Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-03-15
PUBLIC MEETING.

/ meeting of the citizens of Mecklenburp County
was held in the Court House, on the 18th Of Februa
ry 1904, to make arrangements for the celebration
of the Goth of May.
10 the CHAIR and Samuel j. Lowre was requested to
act as Secretary ~
Ihe object of the meeting was explained in some
eloquent remarks by DR.. II. NJ Pritchard
,, on motion, r. p Waring, A. c. Williamson.
f4sqs., and Dr. Robert Gibbon were appointed
the meeting W
The Committee reported the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
Resotred, That the citizens of Mecklenburp will
May, 1910, IN manner worthy of the illustrious
event consummatcd on that day and worthy of them
selves and their glorious ancestry
Resotred, That in order to accomplish our purpose
the Chairman OF this meeting be requested appoint
two committees, follows:
l. \ committee of ten to be called the commit
tee of invitation and correspondence" whose duty it
shall be to extend special invitations to all the dis
tnguished native of North Carolina i'm other
States and to the descendants of the gncrs of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of independence, wherever
they may bc found.
2 a committee of ffty-six to be called /" the Com.
mlttee OF Arrangements" who shall make all need
fu preparations for the due celebration of the day.
Resolred, That we extend cordial invitation to
every resident of the old North State and all of her
Sons and daughters wherever they may be- to meet
with us on that day and partake of its festivities and
its hallowed recocctions
Resolred, That the County of Cabarrus and the
Mecklenburg portion of Union County, which Coun-
ties were part of the Mccklenburg of l775 be re-
questcd to cooperate with US in the contemplated
celebration, once more like kindred drops ming
! ling into one"
The following gentlemen by appointment under
the second resolution, constitute the Committee of
Invitation and Correspondence
For Mccklenburg County-Jamcs W. Osborne.
Mm. Johnston G: W. Caldwell, c. j. Fox, r. P.
Waring. 4. c. WILKINSON.
For Cabarrus County-Rufus Barringcr, DIR. l.. S.
Bingham.
For Union County-D A. Covington, Samuel H.
Walkup
The following gentlemen constitute the Commit
tee of Arrangements:
For Mecklenburg County-William NJ Mathews,
John Walker, j. b. Robson DIR. William A. Ardrey,
Sas Alexander, Thos. p. Gricr Samuel Ber.yhiil.
\. B. Davidson, ID. A. Caldwell, William Patterson,
James Johnston r. L. de Armour, C. b. McGinnis,
Z. \. Hutchinson, V. C. Barringer, j. 4. Young T.
\. Alexander, William c. Morris, Dr. Robert Gibbon,
Dr. Joseph NJ. Davidson John L. Springs, A. r. Err
JOHN r. Ross nJ JGRiui NJ MeIaanAX XsGl AG A. Grier,
r. W. Alexander, Andrew Springs Z. b. ID. Sloan,
| Ira Parks, s. p. Alexander, w. W. Elms, ii. NJ.
Pritchard, Samuel j. Lowre, William Maxwell, j. A.
Fox John F. Irwin Miles L. Wriston.
For Cabarrus County-Dr. n. L. Harris, Z. n.
/ White, Caleb Phfer, W. S. Harris, John Shmpock,
/ ID. A. Penick, Robert F. Love, Daniel Coleman.
, For Union County-Jamcs NJ. Dunn II. NJ. Hous-
ton, j. NJ. Stewart, d. Rushing, Russell Rodgers NJ
l.. G. McAuey, Eli Stewart, Col Thomas c. Wilson
! On motion, the Chairman of this meeting was ad-
! ded to the Committee of Arrangements.
| On motion, the proceedings of this meeting were
ordered to be published in the North Carolina Whie
! and in the Western Democrat, with request thai
they be copied into every other paper in the State
| ROBERT ID. ALEXANDER, Chairman
SANrEL j. LowRIE, Secretary