Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-07-29
Brown. Re- Union Big Affair.
THE BROWN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
Will Purchase The 0It Stone House and
Establish a Park and Museum.

EStdDlSf a Park and Museum.
It was a Brown day at Granite
Quarry yesterday and it was mott
a good day for Browns either, /
the th%reatning weather keps many
away, yet there we're several hun.
dred enthusiastic members of the
tribe present.. especially at the fes.
tive beard, and, while this was
sumptuous. it was by nc means
tho only feature of interest.
Owing to the weather the crowd
gathered in the nearly complete
and handsome hall of the $4,000
granite building being erected by
Stone Lodge, Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows. The Salisbury
Cornet Band was present and. Of.
ser several selected p;ecea Of ex~
cellent music was rendered, the
meeting was called to order by
Rev. G. A. Brown, of China
Grove, who acted az temporary
chairman, or master cf ceremo.
MES.
Rev. NJ. L. Canup, q native of
Rowan, now pastor of Trinity
Church, New York, read a psalm
and Rev. B. 8. Brown, of Lands,
led in payer.
The chairman then suggested
that the business of organization
be gons into and nominated Rev.
R. L. Brown, of Granite Quarry,
as president. Rev. Brown being
incapacitated physically, request.
ed that some n more able to get
about be named, but those present
insisted, and, by a rising, unani.
nous vote was made president.
Upon a declaration of the vote
the newly made presidents then
nominated Rev. G. A. Brown as
vice president and informed him
that he would have the work to
do. Rev. R. S. Brown put the
question anu Rev. G. A. Brown
was unanimously elected vice
president. Several we're put in
nomination for secretary, among
whom were Miss Mary Brown,
named by Rev. Canup, Rev. B S
Brown, by Rev. Geo. H. Cox, D.
D., who stated that Rev. Brown
was the Browness Brown of the
entire Brown family, but Rev.
Brown declined the honor. Then
Charlie F. Brown of Granite
Quarry, was nominated aud elect
ed and owing to his absence, Rev.
Canup was made secretary PRO tenn.
Nathan Brown of that vicinity,
was nominated and unanimously
elected treasurer. All of the
officers named were peculiarly ap.
propriate and all are thoroughly
qualified far the positions named.
E. H. Bean, Eaq OF Salisbury,
vas present and spoke of q com.
municution received from A. L
James a wealthy Brown descend
emit, of Laurinburg, N. c., who
suggested that executive, Sails
bury and local committees be ap
pointed and that arrangements
be made 60 purchase the old Nj.
chael Braun residence and several
acres adjoining, for the establish.
ment of a park and a Brown me-
mortal.
The Temporary chairman then
asked for suggestion, for a name
for the Brownies. Several sug-
gestions were made, but "The
Brown Memorial Association
was decided upon by a unanimous
vote. 1t was then decided that
the president, vice president, sec.
rotary aud treasurer, together
with Rev. s. J. M, Brown of
Cooleemee, Frank R. Brown of
Salisbury, A. L James, of Laurin-
burg, N. c., and Mrs. NJ. l..
Potts, of Biltmore, constitute the
executive committee. This was
acted upon favorably.
A Salisbury committee of ar.
rangements consisting of J. M.
Brown, W. A. Brown, and Martin
l.. Brown was then named.
The local, or Granite Quarry,
committee named consists of W.
t. Peeler, W. S, Brown and Mrs.
John A. Lyerly.
The temporary chairman moved
that another meeting be held
about one year hence. The mo.
ton was discussed and it was de-
cided to leave the fixing of the
date of the next meeting to be
executive committee.
Rev R. L. Brown, president Of
the association was called for and
made a brief talk.
E. Fl. Bean, by permission
urged all present to turn over to
him any Data relative to the
Brown or other original families
Of the county, for use in prepar,
ing a full and complete history of
the county which he is now en-
gagged in preparing.
The business of the meeting
being complete an adjournment
for dinner was had, it being agreed
that all would gather in the grove
at 2:3O when short talks would
b. made By a number of the fami.
ly present.
Dinner was served on long