The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-22
sECEDERs NOT RECOGNIZED.
Action Taken I'm Meeting Of Commit
tec-Aranging For Memorial Day
Graded School Trustees Elected
fSrrsar TO The Messages

Especial TO The Messeager.)
Fayetteville, ~. c., April G.-YesteF-
day the members of NJ Cumberland
County Democratic executive commit
tee. OF which Mr.. III. L Cook is chair
man. assembled in the court room for
the OF organization and the
discussion OF matters OF Importance to
the Democrtic party. Chairman Cook
decided that there was no quorum. and
adjourned the committee. subject to
his future call Among those present
were ]. ID. hcNeill and j. Il. Under
wood. Jr.. OF Cross Creek township.
and Josiah Cook. of Flea HiH. who were
formerly. and claim still to be. members
Of the executive committee. Captain
Mcneil and Mr.. Cook ran for county
commissioners on an independent ticket
in 1902. and Ar. Underwood. IL the
writer mistake not. took part In the
split-oI convention which nominated
them. For this they were Rad out OF
the party. hough the township execu-
Tive committees rehabilitated two OF
them. Mr.. Cook. as chairman or the
regular Democratic organization. re-
fused TO recognize them as members OF
the committee.
The United Daughters OF thc Coafed-
eracy and the women OF h C~onfeder-
ate Memorial Association viii in n few
days arrange for h proper observance
OF the 10th OF Mag. kept here. doubtless.
w7th as much solemnity As anywhere
else in the South. For the past TWO
or three years the exercises have hnl
an even added im~pressivenesS. from the
fact that We now have two C~onfeder-
ate MISUNDERSTANDING appropri-
ate cereTnonies-the bronze soldier on
Monumental Square and the imposing
white marble shaft in Cross Creek GEM
etery- Within its shade are the
graves OF many Southern soldiers.
Right Rev. Watson. Bishop OF the
eastern diocese OF the Episcopal church,
Will visit St Johns parish this week.
and next Sunday will administer the
rite OF confirmation in the Episcopal
church.
Miss Eliza Williams is visiting friends
in Washington city and Baltimore.
Miss Mary Fuller Robson is raytnc
q visit to her uncle. Mr.. James Robe
son. at Tax Heel.
Mr.. E. L. Fiers. OF Virginia. and Miss
Mabel Elliott. OF this city. dau~h+er
OF Captain c. w. Elliott, will be mar
ried tomorrow morning in st. Johns
Episcopal church. the rector. Rev 1.
w. Hughes. performing the ceremony.
Miss Elliott is one of the very lovely
girls of Fayetteville. and is a niece OF
Mrs. Mary Elliott and MesSrs- ]. q.
and G. l.. Taylor. OF Wilmington
last evening the voters OF the differ
ent wards met in the city hall. and
nominated the following for trustees OF
the city graded schools in wards Nos.
/. 2. 3 and s: A. II. Slocomb. w. J.
Bell. w. ID. Caster. Il. L Huske.
Yesterday afternoon. at the resi-
dence on Haymount Mrs. Herbert Lut-
terloh very pleasantly entertained q
number of friends at Il ~six-handed
euchre party. complimentary to Miss
Mabel Elliott The first prize. 4 hand
some ring. was won by Miss Maud
Eaigh. which she presented To the guest
OF honor: the second, a thimble. was
won by Miss Mary F. Alexander: for
the consolation prize. a good luck
penny. there was a cut OF a tie between
Miss Lima Pemberton and Blanche
Thornton. won by the former.
Mr. y. T.. Bunting came up from
Wilmington today. heartily greece bv
his Fayetteville friends. Mr.. Brother,
Mr.. j. Bunting. accompanies him.