The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-18

'OA\, NIX Iii CAROI]
A DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION. |
Guests of the Industrial and
Commercial Club Given a De-
lightful Evening.
The reception given by the In
dustrial and Commercial Club
Thursday evening was a most
delightful occasion, thoroughly
enjoyed by all who attended. |
Owing to the fact that the club
rooms are on different floors, one
above the other, in order to ac-
commodate the large crowd it
was necessary to use the Pythian
hall on the third floor of the Lum-
berton Cotton Mills building, ad-
joining the club pool room.
President R. D. Caldwell well
coined the guests in a neat
speech, reviewing the organiza-
ton of the club and it's purposes,
and winding up his remarks with
the following neat paraphrase of
a familiar verse:
| "Breathes there a man with soul
| so dead
Who never to the world hath said,
Of all the ladies beneath the sun
The fairest are those Of Lumberton -
which gallant and patriotic dec
laration was greeted with great
applause. Mr.. Caldwell stated
that recently it was decided to
throw the club rooms open Thurs
day evening Of every week for
the ladies.
Following Mr.. Caldwell's
speech the Truman quartette-
the popular quartette composed
|of Messrs. Rudolph Carlyle,
Woodberry Lennon, A. T. Par
mele and Pope Stephens de-
lighted the crowd with a selec-
ton and then had to give an en-
core; Mesdames j. r. Poole and
J. J. Grove gave charming read.
l ings and also had to satisfy in.
, sistent applause by giving en-
,, cores; the quartette gave two
; more songs, Miss Bonnie Barker
rendered a few selections on the
piano, and Mr.. A. w. McLear
delivered an address on "Oul
Future Welfare-Some Observa
, tions Suggested by a Trip to Eu
. rope"
Mr.. McLean's address was al
y excellent one, full of meat from
start to finish, and deserve
more extended mention thai
: space will permit. He starte
out by making what was to som
the startling assertion that tn
n name of the town should b
g changed; but it was startling or
y ly because it was new. Th
n name suggests a lumber cam
d and those who go away fro1
r. home much realize that the nam
er leaves the wrong impression Q
e strangers, who jump at once 9
i'd the conclusion that there is moth
.e ing here but lumber interest!
ot Without suggesting a substitul
7e Mr.. Mclean convinced his aud
is ence that the name should /
IN changed and the suggestion ma
c. bear fruit. Mr.. Mclean decla
it ed that too much attention h;
r. been paid in Lumberton to tt
m commercial side Of life and NJ
Id enough to the side of civic in
e. provement, or rather, to the e
of clusion of civic improvement
tic and he made many suggestion
y which will be noted at great
he length in a subsequent issu
ke All his suggestions were go'
and to the point and if acted u
all on would mean much to the tow
ne His remarks about his trip
ne Eurupe last summer were full
nd interest.
at At the conclusion of the pl
IRE gramme refreshments of
cream and cake were serve
this important part of the !
ms ception being admirably sup<
intended by Mr.. R. H. Crie
ton. secretary-treasurer Of
club.
er- Kingsdale Postoffice Discontn
ler
a The postofice at Kingsd
ter was discontinued Friday a
ere route No. 4 from Lumberton
est been changed in such a way
ON to serve those who were patre
ne. of that office. This route has
ons 20 been changed 80 as to sci