Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-24
REV. MIR. WILCOX HEADS THE
GREATER HENDERSONVILLE CLUB
Oficers For 1915 Elected; Many New
Members Enrolled; Progressive
Movements Endorsed.

The Greater Hendersonville olup
was reorganized Friday night by a re-
preventative and enthusiastic meeting.
Rev. R. N. Wilcox was unanimously
reelected president of the club, Mayor
M. nj. Shepherd being elected as vice
president. c. E. Brooks was elected
treasurer without opposition.
The board of governors was increas-
ed to six, the following being elected:
F. S. Wetmur, r. M. Oates, e. w. Ew
bank, w. A. Smith, s. Y. Bryson, r. G.
Clarke.
For the Office of president. no
name was put before the meeting ex-
cept that of Rev. Mr. Wilcox, who had
served the club in such a satisfactory
manner as to make the members feel
that he was the proper man for the
place.
The new plan of membership was
explained and new members enrolled
as follows:
Glass A. $24 annually, $50 in ad-
vance.
F. s. Wetmur. DR.. w. H. Wander
Linden, s. Y. Bryson. Previous en-
menus In THIS elaSS:
R. NJ Oates, Leon st. John, w. A.
Smith, X. G. Morris, P. F. Patton. r.
C. Clarke, E. G. Stillwell, F. A. EW-
bank, DR.. w. F. Nickel, Mutual Print.
ing Co.. W. s. Miller, ]. W. Bailey
Glass B., $12 annually, $40 in adj
vance.
DR.. L. L. Morse, Solicitor Micheal
Schenck, DR.. c.. Few. w. r. HUMPHREYS,
Mayor NJ M. Shepherd, Rowe & zim-
norman, j. R. Wilson, A. d. Brown.
Rev K w. Cawthon, Tom Shepherd,
Carolina Oil & Supply Co., S. Maxwell,
& Co., G. A. Stacey, Judge III. G. Ewart.
Previous enrollments in this class:
F. v. Hunter, W. H. Hawkins, ]. G.
Morrow, Glover T. Orr. E. w. Ew-
bank, G. N. Wrenshal1, DR.. A. c. Te-
bea, DIR. Mallett, J. E. Shipman.
Glass G, Sc annually, SIS in advance
r. P. Andrews. DR.. c.. F. Wolfe, r.
]. Alderman, J. T. Crane, Charles Roz-
zelIe. Previous enrol1ments in this
class:
G. J. Millward, Rev R. N. Wilcox.
Glass D, So annually, $3.50 in adj
vance.
L.. H. Sumner
DR.. C. Few, who had been program
med for a speech, asked that he be
permitted to make it at a later meet
ing.
Farm Demonstration Agitation.
President Wilcox stated that the
city and county authorities are at
times willing to spend money for,
things which mean progress, but be-
fore doing so they desire the senti-
ment of the people in order that there
nav he no occasion for just criticism.
He said that he had understood that
the county commissioners were Will
ing to reopen the matter of the en-
n1ovment of a farm demonstrator Tor
the coming year, but wanted to hear
from the farmers to know if they real
IL desired It, He urged that rome step
he taken by the club for the contlnu-
onca of this work, saying that 1t would
be long step backward to stop at
this time. After some discussion ana
a vote of the club endorsing the IaFn
demonstration work the folloWlnS
committee was appointed TO work up
interest among the farmers ana urse
them To attend the netting OF the
hoard of commissioners on the nfst
MONDAY in January Sam Z. Bryson.
chairman DR.. G. Few, BrownloW
Tackson r S. Wetmur, J. MACK
49, Rehind the Health Work.
Dr b Morse stated that DR. W
Rankin. secretary of the State
Hoard of Health had accepted an IN,
,,station ,sss[ to visit Henderscnyille on
January srsr for the afternoon and nlgh1
.sIan he would deliver an address on
it,,e tlaese subject of a whole-time health OF
a., ene to for henderson county, comolnlng ms
az nse'yvo work of city and county. Or
aIersa AZ said that work along this lins
n.ol = ,icI1Iv important and that tne