Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-11-07
1T WAS A SUCCESS IN EVERY
PARTICULAR.
The Military, Municipal and Civic
Organizations Were in the
Parade, Which an Was an
Imposing Pageant.


the celebration of Park Day yes
terday afternoon was very grail
flying to those who conceived the
idea, and shows that Goldsboro
can be counted upon on all occas-
ions when city pride is involved.
The parade formed promptly at
$3.50 o'clock on East and West
Centre streets with the K. of P.
Band and Company D., military
leading, and followed the line Of
march as published in tie pro
gramme yesterday, and with the
several fire companies, civic Or
CARNATIONS End Company B., of
military, and the nor than 800
graded school children occupy
ing the positions assigned them on
the programme. The parade was
more than q mile in Ieng b and
caused the hearts of the patriotic
citizens of Goldsboro to swell
will pride while reviewing the
grand pageant.
The grand procession moved
under the direction of mounted
marshals to the park, where tie
parade was drawn up in front of
the lodge, where the exercises of
the day took place.
While waiting for the program
to be announced the graded
school childred sang "Carolina,"
and the National Hymn.
The successful march of the
parade was due to the splendid
military training and ability for
commanding of Chef Marshal,
Major @. J. Griswold, aided by
his excellent corps of assistants,
who were SIS follows:
Messrs. A. A. Joseph, W. j..
Gibson, Will Humphrey, Leslie
We'll, Henry Peterson, Bob Ed
wards, Ross Giddens and George
Gardner.
When tie crowd had assembled
in good folm around the lodge,
Mayor Geo. e. Hood mounted the
rostrum and asked Rev. F. W.
FAIRIES to open the exercises with
prayer, after which The z. of P.
Band rendered a selection.
Mayor Hood then made a short
and eloquent speech of welcome,
which was received with hearty
applause, and be then introduced
Col. JOS. e. Robinson, who spokr
as follows:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS:-It is needless
for me to say in the presence of this people
that 1 am proud of Goldsboro. In the years
that lie behind me, which mark my career in
in your midst, the one predominant passion
of my life has been pride in my native town
and love of her peerless people. When yet but
a boy, coming from college. rife with ambition
and sangu1ne of success, I gladly cast my lot
among you and have never repented of that
decision; and 1 was led to it from a careful
study of your character and a fortuitous COM
prehens1on of your intrinsic worth, coupled
with the fact that you are my home folks. And
while we have sent many young men and
young women forth from Goldsboro into the
world at large to measure their talents and
training in the fields of effort and none of
them have ever returned to us failures, but all
have achieved success and reflected credit upon
our town, we have greater reason to be proud
of the folks at ~home-those who have stayed
here and labored for the upbuilding of their
town and the advancement, prosperity and
happiness of her people. In the beautiful
words Of the inimitablep poet James Whitcomb
Riley.
"Oh. Home-Folksi you're the best of all
AT ranges this terestchul hall;
But north er south, er east er west,
It's home is where you're at your BEST"
know 1 am talking sentiment to you. my
fellow citizens, and in this so-called practical
age-thts twentienth century of progress and
civiliza tion-men of the world are inclined to
: sheer at sentiment; but I declare to you that
all the great truths in which our civilization
found origin and on which it rests, had their
first conception in sentiment and live to-day
on sentiment; and no community can hope to
prosper and go forward that does not nurture
the sentiment of Public Spirit, and no COM
munity can ever reach SO high q degree of
progress and prosperity, and no state of So
ciety, however perfect and prosperous, can
ever be so thoroughly fortified at all points
as that it will ever be safe to neglect to cherish
in the hearts of the people the sentiment of
public spirit and civic pride. Public spirit is
the moving tnceDtive in all progress and the