The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18
.J.O. j. A. N. BANQUET
To National Councillor 6. B.
BOWens of Penn.
Mr.. Bowen's Speech Talk by Gov. Aycock'-
Several Toasis and lmproInDtu Speeches
in Happy Vein.

The Junior Orders of Raleigh last night
banqueted Hon. George b. Bowers, Ma
tional Councillor, of Altoona, Penn.
Mr.. Bowers as on his way to attend
the State Council. which conVenes at
High Point today.
1t was a delightful occasion honored by
the presence of the Governor. state
Treasurer y. r. Lacy, Secretary OF
State, J. Bryan Grimes. Major Geo. T.
Hood. of Goldsboro; Representative III.
b. Parker, Jr, of Wayne; Representa-
tive 3. s. Nssen, of Forsyth, and Sena-
ter J. A. Spruill, of Columbia.
After a few brief remarks by w. u.
Faison upon the fifteen years history OF
the Capital City Council, he very grace
fully welcomed Geo b. Bowers, the Ma
tional Councillor and introduced him to
the council, members and visiting breth-
rem.
The National Councillor began by ex-
pressing his pleasure at being in the
South and his admiration for Southern
chivalry and traditions.
He told several amusing stories that
stamped him as a raconteur of rare facul-
ties. BY two very amusing anecdotes
he quickly won his way to the good
graces of his audience.
He stated that the Junior Order was
the outcome of the Senior Order that was
founded in 1S45, in Philadelphia, as re-
suit of the labor troubles in 1914 and 1916
that were caused by a flood of undesir-
able immigrants that came to this coun-
try after 1907 One of the original rules
was that only native born Americans
should be admitted Later on it became
the custom to take in young men for the
purpose of teaching them the Bible,
American history, etc, and their duties
as American workmen.
The first principal of this order was
that it opposed any union of State and
church, and therefore opposed to foreign
immigration. In some parts Of the coun-
try it was thought that the order was
opposed to the Catholic church, but this
was not the case. They We're opposed to
church. Accordingly they were opposed
to any sectarian appropriations.
At the present time the order is trying
to introduce a bill into Congress relating
attempted to get through such bills, but
II was Il very ulluculL InlUS 10 40.
The distinctive feature, he said, of the
Junior Order was, they were willing to
spend money for the furtherance Of their
patriotic ideas. They proposed to keep
at this immigration matter until it was
settled
In 1895 they had secured a compulsory
education bill in Pennsylvania. Then
they had succeeded in greatly increasing
the appropriations for schools. Now a
bill is about TO grss for central rural
high schools, brought about by the in
fluence of this ,order.
Mr. Bowers talked very instructively of
the number of undesirable class of i'm
migrants that flood the northern States,
and in five years are allowed to vote. 1t
was this kind of discriminate naturaliZa-
ton that this order opposed so bitterly.
He closed with another excellent story,
and then the council proceeded to the
banquet during the progress of which
Toastmaster w. f. Faison proposed the
following toasts:
"Our State Council" by Geo. T.. Hood,
7sboro: THE Eastern Juniors" by
J. A. Spruill, of Columbia; 1.-THE Central
Juniors" by 3. s Nssen. of Winston
Salem; "The Western Juniors" by T. G.
Cobb of Morganton; The Principles of
the Order" II. B. Parker, Jr., of Colds
boro.
The responses were made in most hap
by vein and everyone seemed to touch an
answering chord.
Then the following gentlemen were
called upon for impromptu speeches:
Hon. B. r. Lacy, c. E. Christian, of
Roper, and w. J. Bellamy, of Whining
ten. The talks We're eloquent, instruct
i've and humorous. 1t was delightful
blending of men in their several humors.
Finally Governor Aycock made one of
his short speeches that says so much. He
said that when he realized that the prin-
ciple of the order was to educate the
children so that they could read that
Book of Books. and established under
their auspices our national flag, he felt
that this was truly an order that de-
served the support of every true Ameri-
can and every true North Carolinian.
The principles of the Junior Order were
the principles that went to the making
of the best citizenship.
He said that if love of universal edu-
cation, love ~ Pible and love of the
flag made : Junior order then he was
one.
There w aa. 0r.n..u'. that he caa'
not exactl .rer W... .".. on. and N2.
was the idea .. .nuyulg.T "+4t. ..a.
and he was evl- coming cr". ID
that. When the majoritv T.. .N. Sole
We're in the schools. then IL ompu-