The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-06
Next Session will be Held in
Raleigh June 18th.
THE GEOLOGICAL BoAD MEETS
Interesting Programme Will be Pre-.
pared-Charters by the State
Glenn Favors Election of United
States Senators by the People Cap
tain Bradley Marshal of the Su-
preme Court for Twenty-s.yen
Iears-Meeting of the State Geolog-
Years.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., February 3

Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., February g.
| Secretary of state today granted
lcharter to The Living Stream Enter.
Iprise Brotherhood, with headquarters
lat Rocky Mount. There is no capital
stock, the company being a purely
mutual insurance and sick benefit as.
sociation, among the negroes. 2. A
lGee, of Halifax, w. H. Penny, Rocky
Mount and number of others.
'@The next session of the North
ICarolina Teachers Assembly will be
held in Raleigh, June IL to Is, 1906"
Such is the announcement made to-
day by Secretary r. D. w. Connor.
This decision has just been reached
by the executive committee of the as
sembly and is an acceptance of an in
vitation extended to the executive
committee by a delegation from the
Raleigh chamber of commerce at their
meeting in this city Friday, January
26. The executive committee is COM
posed of the president of the as
sembly, DR.. w. T. Whitsett, presi-
dent of Whitsett Institute; Vice Pres
ident J. A. Matheson, superintendent
of the city schools of Durham; Sec
retary R. D. w. Connor, of the North
Carolina department Of education; DR..
F. l.. Stevens, Of the North Carolina
Agricultural and Mechanical College;
DR.. R. T. Vann, president of the Bap-
tist University for Women; Mr.. J. I.
Foust, of the State Normal and in
| dustrial College; Mr.. G. w. Massey,
superintendent of the schools of Dur
ham county; Mr.. w. H. Ragsdale,
superintendent of the schools of Pitt
county, and Mr.. r. J. Tighe, supeTin-
tendeat of the city schools Of Ashe-
vile. The delegation from the cham
Der of commerce which extended the
invitation to the executive committee
was composed of President Joseph G.
Brown, Secretary r. M. Phillips, Mes
srs Charles J. Parker, Cary ]. Hun
ter and Josephus Daniels.
It was pointed out to the Execu-
tive committee that Raleigh is the
railroad center of North Carolina, hav-
ing fourteen regular passenger trains
in and out daily, and is therefore the
most accessible point in the state. All
of these railroads will offer reduced
rates to persons attending the assem-
bly,.
Commenting upon the decision Of
the committee Mr.. Connor said:
eve considered the invitation with
the greatest care, trying to look at 1t
from every point of view. | think
perhaps the thing which most inhu-
enced the committee was the enthus-
iastic and earnest spirit displayed by
the delegation from the chamber OF
commerce. We felt that this spirit
represented the attitude Of the people
of Raleigh and we believe that with
such a spirit of cooperation on their
part with the officers Of the assem-
bly, the session must be successful
one. The great meeting in Green's
boro last year imposes upon us a
great responsibility. The teachers
there had an illustration OF what the
assembly can be made and will not
rest satisfied with anything less in the
future. We hope not to d1Sappolns
them this year, for we shall spare no
effort to reach their highest expecea-
tons. The financial support assured
ov the chamber OF commerce will en-
able us to proceed with confidence,
so that so far as the success OF the
meeting depends upon the expendl-
ture of money, there can be no doubt |
of the result. The North Carolina
Teachers Assembly is one OF the
strongest state teachers organizations |
in the country The work it has |
done in the last for the Improvement
of professional spirit among the |
teachers, in suggesting and infuenc-
ing salutary educational legislation, |
and in every other way in which It's |
influence could be exerted has been in |
calculable Indeed, no teacher can
now afford not to attend the annual |
sessions of the assembly, and the
teachers of the state are realizing
this more and more every year. we
shall put out program this year that
will be attractive to every class OF |
teachers, and l see no reason why we
should not have at least 1,5OO teach |
ers present
The state geological board met yes
terday and directed that an 1nvesti- |
cation and survey of the state swamp
lands be practically prosecuted as 10
simber and agricultural value; the
board of education being requested to
withhold these lands from sale until
a survey is made. The investigator
Of flow of streams and available water |
power is ordered continued.
The state geologist is authorized
tn continue his able efforts in behalf |
OF the establishment Of the Appala-
chan forestry reserve, and to imme-
diately do everything in his power to
aid the convention to be held at Char
lotte this month. to discuss this ques-
ton. The board believes this subjec.
Is one in which all the commercial
and agricultural interests of the state