THE HOKE cibuNTY NE^ Hoke Cooiits^s iMy Newspaper the hoke goupoty journal ir ■ . IrmilME XXVI. . NUNKR 16. RAEEORD, N. €.. FRIDAY, JULY 18th, 1930. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE fl.5f PER YEAS, IN ADVAMCBt THE CLXN MACINNIS - JIBEtS AT RAEFORD State’s Growth Over 23 Per Gent 'Hj The Madnnis Clan met at .the home of Mr. J. C. Campbell, Rae- Programme^, 1. Sohjp^V*eal and mstrumental, led by IMr. N. Maclnnis, Pembroke, N! Ck, with vioiih. , 2. Devotions, led ’ by Rev. G. W. Hanna, •Antioch* Historical i^etch of the Madnnis Clan b(y N. Maclnnis, Pembroke, N. C., and Rev. N. Maclnnis, Red Springs, N. C. . 4. Open for • remarks. Increase In Population In Tot HOlioa dharlotte, July 12.—A consistent growth in population during the past ten years iSr aU sections. of North Carolina is reveafed in the Associated' Press’ tabulations Of the 1930 census which show the State’s present popu lation is .3,166,146. (Short I Tte tabulations competed tod^ speeches). ' I when final reports were received, dis- ^6 Bu^feas-r-Election of officers dosed the State gained 606,023 in fer next year. I habitants from 1920 to 1930 or an 6. Dinner. . increase of 23.68 per cent The afternoon was spent in a WhUe the largest gains were legis- aodal way, greet^g friends and mak- tered in the Piedmont section where ing acquaintance. indn^ee have ground rapidly m re- Tradng back ancestfy and sing-emit yeare, the farming counties also ing Scotdv ballads. had a matbed gain. One of the iMbt interesting things I Among the first ten counties tabu- f to the writer w*s*«l(ring ui^ Alexilated by total population gained, are wno is 86' yeprs old, Robeson and quote Burris' and Scott. He says foremost aPfieultural coimtiM. Cleve- that Burns is his favorite-poet and land has ^so seen a rapid industrial the “Cottier’s iSatwrdny Nighf* is one advance. ' ^ of his best ; 'The figures re^al Gufiford , as the r. 74 • Mr. N. Maclnnia talked interesting-I prie-eminent county ^ the State.^ V ly of his corre^ndence rrith rela-| Reg^^ring ip gain of 53,717, Guil- tives in Scotland. us ex-jfnrd thok first idace in total popula- 'tiracts from a nuraib^7 of ^lettersjtion •with a ^count of 182,989. Meek-^ [ , written from time to time, onejienburg, :which bad held the honor ■ said, I have heajrd nry faitb« sPYi after the 1920 census, g^ed 47,260 he regrretted not having crossed overland now ranks second with a popula te America ydth his brothers I lion of 127,955. In hn article in the Oban Times Other leaders in total population • of June 28, 1930 we . get the follow-hgained are Pqrsuth, 34,426; Bun- ing information athut the Maclnnis con)be, 33»751|^ Gaston, 26,807; Dur- - family of Scotland. Wm, 24,960; Wake, 193-9; aeveland, MnyiTnnifl is the English equivalent ig,033; Robeson, 12,004, aUd Rowan, M of Macangus. 12JK>4. , . ^ Castle of KinlochaUve.-—:— The total population gain for the The castle consisting of a .square ten counties was 282,291, ,o^r_ 46.5 per tower, and situated on a very pic- cent .of tge entire. State’s gain. While tures(^ aiglW over bangSng the the entisti State’s growth Was at the estuary of GeaftAbhainn (short river) z;ate of 23,68 per cent, that of the is supposed to, have been erected by j ten leaders wds 46.9 per cent. A Dubh-Chal, a Indy of the Naclmdsj ^dudtrial growth of Rowan tribe, who accord!]^ to tradition pnid Lj^^ DPriiidn counties aided them in ■her architect with the extraprdiUary county of remuneration a£ a quanityTof but- pj^^. and ^anniug-manufai ter isofficient to fill the castle,. B® [coqnty of Ib^kifti^l^am in^^the -tbjit, 'ae.,it ~ ^ have^^ ® 1920 eenspia, i»nSei ;,Mif|b in, the twdfth ctotnry, when tlie|ai^ RoddngMm tenth in popujatibn whole of Mowen'was ocenpied by among the State’s IQO counties, the clan Maclnnis, who had suffered' .1. DIES AT HOSF^L IN PijlYBTTEVlU.B Last Thursday, Jody lOth,' at gix o’clock p. m., in Highsmith hpspit^ in Fayetteville, William Kelly ter an illness .of about ten dayd, hav ing entered ihe hos^tal on Tues^y of .the preceding week. His death Was due to an abceas in hm side and poison caused thereby. He anderwent an operation for tiuB /trouWe bht grew steadily worse until tl^ end; His death came as a distinct •riiock to friends in the county. Mr. S®esoms was born, in Oanbel- land County oh May 13th, 1881 and was, therefore, 49 yeans of age. He is survived by four sisters imd two brothers as follows: Mrs. Arc^e Hol mes, Mrs. Robeson Mcl^urin, and Mrs. Dan Gulbreth, Mrs! Jane Davis and Mr. Hugh Sessoms, all of Fay-, etteville; Mrs. Josephine Wicker, of Cheraw, S. C.; Mns. Hugh Bain, Wade, N. C.; and Mr Walter Siss somns, of Hoboken, N J. He is smrt vived by his widow, who was Miks Flora McGill ibrfore nwirriage (dau^- ter of Mrl and ffltna. Neil McGill, of Raeford) and the ftdlowing children: Neil Sessoms, Canal Zone; WilBhJn Sessoms, Newton, N. C., Mr8. iB. H. Dixon, Charlotte, N. C., and Mrs. W. M. Cockman, Greensboro, N. C. j Funeral serfices were conducted BIRS. W. J. CRANEY DIED HERE SUNDAY from the home on Friday at 4 p.m. in withstanding the repeated at- The prqsent;^ ten leaders are: Guilford, i32,9P9.:- Mecklenburg:, tempts of the Noraemen t® wd«c® 127.955. Fors^, 111,695; Buncombe, them to entire subjection. , 97^99; iWake, 94,464; Gaston, 78,049; Somerled leads the clan to ®*PeM Durham, 6T,199; Ro^teson, 66,678; Jonhston, 5^608; Rowan, 56,066. Plsdmont and foothill^ counties the norsemen. On learning that Somerled was taking refuge in their c6unt^ a j mjurldng up large increases included Alaipance, 9,416; Burke, 6,977; Cabar rus, 10,490; Catawba, 10,152; Dwrid* deleghti'on was sent in search him and after much discussion with Dr. W. M. Fairley, pastor of Hr. Sessoms, officiating, assisted by| Rev. John R. Miller of the Raeford Baptist Chiurch and Rev. A. D. Cars well of the Bethel group of Presby terian churches Interment was made in Raeford ceimetery. Honary paU- bearers were J. A. Wilson, 'Milton Campbell, J. E. Conoly, J S. Poole, Walter Maxwell,' and T. F. Cidbreth. Active pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Sessoms and flower girls were his nieces. ' ^ ‘ marriage announcement Mrs. Lawson Berry Sutton annoahcei3 the marriage of her daughter ' murriel :S--' ■ ;tO Atthur Mathesoir, jjrr, Mrs. W. J. McCraney, one of the l^oneer settlers of Raeford, passed Aw-ay at her home ihere Sunday rngd^t, ' Jidy ISthf at^hffie Vclbdj^p". jabomt two years of declining health and two weeks of critical illness, per death was the result of the in firmities of age, she having been bmi February 2nd, 1821, being past dt^ghty-nine years of age. Before her marriage she was Miss Melinda Ann Jqhnson, daughter of Alexander John- Si^ w!ho came to this country from Sk^tland. She was borh in Robeson Cqunty. Her husband, Mr. W. J. Mc- Ctaney, who- survives her, is a Con federate Veteran and was the first treasurer of Hoke County, holding the office from the formation of the county in 1911 until DecemT-ier 1924 when he volunti^rily retired on ac; obn^ of his age and health He serv ed ^ county in a most acceptable and was conspicious for his fpl^fulness to 'his duties. : MoCraney was a member of Pie ^Presbyterian church and lived a Ct^stent Christian life that endear ed ^er to all who knew her. Fun- Antt' services were conducted from b hoine on Monday dFternoon at * o’clock by her pastor, Dr. W. Mi Fairley, assisted by Rev. A. D Cars well and interment was made in Rae ford cemetery Active pallbearers were H. L. Gatlin, Edgar Hall, J. A. MoGoogan, Dan Camp'^iell, Frank Cameron, and J. E. Conoly. D. A. McLEOD HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE Saturday afternoon a'^Out five- tiurty tile home of Mr. D. A. Mc- Leod. on , Notthr Main Bt. covert to be on fire and the alanh was turned in but despite the.best efforts of the local company the bouse and most of the furniture were lost. The house was built of heart material and with the excessive heat and dry weather obtaining for ten days prior, the fire spread rapidly and 'Soon enveloped the building wihich was a mass of flames when v^ter was turned on it. It is not known definitely how the fire orig inated. ilut it is thought that it started on the kitchen roof. The house was partly coverediwith insurance but there was none on the furniture and Mr. and Mrs. McLeod’s loss is consideraUe. Highway Patrol * Produces $10,000 Profit For State Road Safety and Laws, Far trol Pays‘In Money LARGE SNAKE HAS EXPERTS GUESSING Would Not Know Just What Kind of Snake Bite Core To Use in Case it Would Bite COLORED MAN PASSRS Andrew Andrews, colored, who liv ed 'on the Williford farm, now own ed by Z. V. Pate, died last Friday, JOly 11th, at 9 a. m., of cancer. He was 57 years of age. His remains were buried at East (Freedom on Sat urday at two o'clock. Andrew was held in high Osteem t'y both races ‘tthd was a good man and a siiccess- ftfi farmer. He was fihusually polite' 'tO" everyone and had many friends who regret .'his passing. $700.25 RECEIVED FOR V ; HUNTING UCENSES Mr. R. L. Dixon brought to town a large snake Mon^y that had snake experts hereabouts guessing. It was about five feet long, nearly 'Ifiack with a dim white stripe in cross sections over its body and had a short, blunt tail. Mrs. Dixon found it in her chicken house and came very close to it before she discovered it. Just what kind of snake it was or whetiier or not it was of a deadly variety, no one seemed to know. MAY6r of MONROE DIED LAST FRIDAY becama thedi leader. By a series : 113^8*. ireddl* 8,717, and Rnth- rapid attacks the clan succeeded m' gj.fori^ 9,023. slaying two of their leadei^s, andl Leaders among eastern fanning the Norsemen were expelled I counties, many of them also touche( Mowen. aud Satmeried' made himself jjy state’s'industrial growth, were master of the whole of Marven, r.iiifwherland, 10,138; Edgecombe, Lochaher and North Argyll. 9,901; HaUfax, 0,636; Harnett, 9,706; The Lord of the Isles and the Mac-3127; Pitt, 8,847; Richmond, ^Inneses Wilscn 8,099, (Wayne Toard the end of the four- 9,692. teenth century the family of the There were five counties which lost 'hsles bedame connected with the population. The counties and their clan-MacLean, by a charter granted losses were: at Ardtornish in 1390, Donald of the Alleghany, .216; Corittuck, 56S~ Isles conferred on the chief of that Perquimans, 269; Swain, 1,657, and clan, MacLean of Duart, aatlong other Yansey, 68R land, those of Morven. —— —- Tradition has it that, after return- RAEFORD BOY SCOUTS ing from an expedition, in which the| - AT CAMP BETHUNE Maolimcees had borne themselires Uravely, the Chief of the clan ad-| Scouts at Camp Bethune’this week dressed thus by the Lord of the|f].g,jj ^jjg Raeford camp are Jake Aus- Isl^: ' I tin, William Lentz, Clyde Meinnis, “Mo bheannachd ort, Phir chinn e. Blue, Jr., Paul Dickson, Jr., Lochaluiun; vdho fad’s abhios Mac mgR jigjaes Blue and ,Jack Morris. Dbohhnuill stigh, cha bW Mac j^Rg inake a three weeks Aonghos a muigh (my bles^g on Ltay of it and act in the capacity you, chief of Kinlocbline, while Mac- Lf helper succeeding Nathan Epstein Donald is in power, Maclnnis shall I ^ho was thefe in that capacity for be in fav'our)’’ ' Ithree weeks. Mr. W. P. Lentz car- .When the Norvuegians wero trying! ]jgR the boys over to camp Sunday to invade and plunder the -wiosternj afternoon. Highlands and Islands MacDmihldl Those who have been to this camp and Bis men were sent to clear them j are high in their praise of the fine out. The chief of Einlochaline was l-^ork that is Being done there._Scout •sent to a idaes'^ where the enemy I master Rivens is putting the ’hoys was expected to secure ® position I tiiroiagh some real work and they are •of advantage, moving at night he I learning wBat Bei^ a scout means, came first t® t^® took!a carefully worked out schedule is up a pimtion .with Ws men, he lay | followed which gives the’ boys a down on a mossy Itank and . fell plenty tp do and learn, as well as a -asleep; he tuiz^ in his sleep and I reasonable amount of recreation, touched a nest of bees, wihich came Many of the Raeford boys ' have out and stung him—he got up just pass^ tests that have been bother- in ti"*" to hear the enemy advancing, j ing them for some time 'and are He took the eijsmy ghite by sur- Wich more enthusiastic for having prise, the onslaught was quick and gone. -viotorv followed. TBey made a clean — Sreepr of the invadters. This is way COUNTY COMMISSIONERS the hie is sucking the thistle of] MEETING POSTPONED' ■tli3 cTdst of the clttOe Motto; Toil yields delight.” j TT^ Board of County Commission- 'the met in the after- ers, who were scheduled to meet next noon and re-elected the offiosrs that Monday iii special session, have posti Bave served the past year: President, I poned the meeting until Monday H. A. M^nnis; yice-iwesident, Make!July 28th, when they wiU meet to Mdinnis, Red Springs; Historian, N. I'adopt a budget for the coming fiscal McInnis, Pernbeoke and Secretary and year and sit as a bokrd of equaliz»> Treasitiner,' Maggie J. McBryde. Ition. A hduntiful dinner was served on the mm to il4 of the dsn and 63 Dundarradi Church grounds: Time to, vidtora. Place of npeting next yearjjhe, deddsd later. twelfw' of '• July ' Nineteen Bundred thirty Live Oak, Plorida At Homs aftor August the first Raeford, North Carolina The a'-kwO announcement is of great interest to everybody in this community, where Dr. Matjieson is poBdar and well known. Mrs. ^ath- esim formerly, Miss Sutton, was one of the most popular teachers ever to be in the Raeford school. She taught ^ first grade. It will be with gehuine Ideasire tihat Raeford people will Welcome Dr. Matheson and his bride back hoine. They are now spmding two weeks at Fort Moultrie, S. C. REPORT CMTC AS BEST EVER CONDUCTED Fort Bragg, N. C., July 11th. The Citizens Military ’Braining Camp which deinobolized Friday at Fort Bragg is the bestiCMTC ever con ducted at this ptOT in the opinion of Major General Frank R. McCoy, ithe commanding gsneral of the Fourth Corps Area. In a letter re ceived by Brigadier General L. R. Holbrook, commanding Fort Bragg, from Generdl McCoy the corps area commander stated tiiat reports indi cate that this year’s CMTC at Fort Btagg is the brat one ever conducted here, and that in previous years the quota for Fort Bragg had been dif ficult to (Mam, the case lyriiB which the quota had been filled indicated a good camp last year. Gmieral McCoy expressed the de sire that the officers or officers re sponsible for the g9^t success of the 1930 Fort Bragg CMTC be ad vised of his appreciaiton of the work. Lieut. Colonel George R. . Allin, 17th Field Artillery, the commandant of this yearis CMTC at Fort Bragg, was also in command of the 1929 canrjp, and in forwarding General McCoy’s letter to Colonel Allin, Gen eral Holbrook expressed his personal appreciation of the excellent results obtained At this year’s camp and complimented Colonel Allin on the fact that the excellent results ob tained last year have bean reflected in this year’s addevement, and that this year’s results will reflect them selves in the camps of the future, and samain a constant reminder and an ideal of accomplishment for his soeeeasor. Today the candidates were busy turning ■ in thdr eiquipment, and i-no mediately after loealifast tomorrow jvill atnrt f®* lunnes. A book, the Onidon/ has been issued by the*^ camp and wfil be given each student as a souvenir as of tB® 1930 CMTC, / , "Acdoiding to jutt' pidbSidied by" the Depsrtanlent of Conservation and Diavelopnient there were three non^^resident hunting licenses and 393 county licenses sold ,iR the county during the same period. The income derived from this source was $700.26. In addition, there was one fur deal er’s license sold in the county for $10.00. ’ License receipts in the adjoining counties wer^ Cumberland $2,609.50, Harnett $2,448.00, Moore, $2,371.25, Rbbsson $2910.25 and Scotland $472. IN RECORDER’S COURT In Recorder’s Court Ttaesday, Hazel Taylor, colored man who farms on the Gatlin farm about three miles North «f Raeford, was charged with the larceny of a pair of pants from McLauchlin Co. last Saturday and entered a plea of guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to two months on the roads. Cfirtiss Cornell, young white iman, who plead gufity to larceny last week .ttit who failed to comply with the terms ®f a sus pended judgment, as sent to ^ ^e roads for two months. Mary Gilfis, colored, charged with the larceny of a knife and a watch from Dr. Brown, entered a plea of gjuilty and was sent to jail for one month, judger MJant to be suspended upon payment of the costs and the return-of the stolen property. COLORED MEN IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK Mrs. H. W. B. "Whitley w-as called to Monroe last Thursday on account of the critical illness of her tvother Mr. Vann Funderburk, who died Fri day of heart trouble at the age of 46. He was Tilayor of Monroe and a prominent business mian of that place. Mr. Whitley went to Monroe early Saturday to attend the funeral^ rebun^g WhittejLt®^^: day. . Valor Of South Highly Praised It Presents Challenge To Ameri' ca. Declares Speaker At Gettysburg Last Friday an automobile wreck occured at the intersection of the VaSS and old Turn Pike roads near Jaas Dunlap’s when a car driven by John Dunk McNeill, colored, collided with one driven by Henry^ Huntor, also colored. lM)cNeill suffered a broken collor llone, shoulder blade, some wounds about his head, and elbow and was badly skinned up. He also suffered somfe injury frem scald ing. He is still unable to be up. Leech Brown, colored, who was rid ing with McNeill, suffered some in ternal injuries, thouj^b it is not thought that he was seriously ia*- jured. Hunter suffered some tiad cuts about the head which made ugly wounds but which 8h®uld not prove serious. The injured partes were brought to town aud received medical attention. A. H. ADCOX DEAD A. H. Adoox, who lived in Me- Lauohlin township, diefi £|att»day, July 12th at nine o’clock :at the ma ture i«e of seventy-six," deatii be ing caused by paxalysts^ Be is sur vived by his widow imd twe sons. Gettysburg,* Pa., July 12.—“The bravery, courage and consecration to a cause which the men of tl*® federate army displayed in the Bat tie of Gettysburg pa^sent a challenge to America that it go forward as resolutely and courageously as did the Wearers of the Gray, 67 years ago.” That Ivas the keynote of an ad dress by the Rev. Earl J. Bowman, pastor of St. James Lutbsran church, at exercises commenorating the sixty- seventh anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg held by Gettysburg bat tlefield guides at the new North Carolina monument on West Confed erate avenue, Thursday evening. Fully 5,566 persons were present. By a fortunate circumstance, the committee in charge of the exer cises secured Mrs. Kenneth R. Mil ler, of Raleigh, North Carolina, who was in Gettysburg at the time, to place a wreath on the North Caro lina moi^vmei^ '^Villiam Tttwney, a battlefield guard, placed a similar wreath on General Robert E. Lee s momunent on West Confederate ‘ave nue fmr the guides at the same time. The , Rev., M. Rowman pointed out that the men of the "South fought with equal courage, 'patriotism and consecration to a use which they considered just as did the maen of the North. He stressed the fact that after the war the south joined witit the north for tte good of the nation at large. A parade ftiom Gettys^-targ to the monument in which^ the Gettysburg Boys’ band participated, preceded the exercises. Col. E. E. Davis, sur perintendant of the national park, presided and spoke briefly, express ing the hope that similar . exercises would be continued from year to year. Fred Huglies, Gettysburg, redted “the Blue and the Gray” and his father, George Hu^es, sounded as- semUy and tiq». At the same time, Thursday even ing, the Albert J. Lentz Amarioan Legion post held ^milar exercises at the 44th New York momunnit - on Little Round Top, with Atttomey John P. Butt, owimandw, presidiBg. Dean W. E. Tilberg, of Gettys burg college, the prin^l spnato, From a finartcial standpoint, the* State Highway Patrol during the- fiscal year itrought into the treasocy of the State and its various nmto approxnnately $10,000 more than the State expended in operating the Pa trol with its 37 members, aecoiding to the annual report combed in the. office of Csqtt. Chaites D. Parmer, director. Through activities of the Patrol, drivers witBont license plsfes mid with improper licenses were reqpired to expend $86,323,47 with the State ia securing new plates, *whfle and costs accnnng to eonn^ or courts from arrests made by file! Pa trol amounted to $69,940,71, |B8k- mg a total of $153,264.18 levfMe. Operating costs for t^ year amSont- ted to $144411.96, this being from highway funds, derived the gasoline tax and automotnte K- cense plates. " However, the chief duties of tiie Patrol are not those of a coUecting agency for the State. In carrying out their work of enforcing highway laws and pronMting education and safety of the highways, the Patnd warned 146,966 drivers of road vio lations and arrested 4,437 offenders without the regulation three lights and bad drivers equip tiieir car with the two headlights and rear li^it required by law. They isstted 5,057 cards requiring brakes, mirrors’ or ether equipment to be repaired, mwI issued additional warnings to the fol lowing: 19,094 for parking on travd- ed section of highway, 5,463 for pass ing on cur\«3s, 1,663 for passing on hills, 3,600 for 'hogging road, 2,577 for driving so slowly as to impede traffic, and 612 for overloaded trucks. A total of 3,792 cars without li cense plates were apprehended, while an -ad^tional 3,196 had improper b- -rtaaes, 422-IiBd lost and 2S5 ftealere tags were found on cars be ing used for private business. A total of 4,437 arrests were made during the year, 539 being fmr reck less driving, 454 for drunken driv ing, 394 for failure to retqm cards showing that faulty equiporent had been repaired, 142 for not obsenrfiqg signals, 133 9r minor cafoses, and 2,025 on mis^llaneoos charges. Se»> tences totsdling 76 years and ■ 11- months were givan offenders, as well as fines aggregating $38,660.50 •and costs paid By offenders of $28,- 280.21. Patrolmen investigated 937 acci dents in which 187 'were killed -and 766 injured. Courtestes of the road were extended to 9454 motorists hav ing trouble on the road. Patndmea traveled 1,172,724 miles in perfon^ ance of their duttes, spending llOjnb; hours on duty, and operating ma-. chines 39,425 hours. Patrolmen were absent 498 days with leave, and 49 days -without leave Sickness was responsible for their absence from duties 461 days. The cost of equipment asA of ope- - rating the training school wbirii pie- eeded the organization on July 1, 1929, was $36,182.68, the repwls stated. SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE IN RAEFIMU) Following is a List of Jurors Drawn For 'Ais Term of Court Sunday at four p. ox by his paster, Eev. P. M. Baiue, and intsment ^ at Galatia dmreh. Funeral services were eondnoted Mid that vridte much heroism was displayed in the Cfiv& war, real he^ ism . lay te an upright Ufs sad qffdiag by um laws of the cooB' The August term of Hoke Superier Court will convene in Raeford oik Aqgust 18th with Jndg^ R. A. Nuan^' presiding. The following have beau drawn as jurors to serve at this tenn: . Raeford-’-John. McK. Bbae, J. A> dcNeiU, Angus Frevatt, D. L. GuIiib and W. L. Royd. * Rue Spring»r-J. M. -Noitai, 1. W RusseU, Henry Cook, W H. Ellis, Clarence McBryde, Hugh Parks, and H. G. Autry. Antioch—^I. L. Newton, L. W Cur rie, E G. Hodgin and F. K. Watson. Stonewall—Yf. I. Davis, and JT McLauchlin—WsUie Scott, G. T. Hobson, and Pet Moore. Quewhiffle—A. Cook and H. C. Benou Little River—^A. C Baker Few criminal eases are on thn docket so far, for trial Three thousand North CarediBS [faiuteis and farm wommi are me- r petted to attend the annual Con-. vention at State Cidlege, July 28 t» ] August 1. try in peace tinax A wreath eras placed at the New Yoric moBommit by Conmnndnr and Adjttant NeB If. ■Ml.' XU