Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-05-01
THE AYcock MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
Rowan to be Organized and canIassed for
Funds Soon.

To the People Of North Carolina:
The movement to buisd mon
ument to the late Hon. Charles
Brantley Aycock, "EGucationa'
Govener" of North Carolina, in
augurated under the auspices OF
"Aycock Memorial Association,
is one of the purposes OF which
should appeal with responsive eff
feet to every citizen of the Old
North State, of every age. oondl-
tion and avocation, for his great
work in promoting public eduoa-
tion was not limited to any class
or caste, but made for the uplift
of the masses, that, with eyes to
see and ears attuned to hear and
minds schooled to comprehend, /,
they might, as painted in his own
last words to the people of his
State, whom he loved, center up
on q new day, the day of equality.
of opportunity, the hour when
every man shall be free to work
nightly for himself until his soul,
filled to satisfaction shall overflow
with q common benefit to man
kind, owing no tribute to any one,
and bound only to his fellowmeD
and serve his God as to him may
seem best"
The man who held and advoca-
ted such an ideal for the people of
his State as q whole deserves that
his name. his memory and his life
work be perpetuated in such q
manner % would be best calcu-
lated to vitalize the principles for
which he stood in the .hearts of
the passing generation, through
all the tomorrows, still the last
syllable of recorded tims".
"Equall That is the word; on
that word I plant mysan and my
party, the equal right of every
child born on earth to have the
opportunity 'to burgeon out all
that there is within him. .s'' These,
his last words to the people of
North Carolina, should be in.
scribed in perpetual character,
not only upon thu base of q
bronze statue erected to him in
State Capitol, but also upon some
permanent educational memorial
whose benefits should 60 down
the ages for the help of needy
childhood struggling upward to
the light.
1t is the ds.ire and purpose .of
the "Aycock Memorial Associa-
tion" to give every man, woman
and child in North Carolina the
opportunity and privilege of con-
tributing to this memorial fund i.
The follwoing constitute the
State Association:
Geo R Royal, president, Colds
boro; Matt H Allen. secretary,
Goldsboro; B R Lacy, treasure,
Raleigh.
Vice-Presidents: First District,
E F Aydlelt, Elizabeth City. Sec.
ond District. f A Woodard, Will
son. Third District, Esrnest N
Green, New Born; Fourth Dis.
trlct, A @ q ollicoffer, Henderson
Fifth District, B 8 Royster, OK
ford; Sixth District, AW Nc.
Lean, Lumberton; Seventh Dis.
trict, R F Bessely, Monroe
Eight District. Hayden Glenn ant,
Salisbury; Ninth District, o MAJ
Gardner, Shelby; Tenth. District,
Jete G Prichard, Buncombe.
Executive committee: George c
Royal, Goldsboro; Matt II Allen,
Goldsboro; Judge R W Winston,
Raleigh; G w Tillet, Charlotte;
Hugh Chatham, Elkin; W A Er.
win, Durham; A Webb, Ash
vile; CJCooper: Fayetteville
E G Duncan, Raleigh; Francis I
Winston, Windsor; George Roun'
tree, Wilmington.
The vice presidents, with thu
aid of the executive committee
will organize each county in theil
respective districts, and the Off
GERS of county associations vii
appoint canvasslng committees II
every town and rural districts O
every township, whose duty i
shall be to make q speedy canvass
extending to every person In thei
respective districts, the opp ortu.
nifty to contribute.
Il -Al- l.sal Ia ssa