The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-29
Enchanting Story Of First
Who Came to Our Shores.
EPOCH IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Presentation Speech of Major B. G.
Crisp, of Manteo. Orations by Gen.
Julian S. Carr, Hon. John b. Small,
Judge Walter Clark, Hon. Charles I.
Warren, and Senator F. M. Sim
(Staff Correspondence

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(Staff Correspondence
Manteo, N. c., July 25.-These be gala
days on Roanoke Island. That the people
of the State and of the historic Island
of Roanoke are Interested in a fitting
celebration commemorative of the land
ing and settlement of Sir Walter Raj
CHS colonies on Roanoke Island, the
birthplace Of Virginia Dare, the first
Anglo-American to see the light in the
New World, a visit here on this occa-
sion would demonstrate more clearly
than my blunt pen can portray. The
occasion was but a meeting of the Roa-
noke Island Celebration Committee to
devise plans, consider scope and appoint
a time for holding the celebration or
exposition that shall take on national
life and mark a new era in the nations
progress.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the
committee was called to order by it's
chairman, Hon. w. d. Pruden. Of Eden
ton, a patriotic gentleman of splendid
abilities, who stated the object Of the
meeting to be to take preliminary steps
only and to appoint a committee on
charter. On motion, E. F. Aydlett, Chas.
+. Warren and H. S. Ward were named
as the committee and requested to re-
port to the celebration committee this
morning. Mr.. ". j. Peele, of Raleigh,
was requested to act as secretary in the
absence of Mr.. Fields, and Mr.. Green
leaf, of Elizabeth City, to serve as re-
cording scctary. j. Bryan Grimes, on
motion, was made a member of the cele-
bratiOn committee. 1t was suggested
this being q meeting that would be hand
cd down in history, the names of all
present be enrolled. This was done, the
following comprising the roll: w. ID.
Prudcn, chairman; w. j. Peele, secretary;
H. 7. Greenleaf, recording secretary;
Jno. Evans, John w. Evans, R. A. Mum,
Frank Wood, John H. Small, T. w.
BIount, DR.. w. H. Ward. R.. C. Evans.
B. T. Daniels, ". ]. Griffin, Theo. S.
Meekins, B. f. Meekins, Asa V. Evans,
Walter L. Cohoon, c. j. ~Riyenbark,
Julian S. Carr. Charles McNamee, Rev.
p. b. Drane, W. G.. Forbes, Chas. f.
Warren, E. F. Aydlett, R. W.. Turner,
H. S. Ward, B. Bruce Etheridge, r. w.
Smith, F. NJ. Simmons, Rev. l.. l.. Will
Hams, D.. w. Ethridge, j. w. Ward,
Sr,, j. a. Midget, R. l.. Sutton, ]. Bryan
Grimes, DR.. W.B. Fearing, Rowan Hooper,
Ramsey Hooper. L. B. Midyett, B. G..
Crisp, Justice Walter Clark.
At 10 o'clock this committee meeting
adjourned to take in the exercises at
the Manteo Academy building. To pro-
vide for the large crowd u canvass
covered harbor had been erected to the
front of the academy and there a large
number were comfortably seated within
hearing of the exercises within the build
mo Tho hni11jnr ;t~11F 81 ,.a;o,
one for a town the size of the capital of
Dare. TIL interior was beautifully
decorated with eycrgreens and national
colors, "Old Glory being everywhere
evident and fluttering as swayed by the
breeZcS SO acceptable here. On tho
rostrum a piano was provided and there
sat d choir Of % as pretty girls as are to
be found il a days journey, even when
that journey be FASTENED by the pro-
pelling force of steam. Miss Sophrona
Langston presided at the organ and TIC
her splendid touch, The Old NORTH
State and "America,'' penetrated every
nook and corner of the academy build
ing and was ~freighted on through space
by a sympathetic wave like some new
sweet thing just bursting forth to glad
den and electrify. Amid it all there
ever and anon. could be heard the voice
OF the sweet maiden and as | think of i
all now, having in memory the pictured
image of one charming Miss, l am in,
clined to say with Shelley:
"When last l saw her, a single strant
OF all her brown hair flowed. On one sid,
she stood an object to make an old MAJ
young"
On the rostrum were: J. Bryan Grimes
Col. McNamec, b. c.. Crisp, Hon. J.. H
Small, Senator +. M. Simmons, Judg
Walter Clark. Chas. +. Warren, w. J
Peelc, c. w. Duke, w. D.. Pruden, H. I
Ward, E. +. Aydlett, General ]. S. Carr
Sheriff A. II. Ethridgc, Prof. Chas. G
Evans, Rev. Chas. r. Taylor, G. r. Pugt
Rev. S. 7. Moyle, Col. H. C. Hudkins
At this meeting Bishop Sam. T. Moyl,
of the Manteo NJ. L. church, presided
When the services began it was with pray
or led by the Rev. c.. w. Duke, of Eliza
beth City. This prayer was a ~touchingl,
appropriate and beautiful Invocation.
hitting prelude to that which followe,
1hen there arose a beardleSs you'll
manly and handsome, in the person
{. X. Pugh, of Wanchese, who delivere
the address of welcome. It's sentimen
its phraseOlOgy, its historical import. il
splendid delivery, prompted me
give it in full. and when this SCENE
also to be the wish of Chairman Pr,
den and other celebrities present, | col
Guided | would follow first impulses ar
here the address of this bright your
Demosthenes follows:
Mr.. c. P. Pugh Delivers
The Address of Welcom