The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11
NATIVES OF
NOR TIL STATE
Gathering by Thousands IN
City of Greensboro.
A SPLENDID PROGRAMME
Men Who Wero Born in North Carolina
Are 10 Assemble on Their Native
Heath to Renew the AssocIa-
tons of Their Youth.
a SPLENDID PROGRAMME

GREENSBORO. y. c., October 10
The reunion of North Carolinians residing
IN other States. to be held In Greensboro
oc,oher 18th and 18th, will be the most
Interesting event in our State during the
year. In January last the city OF ereeis-
boro decided to have reunion OF non
resident sons and daughters OF North
Carolina. and asked the State to join in
&he Invitation. While Greensboro Is ''ie
local hostess and will entertain most
rcyal,v all who will come within her
Gates vet the celebration and the invita-
lion are not local-are not Greensboro 81
They belong to the whole state ana 'iio
whole state will join Greensboro In mah-
Ing the occasion one OF the most hohoi-
.h,e in our history. The Governors mes
sage 10 the General Assembly, ana tle
Joint resolutions adopted by that pocs
forth fully and eloquenly 'he oPJee'' -
the reunion. ,, +ha
..r.iment of the people OF the "hole
Commonwealth, welcomed the sus
81 reunion Of native North CaFoilhAahs
residing In other States and nave CO.
operated with the local colhnns .ie 80
bringing the matter TO the a'teHt'o' "a
North Carolinians everywhere
CORDIAL RESPONSE.
Tb. response from those scattered
shroad shows that they arc coih'ns IA
large numbers II not an hundred nous s,is,
End strong" and coming with the ma
Inwa ~ ali North Carolinians for the1r
n,e.,e- state. Some OF them have grown
rich in their new homes: they are leaoers
In law In commerce, manufacturing anu
rrricri,urs; they have married IN the
home OF their adoption; they are CLOSELY
Identified with the communities auu
States which they have heipea ~, 10 pu. ~.
hut there Is not one OF the S2o,St OF tn INV,
nstt.s born North Carolinians VINO WIZ
nos In Greensboro on the 18th ana
l1ath Of October in person or IN spirit
SOCIETIES FORMED.
In addition to these letters eapi essS
the fraternal phase, the more prac.ica,
one of organization has peen ueHs1opeu
nv the formation of North Caronna So
cieties In New York; Baltimore, Nor1olk'
Richmond. Philadelphia, Atlanta. Macon
Nav Orleans, Chicago. Seattle, ana seN
eral other cities, and delegates have peeh
selected to represent them IN the re-
union. ~ ,,oon
done by the Board of Managers or the
Reunion Association, the various cum
mfttees and private individuals TO MAKE
tho nroper preparation for reunion Eisi-
tors All arrangements are now co ,t1
nlete. the association forces ana the citS
awaiting with pride the oncomlns thou,
sands Of beloved ones at nome a sn'.
abroad. Thorough appreciation Is Ieit
"a axnrel.ed here on all sides at the
cordial corporation of so many people
and IF the press of the State, 10 MAKE
the reunion a success, and they Will al
ways remember kindly those who nave
shown such interest
The stores. public and private build!ng IS
hoa
hunting, North Carolina State flags ana
national colors entwined. The various
college societies and county headquar-
tiers will be handsomely decorated ana
indicated by great electric signs on souln
Elm Street, near the courthouse. ana
when lighted will spell out the WORDS
1.-The Old North State Forever the
other sign will be placed across the same
street and will spell the word. Wei
come" Committees are meeting every da!
and night making final arrangements ane
getting things In the proper shape iol
this great occasion.
HEADQUARTERS.
Besides the central reunion headqunr
tiers the following counties have pro
vided SPECIAL headquarters for visitors
from those" counties: Randolph, Cumber
land, Orange, Chatham and Wake
The Masons, Pythians, st. Andrew
brotherhood men. Physicians and oihe
orders and societies have also arranged
especial headquarters
The visiting newspaper men VIII D
we'll taken care of. meeting or the re
union Press Committee was held yester
day afternoon for the purpose OF maxim
the necessary arrangements.
Headquarters for The editors VIII be J!
the lobby. and the two front offices of tn
building OF the Security Life and An
nuity Company
sign will be prepared bearing tn
words, Headquarters, Visiting Editors,
Waiting tables, stationery, DIR HN'n
water, etc, cigars and whatever else IN
committee can think Of as useful to tn
visiting representatives OF the press WI
be provided In abundance.
The Press Committee will also see to
that all other countries in the way c
Transportation and the like are EXTENDED
TO the newspaper men who will gathe
here from all quarters of the State an
country.
There will be splendid galaxy of ed
tors and newspaper men here. Beside
editors and stan correspondents from a
the daily papers of the State, the hi
danies OF New York. Baltimore, Rici
nond Philadelphia, Atlanta, Bosto
Washington and New Orleans have give
notice that they would have cprrespol
dents here for special work Harper
Weekly. the great New York Illustrate
weekly, has arranged to send a speci
writer and staff artist to prepare matt
and illustrations of the occasion, cspecia
ly OF the battle ground ceremonies,
The following programme of erercis
just completed gives the story Of Il
formal celebration of North Carolina
FIRST great State Reunion:
PROGRAMME.
Sunday, October l1th, II A, Mfr
Presbyterian Church, Rev. w, W. Moor
y D. president Union Theological Sen
nary. Richmond. Va.
West Market NJ. e Church. Rev,
w. Byrd D, D., Atlanta, Ga
8 p. M-Grand Opera House. reuni
sermon Rev. a, c. Dixon, y. D., Bf
ton, Mass,
Monday October 18th, Grand Ope
House, p, M--Invocatlon.
Introduction OF Hon. Matthew Whitak
Ransom as presiding officer, by Pre-
dent Charles d. McIver. chairman of I
Board of Managers,