The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-09
ANNUAL MEETING
OF EDUCATORS.
Southern Board and Supcrintcnd-
cnts Of Public Instruction
at Southern Pines.
TOWN nE zFRlJl ON SPRINGS up
TOWN Or FEB UL ON SPRINGS UP
Has Been in Existence But Six
Months, Yet Has Many
Enterprises.
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RALElGJ, N. O., April s.--lHS ',-mn,
conference of the Southern Education
Board and the supsi:Gttnucf.ts i. ,.s...,,
4 instruction of the Southern states con-
J yeres Tuesday at Southern Pines, and the
address OF welcome will be by Governor
Glenn. Among the most notable speak,
crs will be President Jordon. of the
University OF Chicago; DIR. Bailey, OF
Cornell University; Or. Knapp. OF the
United states Department CT Plant Indus
try, and others. There will DO reports OF
progress In the various Southern States.
There Will be sessions Of the Southern
Association Of Secondary Education and
discussion b. some of the leading women
of the South on womans work for the
public schools
State Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton Joyner ana the directors Of the RAJ
leigh Chamber OF Commerce held COLI
ference this evening relative to extend.
Ing an invitation to the distinguished body
to spend n few hours in Raleigh, and
& II Is probable that this will be accom-
rllshed.
Mrs. Margaret Busbee Ship of this
city, has been officially notified that the
government VIII name one OF the new
(. slxty-foot steamers To be used in the
harbor work Of the coast artillery In honos
OF her lanented husband, Lieutenant ".
IL. Ship, OF the Tenth Cavalry, who lost
Ills life at San Juan Hill during the Gu.
ban War.
Only about eight OF the cases against
seventy odd women for yagrancy and
conducting dsreputabc houses. instituted
in Justice of the Peace IL. Roberts's
court, two weeks ago, have ever come to
trial, and half OF those were dismissed
Tor want OF evidence sufficient to con-
Tict. great number OF those against
whom warrants were issued have fed the
city. Eleven white women skipped out In
one night recently.
Royal Arcanum Meets.
The Grand Council. Royal Arcanum. will
meet here In eighteenth annual session
Tomorrow. In tho afternoon there will
be big barbecue at the State Fair
Grounds, at which the address of welcome
to the delegates will be delivered by Mr..
Joseph G. Brown, president OF the Cham
her OF Commerce. One hundred delegates
are expected. Tho Raleigh Council has
over 300 members.
Saturday night the first passenger train
OF the Norfolk and Southern. formerly
tho Raleigh and Pamlico Sound. rolled
into the town of Zebulon from Raleigh,
the new steel bridge near the town being
just completed. The town Is only six
months old. but has grown wond erfuIy.
!. has hosiery mill, a good hotel, Il
bank and many other attributes OF a
promising young city. 1t is sixteen miles
from Raleigh
Tho annual meeting of the woman'st
Missionary Union. auxiliary to the Bap-
tist State Convention. Is to be In session
this week in Goldsboro, organizing Tues
dag afternoon. and continuing in session
until Friday afternoon. 1t Is notable
fact that sincel the formation OF the
woman's department Of the convention.
twenty-ore years ago. the work has grown
from twenty local organizations to over
800. and the money raised from 5000 to
more than $4,000 annually. Miss Fannie
i. Hack has served as president. and
5 Mrs. w. n. Jones rs secretary, since the
first organization OF the union. There will
be many distinguished speakers Mt the
lioldsboro meeting, notably the heads Of
departments of work for the Southern
Baptist Convention.