The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12
FIXED THE PLAN6
To INACCURATE
Governor kitchin Will be
Given Brilliant Reception
PARADE 4 BIC EVENT

-. With Four Brass Bands and
Many Civic DelegatiOns-The Pa
rade to be Reviewed by n New
Governor from Marlborough House
and a Reception in Mansion at
Night.
All the plans and arrangements for
the inauguration of Hon. w. W.
Kitchin, of RoXboro, as Governor on
next Tuesday were put in shape yes
terday afternoon at the joint meeting
of the General Assembly committees
and the chairmen Of the citizens
committee having in charge the inau-
guratioh events.
The event is to be a great big one.
brilliant in every way, and Raleigh eX-
tends an invitation to all in the
State to be present. From the ar
rival of the incoming Governor at
noon there will be a constant success
sion of events until midnight. The
inaugural address Will be from q big
platform on the east front of the Cap
itol, or if the weather is bad then IN
the AcademN of Music.
Gov~ernor-elect Kitchin and his
family VIII reach here at noon on a
special train from RoXboro. which viii
bring to the Inauguration a grea'
crowd from Person county and from
Durham county, who will come on the
sepcial to attend the exercises. The
procession will pass from the depo
through the principal streets to thu
Governors Mansion, where Governor
Glenn will Join GoVernor-elect Kitch
in. The procession Will then go to the
Capitol and after the ceremony the
military will pass IN review befOr'
Governor Kitchin, who will be on one
of the piazzas at the Marlborough
House.
Reception at Night.
At night there will be a public re-
ception at the Mansion, While> the
young people will be given an inaug
ural pail by the Chamber of Com
merce.
These and other details were yester.
day agreed upon at the joint commit.
tee meeting, over which presided Sen
ator j. A. Long, of Person, chairman
of the Senate committee, while. Mr.
Albert L. Cox, chairman of the Housf
i committee, was the secretary. The
General Assembly committee consists
OF Senators j.. A. Long, OF. Person
chairman; James S. Manning, Of Dur
ham; H. r. Starbuck. of Winston
Salem, and Paul B.. Means, o. Con
cord, and Representatives Albert L
Cox. Of. Raleigh; t. j. fMurphy, %
Greensboro; FL. S. Harrison. of Wei
don; j. II. Currie, Of Fayetteville; r
4 A. DOughtOn, of Allegheny, and j. /
Campbell, of Stanley. Meeting with
these committees in the office of the
Chamber of Commerce were the heads
Of departments of the city committee.
Col. Charles E. Johnson. chairman o.
the committee of the whole; Col. +. A
Olds, arrangements; Mr.. T. w. Dob
bin. decorations; Mr.. Ed Chambers
Smith. reception by citizens; Mayor
James /. Johnson, civic reception
Mr.. S. Brown Shepherd, finanre, and
Maj. j. j. Bernard, military.
For Il Great Big Event.
1t is the disposition of all on the
committee to make the inauguration
Of Mr.. Kitchin one of the most bril-
liant in the State and every detail is
being worked out 50 as to have every
thing in shape for the gala day event.
That this was the purpOse of Raleigh
was ably set out by Col. Charles f
Johnson, who addressed the meeting.
and by Mayor James /. Johnson, who
declared that Raleigh would do its
pa1t nobly in giving a royal reception
tc the incoming Governor.
After the joint committee had adj
jaurned the Senate and House com
mlttees met, with Senator j. A. Long
of Person, in the chair, and the matter
ernor-elect kitchin was taken up.
Committee to Go Il Roxoro.
1t was finally decided that q sub
committee of seven, three Senators
and four Representatives, Chairman
j. A. Long, of the Senate committee
and Chairman Albert J.. Cox, of the
House committee, to be two OF these.
should go to RoXborO on Monday af-
ternoon, and on Tuesday morning the
should meet the party in Durham, On
motion of Senator Paul 3. Means the
wives Of the members of the commit
tee We're invited to be in the party
with them.
For the Senate the subcommittee
to go to Roxboro is Senators J. A.
Long, J.. S. Manning and II. r.. Star
buck, and for the House Representa-
tivcs A. L. Cox, T. J. Murphy, H. S
Harrison, and ]. l. Campbell.
Comes on Special Train.
Senator Long explained that Gov
ernOr Kitchin and his party, as well
as a big delegation Of Person county
people would leave Roxboro on Tues
day morning on a special train which
would take on passengers as far as
Durham, and arrive in Raleigh a few
minutes before twelve o'clock The
members of the subcommittee that
goes to Roxboro will leave here al
four o'clock Monday afternoon and
reach Roxboro that evening. They
will leave Roxboro on the specia.
Tuesday morning and Will be met a
Durham by the other members of the
legislative committee on Inaugural
ton. who will leave Raleigh at Sac
on Tuesday morning.
II Three Committees Meet.
The meeting of the Senate, House
and Chamber of Commerce commit
teesS on the Inauguration began a
four o'clock in the rooms of the Cham
her of Commerce.. and Senator Man
ming first spoke in appreciation of the
work in preparation for the inaugura-
ton done by the Chamber Of Com
merce and expressed the thanks of the
General Assembly for the work done
and the interest displayed.
The details of the parade on Tues
day, the twelfth. were then taken up
and or motion of Senator Manning the
chairman was instructed to invite the
A. and NJ. corps of cadets. through
President d. Fl. Hill, Of that college
to participate in the inaugural exer.
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