The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-24
NORTH CAROLINA
WASHINGTON COLONY.
SOME PEOPLE YOU KNOW PARTicl-
PATE IN A PLEASANT MEETING.
How the North Carolina sosis.y Passes
Some Evenings Carolina Oyster. Fig
urs Ia the Programme Handsome
womsn and Eloquent Tsast,.

Some Evenings Carolina Oyster. Fig
IRE In the Programme Handsome
Women and kioa usa, Tsa.s,.
WASHINGTON, d. C, + b. 20-Tne
meeting Of the North Carolina So
ciety, Of this city, last Friday night,
was fraught with many pleasing in
cidents, and all who were So fortu-
nate as to be present Will not soon
forget the delightful and me morasle
occasion.
DR.. Walter c. Murphy presided
with ease. grace and dignity.
He announced, after welcom-
ing the guests in BETTING manner,
that owing to the generosity and
lind thankfulness of DR.. Elisha Por-
ter, President Of the North Caro-
lima Piscatorial Association" the So
cIety would be treated to luscious
bivalves from DR.. Porter's North
Carolina oyster farm.
The committee on arrangements
had decided that for this occasion it
would be eminently appropriate to
have a banquet and speech making.
therefore responses to toasts were
made by many prominent North Car
olinians now in the city.
The first response was made by
the vice President, James B. Lloyd.
He spoke of the "North Carolina So
ciety,' giving brit fly an account of
it from its organization, and how
pleasant had been the monthly re-
unions Of the North Carolinians. He
said that the conspicuous and dis
tinguishing characteristics of North
Carolinians were that they are brave,
true, patriotic, conservative, but
when they are stung by oppression
there are no people so quick to re-
sent an insult or resist oppression
this was evidenced by their conduct
prior to the Revolution. And in the
late war the bravery and resolute
spirit of North Carolinians were
manifested by the fact that the
grand old State furnished more
troops to battle for the cause Of the
Confederacv than any other South
ern State. He spoke of the enconium
paid the North Carolina troops, by
the immortal Lee, who at the battle
of Appomattox. just before the Star
of the Confederacy sunk in the dust
Of defeat, on seeing stalwart, brave
and unwavering body Of men IN
CURED "Whose troops are those9''
On being Informed that they were
"Cox's North Carolina Brigade y
said: "God bless old North Caro-
lina.'
Hon. Charles II. Martin Responded
most fittingly and eloquently to the
toast: "The Old North State" H5
spoke in glowing terms of praise sf
the great people of North Carolina
and paid eloquent tribute to the men
who had contributed so much to
make North Carolina eminently en-
spicuous among the brilliant gala y
of States.
DR.. Stephen B. Weeks gave vlry
interesting and instructive ado Tess
on North Carolina Folk Lore DR..
, Weeks in his remarks, showed -
mirable advantage his brilliap
. scholarly attainments. and as
> full familiarity with North a rnf;e
e history. He sustained his we ~ ~ u
reputation as scholar, thiHker al
historical writer. IL
Hon. R. Il. Linney, witH' his spark
:. ling wit, brilliant flashes of oratoly
\ pleasing anecdotes and apt lllus1 ~;
e tons, captivated the cadence: -,
n subject was Praise. - Mr. Lime
: is a very attractive spSaker, ana d
i made good impression. ne sc Ca,
II ed the idea that becafse Nortn va va.
DINA is not as wealthy as some oti
q or States, she is NOT rich. es
,e said he, "she is ricn in lovely W
n manhood, noble pfanhood, the true
~ characteristics Id essentials to maj
j. a State great. His eulogy on t
ID State was elos ent and beautiful.
DR.. F. B. Bpl hop, of this city,
s,onded to H. subject, The Me-
cal Professi kn.' He PAID a u. ~
tribute to Il doctor, who IN TN
of great da/ ger, risked his lie
-, humanity said that there were
pit roes and1 martyrs in the medical p
ed fession Il st as there were on the Il
Of battlz He spoke feelingly OF
nd noblel3ves and deeds of North VI
l;na,1 greatest physicians-Doc'
EAR WOO and Thomas-who sacrlh
on on th6r lives on the altar OF human
,aS Mr.. J. h. Bell, of Newbeln, g
her entertaining and splendidly
ar red address on The Close OF
Nineteenth Century," His rem'
ere vare we'll received, and showed
MS results of deep research ana a
te trained, disciplined mind.
MOnr Debt to Medicine was
nm PLY and appropriately respenes
bid by DR.. J. l.. Battle, one OIL
& Cardinals young physicians v
rapidly forging to the front N
civ. DR.. Battles speech was
prepared, full of thought, ar
rood taste. Just here it may
n. emiss to state that DR.. Battle W
P' liver an address on Washln
at1- with dav to the children OF
81 in the leading schools IN TINS Guy
, Fed Col. Harry Skinner RESPOND
whole the toast "Our Honored Dead.
smoke of Badger, Macon VI
OK. HAYWOOD and Vance-great
nstr;ous men who have az
nment much to add to the fame and
ecking ness of the State. He SAID II
of the shame on the State thst no
to get of her illust1ious statesme
8 if the adorn "Statuary Hall OF the
k with and he pleaded eloquentiy I
initiative to be taken to place
nte to the memory OF some o
g tn the Cardinals distinguished oea
= U. s. remarks were received Witl
ICED in applause, especially when ne
gs are to that "great tribunal OF 1ne
nd until zshslon B. Vance, whose
noshns and noble deeds the State "
' love,
6 Gen. w. R. Cox, former T
Hatha- of the Society responded "a I
St. At "The Ladies'" he spoke IN
reliable mentary terms or tnelr eAol'
he treat serve all that is good anu :
men and North Carolina history. >
hers fail. the erection of the handsom