The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-23
|IT HEARS SUGGESTIONS
Government Will be Invited to Take
Part in Celebration.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO HAVE CHARGE
Governor Aycock Will BE- the Chairman ard Inc
Governors Of All the States viii be Nam
ed as Memb rs. Celebration to
Last Week.

Preliminary arrangements for the cell
ebraton of the landing of the Sir Walter
Raleigh Colony on Roanoke Island were
discussed here yesterday at a meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
State Literary and Historical Society,"
which was attended by number of cit
liens interested in the movement.
A preliminary committee was organ
lied yesterday to begin the work of
making arrangements for the celebra-
ton. This preliminary committee heard
suggestions and while nothing was act
ually done it decided to leave the cele-
bration to a central committee, of which
Governor Aycock is to be chairman.
The Governors of all the States will be
named as members of the Central Com
mittee, which will be large in member
ship and will be composed of represen-
tative citizens from other States in adj
dition to North Carolina.
The Preliminary Committee with va
rious sub committees We're chosen yes
terday to begin the work of preparing
for the celebration which it
is expected will attract thousands to
the historic spot on Roanoke Is
land next summer.
While no definite instructions were
given committees it was concensus of
opinion that the celebration should take
place next summer and last for several
days. There will be special days set
apart for the celebration.
The following programme for the cell
ebration has been suggested:
North Carolina Day.
United States Day.
Anglo Saxon Day.
Day for Visiting Historic Points
About the Island.
Educational and Historic Day.
Virginia Dare Day.
There will be movement to induce
the government to take part in the cell
ebration. The North Carolina Senators
and Congressmen, it is expected, will
unite in some movement, 1t is under
stood that Senator Simmons has already
interested himself in the matter. If the
government takes part in the celebra-
ton it may be expected to be on a
greater scale than has been contem-
plated.
The Preliminary Committee was or
ganized yesterday with Mr.. Graham
Dawes as chairman and Mr.. w. J. Peele
as secretary. The meeting was held in
the State Library and was attended by
Judge H. G. Conner, the President of
the State Library and Historical So
ciety, and other prominent gentlemen.
The ideas of all those interested in the
celebration were presented. The mem
bers of the Preliminary Committee were
selected from those present and they
are: T. Nj. Pittman, M. d. l.. Haywood,
Benehan Cameron Prof. j. l.. Kesler, D.
H. Hill, H. j. Stockard, c. H. Poe, w.
l.. Poteat, Geo. Allen, Prof. Bassett, F.
A. Odds, r. T. Gray, w. j. Peele, Ora
ham Dawes, r. NJ. Phillips, r. j. Pence,
j. b. Sheriff., G. d. Langston, of West
Durham, J. B. Carlyle and E. P. Moses.
The Executive Committee consists of
w. j. Peele, chairman, e. P. Moses, w.
L. Poteat and Ex-J Judge r. B. Womack,
and j. l. Foust, of Goldsboro.
Resolved, That committee on Plan
and Scope of the work committed to this
committee be appointed, and that such
committee report to further meeting
of this committee the outlines of plan
of celebration and the necessary COM
mittees to carry it out with a specifica-
tion of their duties, and that this COM
mittee be the president of the associa-
ton, and the Executive Committee and
r. T. Gray and T. NJ Pittman.
A committee on Plan and Scope was
selected yesterday to take into consid-
Grafton all the suggestions made for the
celebration. This committee was named
by the following resolution:
There were suggestions of organizing
sub committees to push the plan of ar
ranging the celebration. The commit
tee on Plan and Scope is to consider
these. Among the committees suggest
ed are:
Committee on Historic Names, Dates
and Places-Maj Graham Dawes, of
Newbern, chairman committee on
transportation, committee of local ar
engagements, committee on music, COM
mittee on decorations and ornaments,
committee on photographs and photog-
raphy, committee on foreign intelligence
and correspondence.
Committee on Press-Josephus Dan
tiels.
Committee on Historical Museum-F.
A. Olds.