The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-03

At the recent session Of the ma
.iono1 neaca congress held in Carnegie
Hall. New York city, April 14th %
18th, which was largely by
como Of the formeost men Of this
and other nations, it was decided to
ORGANIZE branch organizations OF the
congress in the different states and
North Carolina has been chosen as the
first state where organization is 10 lie
perfected. For this purpose a meeting
has been called for next Saturday,
May 4th, to be held in this city and
it is expected that several cities in the
state will be represented at this or
ganiZation meeting.
The purpose and scope Of the organ
izatiOn will be explained by Mr.. Hayne
Davis, a native North Carolinlan.
secretary of the International Associa-
ton of Cancellation, at a meeting to
be held in the Elks temple on Fri
day night at 8:15. A cordial invita-
ton is extended the public to attend
this meeting. The organization will
be perfected Saturday and this will
be done under the direction Of Mr..
Davis.
The following interesting sketch Of
Mr.. Davis has been furnished this pa
per:
Mr.. Haayne Davis, VINO has become
one of the foremost workers in the
movement for law as q substitute for
war, in the international realm,
will speak here on this subject Fri
day evening. Mr.. Davis will reach
this city Thursday evening and will
be a guest Of the Orion, where he will
be pleased to receive persons who are
interested in the work in which he
is engaged.
1t will be of interest to our. citizens
to know that Mr.. Davis is a native Of
North Carolina, and he comes here TO
take part in perfecting the organiza-
ton of the North Carolina Peace So
ciety which was formed at New York
by delegates from North Carolina to
the National Arbitration and Peace
Congress held at New York city April
14th to 18th. Two peace f1ags will be
presented to the North Carolina Socaa-
ty at the meeting on the 4th OF May:
one for the society itself, and for the
society TO present to the state. These
are very handsome American flags
with a border of white, the peace Gag
Of each nation being its own flag with
a border of pure white. I.it.'...
Mr.. Davis is a grandson of Chief
Justice Pearson, and was graduated
at the University Of North Carolina
in 1888, completing the law course in
1890. For some years he has been
among some of the most advance
thinkers of the day in international
affairs, and is recognized as authority
on these affairs. In 1904 he, was In
Vited by Hon. Richard Bartholdt to
accompany the party Of European law
makers on their tour of America, as
the guest Of the government. His
services We're SO valuable that he Was
invited to the Interparliamentary Con-
ference at Brussels in 1905, as secre-
tary to the delegation from the Unit.
ed States congress. At this congress
he was invited by a number Of the
a.nost prominent Europeans present
TO visit them at their homes while they
were considering the proposition pre-.
scented by Hon. Richard Bartholdt.
Among these were Count Albert Ap-
ponyi of Hungary, and Baron DIES
tournelles de Constant of France.
His services to the cause of peace
founded on justice, were recently re-
cognized by the association Of Inter-
national Cancellation. At the last an
nual meeting of the association held
in Paris, medals were awarded to five
Americans on account of their dis
tinguished services N this country.
Those who were thus hOnOred are
Nicholas Murray Butler, president Of
Columbia University; Seth Low and
Andrew ID. White, members of the
hrst Hague conference: Hon. Richard
Bartholdt, president of the Arbitration
Group In congress; E]ihu Root. sec
rotary OF state, and Hayne Davis.
secretary OF the American branch Of
the association. The honorary presi-
dents of the American branch of the
association are Andrew Carnegie and
Andrew D. White. Among the other
American. members of the association
are Joseph n. Choate, Charles w.
Eliot, Woodrow Wilson, Charles
Francis Adams, David Starr Jordon,
William ]. Bryan, and Mary Baker
G. Eddy. ... ....
The founder and president of the
association IS Baron dEstournelles de
Constant, senator of France, member
of the first and second Hague Confer
ences, also of The Hague Court. The
honorary president is VI. Leon Bour-
geois, senator, member of the first
and second Hague conferences, min
lister 70 foreign affairs 20 France! dur
inc the mast two vearS. Tho associa l.