The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
THE DAUGHTERS r
THE REVOLUTION
State Congress to Meet
at StatesviiIe
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

The State Regent, Mrs. John Van LAM
dringham, OF Charlotte. VIII Pre-
STANDARDIZATION Exercises Of the
Fort Dobbs Marker on Wcdun~lav
Afternoon-Tile Social PROGRAM
Will Be a Pleasing Feature.
Especial to News and Observes.
Statesville, Oct. 29.-An event -
Statewide interest and one Of t-ra-
cial importance to the women Of North
Carolina will be the session of ts.
State Congress Of the Daughters If
the American Revolution, which E1l
be held in StatesviIle next "Wednesday
and Thursday, November I'd and ia.
The sessions Of the Congress viii e
held in Shearer Music Hall OF Stat.s-
vile Female College, and the first ~as-
sion will be called to order Nednes-
day morning at 1890, by the State
Regent, Mrs. John Van L~andiugham.
Of Charlotte, and will be opened with
prayer by Rev. j. A. Scott, d. d. pres
ident of Statesville College, After a
musical number by Mrs, A. p. Steele.
Of Statesville, Mayor H. T. Grier viii
OoI1NoT the dudTSSS Oil HtItOENE ana
Mrs. VIM. N. Reynolds of Winston,
vice-regent, will respond. Mrs. ]. f.
Bowles, of ~Statesville, will make the
address of welcome for Fort D0bbs
Chapter of the d. A. R. Statesyiller
| and Mrs. 3. d. Heath, of the MeckIen[
burg Chapter, will respond. Music bS
Mrs. M. G. Wood, address by StateE
regent, report of credentials commits
tee By Mrs. J. f Carlton, Of States
Vile, roll call report Of State meeting
in Washington, report Of program
committee will conclude the morning
| session
The Wednesday afternoon session
will be the one of most local interest,
| the feature of the session being the
dedication exercises Of the Fort Dobbs
marker recently erected by the Fort
Dobbs Chapter at the site Of the old
fort near town. Rev c. z. Raynal. Of
the First Presbyterian church, VILE
makethe opening prayer a Historical
Sketch of Fort Dobbs, written by Miss
F. c. Harrill, will be read by Mrs.
C. v. Henkel. MI. DOrnan ThonD-
Of Concord, who Will deliver the adj
dress. There will be music and Rev.
Chas. e. Maddry OF the First baptISt
church will pronounce the Oene1-c~
ton.
Thursday mornings session viii he
opened with the D. A. r. ritual by MF&"
D. F. Cannon, chaplain, and there
will be music by Miss Margaret Scout
Of S~tatesville. The address Of tha
vice president general, Mrs. Edwin e
Gregory, Of Salisbury, Will foiio" me
reading the minutes, report Oh 2tdt9
officers: Miss Margaret RANKIN, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. A. l. 0hl114'
corresponding secretary; MRS. H. 10
Blake, treasurer. Report stalo-h7
:, 49, -, ;+taoo. JnaJcnn monument COM
mittee, Mrs. Jas. Moore, chaIfDl4Hs
printing committee, Miss Naf2aIt-
Rankin, chairman; art COMMITTEE, ME-
A.. L. Smith, chairman, chapter i7-
ports.
The final session will be held Ta.[5-
day afternoon at o'clock. N'yg5
prayer by the chaplain and mus ~
Miss May Scott, Mrs. Jas. +. MOO. q
of Salisbury, State historian, VIII 'e'1
her report. Nomination and eIee-a'
of officers, reports Of national .o.'
mittee, new business, etc.
The social program will be a p...-
ing feature Of the Congress. Ner.
day, at one o'clock, the St"te
Chapter Of the Daughters OF the 90
federacv will give q luncheon in honor
of the Congress at the nome o.
w. M. Barringer on West END aFe- =
Wednesday evening from S:30 I" =
o'clock, reception at the ~reSldeh> e
Mrs. c.. V. HenkeI. acting regent
Dobbs Chapter. THURSDAY at
o'clock. the Congress will be the 81.
Of the business men at the Co"n H.
cial club rooms, and Thursday eEe.L-
ing a grand colonia concert w. a.
given in Statesville Theater' coI+|
m~entary to the delegates.
There is no road too long TO the no"
who advances deliberately ana ~