Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24

July 4,
The orator of the occasion will be
General NJ. V. Boynton, u. S. A. Many
distinguished gentlemen will be pres
ent and make short speeches. The
Gate City Band will dispense music.
The Committee on Invitation is COM
posed of Col. c. NJ. Stedman. Robert
NJ. Sloan, Thomas Woodroffe, Judge r.
NJ. Douglass and Col. J. w. Fry.
The invitation contains the follow
ing information:
The battle of Gulford Courthouse
was fought Thursday, March 10, 1871.
CORVALLIS was driven by General
Greene from North Carolina.
Guilford Battle Ground Company
was organized May 6, 1856.
The Southern railroad runs to the
grounds. five miles northeast of
Greensboro.
Excursion trains will run every half
hour.
Restaurant. we'll furnished, and
plenty of excellent water.
THE VANCE MONUMENT.
The Vance Memorial Committee held
meeting yesterday afternoon. at
which details of the unvciling of the
statue to the distinguished North Car
Gilman were considered.
selected. This committee is TO make
all arrangements for the unwilling. and
Will have absolute authority. The
president of the Vance Memorial As
ISOLATION. MIR. r. NJ. Battle, and the
secretary, Mr.. Joseph G.. Brown, were
made members of the committee. The
committee is composed as follows:
r. II. Battle.
Joseph c. Brown.
Col. 7. S. Kenan.
ALI A. Thompson.
j. ID. Boushall
c. NJ. Busbee.
w. n. Jones.
The committee will hold an early
meeting and begin work on the pro-
gram.
ST. JOHNS DAY CELEBRATION.
st. Johns Day celebration by the
Masons of North Carolina at the Ok
ford Orphan Asylum to-day promises
TO be big affair.
An address will be delivered by Hon.
"A. NJ. Waddcll. Of Wilmington, one OF
the most gifted and eloquent speakers
in the State.
The children will sing and, in the af
ternoon, give II concert. An attrac-
tive feature will be a general basket
picnic on the Asylum grounds.
AT the Oxford Orphan Asylum there
are over 800 orphan children depend
Ing upon the good people of our State
Tor support. The institution is giving
them an English education, teaching
as many of them as possible some use
1ul trade or vocation, giving them
moral and religious instruction and
making an effort to send them forth
workers instead of drones, Christian
citizens instead of burdens upon or
menaceS to society.
BASEBALL AT FAIR GROUNDS.
Raleigh and Durham will play tho
last OF the series OF exhibition games
at the FAIR Grounds this evening The
game was scheduled for yesterday. but
tne elements were against the National
game and the two teams agreed to try
conclusions at 4:30 this afternoon.
Raleigh won the first game and Dur
ham took in the last two.
durham has one OF the strongest
teams in the league and will give the
other contestants a hot race for the
Pehant. The Raleigh nine is not dis
heartened by reason of two successive
defeats and the 'cranks have great
faith in the team, which has a lot of
good talent.
The league season opens Monday
Win the Raieigh team in Tarboro.
ihe Dogs Will leave here Monday morn
Ing. accompanied by Manager Rivers
and a number of cranks. The Tar.
boro nine is composed largely of plav-
ers from the Brown University tean
which made great reputation smong
New England colleges. The team is .
fast one. A series Of three games viii
be played in Tarboro and then The
Raleigh nine goes to WiIminpton
where like number of games will bo
played. July second the home team
returns and a. series of games will then
be played with Tarboro and WHINING.
ton.
TREASURER WORTH THANKED
State Treasurer Worth. who dc,iv-
cred an address before the State Bank
ers' Association in Greensboro last
week received the following resolution
ISOLATION. Mr.. John M. Miller, which
was adopted at the recent meeting of
the bankers:
Resolved, That this Association ex
tend to Mr.. l.. Il. Kemp. of Baltimore.
Hon. w. II. Worth, State Treasurer:
DR.. George T. Winston, Judge James
E. Shepherd. Mr.. John w. Fries and
Mr.. j. P. Sawyer, our thanks and APP
probation for the most excellent pa
pers that they have read during the
convention"
w. p. A.
The Workingmans Protective Asso-
cSation was organized last evening with
q membership OF over 15O The organi-
cation IS composed of workingmen. and
ITS membership is representative of ali
the trades In the city. The association
has as Its object the bringing into
closer touch and relationship the work
ing classes in the city who follow a
tTede
TheIorder Is strongly organized, and
makes an auspicious beginning. Its
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