North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 31 WIND SOU, N. C, .'.CDAY.JULY 1ST, 1915. Meeting of Grand Chapter! The tenth annual session of the Orand Chapter O.-E. S. of North Car olinaV1 held in Winston-Saleni last week,, was one of pleasure and profit to those; present: v The ; handsome and commodious- lodge room in ;the Masonic Temple was a delightful place for such a meeting. lne ixrana inaterj was called to order ry Mrs. Gertie : Vood bury , Pi G. M. , and af ter the openi ng ceremony a cordial address of welcome was given by Mrs. Josephine Barrett, W. -M".; of Twin City Chapter. i The response was made by Miss Blanche Johnson. , The ., Past Grand; Matrons and Patrons present were: Mrs. Emma ;B. Siler, -Mis. Gertie ood bury and Mrs. Sallie M.' j Boettcher, Mr. L, M. Clymer,' Mr. W. H. , Wood bury and MrV R F. Edwards. . .A number of Grand Representatives of other Grand Jurisdictions were jh at tendance." - They received appropriate recognition land an address ofi; wel come was - delivered bv Prof. J, . Ed ward Allen, and responded to by Miss Clem Buckner.' of Ashesville, The address of the Grand Matron, Mrs. Kate Taylor, , and - Grand Patron, , Rev. J. W. Patton were in reality re ports of a busy year's .work ana were filled with information. Several jmpor tant recommendations were referred to the pioper committees .and-. later adopted by vote -.of , the Grand Chapter, thus becoming a part" of the" law by which our Grand'Chapter is governed. The usual reports were made by Dis trict Deputies. The Grand Secretary gave interesting statistics and jt was a source of gratification to - learn that a, net gain of more than, twel re per cent, in membership .was shown from the annual reports; while .the Grand Treasurer made a report that, was of interest; to all. ; r " . " r .Eastern Star Home snowed that there are now twenty-five old .peopleji being feared for and that the Home 19 being conducted in j a manner ' that ' 1 should xneet vwith the approval of -every ,'. Ma- son. and Eastern Star in the Stated ' A meeting - of the Board of Directors and Mr. L ,M. Glymerwas . re-tlected Superintendent, and Mr. H. C Butler, Assistant. Secretary. . ...The mat ;ers. of purchasing additional V;. acreag 3 and plans for enlarging the Home at some future time were referred; to rc ammit tees. The Grand Chapter was 1 asked to -contribute: two thousand five hun dred dollars for the purpose of install- L ing an elevator which, is badly needed for the con venience and comf ort'of the old people The response was liberal and the entire amount will be raised; TYia MomArSol SarvSo woo onr,r' priate and oeautiiuiiy carried put Dy, the Grand Officers. Immediately fdl lowing this ceremony a degree' team: from Greensboro Chapter, o. 14, took "the chairs and the degree i were conferred upon M.r Taylor, a son of the Worthy Grand Matron, ' . Speaking of the" work later, the Grand Patron, - i - . m i M ' - I m a Rev. J. W, Patton declared that every i was dotted nd . every t'f jcrossed and that it could not have been m6re perfect and - impressive. ' Then! a rare treat was enjoyed as the officers of Twin City Chapter took; charge;. and gave "The Mystic Tie" in a. inanner that no description can do justice to. The second day was largely ievoted to routine business and reports, : of the various committees, and elec ;ion of Grand Officers. In addition to the elective officers whose names appear above, the Grand Matron elect made' 1 appointments as follows:; - ; Mr. W W. .Hollandl jGraha Chap Iain: -'-- . . - 7: 1 ;;, rz.( v , i Mrs Sallie M. Boettcher,! Grand Marshal. ; - r . i , , Mrs. Louise M." Fowler, ., Grand Or ganists 1 j ' ; ; Mrs. R. E. L. Flippin, Grand Adah, a AMaKo rihnn flynrtA T)tU 'Esther.-"' -: - - f-' - Mrs. Susie S. : Matthews, ' Grand Martha. ' . Mrs. - Bertha" , Abernathy, Grand Electa. ' ' : .-- - -. Mrs. Sue Banner,. Grand Warder. Mrs, George Turner, Grand; Senti nel. s Mrs! Nolan , Knight, Fraternal Cor respondent. y.r I . were present at the jevenir ession, and were installed bjr-tho rc- tiring Grand Xlstrcn, Llzz'. Delightful vocal, and instrumental music was furnished during the Grand Chapter and Mrs Fowler and r several other members of Greensboro Chapter. The social features were an infor mal reception on Monday evening;: the refreshments, music and social hour enjoyed after the instalation on Wed nesday eveniag,jwhen Twin City Chap ter carried to a delightful climax her role of hostess, and a trip through I Salens. Academy; College, Moravian church ;r and graveyard. - The . invita tion was from the venerable ' and be loved Bishop Rondthaler. The mem bers accepted in a body and were con-, veyed by aut6 and trotley to. the en trance to the school buildings, i where they were met by the Pastor of Home Moravian, church, Rev. Kenneth J. Pfohl, Miss Fogle and others and con-1 ductedt through the beautiful grounds and , buildings. This, is without crues tion one of the most Interesting spots to be found in the .Southland, and is unique in that it combined the charm of the ancient and historical with the comfort of the moat modern, invention for thevconveyance of. all. The-quaint decorations, rare books, instruments and exhibits of various kinds - to be found in some- parts of the , buildings, dating v back too far for our .compre hension, were in sharp contrast to the splendid, up-to-date equipment to be found in other departments. Worthy of special mention is i the telephone connection -between pulpit and pews for the convenience of i deaf persons, and the arrangement- for giving illus trated lectures in daylight. , We .are tinder many obligLtions to our Mora vian friends for the delightful' and profitable afternoon, . j . , ' 7-. The Grand Chapter meeting was marked throughout by a sense of hart mony and. piece that was like a bene diction in this ' time of turmoil and unrest, r The spii it of true fraternal love was never-so all pervading ; and the inTiration recsive hrg caused us "to 'start t'e ne" year ith. theM22tcr: minatipn to carry further the beauti ful teachings of our Order.; " 1.1 T In our next issue we; will publish the program for July 22; 1915, the Great Par: ,mers' Union Picnic in Windsor. 'f It will be the grandest occa sion of the year, v Free to al ' Fine entertain ment. Fine : music. Excursion boat : and train. v Dinner.; Make upi your mind to be here. - ' ;" -; : July 22, 1915, is the date ": : 4' :.'-;- ; - Don't forget it,-"; in : The District Conference of M E. Church South, will meet inl Windsor July 6 to 9th. ;It will bring to our town many visitors as well as . delegates . and divines. Windsor extends , to them all irjad varice a hearty welcome and every courtesy and hospitality - possible The old town v will, as it does on all oc casion's, make' our friends glad that they come, and want to come again. - The committee in' charge of the Farmers' Union Picnic will have come fine singing that day. Special choirs ; will be formed f rorn several; neighborhoods. The splendid choirs of Cape harts, Ross', Bethany and other churches are at work on a pro gram of music. Speakers of national reputation will be in Windsor July 22. The great Farmers' Union Picnic. We vr.nt Windsor looking her best tl:t dr.y. Wo suggest a clenn up f - cn Tuc::!::y the 20tli. Whr.t ERS 10 mm con mm GH Pro!::.' :::n In 1916 JThe United State 3 stands to day the champion of mcial rights and de fenseless humanity. All moral, prog ress of the-ages hava come from tem perance, No nation has theT right to advocate any law detrimental to the upright of humanity. -The philso phy of all time has taught that where conditions are wronx thev are : to be righted by human endeavor, Throughout the hi3tory of jmaii every endeavor in this - direction ' when, per sisted in, has reached happy result.. ,') Human experienca, ; therefore, em phasises man's obligation " to ? himself and .his fellow man, to employ his every power to i m prove " whatever rieds improyment, destroy every evil that should; be destroy sdf and to be careful to distinguish between, the twa lest greater evil bofall. -; There is; no true American whose soul responds to tha genius. uf our Re publ.c who can truthfully deny that when we abandon the moral principle of the Constitution we neglect the de:. fense of the dependent men, women and children.':; Prohibition established bv -national law has prohibited the manufacture and sale - of ..intoxicants in communities where public sentiment did not. sustain the Jaw, ; In. France the manufacture and sale : of absinthe, J the fatal -.drink that has caused; so many crimes and ruined homes a in Europe, -has ' been prohibi ted : by na JJonal law. , ; - , - , To wipe out this entire, industry it was necessary ' to deliberately wreck an enormous .vested interest, with its attendant j 'defendant employes' and their families, But the record of murder. suicide, insanity and defect ive decendants was too long and too striking to permi t any material ' in terest to stand in tho.ways. During the year 1910, ' r Prench people this Green I Fairy "T"caU,d - uboai4.h. - How many dark tragedies .have re suited from the- use of this poison, will never be known." It is Vincontrovert able that drinking and madness ha ve Increased to alarming proportions1 in the last few years. The danger in strong drink is apparent to the en-, lightened work', " i . ;, ' To be able to maintain prohibition we must make it natior al The ' pro hibition movements ; in; France; ; due to the action of the prefects and military authorities was not universally observ ed. Hence an abt was necessary, and it has passed both chambers- and be come' the law of the land, enforcing not only, temporary but absolute pro hibition.. t . v, 4 'This net is one of the .most inter esting i manifestations -of that new spirit which has ' arisen . in France; She expects benefits , in her suppres sion of ; absinthe as great, as Russia has i-recefyeeff rom the prohibition of vodka. The. receipts of the Federal Government at Washington " during the fiscal year ending June 30th. 1914 were 734.673,166.7l;and $245,405; 0007 or more than 33 per cent of the first sum, was received from the in ternal -revenue and customs taxes . on malt liquors: spirits (( and wines. V A vast revenue, it is true:: ' But in -proportion, is the sacrifice of the man hood of this country We owe it to ourselves and to society; to part with this national curse which is causing so much sin, sorrow, crime and ' cieath. States fights, is one of the lamest arguments that can be offered against national prohibition. ' " ; The proposition that national pro hibition is contrary, to -the letter and spirit of our Republic reminds one . of the -arguments to maintain .slavery. Human rights and the welfare of hu manity must be given . preference in settling all moral, questions. The J only objection offered to national pro hibition, is that it does not prohibit, and this argument is offered only by liquor interest.. No intelligent man can defend the saloon on moral ground. . A saloon license is the most expensive "revenue . that can bo col lected. Saloon. revehua. is a liability on any community. v It is a parasite on every business of decency. We must, realize that an evil which de stroys a man will destroy a nation. We easily .comprehend the fact that an evil which dc2trc;3 cur neighbor's lifo to-dy, m7 cz-zrj cur cv7n to . tha z.l:.:v.Llz3 tzzr.cTrzii; t-t it- zLzTzi difi- advocates of national prohibition de mand ' the fundi mental rijht upon which all moral Government must be based. Wherever, there is found the true spirit of American loyalty there will be found the fullest support of a righteous- cause. And wherever in telligent manhood realizes the impor tance of success, it is more than apt to attain to heights of efficiency. In the hearts of all who have aspirations or the weal of humanity, is that throb which protects against strong drink. The v conception that anti quated law suspends all J obligation to human progress, must prove fatal to (To be Continued) The Nevs From Aulandcr Aulander tasted sweet revenge last Tuesday in Kelfoird when they walked away with . the game by a score of 7 to 1. Hollomon the left-handed Army pitcher was a puzzle to Keif ord, while Powell, of the latter team was hit at will, though he received poor support ' $17,000 is the contract price for the New Farm Life school building on which work is -how going on. This school should attract a good many citizens to our! town this year as we will be able to offer what no ether school can, in struction in Domestic Science and Agriculture. " The teachers in these j departments ' will also - give- - home courses to those desiring it. Membei8of the local Tennis . Club are getting up a play called 'Arabian Nights" and will present it here in the near future. Thev also have an en gagement to play in Windsor during the month of July. ; The story is built on the trials of a man who is 'too much married' and some, ridiculous situations confront him." ;. .l Mr. J. D. Rice is confined to hi j home with rheumatism. Mr, Rice has been unable to walk for some time. '"r.Trmmis White made a short v' Dr. Herndon is. away on a vacation visiting friends andf relatives in- this state and Virginia, :' . v ' 'it Miss Addie Williford and little niece, Beryl Dunning of Windsor are visit ing relatives here.' - '. . 4 o . Ori the 5th-of July Kelford and Au lander .will .".,pl ay ball here at 4:30 o'clock j p. ; m. -; There is much rivalry between .the towns and the games are usually fast and excit-r ing. Both vteam will add players and each hope to win out in the series. 'u The Aulander Motor . Company has gone into business here and will con duct a garage and general repair busi ness: for automobiles. Messrs.- Ennis and Kivett, two experienced auto mechanics of Atlanta, Ga. and Jack sonville Fia. are in charge of the es-A tablishmen " '. i ' Kelford won the last game' in Au lander Friday by a score of 9 to 8. Ragged playing on each side character ized the game. These teams will play again on July 5th hero. , .' A movement has been started to organize an association having for its object the exploiting of the resources of the state. The first ; meeting was held in , Raleigh on Tuesday ' of '. this week when tentative plans Were made for getting the work , started.- North Carolina can . well afford to spend $100,000 a year advertising tier re: sovrces and such an organization should have been in exi stance - months ago". Other states, have been attracting de: siraDle i mi grants and developing their resources - for "years, none of them superior to this state. We have more idle; land which; should be cultivated, more natural advantages, moVe ac . cessible resources th-n any southern state, and when thcza facts become known our state will go forward rapid- ly.v .Ths movement i3 a good cno and should be encouraged. The eld sic an Go We?t" should to changed to Go South, but stop in North Carolina., , We understand that cevcral Unions from Hertford county will come to the picnic on July 22 in a body.' -That i3 a ccod idea. They will take the train at Ahcskie. Of courco every Union m Bertie 'will, have cno hundred per cent in attendance. h it i I have jast n Greensboro where 1 hava I n inj a Stato Ccnventicn, : ! I; : stration mcstin- of tha Ten;-to C. workers. We were given entire liborty tor the State Normal building, they ' very convenienty ruid well equir J for our work. The people in Greensboro did every thing to' make1 our trip p!-::nt, ri we will always remember cur picas: r.t Btay with them. Vie had mere than a hundred of cui workers present. " Every one of them Eccrncd to I ; so muchjiaterestedjn this nreat v;c:!;, that is doing eo much for cur r'uh r: 1 us women. There were quite a number of our girls workers there, they I;: a paid their expenses to ;;at the instruct ions. - f I wish the girls of Bertie could hzxzi heard the lectures and teen tha . I have had right much experi.:. i in. canning and all ythin'3 that m: i' success in house keepingbut, dun'"-; this week of training, I was mad i"V, feel that I knew but very little abc :t such. - .; .. . . 1 have; been appointed Collaborator for Bertie county Einco Uay 2G. '':;Sinc8v.'thi4 ' timo I havo orgr.niz:d two Tomato Clubs, one at Kelford cn I another at Republican; they are- vcrr much i interested and; are doing fin 3 work, : We think to do our canning during the months of Julv and Aur;u:t, . The girls are planning to put up several thousand cans. They are also preparing to i ourState Fair with an exhiUt. t any of ua may'be proud of. ;;Our next County Commence::. may depend on our Tomato Club i:iz to take a very important part in ill .exhibits,'': ; i :, - - :. ' ' ; Now, my good people I want ycu to help mo to encour0'") thin vtct':, it means eo much to all c' . ; It is educating, protection to her.HI:, and so many other things that aro cf advantage to us. r i: : . Come to our Demonstration meet ings, and see what we are doing. . The merchants and every one thnt we have been to about our vork, havo been just the bes of people to cfT:? us their, free and. hearty co-operations, y our Bertie girls are going to malio us proud of them. ' ? Next year we hope to get at cur-work-;- earlier, hope to have eevcrr,! other clubs organized and we mean to be equal . to the little poem given to uz, by JGeorge Adams. A little cork "fell in the path of n. . ; - whale ' Who lashed it down with ftis angry1 :' ' ' 1 tale. ; '.. But in spite of his blows it quic!:!; ;?'-4ro8eyv; ';;-;: .; 'V And floated serenely before . nose. ' ; : Said the cork, you may flap and eput . ter and rap : But you can never keep me dotrn.1 For I am made of stuff That's bouyant enough To float instead of to drown. We are going to be like the cprk. - f V ;Urs. W. F. Early, ' . Memorial Scrulc Masonic ' mem cervi were held at the grave of I Jile3 P. Mizell on Sunday, was held under, the auspices Charity Lodge, of v;hich Mizell va3 a-member. llzzz however, from the Cclcr Icdce attended. Thcro ' ; 43 Masons present; end in ; about five or six hunclr, It was a beautiful end im sive ceremony. -Mr. G. C. White, I - i. the jicdne presided. Pr t G: Master Francis D. Win .I::, ducted the service s v;ri : ciclly. Rev. R. E. L;i I pastor of Rccs' cluircli : 1 ; ill Uiw . wi. .Aw. . - i it J c J 1 me. vrrsna Lien 1 f wm ir w ' 4 i m m 1