The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-21
GOOD MEETING IN ROWAN.


GOOD MEETING IN ROWAN.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CHRLOTTE, N. @.
We had the pleasure of meeting with
Rowan County Alliance on the 10Th
and 18th of January at Frick Sub,
Alliance hall.
Toe County Alliance was called to
order at 10 O'CLOCK Friday morning,
the 10Th, by Vice. President J. a.
Fisher.
Prayer by County Chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Brown.
The roll was called by Secretary
M. L. Richie, and fifteen Alliances,
through their delegates, answered,
handed in their dues and credentials.
This being done, the President de-
clared the County Alliance ready for
business, but stated that a select choir
was present and would entertain the
Alliance a short while with some ALI
ance music, and with Miss Link at the
organ and a dozen pretty girls and a
like number of ugly boys as singers,
they discoursed some music that would
have aroused the soul Of q first class
heather. 1t would have brought tears
to the eyes of a back number ballot
box suffer.
The music being over, the Secretary
called up some unfinished business that
had been carried over from last meet
ing.
Some new business was brought up
The President put::..all into the hands
of committees, with E~instructions to
report at the afternoon session.
At IL o'clock the Alliance adjourned
| for one hour, aud assembled around a
long table grooming under the weight
of just such good things as the good
ladies of Rowan county Ia get up.
| There we're no drones at the table.
Every man done his full duly. In due
time the alliance reassembled at their
hall, and after another beautiful piece
! of music by the choir, the Alliance re
sumed business.
The committees appointed at the
morning session, reported their differ
ent papers ready for the Alliance to
take action on. The entire evening
session was consumed in regular rOu
tine business.
During the evening the Secretary
made his report. Among other things
that he reported. as encouraging was
that the County Alliance, since lest
quarterly meeting, had gained in mum.
bers 25 per cent. female; Is per cent.
males.
At 4:3O o'clock theFAlliance ad
journed till 9 o'clock Saturday morn.
ing. The delegates were all assigned
homes for the night. Your scribe was
assigned to Mr.. J. A. Peeler, a we'll to
do farmer and mill man in the little
town. By the way, the name of the
town is Faith, Isn't that a good one
There are some pretty girls at Faith,
and some of you..young fellows that
have faith might go.to Faith and by
faith might find a pretty sweetheart.
Saturday morning early they began
through faith to come into Faith il
wagons, carts, buggies, horseback
and foot-back. By 10 o'clock about
four hundred of as good citizens al
Rowan county can show had assem-
bled.
The County Alliance held a two
hours secret session, and ad journed tx
meet the second Thursday in April a
Rowan Academy. The doors were
opened and the remainder of the day
was taken up in speech making, court
ing among the young folks, hand
shaking, eating and a regular love feast
We will remember a long time oul
trip to Rowan County Alliance
We forgot to say. in the proper place
that the County ALLIANCE Executiv,
Committee, with the Lecturer, Presi
dent and Secretary were instructed tx
meet in the Waterman office, Sails
bury, on Saturday the 18Th, for the
purpose of making out a call for some
lecturer to make a trip to the county
and reorganize the defunct Alliances
J. P. SOssAMAN,
Organizer for 18th Alliance Dis.