The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-11-17

pdrtmentS IN the NOltOu mhIo wi
daily Invited to Attend and Be-
come Members.
Charlotte Mil News.
Preparations for the big meeting
Of the Southern Textile Association
to he held in Charlotte on the 10th
inst. are now well under way and the
PROSPECTS seem favorable for making
this a pleasant and profitable oc-
casiOn for those who attend.
This association was organized at
meeting of a few mill men IN Char
lotte two years ago, and has since
held, profitable sessions at Greenville,
Spartanburg, and Columbia, S. e.,
Raleigh, n. C., and Augusta, Ga,
with q constantly increasing men,
bership, the attendance at Augusta
last July being over four hundred;
and there is reason to believe there
will be still more at the Charlotte
meeting as this is q 'hOme coming
to point more convenient for a
large number OF the members.
The various committees have taken
hold of the work with good degree
or interest, and everything possible
will be done by those in charge OF
the arrangements to make the meet
ing q grand success. AS already an
nounced a committee consisting OF
Messrs. II. H. Boyd, A. B. Sanders
and c. A. Hamilton OF this city are
looking after the finances and atlast
report were making good progress in
the collection OF the necessary funds
to defray the Incidental expenses,
and besides this we areinfOrmed that
some Of the machinery and supply
men will take an active part in the
entertainment of the visiting mem
bers con the side"
The program committee together
with the committee of arrangements
have practically agreed upon the fol
lowing order Of exercise which, OF
course, may yet be slightly modified
and changed before the time OF the
meeting:
II A. M.-Call to order and address
OF welcome by Mayor Hawkins and
response by Supt. J. NJ. Davis, OF
Newberry, S. c.
Address by President W. Z. Ham
rick, OF Columbia, S. c.
Address or paper by Mr.. l.. p. HOl-
liz, of GreenviIIe, S. c., on '1ndus-
trial Education;" by Supt. f. C..
Gwaltney, of Winnsboro, S. g., on
Slashing and Warp Preparation and
"Sizing Cotton Warps," and Nr.
VIM. p. Bear, of Charlotte, on ''The
Care OF Electrical Machinery in the
Cotton Mill"
l p. M.-AdjOurnment for dinner.
2:30 p. M.-Paper on the Card
Room by r. L. Biggs, OF Rocking
ham, followed by a discussion on
Card Settings to be led by Messrs.
T. b. Wallace, OF Laurens, S. C., and
W. p. Hurt, OF Concord, n. C., in
which all Carders present, whether
members of the Association or not,
will be invited to participate. There
will also be an opportunity at this
session for discussions on other prac-
tical subjects OF interest to mill
men, ending with brief business
meeting at which the time and place
OF next meeting will be considered;
and towns and cities wishing to be
represented in this matter should be
prompt in getting up the necessary
data in regard to hotel accOmmOda-
tiOns, etc.
8 ?. M.-There will be an address
by Mr. r. NJ. Miller, OF Charlotte,
former President of the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association,
followed by a paper by Mr.. W. A.
Graham Clark OF the United States
Department of Commerce and
Labor on Cotton Manufacturing in
South America" after which will be
a smoker with light refreshments and
short talks by members and Others.
WHO MAY BECOME MEMBERS.
Section 20 Of the constitution and
bylaws OF the association read as
follows: Persons eligible for active
membership shall be qualified SUI
perintendents, assistant superin-
tendents, Oyerseers of the various de-
partments, master mechanics, chief
engineers, electricians, representa-
lives vi leA Vic pupelS duu IllSLi uC-
tors in textile schools.
Sec. q provides for the assurance
OF certificates for associate mem
bers" who may be entitled to be pre-
sent at all social meetings but not at
business meetings; and it may be
explained that this was intended to
open the doors to the manufacturers
- mill onS
supplies, and any others who are
sufficiently interested to attend and
pay their membership fee.
COST OF MEMBERSHIP.
The dues have been fixed for the
present at S1.00 per annum and
blanks will be mailed promptly tO
those desiring to become members
on application to G. S. Escot, secre-
tary, Charlotte, n. c., who will also
be pleased to answer any further re,
quests for information; and those
who expect to attend are urgently
requested to report to him at their
earliest convenience so that due
notice may be given to the locaI
committee about how many people
they will need to provive for.
1t is hoped that large number o.
new members will be enrolled at this
meeting and it will be best for al
who expect to attend to send in their
application at least ten days before
the meeting so as to be enrolled on
the roll book to be distributed at the
meeting which will show the name oil
each member, numbered to cor
respond with a number on a button
badge with which he viii besupplied