The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

paraded before the United States in
speeding officer.
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son was asked whether he would issue
a crop report each month during the
growing season. In reply he said that
he did not know as yet, bit that such
reports might be issued. In past
years they have conveyed much inter-
esting information.
During the 90 days it will require to
make the alterations at the First Bap-
fist church services may be held at the
Baptist university for m
Rev. Hubbard Argo, son of Thomas
NJ. Argo, Esq, of Raleigh has made a
very fine impression by his preaching
In the Episcopal church. He is a
grandson Of the late Rev. DR.. Hubbard,
80 long a professor at the university Of
North Carolina, and he is himself a
graduate of that institution.
The commencement exercises at
| Peace Institute here will be held May
20-23, the graduates being Misses Jesse
Bumpas, Pansey Fetner, Eula Hood
and Attic Fields. The bacculaurate
sermon will be preached by Rev. D.
Clay Lily of Winsron-Salem, and
| Governor Glenn will deliver the an
nual address before the graduating
class.
Mr.. J. Y. Jowner, state superinten-
dent of public instruction has returned
from Lexington, KY, where he attend
ed the conference of education in the
south. He was asked his views about
it and said that it was characterized
by the greatest enthusiasm and har-
mony and was largely attended by rep
sentative educational and business
men from both north and south and
was in all respects n Of the most
| successful yet held. They were splen-
didly entertained by the Lexington
| people and nothing was left undone to
| contribute to the pleasure of the visi-
tors. Thursday morning the various
southern superintendent of public in
struction had the programme and they
made brief reports of the progress
made in public education, these show
ing remarkable developments in the
public schools all over the south and
various states trying to outrun each
other in the educational race it SEEM
ed. For two days before the confer
ence began the southern superinten-
dents were in session and discussed
manY matters regarding educational
work. A very important matter was
the report of the committee composed
of Superintendent Joyner, Hill Of Ala
bama and Hindman Of Arkansas on a
uniform plan of state educational re-
ports in the south, in order to have a
uniform basis of comparison of educa-
tional progress and information and OF
making the reports simpler and more
i~ntelligiable. The committees report
was approved and the plan will be put
in shape after some further cOnsidera-
ton by the various superintendent.
Another feature was the report from
representative women from Virginia
and North Carolina on woman's work
in public schools in these states, Mrs.
w. r. Hollowell and Mrs. Lindsay Pat
terson reporting for this state, the au-
dience receiving their reports enthusi-
astically. The speeches at the educa-
tional conference were high in style,
and covered every phase of the work.
The most notable addresses were by
Governor Folk of Missouri, Miss Berry
of Rome, Ca, Professor Chas. D. Nc
lIver of Greensboro, the latter being one
of the strongest speeches he has eve
made and a very scholarly and thought
full address by President Alderman or
the University of Virginia. Two other
remarkable addresses were by Messrs.
Robertson of Canada and Knapp of
Louisiana on the agricultural POSSIBLE
t tiles of the country and the necessity
| for agricultural training. The work
North Carolina is doing in this direc-
ton being so highly commended as to
deeply crafty and encourage the North
Carolinians present.
Insurance Commissioner Young an
| nounces that he has been informed by
! the Traders Insurance Co., Of Chicago,
that on May 9Th Byron L. Smith was
appointed receiver of that company,
which was enjoined from doing any
further business, and that this was
brought about by the great losses OF
the company in San Francisco, by
which the accumulation of ove 80
years were swept away. It was thought
| advisable by Commissioner Young that
North Carolinians holding policies in
| the Traders take immediate steps to
cover the property so insured in some
OI1er lu1S Will uO uOuDI Uc
arranged by the former agents Of the
company. The return premium on the
policies held by the citizens Of North
Carolina are of course a liability
against the company. So far this is the
only company which has not been able
to provide a reinsurance Of its busi-
ness.
For the first time in a great many
years, more than thirty in fact, the
confederate memorial day exercises
will be held in the capitol. The ladies'
memorial association will provide
lunch for all the veterans in the capitol
square. During the fast few years the
attendance of the veterans has in
creased at these observances, and so
has their interest. 1t Is understood
that several members of the family of
the late General Matt ". Ransom will
be here to attend these exercises and
to hear the address of Colonel w. H.