The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
THE NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET

| contains forty-siX memberS-fS accom-
plishing much. During the present
year a genealogical department, ably
| managed by Mrs. Helen De Berniere
Wills, has been established; a gold
| medal was offered in the public schools
of our capital for the best essay on
| the history of Raleigh; resolutions
have been passed at a recent meeting
| to mark the graves of Revolutionary
patriots in Wake county. A choice
| library is being slowly collected It's
greatest, most lasting and patriotic
work is editing the North Carolina
Booklet. This publication is run with
out capital, being wholly dependent
upon subscriptions. One Booklet is is
selected from the great events in the
Colonial and Revolutionary history OF
| the State.
The proceeds from the periodical
will be used in erecting a suitable me-
mortal to the fifty-one brave women
of the historic "Edenton Tea Party,
who met at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Green in Edenton, October 25,
1774, land passed resolutions COM
mending the action of the provincial
| Congress. They also declared they
would not conform "to that Pernici-
Gus Custom of Drinking Tea, or that
mote we wear of any manufacture
| from England, until the tax was re-
nealed."
Volume 1 and Volume were edit
ed by Miss Martha Helen Haywood
and Mrs. Hubert Haywood. The con-
tents of volume l were as follows:
1. Virginia Dare-Major Graham
Dawes.
3. Colonial New Bern-Mrs. Sara
Beaumont Kennedy.
3. Liberty, Property and no Stamp
Duty-Colonel A. NJ. Waddell.
4. Edenton Tea Party-Dr. Rich
ard billiard.
5. Betsy Dowdy's Ride-Col r. b.
| Creecy.
6. The Hornets Nest-Hon. Heriot
c. GARRISON
Z. Greene's Retreat-Prof. d. H.
Hill.
8. Monsient de Marquis de La
| Fayette-Major E. j. Hale.
8. An Admiral and His Daughter
Dr. X. p. Battle.
10. Pettigrew's Charge-Captain S.
A. Ashe.
IL. "reminiscences of a Blockade
| Rmner-Hon. James Sprunt.
II. Ku-Klux-Mrs. Thomas J. Jar
Wis.
The following list composed the~sec-
ond volume:
/. Ku-Klux (continued), Mrs.
Thomas ]. Jarvis.
2. Our Own Pirates-Captain s..
A. Ashe
8. Indian Massacre and Tuscarora
War-Chief Justice Walter Clark.
4. Moravian Settlement in North
Carolina-Rev. r.. H. Clewell.
5. Whiggs and Tories-Prof. w. c.
Allen.
u
of North Carolina-Mr. Thomas NJ.
Pittman.
Z. Raleigh and the Old Town of
Bloomsburg-Dr. K. p Battle.
S. Historic Homes in North Caro-
lima; Buncomb Hall, Hayes and It's
Builder-Mr. Thomas Blount, DR.. Dill
ard and others.
g. Historic Homes. Part II.
The Groves, Historic Homes in the
Cape Fear Flat Country, Wakefield
Colonel Burgwyn, Col Waddell, Miss
Martha Helen Haywood.
{ 10. The Country of Clarendon-Dr,
/ Jalen S. Bassett.
IL. The Signal and Secret Service of
| the Confederate States-Dr. Charles
+. Taylor.
II. The Last Days of the War--Dr.
Henry T. Balmson.
The Third volume was issued under
the editorship of Miss Mary billiard
Hinton and Mrs. E. E. Moffitt, who
continue the publication.
The Booklets for Volume III We're:
/. The Trial of James Glasgow and
the Supreme Court of North Carolina
kemp P. Battle, LII. d.
2. The Cherokee InGianS-Major
w. w. Springfield.
g. The Volunteer state (Tennes-
see) as d Seceder-Miss Susie Gentry,
4. Historic HillsborO-Mr Francis
Nash.
). Some Aspects of Social Life in
Colonial North Carolina-Prof. Chas.
Lee Raper
S. Was Alamance the First Battle
OF the Revolution Mrs L. A. Nc
Corkle.
Z. Historic Homes irr North Caro-
| lina-Panther Creek Clay Hilton
| the-Neuse, The Fort-Mrs Hayne
Davis, Miss Mary Hilliard Hinton and
others.
8. Governor Charles Eden-Mar-
lshall Delaney Haywood.
8. The Colony of Pennsylvania.
10. Social Conditions in Colonial
North Carolina; An Answer to Col
onel William B yrd, of Westover. Vir-
lginia-Alexander @. Holiday, LII. D.
H. The Battle of Moore's Creek
Prof NJ. c. S. Noble.
u. The North Carolina and Geor-
gia Boundary-Daniel r. Goodloe.
The subject for Volume ~, now be-
[ ing published. are;
i. The Lords Proprietors of the
Province of Carolina-Kemp P. Bat
| tie, LII. ID.
2. The Battle of Ramsour's Mill
Major William A. Graham
3. Historic Homes in North Caro-
| lina-Quaker Meadows-JudSe a. c.
Avery.
4. Rejection of the Federal Consti-
tuition in 1888, and its Subsequent
doption-Associate Justice Henry G
| Conner.
| 5. North Carolina Signers of the
| National Declaration of Independence
John Penn. Joseph HeWes. Mr.. t
Nj. Pittman, DR.. Walter Skies.
6. Expedition 70 CarthagenEl il
I1740-- Chief Justice Walter Clark.
1.-THE Earliest English settlement
| in America-Mr W. J. Peelf.
| S. The Scotch-Irish Settlement il
North Carolina-Rev. A. j. MckelWay
8. Rutherfords Expedition Agalns
the Indians-Captain S. "A. Ashe.
| 10.--The Highland Scotch Settle
| ment in North Carolina-Judge Jas
| c. MacRae.
| II. The Scotch-Irish Settlement il
North Carolina.
| II. Governor Thomas Pollock-Mrs
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