The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
AN INTERESTING MEETING
Many Social Events Planned;
Visit to Soldiers Home; Re-
ception at Country Club;
Wednesday Evening to Be
Spent in Hall of History.
Party by Mrs. Andrews

coming to Raleigh to attend the an
nual convention of the United
Daughters of h C~onfederacy will
begin arriving in he city today and
tonight but the majority Of them will
arrive tomorrow to be present at the
welcome exercises which will be held
in the auditorium of Meredith Col
lege tomorrow night beginning tt
$50.
At least two hundred delega es and
visitors are expected to be present
at the convention which will last
through Friday. The ladies will be
entertained in the homes Of the peo-
pie of Raleigh during their stay in
he city.
Mrs. James O.. Litchford is chair
man of the hospitality committee and
has arraigned homes for ali the Wis
iting women.
The preliminary meeting will be
held in the auditorium Of Meredith
college tomorrow night presided over
by Miss Daisy benson, president of
the local chapter. The invocation
will be made by Rev. Milton A. Bar
Der and the musical program will be
under he direction of Miss Day of
the Meredith College faculty. The
following selections will be given:
calm as the Night" Miss Edna Hol-
loway, accompanied by Mr.. Milden-
burg on the organ: Love and Music"
from Madame Butterfly, Puccini;
lone Fine Day., Mrs. Horace Dowell,
accompanied by Miss Helen Day;
duet, Mrs. Horace Dowell and Miss
holloway.
Welcome Night, Tuesday
Addresses Of welcome will be made
by Mayor Johnson for the city; Mr..
Alexander Webb for the business or
CARNATIONS; Col j. Bryan Crimes for
the State Of North Carolina; DR.. Della
Dixon Carroll for the woman'S or
ganizations and Miss Katherine
Baker for Manly's Battery.
The response will be given by Mrs.
dent of the State organization. The
other officers of the organization will
also be presented at the meeting
Tuesday evening.
The frs, business session of the
convention will be held Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock. The Raj
eigh Chamber Of Commerce will ten
der a luncheon Wednesday at one
o'clock.
Wednesday afternoon at -four
o'clock a visit will be made to the
Soldiers Home.
Tea at Country Club.
At five o'clock a tea will be giver
at the Raleigh Country Club, the
members of the club being hosts OF
This occasion. The club will be opei
10 all members and the members o
the convention and visiting Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. The usua
rules of admission will BE- observe,
by the Country Club. Street cars will
be provided to take the delegates t
the Soldiers Home and the Countr
club. These cars will be for tn
members of the convention only.
Evening in Hall Of History.
Wednesday pypnfno will no Snpnf /
The Hall of History in the Admins
tration building. Col. Fred A. OLD
will be in charge. The TALL will b
opened at $3.50 to the members of tn
convention. and their hostesses, tn
Memorial Association, l.. OBJ. Branc
camp and other veterans, Sons
Confederate veterans, the auXilia:
to the Memorial Association an
members OF Johnston-Pettigre
chapter ". u. c..
Thursday two business sessions W
be held, n in the morning and OF
In the afternoon. The local chapt'
VIII serve a luncheon at one o'clock
Historical Evening.
Thursday evening in the city Aud
forum Historical Evening" will
observed. DR.. w. Nee. White w
give the invocation and the mus
viii be under the direction of NJ
Bllnn Owen of st. Mary's School.
Miss benson will present Mrs. Ma
snail Williams of Faison, preside
OF the State organization, who w
deliver an address.
The l.. OBJ. Branch drum cor
VIII render a selection and the Thi
regiment Band has also promised
pc present and give several selection
The following papers will be rea
II Confederate Navy Yard at Cha
~iotte," by Miss Violet Alexander
charlotte; THE Sword Factory
henarsville," by Mrs. S. A. Woot
OF kenansville. a paper will also
read by Miss Winifred Faison
faison, subject to be announced lat