The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-20

lis the ssiran that
Temple Ne annaal ,sro,Ins nesssns
cjety Of Richmond. The date is one dear
to the hearts Of all Carolnians and fa-6
nous in the worlds history. being Tue tue
one hundred and twenty-fourth annlSer-
sary of the Necklenburg Declaration OF
Independence, the first protest mace pN
American citizens against British tyranny.
IL Is regarded as $eminer1tl, fitting that
the society should have this day for its
first annual banquet. which Is TO folio@5
meeting OF the society at the Masoillc in,.
Temple tonight, the feature Or when
will be an address by Colonel Al1reu III, ~, W.
Wnddel or Wilmington. N. e. The so-s
cietv will elect its officers for the year
~ fhe business meeting which will pre-
rede the banquet. At the banquet ad-
dresses will be made by Governor MOI
taGue. DR.. w. ". Moore. Or. w. =.
Foushee, Major a. S. Lanler, Iap,ani
Carlton Mccarthy and Hon u. n. Me-
Lean of North Carolina
Interesting Beginning.
The celebration tonight Is the lirst
public function under the auspices OF tha8 rs.
Young society, which has but recently
bcen organized and even yet numbers
| not nearly so many as it Will IN a lew
weeks more The history OF the organ rs1,
zation, the first OF Its kind IN the Saoa' Soae.,'
| is interesting. Late in September iaya'
= fnw ,rominent Richmonders met In the
@har,ha, ,am n of Commerce on the call OF Dr..
| Allison Hodges DIR. w. w. Moore anuS
| 9oiber North Carolinans to select repre-
| eentatives from this city TO attend me
| reunion or Old Home Day celepratioI, ~ ~
Greensboro, last October, when natiVess n.,V
or former residents Of tho state theh
living all over the United States assem-
bled there to do honor to thelr natIss natI,
j state The response to the call 1or the
| 1,hnmher OF commerce meeting was SO
| large that the suggestion was theh 1naueI 1naueI
! thnt a North Carolina Society nc orGall-
\ iged permanently in this city. Ihe SUB
gestion was enthusiastically receiyEu a.'., ~,
!, = temporary organization WAS then aHu
| there erected with Dir. j. Allison liodscs
as temporary, president and Dr. w. Y.
| Irn,shee secretary. At the meeting ~.
| Moore was selected to make the response!
| for tho Virginia colony at me Siree!sspo't.o
reunion. DR.. j. Allison Hodges, ", r. r.
/ / STAFFORD Mr.. r.. III. Lea ana VI. VI .
frank S Noodson and others from thls
| niiv attended the Greensboro gathetlng,
| 1Vhen this delegation returned from
Greensboro and reported, the temporary
/, oreanizution OF the society was lhaue
/ nermanent and a Committee on fetli'a-
nont Organization was named 70 prepato pp.i
plan and the necessary eoms,a."ss., ,ars ,,.s .
and by-laws, A hoard of governors "ss
nnmed consisting of Colonel Ionn W :
] C.nrdon chairman; Messrs. 3. II, biiiiS
tousi5J n Hunter, w. s. Copeiana h'l'.
Frank s. Woodson, Since ma. INV ~.
eral meetings have been llein' ai'a .ms
society has steadily grown ~ ,tu ..,,,
until ii now embraces anone s'sn,s ~, a,
hers. Including many men proi',,hens -,
every profession and Nocalioh am Na'''." :"
of enterprises
List OF Members,
h. nanrly conplete list cf the
MEMBERS of the society; Edmund 9.r,uT
,,tau Dr. W. w Moore, of the union
mbaoloeical Seminary faculty. MI w, =.
l,nnelnrld, Of the editorial stan ot me
, ,,,pl,os' psnatch, y Colonel John w, Cor
don, OF the Hamburg Bremen ~, tnsurans's
company; pr, Edward Ieish fsil, ,aV,,,ss nMal,s. :
ter commentators AND editor OF .sus ..t.,,,,
literature: Mr. $ n Morgan, presldenh
nf the Virginia Carolipa- c'hem'oai Noil,.
nnnv. Mr.. Charles y Borden. department.
manager OF the YirginiaScnrollna nheins-
rni Company; b. III, Lea, agent Q. tns
; southern Railway; j, !. SMcRee, repre-,
sontatiye of the Associated Press ana
veteran journalist: Major A 3 Lanlers,
~ tne state Corporation Commission OF o..
rice; Rev Robert Strange, rector OF -, :,
pall,s Church: DR., A. J.. Strattera' wei.
lnown dentist; DR. j Allison Hodges er
, ! the University College or Mehieihe 'ayu, !
~. pr. w T.. Foushee. OF tno
picbmond College faculty; Willlan' ~
iIuzell. proprietor of the Shockoe! ware
house, Frank S Woodson, OF The I'tnes-
Dispatch editorial staff; W. 9, Fespess
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