The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-11
CONFERENCE WILL
MEET AT RALEIGH
Many Social Service Problems to
Be Discussed and
Considered.
INSPECTION OF TROOPS
Rapid Progress in Building Con-
meeting Links of Northern
and Southern.
Especial to The TImes.Dlspa,ch.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Raleigh. n. c., February 10.-On
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
there VIII BIO In session in this city
the North Carolina Conference Of So
clal Service. for which n notable pro-
gram ls announced. and IL Is expected
that there will be citizens from many
sections OF the State, as well as visi-
tors from other States to participate
Governor Craig will welcome the mem
bers OF the conference on Tuesday
night and there will he an address on
the same evening by DIR. w L. Poteat,
president of Wake Forest College on
The Correlation of Social Forces"
There VIII also be special address
Tuesday evening by Senator Robert L.
owen, OF Oklahoma. on Wednesday
morningthere will be conference dur
Ing which chairmen of spciaI commit
tees Will make hve-minute reports on
needs OK the state ana during the af-
ternoon there will be addresses by DR..
a a. Kent. of Lcnoir. and others, on
the problem Of the care of the States
Feeble minded. and other social prob
ieIns. Al night the session will be In
the hall of the House of Representa-
lives At this closing session there
VIII be addresses by Rev NJ L. KEGS
Ter: on orphanage and Dependent
children by State Senator j. y. Cook.
on Refornatories and Juvenile
Courts; by j. y. Joyner State Super
intendent OF Public Instruction, on
"llliteracy': by w II. Swift. secretary
OF the North Carolina Child Labor
commissions. on Child Labor and Fac
tory Conditions: by Miss Daisy Den
son, on Prisons by DR.. L. H. Nc
braycr on Feeble Minded and Euge-
nice: by Attorney-Cieneral T. W.
l'rickett. on Legal Reforms and Crimi-
nal Procedure; by Archibald Johnson.
on Liquar Problem: by Gilbert
stephenson. on The Negro Problem"
by DR.. J. Howell Way on The Prob
lem Of Health: by Clarence Poe. on
Ihc improvement OF Rural Life"
The annual inspection OF the com
pantes OF the North Carolina National
Guard begins In Raleigh on Friday OF
this week. Captain K L. Lanpdon.
United States Army. being the gov
eminent inspector He will be accom-
panied and assisted by Inspector-Gen-
eral Thomas Stringfellow. OF the North
Carolina ,'ational Guard. Waynesville
The companies OF the second infantry
viii be inspected FIRST, thig work being
scheduled 10 require until March /.
when the Rocky Mount company will
be inspected. completing the second
Infantry. The intermediate dates are
Fayetteville. February II; Lumber
Bridge. is; Dunn. 10: Wilson, 20: Gin
ton. u; Goldsboro. 22-2i. kinston. 25;
Isdcnton. 20: Washington, 81: Tarboro.
%. Thereafter the third and then the
first regiments will be inspected. the
tour continuing until March IS, with
the final inspection ut Wayncsboro
Few people realize with what ire
mcndous energy the work OF linking
up the short lines Of road that are to
form the trunk line from Raleigh To
Charlotte. for the Raleigh. Charlotte
and Southern division Of the Norfolk
and Southern Is being pushed. There
is every assurance now that this line
will actually he in operation between
Raleigh and Charlotte by July | OF
this year. bringing Charlotte and all
the vast territory penetrated into far
closer touch with the state capital. The
distance from Raleigh to Charlotte will
he twenty-five miles less by rail. and
IL Will be "A direct run without delays
for connections Grading and track
laying forces are scattered all along
the route to the extent probably OF
5000 laborers and great numbers of
steam shovels and other improved inn
plemcnte. Grading, track laying and
bridge building forces are pushing the
work with wonderful rapidity. 1T was
only few months ago that l. G.
Duncan put through the deal for the
purchase OF the Raleigh and south
being linked up and standardized for
this Raleigh, Charlotte and Southern
division. MIR Duncan is taking a keen
personal interest In the rushing Of
this construction work.