The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-22

On Friday night the North Carolina
society in several cities Of other states
and at two gatherings persons
from eastern North Carolina and those
who reside here at the present time
PLAYED a prominent part. In Norfolk
the address Of the occasion was made
by Colonel Alfred NJ. Waddell, and IN
Richmond a paper prepared by Mr.. j.
II. Myrover, of Fayetteville, the Fay
etteville correspondent Of The Messen-
ger was read On The Lost Colony OF
Roanoke" He expected TO be present
and read the paper himself but was
so i'll he could not attend. Ine
Pilot contains a large and eXceileht
picture Of Colonel Waddel.
The president of the Richmond so
ciety is Mr.. C. E. Borden, who is wen
known in this city~and married d
Wilmington lady. The Times-Dlspatcn
contains his picture.
The Norfolk Pilot in the Wr1te-up
Of the banquet given by the Nofth
Carolina society, says in part:
"Hon. Alfred Moore Waddell, mayor
of Wilmington, N. c.. who Was the
principal speaker last night at the
bannuet of the North Carolina society,
was accorded an ovation. Seldom aas
a son of the Old North State been SO
honored as was the gifted man d
the principal city of the state u
| North Carolina.
"Tne banquet took place in the main
hall of the Masonic temple and rare
" is such a sumptuOus spread served
anywhere.
after the eatables had been dis
posed of the POSTMASTER Of the even
ing Dr.. r. l.. Payne, introduced the
Hon. Alfred Moore Waddell, mayor OF
Wilmington, N. c., who spoke OF
North Carolina"
Colonel WaddelI held the attention
Of his auditors from start TO hhls'i
an dduring the course Of MS REMARKS
cited many incidents which blnds the
old North State to the Mother stare
"In particularly happy vein the Oh
onel referred to the fact That a >o''i
Ca~rolinian had started the western
trail from North Carolina to Vlrs1nla'
where the Virginians had taken II ot
..North Carolina deserves a Tlout1'
said the speaker, land this rs eVluehC-
ed bv the grand outpourlng Uohlsn'
of her mothers sons, here ana eSe-
n-bera We are the pioneers III the
cause of liberty and factors IN Tile
ca,1se Of good government in the coul'-
trv The close associations between
North Carolina and Virginia began d
century ago, and have continued snce
"sNorfOIk is one half North Caro1l
!, ma said the speaker, n we 90 no,
, ho1iava the would be any Orfense II
Norfolk should be placed on the Norti
Carolina may, and | move that IN
lines he so adjusted that Norfolk ~
q nade q part of North Carolina.
Great ~applause.)
S LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE.
In speakig of the paper prepare
q h- Nh, r MvrOver, the Tlmes-Dis
u patch said: ,s
e ON 7 Allison Hodges read a mos
l. ;,+erestHng uaDer, which had been pre-
Il narad especially for this occasion D
1t NJ 7 n. Myrover, of Fayetteville, >
Ii n Mr. Myrover had expected to o
IS tho CHEST of the society and read IN
III ~ ner himself, but becoming critical
Is IN he could not fill his engagement
v and sent the paper by mail to be rea
. by DR.. Hodges.
le "The interesting document was EN-
1e tied, The Lost Colony, or Where
81 the Grave of irginia Dare?
1t eft is a graphic story OF the seat,
ne mant of Roanoke Island, and u
III mysterious disappearance o me
ey Of Sir Walter Raleigh's colony,
er which was the infant, Virginia Dal
at tho first white person on August I
American sail. What became OF s.
Tiers is the question discussed d
as Mr. Mvrover proved by legendary III
and other evidence that the CrodC
.ed indians of Robson n CumDer'a-
ne counties. in North Carolina, the o.
NJ hIue-eyed Indians ever known, are |
er, d~escendants of the Lost Colony, am
BILE oamated with the Indians OF the NE
"L teo tribe.
After reading the paper Or. Hous
er- smoke briefly of its value as a Gu
yer tar in history and among other tnLl
ties said he felt sure that if that DIST
sn- g,ished native of North Caroilna'
eeE nresent speaker Of the national ho'
DIS of representatives, could nave y,
no present to hear h paper n lex
lily IF the richness of the love or MS
ere r; ve state and could have heard the
North State hymn sung as II mao J
.oth heeo SING. he would have parta'
80 |~>N
10 sufficiently of the enthusiasm OF I
fol- gathering of Carolina-Vdrginians
to enable him to take his ear hand II
rec the throat Of the jamestown appTol
o'o' eltion bill.
Or. E. L. Pell, in moving a vot:
idly thanks to Mr.. Myrover for MS eH
D a lent paper, made a happy speech
the which he said he never knew be
how rich his old state was IN III
the ties. He said Massachusetts, was
ause ing to preserve antiquities, but c,
airy find nothing but Plymouth Rock a
here few Boston old maids, and the Vars
ping Society for the Preservation Oh
sea tiauities has about reached que
e as custom that it will have 10 walt
The a-o1 brndred years yet TO let !
,rob- grow old, but North Carolina IS ST
gton " in it now, heretofore n fore
h]'~ -,-.- - JooE after the c2nTd