The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
THE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
Tree-Planting on st. James Square-A
Merry Party at 'sLakewood''-News
Items and Gossip.

Correspondence OF The Messenger
Fayetteville, n. c.. November %.
here was quite a large gathering at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on St.
James square, TO enjoy the impressive
lett, president of the Cumberland Mon
ument Association. and her assistants.
in the observance of -Arbor Day"
A embarrassing of Mesdames r.
W. Bidgood- Morgan. E. j. Lilly. Tom
linson, Stewart, Thomas. Beasley. and
Misses Worth, Mallett, Alderman.
Wetmore n Rev. ]. G.. Yandle. led
by Mr.. Z. L. Remsburg. of the Blk
Six" orchestra-rendered, in the open
ing OF the programme, My Country"
Rev. H. 7. Graham. pastor OF the Pres
byterian church. following in an elo-
Quent prayer.
MI. J. A. Oates, editor of The North
Carolina Baptist, then introduced the
speaker of the day, Captain E. R. Nc
kethan, paying a graceful tribute to
his father, the late lamented E. T. Nc
Kethan. Captain McKethan's address
was a model Of pure English. choice
diction and finished rhetoric. an i'm
FASHIONED eulogy of southern soldiery
and valor, delivered with a force and
an ease which gives hin a high place
as a public speaker.
While the choir sang the good old
states stirring anthem, Carolina" the
trees, which were gifts from Mrs.
Worth and Misses Murchison, Camp
bell and Mcpherson, were planted I'M
der the supervision of Miss jamie Will
liams.
The closing feature of the programme
was very beautiful-the lode to the
Trees" a contribution, full of all the
tender inspiration of true poetry, from
the pen of Mrs. James G. MacRae, of
Chapel Hill, wife of ex-Justice Mac
Rae, and read with all the grace of
finished elocution by her gifted daugh-
ter, Mrs. E.. J. Lilly.
Messrs. NJ Mel. Matthews, r. l.. Will
liams and G. A. O'Hanlon entertained
a party of friends at the club house
Of Lakewood" the beautiful resort a
few miles north of the city, yesterday
afternoon. An elaborate luncheon was
served at 4 o'clock, worthy of the oc-
| casion and of the hospitable entertain
| ers, which was heartily enjoyed by the
following guests: Mrs.W H. Slocomb,
Mrs. John d. Williams, Mrs. John
GARRISON, c~haperones; Misses Pauline
Cameron, Daisy Smith, Lillian Slocomb,
| Kate Broadfoot, Fannie Williams, Eliza
Williams, Pearl Mcmillan, jamie Nc
Kethan, jamie McDiarmid, Alice Mat
thews, Lottie Thornton, Bessie Nc
Neill; DR.. D. G. McKethan, Messrs. w.
Pemberton, J. G. MacRae, Jr., A. j.
Cook, John Hickson, Emmett Pember-
ton, l.. b. Hale, j. G. Gorham, E. w.
Overbaugh.
Quarterly conference has just closed
at Hay Street Methodist church, after
a session Of unusual interest. The
years labors of the gifted pastor, Rev.
Wy T. CnninpOim have hQQn crowned
with gratifying success, n blessed
| with evidences of spiritual growth. Mr..
B. G. GOrham was reelected Sunday
school superintendent, Mr.. w. w. Cole,
recording secretary; MI. Q. K. MINI
oclzs, district steward.
The colored Howard school imbroglio
is still on, but it has already resulted
in the resignation of John B. Hender-
son, Of the school committee. the re-
nova of the other two members,
Frank Adams and S. Mcqueen, and the
substitution of J. r. Mcneil, G. Christ
mas and r. Broadfoot, all colored
Mr.. Daniel Carter, of the upper part
Of this county, thinks tobacco some
what ahead of cotton as a money-pr
ducing crop. He has in hand, for this
years work in tobacco, nearly $500
besides a crop of peas, which he esti-
mates to be worth s25.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Slocomb, of Dor
than, Ala, and Mrs. A. H. Slocomb,
Of this city, have gone to New York for
three or four weeks of p~leasuring.
Captain l.. G. Jones, son of the late
beloved L. G. Jones, former president
of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railway, and superintendent of the Car
DINA Central railroad, a young man
much esteemed here, will, on Wednes-
day, the 18th instant, marry Miss Fan
ME Ledbetter, one of our lovely and
charming girls.