The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-27
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 8. Carr, Hon. John 81. Small,
Judge Walter Clark, Hon. Charles 7.
Warren, and Senator F. N. Sim
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(Staff Correspondence.l

Manteo, NJ 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 fitting
celebration commemorative of the land
ing and settlement of Sir Walter Raj
eigh's 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 new era in the nation S
Progress.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the
committee was called to order by it's
chairman, Hon. w. d. Pruden, of Eden
ton, patriotic gentleman of splendid
abilities, who stated the object of the
meeting to be to take preliminary steps
only and to appoint committee on
charter On motion, E. F. Aydlett, Chas.
f. Warren and H. S. Ward were named
as the committee and requested to re-
port to the celebration committee this
morning. Mr.. w. ]. 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 8ctary. j. Bryan Grimes, on
motion, S made member of the cele-
bration mmittee. 1t was suggested
this beingSt meeting that would be hand
ed down IN history, the names of all
present be enrolled. This was done, the
following comprising the roll: w. d.
Pruden, chairman; w. j. Peele, secretary;
II. T. Greenleaf, recording. secretary;
Jno. Evans, John w. Evans, r. A. Num-,
Frank Wood, John H. Small, T. w.
Blount, DR.. w. H. Ward, R. C. Evans.
b. L. Daniels, w. ]. Griffin, Theo S.
Meekins, B. f. Meekins, Asa V. Evans,
Walter l.. Cohoon, C. j. Rivenbark,
Julian S. Carr. Charles McNamee, Rev.
p. B. Drane, w. G. Forbes, Chas. F.
Warren, E. F. Aydlett, R. w. Turner,
II. S. Ward, B. Bruce Etheridge, R. w.
Smith, F. NJ. Simmons, Rev. l.. L. Will
hams, ID. w. Ethridge, J. w. Ward
sr., j. A. Midyett, r. l.. Sutton, J. 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 a 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
ing. The building itself is a spacious
one for town the size of the capital of
Dare. The interior was beautifully
decorated with evergreens and national
colors, "Old Glory being everywhere
evident and Tutoring as swayed by the
Dreezes so acceptable here On the
rostrum piano was provided and there
sat choir of 20 as pretty girls as are to
be found III days journey, even when
mat Journey be FASTENED by the pro-
pelilng force OF steam. Miss Sophrona
Langston presided at the organ and TO
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 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 If
all now, having in memory the pictured
image of one charming Miss, l am in
clined to say with Shelley:
when last | saw her. single strand
of all her brown hair flowed. On one side
she stood an object to make an old man
young"
On the rostrum were: j. Bryan Crimes.
Col. McNamee, j. G.. Crisp, Hon. j. FL
Small, Senator F. M. Simmons, Judge
Walter Clark. Chas. F. Warren. w. ].
Peele. G. w. Duke. w. ID. Pruden, III. 7.
ward, E. +. Aydlett, General j. s. Carr,
Sheriff A. H. Ethridge. Prof. Chas. G.
Evans. Rev. Chas. r. Taylor, c. r. Pugh,
Rev. s. t. MoyIe. Col. III. c. Hudkins.
AT this meeting Bishop Sam. T. Moyle.
OF the Manteo NJ. e. church, presided.
Wheh the services began it was with pray
or led by the Rev. c. w. Duke. of Eliza
beth City. This prayer was tOuchingly