control will
overshadow other issues of the com
ing presidential campaign, Mr. Clark
said. "1'residont Tal't, it. is said,
proposes to veto the tariff bills we
pass We welcome the issue. We
do not believe it. can be blinked,
postponed, minimized or bunted out
of (ho way. The present tariff law
raises s:i:;ii,(Mi0,tioti annually. It fs
estimated that every time one dol
lar goe into Cncle Sam's coffers
under (jiie high .protective tariff sys
tem, about five dollars go into the
pockets of tariff barons. This be
ing true, then the high protective
tariff costs the people of this coun
try u billion dollars -and -a half year
ly.. It is a gross outrage and cruelty
upon the ta payers."
('lark said on the strength of this
condition lie hoped fcir. independent
support of the democratic candidates
this year. . Clark'' declared the re
publicans' undoubtedly ..'would' at
tempt to befog the impending issues
iliid "hire us .away from the tariff
initl trust qui 'St ions, because they
realize op t l.t se is.-ues we will do
feai.lheni most decisively."
I i;si; (! r. vm.i:
Ci lebraiion o .-,(i(, Annivei'-aiy ol
first Irietel ,l Battle.
.' l'liilaiMi hin, March 9.--An uni
que o em. 'today in conn eel ion w ivli
the celebration ol ihe titiielli anni
versary of -.he ha tile bet ween the
.Monitor ami .tervimae was a parade
of sailors of ihe l'hil.uli Iphia navy
yard, in honor of ; 'William Durst, sole
survivtr of the Monitor's crew,
ii'irsi reviewed the sailors who pa.-s-I'ti
him ai .".carry nr'ilis,"
Tvu Kill 'il by Train,
Martitisimri.',. v. Ya.. March !.
llet'trniiig ,. fnnn ;. dance. Mr., and
Airs. J. Harrison Seiberr, were in
stall, iv killed hy a Baltimore and
Ohio limited ai Y.'iiicle-te.svllle cross
ing. Nothing vas known of the ac
cident uiitil the buggy ttqi was found
on the engine pilot when -'i no train
stopped here. The horse was unin
jured. Others returning from the
dame found the bodies. Both bodies
were badly lascerated.
Inciciise in Cntilleil Tonnage.
New York, March !(. Announce
ment was made by the I'nlted States
steel corporation of unfilled tonnage
to February 29, ; totalled 5,454,200
tons, against !i,;17!l,72 Ioiib Jan
uary 31.
ners of one or
CLARK SPEAKS
1 THE TARIFF
JfiEIIAL .
FIRST CHURCH
First Service In Celebration of
Hundred Years of Activity
Held Last Night
BE CONTINUED SUNDAY
Three Kxercise.s to-Re Held Tomor
row, in Morning Afternoon and
Xiglit Historical Sketches Last
Night Tell of Development of Old-
- t Church- in City Greetings
1'ciiiii Other Churches An Inter
esting Service With Good Attend
ance. The centennial of the First Bap
tist church, which began with an In
teresting service last night, will be
continued Sunday with three ser
vices,; making the day one of great
est interest. Dr. T. W. O'Kelly, the
pastor, will preach the centennial
sermon at the morning service at
eleven o'clock. In the afternoon at
three o'clock a grand Sunday school
mass meeting will be held. The
closing service of tbe centennial will
be held at 7:30 o'clock Sunday even
ing, at that time Mr. T. H. Brigga
will read his history of the church.
Ufcv, Livingston Johnson will speak
on "The Relation of the Church to
the Denomination.''' The history of
the Woman's Missionary Society will
be read by Mrs. T. H. Briggs.
The celebration Sunday will make
the passing of the hundredth anni
versary of the church a day to be
long remembered. ';' " . :
Last night the people of the
church, some of - them members of
the fourth generation, must have felt
drawn closer together and closer to
the mother church as they heard the
story told of her days of hardships
i and struggles and how she came so
gradually and gloriously through
and is today not only a great church
and a mighty power in the city but
has sent out five daughters, the old
est having surpassed the mother
church, in growth.
The congregation was composed
chielly last night of those whose In
terests are bounded up In this
church. In the south gallery were
a number of colored people, the gal
lery having been reserved for them
in recognition of the fact that when
the church was organized the col
ored people made the larger part of
the congregation. -
Over the pulpit were.-the large
numbers in gold 1812 1912. Only
a little bit of the history of these
hundred years was touched on last
night, the full history to be given
by Mr. T. 11. Briggs Sunday evening.
I The sketches last night were purely
personal and reminiscent, within the
memory ' of Mr. T. H. Briggs, MaJ.
W. A. Graham and Col. John Nichols.
Mr. W. N. Jones, chairman of the
board Of deacons presided over the
meetingl Tlie scripture was read by
j the pastor and prayer was offered by
Itey. J. S. Fanner.
.The- church was simply decorated
in palms, carnations,-, etc. Before
(he pulpit was a portrait of Rev,
Amos Johnston' Battle, the man who
built 'the church.
Only two ex-pastors of the church
are living today, Pr. J. L. White and
Pr. W. C. Tyrce. It had been ex
pected to have those pastors present
.tin) to hear greetings from them.
They were unavoidably prevented
irom being' present however and
their -I egrets .and hearty greetings
were eni in letter and telegram.
These were read by J. P. Boushall.
He also nail a greeting from Mrs.
t ( Vil'nel in I Io lenitin who hsla lntulv
passed her 99th birthday. She was
baptized into this church In 1832
by Lev. Quinton Trotman. Dr. Vann
spoke of her loyalty to the Baptist
cause and to higher education for
v.omen, givtig $500 to the founding
of Meredith College. Prayer was
offered for her by Dr. Vann. v
Mr. T. 11. Brigg's personal re
miniscence began with the gloomy
looking place on the corner of YY'll
mlngton and Morgan streets from
which the church moved to the pres
ent location. It was a very Inter
esting sketch especially as it called
up many whom the church had
known In other days.
Major Graham was prevented
from being present on account Of
illness and his splendid paper, full
of wit and humor and amusing Inci
dents of the olden time, was read by
Mr. W. J. Ferrell. Major Graham
could even remember the little
church on Moore's Square. He told
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