The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
ONE DAYS WORK FOR
THE GREAT REUNION
A Glimpse of the Rush of
Preparation.
HEAVILY LOADED MAILS
Organization of the Alumni Of the University
Headquarters Selected Knights Of Pythias
Program---olans for Entertain
ment Ct Visitors,
ment Ct Visitors,
Especial to Mes and Observer

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Greensboro, N. c., Oct 3.-Some idea
of the work being done here by the re-
union forces can be gained by the sub
joined report of the principal meetings
held yesterday afternoon and last night.
This is a fair sample of the daily and
nightly routine. At correspondent head
quarters three stenographers are kept
busy often until midnight and the out,
going and incoming mails are enormous.
Experienced men are supervising this de
partment and are doing it VIII. The fol-
lowing shows the interest being taken in
the reunion anG the result of a six hours
movement:
At a largely attended meeting of the
State University Alumni last night Henry
w. Wharton, acting as president and Gil
bert T. Pearson secretary, a permanent
organization was effected and a constitu-
ton and bylaws submitted by Mr.. A. NJ.
Scales of committee appointed for that
purpose was adopted The following Off
GERS were elected: Dr. Charles d. Nc
Iver, president; Mr. James w Forbis,
vice president; Mr.. Victor c. McAdoo,
secretary and treasurer Executive Com
mittee: DR.. w. T. Whitsett, DR.. T. r.
Little, Messrs. a. M. Scales, Eugene
Armfield, J. I. Foust, Henry w. Whar-
ton, T. A. Sharpe j. A. Gilmer, and w.
P. Mangum Turner
Al the meeting last night the part to be
taken by the association in the reunion
was discussed. 1t was decided to use Mr..
Glen G. Wright's law office as University
headquarters during the reunion.
Messrs. V. c.. McAdoo, c. G. Wright,
Michael Schenck, G. S. Ferguson and p.
D. Gold, Jr.. was appointed as a commit
tee to make arrangements for entertain
ment to be given to the visiting alumni
during the reunion.
Invitations will be issued to President
F. P. Venable, ex-President DR.. Kemp P.
Battle, DR.. George I. Winston and Dr.
F. A. Alderman to be the guests of the
Alumni Association while attending
The members of Greensboro Lodge No.
80 Knights of Pythias have decided to
have a streamer placed across the street
in front of their building during the re-
union, designating their headquarters.
Several prominent Pythians have been
asked to make talks on Monday night,
October 18th.
Rev. J. c. Troy, editor of the Trojan
consented to make talk ON the night OF
October IL on the subject of Pythian
Fraternity.
Mr. L. j. Brandt, of the Piedmont Cot
ton Company and DR.. j. S. Belts, dentist,
whose office occupies the entire second
e
building have arranged to convert them
into a suite of rooms to be used as head
quarters for the large number Of visitors
to the reunion from Fayetteville and Cum.
berland county residents and non-residents
Of the State.
At largely attended meeting in the
opera house yesterday afternoon of the
men and LADIES reunion reception commit.
tees at least 100 being present, the def
mite plans were perfected and sub-com
mittees appointed to provide for the en-
tertainment and accommodation of all Wis
itors. An enormous crowd will be present
and steps were taken to see that the door
of every residence in the city should be
open in the event that hotels and board
ing houses should be crowded. At the
meeting Is applications to entertain par
ticular guests were filed and accepted
The local alumni of the Greensboro Fe
male College had an enthusiastic meeting
at the West Market Street Church yes
tcrday afternoon and appointed arrange
ment and reception committees for the
Reunion occasion. On Monday night
October IL reception will be given tc
the public in the parlors of the college a
short entertainment to be given by the
students