The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-10-29
And What They Have Already Ac'
cOmplished.
Governor Holt Dedieates the Ground
at Chicago
A FINE BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
What "a Globe Correspondent Saw and
Heard at the Exercises at
Chicago.

lima the state might never have had
building at the Worlds fair in Chicago. |
The legislature very generously made an
appropriation of $25, 900 for the purpose
of erecting a state building, but tackled
on proviso that the money was TO come
out of what was expected to be left of
the direct tax fund From present indi-
cations there won't be anything left to
speak of, and the money for the building
will have to come from somewhere else.
That's how it happens that the work of
raising the money falls on the ladies.
When Mrs. George w. Kidder, of Viii.
mington, made her report of what had
been done by the women of the old north
state, at meeting of the national board
Of lady managers a few days ago, the
other members Of the board looked at
her in establishment and asked, in all
seriousness, if she really meant it. Being
assured that it was absolutely true, the
women promptly crowded around Mrs.
Kidder and told her very forcibly that
she and her sister North Carolinians
were trumps. Onet,>f them even went so
far as to assure the audience that she'd
a seen her old sJIe in China b fore she'd
have notwithstanding of the kind,
When Mrs. Etduef had finished her re-
port it was almost unanimously decided
that North Carolina has more reason to
be proud of her board of lady managers
for what they had accomplished than had
any other state in the Union.
The work of raising the money needed
is going on, encouragingly and when the
big fair opens next spring North Caro-
lima people will have a resting place at
the grounds that will be all their own
and every bit of which will haye been
aid for.
1t was the ladies again who decided
that North Carolina should have just as
much of dedication as anybody and on
Saturday last they made their pleas and
invited Governor Holt and his staff to do
the dedicating All arrangements were
made for Monday and when Monday
came the tar heel crowd got together and
went to the grounds where, after finding
the site, the ceremonies were proceeded
with. Rev DR.. Tutherow, of Chicago,
of the late Governor Fowle is member,
was chaplain for the occasion and opened
the exercises with PRAYER. Speeches in
honor of the day and event were made
by the governor, Col. 4 B. Andrews, DR..
A B. Hawkins, Maj s. F. Telfair, Maj.
Eugene G. Harrell and Norman c. Nc i.
Loud, and the ceremonies closed with a
verse of the "Old North State" sang as
only set of patriotic citizens can sing
such songs.
In his speech Governor Holt showed
how fully he appreciated the labors of
the states women by what he said about
them In this connection he said
II could not convey the full signif-
canoe of the contribution Of my state to
the Columbian exposition were no allu-
sion made to the work of the women of
North Carolina. When circumstances
arose TO render the legislature appropIi-
alton unavoidable and even illegal in its
form, the noble women of North Caro-
lima resolv ed that the patriotism of the
commonwealth demanded that she should
not be absent from the circle of the
Union. By their efforts an sacrifices
was it made possible; so that North Car
olina's offering, be it much or little, is
not the perfunctOry performance of an
official funtion, but a free will contribu-
ton from the heart of her people, in
spired by the noblest and loveliest of her
daughiers-the descendants of heroic
mothers in revolutionary days. Nothing
is too great task for the people, with
one faith and one heart"
"And now" said the governor just be-
fore he sat down, 'in the name of North
Carolina, especially in the name of the
noble and enterprising women of our
state; in memory of Virginia Dare, for