Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-22

lily as they swept past. A favorite form
Of salutation was Good night boys, come
again"
One of the most interesting historic
nojnts passsd in the darkness was the
ruin of an old mill on the northern shore
of the Haw river. 1t was there that Lord
CORVALLIS ground the grain for his army
when he occupied as his military head
quarters stately old mansion less than
gunshot away.
Raleigh had been awaiting the scouts
eagerly for more than a day. Two auto
mobiles had gone down 10 Sanford with
Raleigh citizens and had waited there pa
tientiy until the cars were again ready LOT
the road. One car. a six-cylinder Frank
lin. carried the banner of the Ralelgn
News and Observer, and was driven by
w. H. Brewer. Its passengers were !.
s. Wynne, mayor of Raleigh; JosepEus
Daniels. editor of the News and Observ-
err ana his son. Worth Bagley Dam
,ieIs; Col Fred A. Olds and Prof
Charles B. Park. Late in the afternoon
there also arrived in Sanford from RAJ
leigh a White steamer carrying Henry
BagIey. a brother of the late Worth Bag
lev. of Winslow fame; William ard Rufus
Boyland and P. d. Gold.
MEET RICHMOND CAR.
Just before reaching Apex, the four
cars travelling together met the automo-
bile of the Richmond Times-Despatch
which. under the command OF Allan
Potts. managing editor of the Richmond
Times-Despatch, had come all the way
from the capital of the Old Dominion.
nearly two hundred miles. to greet the
scouts.
The five cars as they sped along
through the night with their great acete-
lyene eyes beaming, made pretty pic
ttlre. and there were hundreds Of resi-
dents of Raleigh waiting to see IT, al
though Sunday morning had almost ar
rived together with the good roads cham
pions.
A MIDNIGHT SUPPER.
After a brief visit to the News and
Observer office a generous midnight sup
per was served, at which Mayor Wynne,
of Raleigh, presided. On his left sat
Mayor Chisholm. of Sanford, who had
come through to Raleigh with the party.
Hamilton Peltz, the Herald correspondent,
sat on the mayors right Mayor Wynne
welcomed the visitors in the name OF
the city and said it's gates were thrown
open to them and he only wished they
might be able to remain longer to enjoy
Raleigh hospitality.
Major John s. Cohen, of The Atlanta
Journal, responded for the scouts. He ex-
pressed their appreciation OF the nOsplIal-
ity extended and voiced their regret that
the importance of reaching WashiDRtoy
on Wednesday compelled them to hurry
on.
Henry Bagley spoke feelingly for the To-
cal press, and other addresses were made
by P D. Gold, Allan Potts, of Richmond.
and E ". Cans.
Major Cohen, in closing his remarks,
said that one Of the sweetest tributes he
had ever heard paid a southerner came
from Hamilton Peltz in commenting on
his friendship with Worth Bagley, whom
they had both known well in Spanish war
days.
Mr. Peltz's tribute to Worth Bagley
was spoken from the heart, and deeply
affected his boyhood friends who wers
gathered around Ehe board. References
was also made by Mr.. Peltz to General
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia. and General
Hamilton S. Hawkins, a South Carolinian,
as typical southern soldiers of whom the
whole nation was proud. His tribute to
the south and the southerners was warm
ly cheered and brought forth congratulate
tions from all present.
SCOUTS PASS HENDERSON.
HENDERSON, y. c., June 1.-THE
New York Herald and The Atlanta Jour
nal scout cars passed here at ( o'clock
this morning.