The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-03


toric facts and treasures was strong and
forcible.
The choir again enlivened the assem-
bly, by "Ho, for Carolina, That's the
Land for Me-" etc.
Prof Charles B. Evans, of Manteo,
then introduced Hon. John H. Small,
whose subject was 1.-THE Sound Section
of North Carolina" This discourse
abounded in facts cleaned from many
reliable sources regarding this part of
the State, in which he was naturally in
| terested. He spoke of how little we knew
of it and of how our children have heard
more about the Boston Tea Party than
about the Edenton Tea Party, October
25th, 1774.
"a movement is now on foot by the
North Carolina Society of Daughters of
the Revolution to erect a memorial to the
81 ladies of the Edenton Tea party, and
they are now issuing Booklet on North
Carolina History" the profits of which
are to be devoted to this patriotic pur-
pose and subscription to the same will
only be adding to this effort.)
Mr.. Smalls address was brim full of
interest from beginning to end.
The next and last on the programme of
the morning was the address by Hon.
Walter Clark.
He was introduced by Rev. Charles r.
Taylor, of Wanchese, in words fitting the
subject, and the speaker, for who had
not heard of Judge Clark, the nominee
for Chief Justice of North Carolina.
Judge Clark's subject was What the
Celebration Means This was a recita-
ton Of historic facts leading up from the
discovery of a New World to the present.
Every man and woman from Murphey to
Manteo should read this address; those
who heard it went away wiser for having
heard it and with greater determination
to aid this great movement to bring North
Carolina forward in the place she should
occupy in the early colonization of this
country, and work in the present for the
betterment of the masses. To take warn.
ing from the lessons of history and
profit by them. Work for better and
wiser laws for the people, by the people.
that the enjoyment of material well
being will be more generally diffused.
This speech was gem of purest ray
serene"
The exercises of the morning here
ended by another patriotic song, Amer
ica,' in which the whole assemblage
seemed to join.
In the afternoon an excursion was
arranged to go to Old Fort Raj
eigh. A steam launch was en-
gagged for the party of thirty and
we embarked for the point four miles
north of the island. We had proceeded
but half way when all at once the boat
came to stand-still some defect in the
pump forced us to cast anchor. AS our
signal of distress failed to attract at
tention on either shore, Mr.. McNamee
and another gentleman put off in skiff
which is always in tow of a launch in
case of accident, to Mays Head, mile
distant, and secured the saving
sharpe, which soon came to our relief
All were transferred to it safely and
we sailed away to the point, landing on
sand beach, where, after a
walk of one hundred yards per-
haps, and then up a long high sand
dune, we arrived at the fort, perhaps
one-fourth of a mile inland. There we
find the lines of the old fort. now
merely embankments of earth, but quite
easily defined, marked at the five outer
points with granite stones, erected by
the Virginia Dare Association in 1894
Within the star is the granite memorial,
as before stated. The place is grown
up in the usual forest growth that
abounds in that island, holly, dogwood,
persimmon, spice wood, live oak, etc.
The elevation must be something like
thirty feet above sound level. After an
hours inspection by the committee we
again set out for the boat landing
where we found our steam launch all in
good order to take us back to Manteo
where we safely landed, all pronouncing
the afternoon outing both profitable and
pleasant.
On Thursday evening at p. m. the
exercises at the Academy were resumed.
A large assemblage were literally pack
ed in the Academy and many outside to
hear the addresses.
After appropriate music by the choir,
Mr. Charles f. Warren was introduced
by young lady. Miss LOWE Greet, of
Manteo, in graceful manner.
Mr.. Warren's subject was "Roanoke
Island a Centre of Historic Interest" and
/ no one could have presented this in the
order of events better than he who had
been born and reared in this section of
the State. He said that though the light
| OF civilization which was kindled here
and repeatedly failed, yet that effort
eliminated eventually in the settlement
of our great country. He referred to the
| late Civil War; and said let's lay aside
the past and reunite in concentrating
| the courage and history of common
ancestry.
A great effort was this speech and
was long and loudly applauded.
II. S. ward, of Plymouth, followed with
most eloquent address concerning ''The
Struggles and Tolls of the Colonists. "
He portrayed in eloquent language the
baptism of the first white child born on
American soil. He dwelt on the great
foundation stone of the Christian re-
ligion, this greatest bulwark of safety,
this tie that binds us great free nation.
That this celebration should not only be
local but national in its character, and
that he believed that the United States
Congress would make an appropriation
to aid our State in making the celebration
a success.
A pleasant incident of the evening was
a recitation by Miss Greet of parts of
Mrs. SaIlie Cotton's poem, "The White
Doe" Indeed the exercises would have
been incomplete without this, which was