The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-13
swept past him he lifted his hat and said,
God bless old North Carolina"
FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

NIOu DlSSS Olu 4NOIlu 1dIOllHd'
FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Judge Pritchard read the following
letter of quoting from Mr.. Peter Wilson,
of the North Carolina Society of the
District of Columbia:
when Greensboro was still a town
there lived in it choice spirit, the ven
cradle Lyndon Swain, who was not only
legislator and a very upright citizen,
but an editor who wrote pure English,
gentle humor, and kind words. In let
ter to Hale's Weekly, he described visit
to old Salem town on the then new rail-
way. It's one passenger coach was divided
by partition that made the front end
a second class, and the rear end first
class compartment. On the return trip
the numbers, but not the car, were IL'
versed, and it was a perplexing thought
to him always whether he was riding In
the first class end of second class car or
the second class end of a first class car,
and the only satisfaction he could ever
get out of it, was, going either way, he
would land in Salem or Greensboro.
$50 it is coming from beautiful Wash
ington to beautiful Greensboro. Think of
it, you can go to sleep in Greensboro ara
wake up in Washington, and that IL
what every good politician dreams of AMI
hopes to do some night or day. But what
is better you can go to sleep in the most
beautiful city of the world the center of
our great country, and wake up III
Greensboro. And that is what every
prodigal North Carolinian dreams 3 ut
and hopes to do.
you know the legend of the man WHO
went to Heaven and was amazed to fEd
there a man bound with a golden cord
to graceful pine tree. is this the
Heaven of the Pagans, and is that Prone
theus of the Fable he asked in fear and
wonder. NO. said a cherub guide that
is man from North Carolina, and if
lcosed he would go straight back home
'Thcy are all tarred with the same
stick.
Washington, you must know. is proud
of North Cardinals representatives In
Washington. They speak for themselves,
and for all the rest of us, for that mat
ter. They are all young men, in the
very summer Of life serious, sober, indus
tTious. and able. Their word is as good
as their bonds1 and their bonds are above
rar. There is no scandal in the;r lives.
and thew walk UPRIGHT in the lig't So
as TO those filing humber positions the
scores of clerks in the great stone build
irgs of the State, War. Treasury. and
Law Departments. thev are worthy work
ors. Thinking Of the gladncss of this day
il is no doubt a long day for them, but
they rejoice that it is given to their fell
lows to go back home even for a day
and it is what. wav down in their hearts
they are all longing to do"
WORDS FROM MANY.
The responses from other gentlemen
were all felicitous, and while telling of
their homes in other States and what
North Carolinas sons were doing abroad
there came from one and all warmest
words of love for the dear land of their
birth and praise of the magnificent studies
which had been made. The words were
from the heart and one hearing them
could but feel that North Carolina stood
always first in the hearts of her sons,
whether at home or abroad. and that
Home, Sweet Home,
Be it ever so humble.
There's no place like home"
was the spirit which animated the n.er
gathered from many States to do honor
to the mother whose love followed them
anu VINO NeiCCuleQ IHelIl SnOEC WISH so
handsomely
Sunday was given over to. religious ex
ercises looking to the future, today dis
tinctively North Carolina Day has beer
given over to the PRESENT and tomorrow
at the Guilford Battle Ground with Hon
Hoke Smith, Walter II. Pare, E. A. Aid
erman, Paul Barringer, Joseph Dixon and
Murat Halstead. the past, the present ard
tho future of the State and the nation
will come in review the days OF the reyo,
luton being the starting point.
ToDAY's PROGRAMME.
Tomorrow is the closing day of this
splendid event and the program is enc
that is replete with interest, these being
more general than those of today The
outline of what may be expected is as
follows:
1920 a. m.-Guilford Battle Ground:
addresses by Hon. Hoke Smith, of Georgia
Hon. Joseph NJ. Dixon, of Montana; DR.,
Paul Barringer, of Virginia; Mr.. Walter
H. Page, of New York; President E. az.
Alderman, of louisiana; Hon. Murat
Halstead, of Ohio.
p. m.-Basket Dinner.
8 p. m.-Central Carolina Fair. =,
p. m.-Cone Athletic Park: Fire
Works.
$50 p. m.-Smith Memorial Building;
General Reception.
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