The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-05
RALEIGH RURAL OUTING CLUB.
Unique Organization of jolly Fellows for Rec
reation and Good Cheer.


A preliminary organization of the new
fish and hunt club was effected yesterday
and the new organization starts off with
glowing prospects.
AT the suggestion of Mr.. E. b. Barbee
the name of the organization has been
changed from the Ed Barbee Club to the
Rural Outing Club, and in view of the
fact that a number of additional gentle
men signified their desire to become mem
bers of the club the membership was in
creased from twenty-five to fortyfour
and the bylaws procides that eleven
plus four of these shall constitute a
quorum.
The proposed bylaws also provide that
every member of the club, except one,
shall have some official position in its or
ganization, and this one exception shall
he the only high private in the ranks. He
shall have no duties or responsibilities,
but he must be duly elected in the same
manner as other officials of the club are
chosen.
For this position Col T. NJ. Argo i'm
mediately announced himself candidate
and Notwithstanding strong opposition he
was selected as high private in the pre-
liminary organization.
The temporary organization of the club
is as follows:
President-E. B. Barbee.
First Presidents G. Ryan.
Second Vice President-D. E. Everett.
Third ce-President--D H. Abbott.
Secretary and Treasurer-F. B. Aren-
DALI
Assistant to Secretary and Treasurer
John Lowe
Auditor-Frank p. Haywood.
Superintendent of Transportation-H.
W. Miller
Assistant Superintendent of Transpor-
tation-Jno. C. Angler.
Engineer-W. Y. Blake.
Physician and Surgeon-Dr. ]. r. Rog-
ers.
Legal Advisor-Herbert E. Norris.
Superintendent of Fishing Lake-A. V.
Dockery.
Superintendent of Game Preserve-Ral-
eigh Galloway.
Superintendent of Telegraph and Tele-
phone-W. j. Crews, @
Assistant Superintendent of Telegraph
and Telephone-John Allen
Governing Committee: Frank Stron-
ach, Van Wycke Hoke, Claude Barbee,
R. T. Gray, A. B. Andrews, Jr., Claude
Dockery
Committee on Entertainment-Jno. c.
Drewry, J. NJ. Turner A. C. Lehman, w
c. Norris, Jno w Cross, Robt. Haynes
e. M Uzzell, c. S. Allen, w. H. King,
T. B. Crowdcr, R. L. Potts. Armistead
Jones. . F@'t
Official Reporters-E. e. Britton, r.
NJ. Phillips and Willis Briggs.
High Prlvate-Col. T. M. Argo.
The above organization is of course
only temporary and will prevail until the
permanent organization at the first an
nuaI meeting, which will be held at AMI
early day.
The bylaws provide for the election of
not exceeding five honorary members who
shall ENJOY the same fishing and hunting
privileges as the active members, and
three of these honorary members have
been selected as follows: General Robt
F. Hoke, Governor Chas. B. Aycock and
United States Senator f. M. Simmons.
The object Of the club as defined byI
section two of the bylaws is as follows;
To promote good feeling and good cheer
and to secure occasional pleasant amuse-
ment, pastime and healthful recreation
from every day toll and business activity
Work will begin at once on plans to-
make the eight hundred acre preserve and
the Black River fish lake attractive and
available for the rural outings of the
members of the club and their friends
There are several other positions to fill
and several applications for membership
on file.