The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-28
IN LABOR OF LOVE
The Kings Daughters
Moving to Establish a
Reformatory.
Especial to News and Observer


Rockingham, N. c., May 26.-The
fifteenth annual State convention of
the Kings Daughters and Sons met in
the Methodist church here yes
terday morning. Mrs. w. H. S. Bur-
gwyn, State secretary, called the con-
vention to order. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev j. H.
Hall. Mr.. Hall and Mayor w. N. Ev-
erett made talks, the latter in the ma
ture of a welcoE-c by the town.
For the Silver Cross circle which
is the circle of this place, Mrs. Walter
L. Steele delivered an address of well
come. The State secretary, Mrs. Bur-
gwyn, responded. Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome and Mrs. Libby, of New York,
members of the international order
were introduced to the convention by
Mrs. Burgwyn, and by motion, were
given the privileges of the floor.
On the calling of the roll it was
found that IA circles were represented.
The annual reports of the officers
| were read. At the afternoon session
| reports of various committees were
read and discussed.
| Mrs. Hollowel, of Goldsboro, stated
| that the Federation of Woman's clubs
| in North Carolina would cooperate
with the Kings Daughters in the
| movement to establish a reformatory.
| Mrs. M. III. Russell, of Rockingham,
read an interesting paper on individu-
al responsibility. Mr.. Streeter. of
| Greensboro, spoke on the children's
| home society and was rendered the
thanks of the convention.
A letter from the Students club, of
| Henderson, was read, in which it
| pledged it's aid for the reformatory.
A paper entitled ITO Care for Pris-
| oners" was read by Miss Mebane, of
Greensboro. Mrs. Overman, of Sails
bury; Mrs. Brown, of Wilmington
Mrs Hollowell, of .Goldsboro; Mrs.
| greensboro, and Mr.. w. N. Everett,
of Rockingham, all spoke on this sub
| ject
Speech by the Orders Founder.
At the evening session Mrs. Bot
| tome, of New York, the founder of the
| order of the Kings Daughters, adj
dressed the convention. She took as
| her text, And there we saw the
Jiants,'' from the last verse of the
thirteenth chapter of Numbers. Her
address was an exhortation to over
come the giants in the way of diff
culties that stand in the way of all
noble loving and charitable endeavor,
| and bear especially on the movement
held most at heart by the order, name
| ly, the establishment of a reformatory
| for youthful criminals.
The feature of this mornings ses-
sion was an address by Mrs. Hollowel
She proved to be most charming
speaker, and held the attention of the
convention for an hour on the sub
ject of the reformatory. Mrs. Hollo-
well will canvass the State in the in
terest of the proposed institution. Mrs.
Bottofne spoke again today, this time
on the three nlusts of our Savior, 81
must know my father, must be about
my fathers business, must suffer"
At the afternoon session the char
| ter of the proposed reformatory was
discussed section by section. 1t was
| decided to ask the next Legislature to
grant a charter to the institution to
| be known as 1.-THE North Carolina
Training School," The order already
owns a site for the institution. This
evening there was a reception at the
Manufacturers hall, given by the Sill
yer Cross circle. At tomorrow ses-
| sion the election of new officers will
take place. The convention will ad-
| journ tomorrow night.