The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
Fair Week the Time for
Many Meetings.
EVENTS OF INTEREST
Confederate Veterans, Spanish.Ameri-
can War Veterans, Mexican veter-
ans, Cotton Growers, Convention
State Historical and Literary
Society and Others to Meet.

Society and Others to Meet.
Raleigh is the Mecca towards which
the faces of many thousands of peo
pie in the state are now turned and
| the people will be here in great num-
bers next week during the Great State
Fair
| Among the thousands who will be
here will be many members of various
organizations which will hold their
sessions in the Capital City during the
week, thus combining the interests of
| these organizations with visit to the
Fair, the enjoyment of its pleasures,
and the gathering of much informa-
| ton.
State Agricultural Society.
Connected with the Fair the meeting
of CHER interest will be that of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society
which will hold its annual meeting.
| This will be held on Thursday night.
!, the 18th of October in the Hall of the
House of Representatives and will be
called to order at 8 o'clock by Hon.
Ashley Horne. the president of the
society, which has charge of the State
Fair At this meeting the officers are
to be elected for the ensuing year.
lBc SOHlCueE.ue tCtCEdHS.
| An important meeting that will be
held on Wednesday, night, October rs,
| in the Hall of the House of Represen-
tatives at o'clock isthat of the Con-
| federate Veterans Association OF
North Carolina, the meeting havir g
| been called by General Julian S. Carr,
/ in command of the North Carolina
| Division. The Veterans have been in
vited to hold the honor position in
/ the parade which will escort President
| Roosevelt to the State Fair. and it is
! probable that some action on this will
be taken at the meeting on Wednes lay
| night.
i Spanish American War Veterans.
/ A meeting of Spanish American War
Veterans will be held here on Thurs
day morning, this to be at 10 O'Clock
! in the grand stand at the Fair
Grounds The call for the meeting
has been issued by General Joseph
F. Armfield, Colonel of the First North
| Carolina Volunteer Infantry during
the Spanish American War and by
| Col w. II. S. Burgwyn, who was il
| command of the Second North Caro-
| lima Volunteer Infantry in that war.
| The call says that the meeting will
be held that the men who took part
/ in that war may see the President "our
/
his acquaintance" The meeting will
| be i'm session at the time President
| Roosevelt reaches the Fair Grounds
to deliver his address, which is to be-
! gin about eleven O'Clock.
Mexican Veterans Association.
There will also be a meeting here
| of the surviving veterans of the Mex
/ lean War. There are but few of these
| loft x,ff -,
will be no bar to the enthusiasm Of
the meeting. 1t is expected that there
| will be a gathering of the veterans of
| the Mexican War at the City Hall
about 8 O'Clock on the morning Of
Thursday, October 49, and that the
meeting will adjourn to the grand
stand at the Fair Grounds shortly af-
ter ten O'Clock, as to meet tho
President of the United States and
| take part in the ceremonies there
Plans are also being arranged to have
d meeting of the veterans on Thurs
day afternoon at four o'clock in the
City Hall.
Cotton Growers Association.
The North Carolina Cotton Growers
Association is to meet here on Friday
night. October 20. in the Hall of the
House of Representatives at half rast
seven O'Clock with the State Pres-
dent Col. John S. Cunningham, of
Person. presiding. The meeting will
be largely attended and it is apt to
prove an important one, with posi-
bic action in regard to present coltd-
tons in the cotton market. An address
will be delivered by Harvie jordan.
president of the Southern Cotton
Growers Association.
State Historical and Literary.
The North Carolina Historical and
Literary Society will meet on Tues
day night. October II. i'm the Rauey
Library Hall and the meeting will be
called to order at o'clock 1t will
he an interesting meetingt and a
made by Judge r. w. Winston Of
Durham, who will have for his theme.
THE Cultivation of State Pride" The
mater of the presentation of the cup
offered by Mrs. Lindsay Patterson. of
Winston-S Salem to the North Carolin-
ian who during the past year has pub
lished the best piece Of literature will
also come up, and the award will be
watched for with keen anticipation.
The OratoricaI Contest.
The State Fair Association has ar
ranged for meeting OF great inter-
est. this to have as its active patt,ei-
pants representative orators from the
colleges of North Carolina For the
best Grafton by any college man the
society has offered a gold medal, and
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