Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-21
the SOUTHERN
Pines Meeting
Representative Men and Women
From Many States Present.
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Facts Presented I'm f'rOsc umd Poetry
About tho Grnmducr mad Bc,ut,
OF irc south Lanu-Indus(rtni
Agents of the -. "a. l.. Have Reason
10 Feel Proud OF the Success orthc
Convention.
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SECOND DAYS SESSION

SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Southern Pines. y. C., April Gothic
second days session was opened We'd
hesddN at 10 Il. IN. by Rev. r. IL. Greg
DRY. who presided.
Tie called upon Kev. G.. K. Ransom to
deliver prayer, which he did in n
most earnest manner
Several chioce selections were render
ed by the band, after which Mayor l..
II. Beck was introduced. who delivered
IL welcome address. lie began by saw
ing:
Ladies and gentlemen, also visitors to
southern Pines from both North and
south: On behalf of the people oi
southern FINES. extend TO you Il hear
" welcome To orr Southern home. Tbe
tlmc has come when there shall DO no
North no South. but one country, We
again bid You thrice welcome TO .his
lahu OF wealth and prosperity, which
aWaiis you If you will come among us
an" invest your money. This conven-
ton has been called By Il number az
gentlemen from the North who have
settled among us. and have received
Inat hearty welcome which awaits Won
Ihey are present and will speak for
themselves to-day.
Mter few more appropriate remarks
ne closed by recitinc the following
beautiful poem. taken from one OF our
southern journals:
IN THE UNION.
urom Golfers Weeklv)
CHE SOUTHERN VETERAN
SPEAES)
We faced the fight with Jaclsson J,vo
marched along with Lee:
had some words with Sherman ne ho
Salloped 10 Che sea:
Exchanged brisk compliments wiz,
Grant when vict'ry seemed in view
= hst -
Il breast in blue.
l say, I've been with Jackson. and Ice
he knew my name:
Ana sometimes. when The fight was on
he called me by the same.
followed fierce and fearless where
Long street led the wa,-
To fields whose bloody daisies wcro
blcnt with blue and gray,
But now I'm in the Union. I see there
The nag our fathers fought for; her
rppling rills of red
All glorious and vic;orious-the splen-
dor of her stars
ana | say; The blood OF heroes dyed
all her crimson bars"
I'm for that flag forever 'gainst foes on
sea ana shore
VINO shamcs her? Who defamcs her.
owe me my gun once more,
wen answer when they need us-vbcn
Inc war fires lgh; the night:
There's Lee still left to lead us to
the glory OF the fight!
see how the old flag ripples and raunts
her folds in scorn
Her stars and bars will be the JOY of
nations yet unborn:
And though she waves DER reyv-m,do
~, graves. meath alien sod ana dew.
There in the starry silcnces, the gray
sleep with the blue
We're ono in heart forever-wc're ono
in heart and hand:
The flags n challenge 10 the sea. \. gar
land To the land
We re united-one great country; Free
dom's the watchword stu:
Iheres a Lee that's left to lead us-let
the storm break whore it will!
FRANK L. STANTON.
Office of the Constitution. Atlanta C;a
Mrs. II. T.. Osborne, u talented lady
OF Greensboro. y. c.. read a lengthy
paper on the Advantages and Beauty
of Greensboro" which she styled n new
III Dorado Of the South. The PAPER was
very interesting. as well as Instructive.
and elected much applause. II. no
doubt. made good impression on those
present
Mr.. Edward Brobston. OF brunswick.
Ca. spoke Of the advantages of Geor-
Sia. its climate. resources, etc. and ex-
tended an invitation to all present to
visit that State.
Major Graham. on bchalt of the State
agricultural Society of North Carolina
.c"u paner on the Agriculture of
North Carolina"
The morning session closed with an
address by Colonel George Grochau nr
t!berton, Ca. who is known as Geor-
ga silver tongucd orator. He smoke
on the subject, Lasting Union of The
North ana South" and KEPT his audi
chce Soeil'bound for over an hour. He
said he had taken part in tho lost
cause and was not ashamed of il. The
North believed they were right the
South knew they were right and Tho
question had been settled. We were
now reunited under one nac, were ons
country and ono people. lie said he
never felt better in his life than less
IMAM twelve months ago when the war
broke out between Spain and the United
states. His aged mother came to him
ana said: My son our country IS i'm
trouble at the breaking out of the civil
war. freely gave Won up and bade
you go and fight for what you thought
was right. You are too old To go now.
but send your son. that he NAV fight
for the flag we so dearly love" and
that boy is now in foreign land He
SAID the only way to make the union
OF the North and South lasting was
10 come amongst lis ana not send vow
money. but live with US ana intermarrv
and let your children grow up with
each other. and then the union would
be perpetuated
At the close of his remarks q recess
was taken until y. m.