The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-06
DAY OF GLA6NESS
Three Thousand Employees
Given Picnic.
The Messrs. Cone Spend The Fourth
in Making Operatives of White
Oak and Proximity Mills
Happy.

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, July 5.-One of the
most enjoyable events of the fourth of
july celebrations here was the picnic
tenderd by the Messrs Cone to three
thousand of the employees In the
Proximity and White Oak Cotton Mills
yesterday. The scene of the picnic
was the beautiful grove just east of the
White Oak Mills on the macadam
road leading northward from Summit
Avenue. Early in the morning the
crowd began to gather in the grove.
The morning was spent in amuse-
ments of varying kinds. the jollity ana
spirit of the crowd showed the kindly
feeling and understanding that exists
between the Messrs. Cone, the super
intendentS and the employees.
Each one who attended the picnic
wore a button upon which We're en-
cravings of the superintendent of the
two mills.
AT 1890 Mr.. Caesar Cone mounted
an improvised platform in the midst
of the assembled multitude and made
q speech of welcome. He expressed
in tender terms the interest he had
in the men and women who were em-
ployed i'm his mills. He was literally
applauded by the crowd.
He then introduced ex-Judge w. p.
Bynum, Jr., who addressed the assem-
blage in an interesting and appropriate
speech. Judge Bynum was given the
closest of attention by the audience as
they listened to the many interesting
things said by him.
Mr.. Nose Fl. Cone then addressed
the crowd i'm a most interesting speech,
full of interesting incidents and lp-
probation of the services of his en-
ployeS.
After the speeches We're concluded
the prizes were distributed among the
winners The gifts amounted to near
ly $1,000 in value, and were given 10
the operatives for efficiency in the
various departments OF the two mills
and for having kept the most attract
i've yards and homes. The prizes We're
very valuable and were received by
the people with a deep sense OF graft
tude and appreciation of their worth.
Then followed the dinner which was
the great event of the day. Many
booths had been erected and tables
were laden with good things to eat
The Messrs. Cone had purchased the
following line of eatables for the occa-
sion:
$50 pounds of skinned ham, 10
dozen eggs, 4 1-2 tons ice. II boxes
lemons (4,320), Is boxes oranges
$4,000, 40 punches bananas (4,000),
! 80 bushels peaches, 600 pounds boxed
cakes, ] 500 loaves bread. $50 pounds
Bologna sausage, l barrel pickles, 100
gallons ice cream, 1000 cigars, 400
watermelons, 500 canteloupes, 100
pounds cream cheese, so pounds Swiss
cheese, 25 gallons milk, 2 bushels to-
matoes, 100 pounds blackberry JAM
100 pounds strawberry preserves, 500
pounds soda crackers 300 pounds
mutton, 600 chickens, barrels sugar,
! sack salt 3 bags peanuts
The day was one that will long be
| remembered by the many who par
| ticipated in the exercises of the day.
There was harmony in the spirit of
the occasion and the events that at
| tended it that speaks well for both the
officers and the employees of the two
| institutions. The occasion will no
| doubt be productive OF much good and
worth infinitely more to the mills than
the cost.
In everything there was a spirit of
patriotism, the loyalty of the working
people to their country, a feeling char
| acteristic of the day and of occasions
Of hn lki