The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-16
Worth BagIey Committee
Names That Date.
HOBS0N TO SPEAK
sculptor Informs Committee That
Bronze Casting Can Ec Made in
Time 10 tnycil S,afue on
Day Of Ncchlcnbur.
DccIa ration.

At u meeting 81 the WORTH Bdalcy
Monument Committee yesterday after
noon the gratifying intelligence was
received from the sculptor. Mr.. =.
II. Packer. Of New York, that the
casting Ut tI,e lTuuze WORKS would be
finished in time for the monument TO
bc placed in 2alcigh in time for the
unyciling to be held on the twentieth
If May.
T}la, DAY therefore vas definitely
liked upon y. the Committee as Tn.
aate of the unvcllins. it having been
III! dong desired to make that the tine
if possible.
with the .uuyeiling ON tue twentieth,
It State holiday and 4 day of his
toIic ana untriotic interest, hero
VIII Of couTse pc Il mucn arg GROVE
to .omc.to tn city than it would have
been possible to have on either Of
the othcr dates which mad oeel con
t~cmDlatcd. The hole State viii De
elaf that IL has been founa fcaslhl.,
Ia. comuicia the arrangements for til
unsciliug by that time.
With the !otn of May as The date
aud captain Richmond Pearson Hob
son as the orator Of the DAY, himself
Tho hero Of the Merrimar, tho oc-
casion doing ilonoI to the North Caro-
lima sacrifice 1t Cardcnas vii! be
ccl"3ratcd with peculiar ,astc and
gooG fortune.
Captain HoDson only recently spoke
at PInchurst, where ne showed THAI
he is something moro ttlan an oratot
and Il soldier. but a sympathetic states
man rs We'll. Speaking Ut tho un-
yelling Of the o. q telloN
onic"r who WIS the 1rs1 to fall IN the
war in which ne gained fame, III til"
o. --i,4l h va. htG IA ~ +
ancestry aud uDon the cay dear TO
North Cardinals traditions Of lnde-
]pcndenc", Captain Ilobson viii have
every opportunity OF subject and SYM
pathv to excel himself And there
IS evCry expectation that the people
will come 30 greet him by the thou
sands. willis at the same tim honor-
i'll. The mtnor of the brave officer
who attcsted With his blood the loyalty
Of the State 10 the Nation in the war
With Spain.
At anothar meeting Of The Com
mittee 10 be held at the early date
complete plans Wiz be formulated for
the arrangements fhd the committees
appointed
During his say IL the city Captain
Rcbson viii be the Scest Of Governor
Glenn. to whom he is related.
Invitation. 10 Capt. Hobson.
In formally,nviting Captain FIobson
TO deliver thc Grafton. lion. ". N.
Russ. chairman of the Monument
Committee, said:
Hon. Richmond Pearson Hopson.
Dear Sir:-The monument to p2
erected to the memory Of the l2-c
Ensign Worth Ba3ley is nearing conf
pletion ana We expect it to be rcacY
10 be unveiled during the last ten
DAYS in May. Every dollar OF tee
funds for the statue was raised ny
popular subscription. Eminent SOUP
tors pronounce il .; splendid
and as near perfect as could be hoped.
The unwilling viii be an event %
State-Wide interest. and the commit
tee earnestly and cordially invites YOU
o De present and to deliver the ora
ton. They are prompted to put THIS
invitation into the form OF q. request
because you won fame in the Waf Ia
which Ensign Bagley gave his lie,
because you are the grandson of North
Carolina, and ecause YOU knew n1a
and he entertained for YOU hlgh es-
tecm. IF We are honored with NouF
acceptance. Mrs. Bagley Will FURNISH
YOU With any data about the life o
her son which You may desire.
This invitation Is ~concnrred i'll By
Tie officials Of the state. the maEof
ana h family OF Ensign Bagley.
Trusting that Your engagements
vii permit Your acceptance. and as
surfing YOU that AL North Carolina
viii give Yen j warn welcome. ] anu
Very truly.
W. NJ. RUSS.
Chairman Committee.
The .uply Of CAPTAIN TIcbson 70
the letter Of Invitation FROM NJ, Russ
was as follows:
Capt HoI:sou-s acceptance.
Washington, y. <. April 5. 1907
William II. Russ, Esq. Raleigh. =. (.
Dear Sir:-Your letter Of the TWEEN
iF-fftl. instant is received.
to me an invitation to be present At
and take part in the ~unvetling Of the
Worth Bagley monument il Raleigh.
! assure YOU that it gives me tbs
greatest pleasure to accept TINS nv
tutiou. I know Worth Bagley and az
nired him, as did all his comrades IL
tie navy, ana ] regard il & great PRIV
ilc@e u be associated with the tribute
his couutryrncn are paying TO his
memory in his monument. | feel ai5o
the ties that bind me to his native
state of North Carolina. ties Of Tia
strongest personal nature.
hirdly let me know as carly rs
practicable the date, when it is finall:
settled.
Looking forward with great pleas
Hr" to my visit 30 Your city. and dp-
preciating the compliment and homo
Ntu do ms III extending me this inv
tati0n: L remain.
siHcereFy VOWS.
f. +. HoBSON.
Joining Chairman Russ in extending
ttlH invitation Wcrc Governor X. =
Glenn. on behalf Of the state. and
Mayor Jas. l.. Johnson. on the par
Of Z City Of Raleigh.
10 Governor Glenn. Captain Hob
son wrote:
House of Representatives.
Washington. y. G.. April 8. 800.
Tie Etcnorable Y. Il. Glenn. GoverIl"r
Raleigh, n. G..
NJ dear Governor Glenn:-Y0a.
letter Of March 20. joining in the inVl-
tatlon for me TO be present and take
part in the unveiliug of the WORTH
BaGley monument, is received.
assure YOU that it gives me deer
pleasure TO accept this invitation az :;
colleague and admirer of BaSlcy. and
- q S~r2ndson Of the great State ii
North Carolina.
! shall be delighted to accept tbs
klnc hospitality Of sou and Mrs. Glea1
during my visit. aud shall look for