Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-08
Interest In Baseball Is Greater
Than Ever Before.
THE RALEIGH ASSOCIATION.
Some Interesting Facts TN Connection With
Tho State Museum-Outdoor Athletics
At tho A. 6 NJ. Collcge-Ladics' Monu-
ment to ConfedorateDeadt to BIO Unveiled
At Observation-Disclosures Meeting of
Tho Now Democratic State Executive
Committee Called for Next Thursday.

1tdlelSH, IN. N.p Way t.-1 lie bdSSDdll
Association here has formed and all the
money desired subscribed. The next
step will be to secure the formation of
associations In other towns and then
have q State league. Charlotte Is form
ing an association. Interest in the no
tional game Is greater than in many
years.
Among the towns that have good,
strong teams and which have been sug-
gested as possible members Of q league
and surely anxious to enter i list for
the State championship honors and
play a series of scheduled games are
the following: Raleigh. Wilmington
Statesville. Charlotte. Concord, Sails
bury. Tarboro. Wilson, Rocky Mount.
II Is entirely probable that there may
be other towns anxious to join in such
scheme. Henderson. Weldon. Dur
ham, Washington and other towns hav-
Ing had in the past few years excep-
tionally good teams.
THE STATE MUSEUM.
The annex to the State Museum Is
completed 1t gives five additional
halls. the largest 100x40 feet, all high
pitched. The ceilings are in native
pine. polished and oiled. The annex
provides room for the following new
features: department Of economic
and scientific botany, economic ento-
mology. with special reference to the
treatment OF crop pests from a scien-
tific standpoint, n doubling OF the for
estry exhibit, showing manufactured
products as we'll as the raw material,
North Carolina history, colonial. revo-
lutionary and modern, including war
and civil. commercial fisheries, apart
from notional history. manufactured
products of all raw materials found in
the State. n lecture-room. with special
arrangements for stereopticon views, n
work-room, n large ccment-foored
basement will be the greatest in this
country outside of Washington.
COLLEGE SPORTS.
Outdoor athletics are next term to be
made a feature OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical College here. An "athiatic
field" has been prepared for use in the
Autumn. Football baseball running.
Jumping. hurdle racing and "hare and
hounds" will be the features, but there
Will also be pole-vaulting putting the
taken OF all students and they Will be
properly developed.
THE LADIES MONUMENT.
On Wednesday. June 9th next, the
monument erected by the Ladies'
Monumental, Association of North
Carolina OF which Mrs. Armistead
Cemetery of Winchester, Va. will be
dedicated to the memory OF the North
Carolina dead sleeping there.
AT the request OF the Ladies' Associa-
ton. General Julian S. Carr. president
of the Confederate Veterans Assocla-
ton of North Carolina. and Maj GEN
eral Commanding the n. l.. Division of
Il
the grafton.
The Confederate Veterans OF North
Carolina have been cordially invited to
be present. This occasion is perhaps the
most fitting opportunity to visit the
scenes OF the valley in the war for
Southern independence, and several Con-
fed crate organization in this State of
whatever name. are earnestly urged to
be represented on that occasion. Indi-
dividual headstones have been placed
and this monument to the North Caro-
Ina dead commentaries the largest
body of troops from any State that lies
in that sacred ground, Inferred in its
most extensive and conspicuous divi-
sion.
THE NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
The new Democratic State Executive
Committee has been called to meet here
Thursday Nav 10th. The committee
will elect central committee and will
consider campaign matters.
Raleigh. N. c., May s, 1900.
There will be a meeting of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. in the Sen
ate chamber. in the city Of Raleigh. on
Thursday. May 10th next, at 8 O'clock
p. m. for the purpose OF electing a, cen
trail committee and the transa ction ~
such other business as may come before
the committee.
+. NJ. SIMMONS. Chairman.
p. NJ. PEARSALL. Secretary
The members OF the new committea
who hold their first important meeting
Thursday are as follows:
First District-B. B. Winburn. of
Murfreesboro: w 2. Roberts, Of Gates
vile; w. G. Lamb, of Wiliamston.
Second Distrlct-T. w. Mason, OF
Northampton; NJ. J. Hawkins, of War
rem: Nathan O'Berry. OF Wayne.
Third Distrfct--I. A. Murchison. OF
Cumberland; DR.. ]. NJ. Faison. of Dup
lin: u. E. McIiver, CT Moore: Thomas
Daniels Of Craven.
Fourth District-E C. Bcddingfeld
OF Wake: r. II. Hayes. Of Chatham; ].
r. Young Of Vance; Wiley Rush, of
Randolph.
Fifth District-R. S. Royster, of
Granville; ]. S. Manning. of Durham;
]. J. Nelson, OF Guilford; r. d. Reid, of
Rockingham.
Sixth District-Duncan McEarchern.
Of New Hanover; G. P. Patterson. of
Rowan; W. II. Neal. OF Scotland: He
riot Clarkson. of Mecklenburg.
Seventh District-C. w. Boshamer, of
Idedell: r. T. Pickens. of Davidson;
Paul B. Means. OF Cabarrus; w. H.
Williamson. of
Eighth District-R. y. Hackett Of
Wilkes; Clyde r. Hoey. of Cleveland:
J. P. Lewellyn, Of Surrey; w. C. Erwin
OF Burke.
Ninth District-yalter Moore, of