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i Boost E. City For Good Will Day July 4th. News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice VOL. V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1916 NO. 43 0- CADMAN WAS AT HIS BEST Great Lecture Last Night Pronounced Even Bet ter Than That of Last i Year by Many ' In a lecture that held his audience in breathTess attention from intro duction to peroration.Dr. S. Parkes Cadman enchanced his popularity a mbng Elizabeth City people last Bight on the Chautauqua platform. His subject was "Makers of Amerl ca." . ' No report of the lecture could do It justice. Caught on the tide of the speakers eloquence the listener 1g literally swept off his feet and in any effort to make notes of the trend of the argument finds himself hope lessly at sea. But when he ceases to struggle to keep his bearings and surrenders completely to the " magic spell of Dr. Cadman's logic, he not only experiences a delightful sense of exhiliration, but finds himself al most startled at the clearness, vivid , mesa and coherence with which the speaker presents his message. Here is the gist of Dr. Cadman's lecture: America has been in the making from the beginnings of his tory. He is short-sighted indeed who imagines that American history oeganVith 1776 or even with 1492. One must go back to the dawn of nlstory. Babylonia and Egypt had their part in this country's making. . All that we have of art and of archi tecture, of literature and of law, liave come to ns from the glory that .' was Greece and the granduer that was Rome. Likewise the prophets and the crucified King of the Jews; CSermany and its Luther, its Kant, and its Bethoven; England and her Bunyan. her Cromwell, her Milton and a host of others; Scotland; France; a'l the nations of Europe .with their be-oes and reformers these are the Maker? of America' Having brought this idea to his hearers, the speaker swept Into his peroration with a description of the Coronation of Queen Victoria . The audience felt the stillness qt the oc casion nnd the solemnity of the great English dignitaries as the girl's voice, sweet, clear and strong, utter ed the vow: "God helping me I will maintain". .WThont a pause the lec turer swept to the assertion that lis hearers were the sovereigns and lilngs, by the most undisputed title, of these United States of America. ' 'God help you to maintain,' ' he rled. And the lecture was done. Before the lecture the Boljou Trio galfe a delightful concert which tho audience reluctantly saw come to a close. The Trio whs also heard with much p'easure in the afternoon, at which time Mr. Hunt Cook's lecture on Emerson was also heard. Mr. Cook save Emerson place as fhe greatest American writer. Following Mr. Cook' delightful address on Wednesday afternoon The Strollers Quartet of which Chautnuqans hav.e held pleas ant recollections since ISM, ?ave a very pleasing concert of sons, readings, and Swiss bell ringing. Preceding the Chautauqua Mor allty plav 'Happiness' Tn the even ing the quartet again appeared with " an excellent program The play proved, perhaps, the most popular number yet presented "here rn a Chautauqua -platform The lesson of "llanpincss," is very much like that of the popular play '"Every woman." "Happiness," the lovely horeilne of the play, leaves her good old home town to go to the city with rtrcems, there tn Wcnmc a great sin ger. Gcsslp and Skinflint call at er home as she Is leaving, the form er to learn what she can about the event In order to distort and spread the news, and the latter to urje the father of Happiness that the study of music is a great was'e of money. . ,7 -r "THE MIKADO" ON CHAUTAUQUA'S CLOSING NIGHT, The Chautauqua Association has just announced that on the closing night it will present the popular opera, "The Mikado." This will certainlj be a record event. . Though this Gilbert and Sullivan classic is known to everybody, few have seen the opera, and those lucky few are eaer to see it again. The famous songs, "The Flowers That Bloom In the Spring," "Hearts lo Not Break " "Tit Willow" and several others, are familiar, though many fiersons do not know that thev are from "The Mikado." The Gilbert and Sullivan operas are the best music, the best comedy and the most de ightful entertainment to be had. Strength is also there and begs Hap piness to remain in the home town as his wife. In the city, accompanied by Money Happiness meets false Hope, Career Celebrity, Vigilance, too keeps near her side, vainly warning her of un seen dangers. Good Time is also a member of the gay company, but she dislikes Strength and leaves when be comes to beg Happiness to go home with him. Soon Money leaves, and with him, Celebrity, Career, False Hope. Discouragement enters, and Strength comes aaln to the relief of Happiness but is again dismissed. Career woos Happiness aided by Money and Avarice, but Pride comes in to save her from making this sacrifice. In the clutch of Career when even Pride cannot save her, she calls for Strength who comes quickly to her rescue, but, the dang er over, is again dismissed. Strength seeks Forgetfulness, and Happiness standing by Is pained that he can thus degrade himself. She calls to him to return to her but It. Is too late. Despair enters, the twin sister of Discouragement and ten times more powerful. On the field of Hunser, Passion, Interperan'e, Temptation, Dishonesty, Defeat, and Death appear and Happiness is almost conquered bv these. But Strength arrives in time to save Happiness once more Dreams havln? fainted away when danger seemed near. In the last scene Happiness re turns to her home town to be Strength's bride. They are welcom ed by her father and mother, Gossip and Skinflint, who are lurking about the place, are dismissed by Strength Friendliness Is there and so are True Hope and Patience. Happiness kisses Dreams goodbye and turns to Strength who lakes her to his arms. (Continued on Page Six) NOW MANAGER AT LEXINGTON T7 C7 .Tones7T( rmerly of Ellzai e'h City and at cne time manaeer of thp Southern Hotel here Is now man apcr of the Lexington Hotel In Rich mend. Mr. Jones wr'tes Kllzabeth City friends that the Lexington has recently undergone very rxtenslve Improvements and Is first class In all of Its appnln'rw-nt. Th's hotel has long teen a favorite with commercial travelers and visi tors (o Richmond, situated in close touch with wholesnle and rpfail cen tcrg, passenger depots, public build inj;s of Interest and public parks. f'Jr.-,f j f - " ' ' . Nj,it ; ws - . i COAST GUARD TO MEET HERE Evidently Hardy Heroes Who Patrol Coa.st Be lieve Elizabeth City style all the While Almost every day comes some fresh Indication that the business imTTiager of the Chamber of Com merce Is busy. The latest indication comes in the shape of an announcement that the Coast Guard, who have been in an nual session at Atlantic City this weok will assemble here next year. The announcement came in the form of a telegram to C. R. Pugh from N. W. Dailey, district secre tary of the organization. It was only two years ago that the Coast Guard was here in its an nual meeting, and their early Return to tnis city would appear to Indicate that the hospitality shown them In Elizabeth City on former occasions was much to their liking. Chautauqua and the Coast Guard Convention this year are occurlng on the same date. Many have ex pressed the hope that there may be like cofnelrtence next year. BOARD WANTED Room and table board In private family. By young man coming to city to take position on .luly 1st, Address answers stat ing rates to The Advance Office. Master Milton Cartwrlght of Nixonton was In the city Thursday. Chautauqua Program Friday Afternoon Admission 50 cents 3.00 'Uuncle Ssm's Experiment,' presented by Junior Ctiau tauquans. 3.30 Concert The 'Mikado Company. 4.1T Lecture Walter Kaiis.-henbusch, 'Christianity and the Social Crisis.' " ' Friday Evening Admission 75 cents 7.30 Opera The 'Mikado.' with Full Vast, Chorus, and Orchestra. fi 1 ilJ xr sv&yL HYDE COUNTY IS NO LONGER A GRAVEYARD Lake Landing, June 11 Thelos lng exercises of this school began with a special sermon by Rev. WV P. Cons able pastor of the Metho dist Church, on Sunday morning. May 28, and on Tuesday morning the 30th at the schoolbouse a large concourse of people gathered, where after a short preliminary program, they listened to a strong practical and Instructive address, delivered by Prof. Austin, of the Greenville Training School. The closing ex ercises were to have been held the same night, but on account of a downpour of rain it was postponed until Wednesday night when the large gathering enjoyed a well ren dered program. The school closes a very success ful year under the direction of Mr. Guy M. GuThrle, principal who was assisted by a strong corps of teach ers. The following won cash prizes for The best work during the year in llfeir respective departments: PTTmTiry. Llnwood Clarke; gram mar. Clara" Bell Swlndel, and High School, Nannie Spencer. Promotions to High School as fol lows: Alma Swindell, Ethel Mtdgette Willie Mae Spencer, Lilly Spencer. Best grades in attendance and punctuality: Willie Mae Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Ruby, Eva and Lilly Spencer. The election last Saturday passed off very quietly. There was no great Interest and the vote small, the Interest being largely centered in Mr. J. S. Mann, who ran .well. The crops in Hyds county are in good condition corn, cotton and stock peas well up and growing rap idly. The cotton is showing some .V .A DUDLEY KNIGHT Deals, N. C, June 12. Miss Janie Knight, daughter of Capt and Mrs V. L. Knight, of Deals, N. C, was married to Roy Dudley, also of Deals at the Methodist church last Friday by Rev. O. B. King. The flower girls Lucetta Knight and Olive Dough, carried baskets of fern and pink, with which to strew the path of the bride. Other attendants were Misses Mary Knight, sister of the bride, Pat tie Walker of Elizabeth City., and Messrs. Orion Dudley and Wlllson Woodhour.e. The mudc 'vas rendered ly Miss Odessa Lewar'.i.asslsted by Miss Annie Ives, of Elizabeth City, N. C. . The church was attractively deco rated with ferns and evergreen wlfh sn arch of flowers at the chancel, under whlch the couple Btood to be married. Pink and green, the color scheme was carried out in all the decorations. Just before the bridal party enter ed, Miss Annie Ives sang "The End of a Perfect Day". Immediately following this Miss Lewark began the processional Men delsohn'B wedding march and tho two ushers entered. They were Dr. J. M. Maynard and Mr, Husaoll Au brey Griggs. Next to enter was the brldestnnld Miss Pattle Walker who was met at the altar by the groomsman Mr Wilson Woodhouse. Miss Walker wore white net, and carried pink ros es. After the bridesmaid came Miss Mary KnIht the Maid of Honor al so attired In white net and carry ing pink roses. After the entrance of the flower girls, Miss Lewark played "Lohen erln's Bridal chorus. Then came the bride on the arm of her fath' Capt. V. L. Knight who Tave her away. The bride wore a blue going sway suit with hnt and gloves to match. She carried a bouquet or brides roses. The groom attended by his brother Mr. Orion Dudley entered from the opposite side and nipt his bride at the chancel rail. Before the ceremony Capt. and Mrs. Knight entertained the bridal party and guests from away at a delightful luncheon from ten tr twelve. Mr; and Mrs. Dudley left Immed lately after the ceremony for Wash ington and other points of Interest. The cuets frcm away were: Mlss ps Annfe Ives, l attl? Walker, Minnie (Continued on Page Five) WILL ADJOURN THIS MORNING Wilson and Marshall Norn inated Last Night and Harmony Prevails in Democratic Ranks St. Louis. June 15, 1918 Woodrow Wilson was nominated I resident by the Democratic Nation al Convention at 9:00 o'clock to night and Thomas R. Marshall "as .Vive President' immelia'ely there after. The con venti n will adjourn to-morrow. For the first time In decades, Da mccracy's hoBts met in qualriennicl sea ion yesterday w ith complete a greement on the choice of national b andard boarer. There wasn't a delegate who didn't a;ree to the re nomination of President WoodVow Wilson . 1 The exci'ement of the factional strife at Baltimore four years Ago was gone. Advance indications were for a regular "love feast" with the only possibilities Tor any differ ence of opinion present in the build In? of a platform It was a cheerful, optimistic, cheer lng and confident throng that res ponded to the bang of National Chairman William F. McComb's gavel. No spec'or of an internecine fight intruded. First of all, the del gates were meeting in Missouri, on of whose favorite sons four years go was a defeated candidate in the. battle of the ballots. i'nftt name fav orite eon Speaker' Champ Clark bf if to emphasize the healing of the wounds dealt him by the Balti more gathering, was one of theVud est in his praises of the man who took from him the honor of leading' the Democratic hosts. ' I believe the convention can adjourn TJy Friday, if it so desires." Chairman McCombs said Just before convening the as sembly, and the present Indication is that the delegates do so desire. St, LouIb began playing the host, to the visiting thousands in royal fashion.' Non-partisan committees galore whose Interest and energy was bent solely toward making vis itors comfortable and happy, wer constantly In attendance. The con vention is St. Louis's first chance since the Louisiana Purchase Expo sition of 1904 to entertain distin guished guests, and St. Loulsans were determined to make the occa sion a memorable one. The convention hall Itself had been repainted throughout, mostly with. hite puint so that every possible bit of light was reflected into its gi gantic interior. Special ventilating" . apparatus cooled the humrid air. Del egates and alternates alone were permitted on the ground floor, per mitting more comfortable seating, space for the men who actually do the convention work. Every delegate to the Democratic national Conventlon.had had a series of white rolled satellite trailing hint They are suffragettes dressed in, white, with . yellow parasols, arm bands, sashes and cap"3. 'The meal was simply to engulf the Democratic hosts with the preponderance of wo men's desire for the ballot, so the del egates would vote Into the national platform a plank approving a suffrage constitutional amendment. It was es tlmated that there are 8.000 women franchise workers here, and they made things lively in their campaign lng by bands, street speeches and doxged pertinacity of their pursuit of delegates. lion, nnd Mrs. Pierce Hampton Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ai Grlngs. Messr U. L. Knight nnd Lasselle Barco of Waterlily, N. C. Messrs Wilson and Farl Woodhouse of Virginia Beach, Va. Messrs S. C. Gray and Edgar Austin of' Corolla" N'".' C; and Ret. and Mrs. Kins of Trincess Anne, Va. '
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