Goldsboro weekly argus., 1914-12-03


had gathered in Goldsboro today to
participate in the most prideful event
in the city, and county's history-the
formal opening of Wayne county s
MAGNIFICENT new Court House, than
which there is none finer, and few
comparable to it in the South. And
we deem it of primal interest and
worthy of emphasis as cause for ad-
ditional pride to every citizen OF
Wayne county that it was not only
builded in all it's superlative beauty
at the common assent Of our people,
as a public necessity, but it's construc-
ton was supervised in every detail of
specification and executed to compile
ton by native Wayne county boys,
only the plans of the building being
the work of other than home talent
The architects were Messrs. Milburn-
Hester & Company, of Washington,
D. c., and the builder was Mr.. w. P.
Rose, of this city, native Wayne
county boy, and his associate, repre-
senting the architects, was another
Wayne County boy, Mr.. J. M. Kennedy,
now a leading architect of Raleigh;
and the County Attorney, who attend
ed to all the legal technfcalittes Of the
building bonds, their drafting and sale,
and the construction contract,
throughout it's intricate specifications,
with such consummate skill that there
was not hitch from start to finish, is
Mr. Earle A. Humphrey, son of the
late Col. L. w. Humphrey, and ma
tive Goldsboro boy; while supervising
the entire and exacting work. the
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, Mr.. l. F. Ormond, was
constantly ION the job," and nothing
in hn or
sential to the completeness of the
magnificent building was overlooked
or neglected, sustained and encour-
aged, as he always was, by the special
Building Committee, composed of him
self and Mr.. G. F. Herring, on the part
of the Board, and Mr.. Frank K. Bor-
den, representing the citizens of the
county as a whole.
And today this court house is being
viewed and visited by thousands of our
county people, here for the celebration
of it's formal opening, and a common
thrill of patriotic pride permeates all
bosoms over it's substantial build, it's
symmetrical proportions and superla-
tive beauty, and we are proud to be
able to present to our thousands of
readers pictures in this issue of the
building and of the builder and of the
Board of County Commissioners and
County Attorney whose public spirit
and patriotism gave to our county
people the opportunity of building for
themselves the most creditable court
house in the South.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. l. F.
Ormond, who was called last night to
Atlanta, to the bedside Of critically
ill brother, Hon. w. S. OBJ. Robinson
presided at the opening exercises and
introduced Judge Frank A. Daniels
who then took charge of the program
In presenting Judge Daniels, Judge
Robinson paid a really brilliant trib-
ute to the occasion, the American peo-
p1e-his home county people and to
the man he was presenting, Judge
Daniels, that was thoughly appreci-
ated and applauded.
Judge Daniels then announced that
the exercises would formally open
with prayer by Rev. Jacob r. Hill, o1
Saulston township, and that venerable
and beloved divine responded, and with
benignant countenance lifted heaven.
ward, uttered beautiful and appro
pirate prayer that settled like a bene
diction over his vast audience and viii
linger in their hearts for aye.
He was followed by Hon. Earle A
Humphrey, attorney to the Board ant
Solicitor Of the County Court, who OF
behalf the Building Committee formal
1y presented the Court House to thu
Board, speaking as follows: