The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-14
TO HAVE OLD HOME WEEK
Resolution Providing for This as an
Annual Event---A Memorial to Con-
gress Signed by Representatives
From Eleven States to Convert Gull
ford battle-ground Into Park Passes
Unanimously.
Especial to News and Observer. }


Greensboro, N. c., Oct 13.-The crown
ing event of the ceremonies attending
the State reunion of nonresident native
North Carolinians was the celebration to-
day at historic Guilford Court House
Battle ground
Ten thousand residents and visitors
heard a symposium of addresses breath
ing patriotic fervor and filial devotion to
their mother State from distinguished re-
turning sons. Mingled among the ten
thousand there were five hundred women
students of the State Normal College, two
hundred of Greensboro Female College,
three hundred male students from Oak
Ridge Institute. two hundred boys AMI
girls from Guilford College. many from
Whitsett Institute, all of Guilford county,
and numbers from the State University.
Wake Forest, Davidson, Trinity and other
State colleges.
Ex-senator Ransom presided over the
session, and Rev. DR.. Moore. of Virginia.
made the invocation.
There followed short addresses from
splendid galaxy of returning sons, the
most prominent and important being
from Justice Bryan, of the Georgia SUI
preme Court; Judge Fitzgerald, of Nevada;
Bartlett, of Indiana; Congressman Dixon,
of Montana; Dr.. A. C. Dixon. of Massa-
chusetts: DR.. Paul Barringer, President
of the faculty of the University of Vir-
ginia; Walter Page, editor of the Worlds
Work, New York; Murat Halstead, of
Ohio DR.. E. A. Alderman. President of
Tulane University, louisiana; United
States Judge and former North Carolina
Senator, Pritchard, OF the District of CO.
lumbia.
All the speakers brcnght hearty greet
ings from North Caroiinians residing in
other States. expressed enthusiastic SYM
pathy with the spirit of the reunion and
appreciation of the splendid old North
Carolina hospitality, which had conceived
it and made it yesterday and today
glorious success.
Dr. Paul BarlinGer, of Virginia, struck
a key note by saying that a distinctive
trait of Nor; Carolinians at home and
abroad was love rather than pride for
their State. adding that in some States
he had lived in, State pride might be-
come matterA of excess.
CONGRESSMAN Dixon, of Montana made
many humorous hits, closing with sug-
gestion that perhaps the State had lost
many sons because of intolerance of
others opinions, saying he left the State
for that cause, but had gladly noted In
recent years that this trait was fast dis
appearing.
Murat Halstead's remarks were greeted
with frequent applause. He spoke with
feeling of the tombs of his parents in
Ohio. on the marble slabs of which were
engraved the significant words that told
IL +l,,l, North Cop0lipo
Sallies of humor evoked laughter. Tom
Benton was a Tar Heel, he said, and was
the only man who ever interviewed An
drew Jackson and walked about COM
fortably afterwards ''My father thought
ANYTHING contrary to the opinion Of
jackson was utterly unreasonable and
was not to be tolerated." he said. MY
own political history has been somewhat
mixed (Great laughter) / went so far
in my political eccentricities as to vote
for Horace Greeley Qaughter), and have
voted for two Democratic Presidents, and
somehow. turning to Governor Aycock
and the Democratic State officers on the
platform, "this atmosphere here feels like
it is not improper or unsafe to dlvuise
it,
1.-TWO scred trees in my fathers yard
in Ohio" he continued, ''Were the per-
smmon and mulberry, they stood on the
banks of Paddy's Run. named so. one
legend said, because no Irishman had ever
been there, and the other, because al
Irishman was drowned there"
North Carolina he said in conclusion
"has great hereafter as it has highly
honorcd heretofore In. success or defeat.
DR.. A. C. Dixon began his address by
SAYING it took the children OF Israel Is
Gays to get into Egypt and 40 years to
get Egypt out of them. so while one
could now get of North Carolina in two
hours 1T took two centuries to get North
Carolina out of them.
In all the addresses were bright flashes
o. much eioouence pathos and fraternal
greeting, eplgrams that fixed the attention
and left deep impression behind.
At the conclusion of the addresses.
Judge Francis d. Winston read a memo
rial TO Congress signed by representatives
from eleven States urging the United
States Government to take charge of
Guilford Battle Ground and convert it
into park. The resolution was adopted
unanimously aud another resolution Of