Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-08-04
Junior Order to Meet in Charlotte
Congressman Burnett on the Program for
an Address.

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ohanics.s that is to be held in
Charlotte August II, 18 and 19.
The Selwyn will be headquarters
and the business meetings will be
in the Selwyn Assembly Hall :.
It is expected that there will be
at least 500 delegates present from
the various lodges throughout the
state aad that accompanying
these delegates will be an equal
number of visitors, making 1000
in all.
Paul Jones of Tarboro 10 State
Councillor and will have charge Of
the Meeting. There are more
than $1,000 Juniors in the State
with 400 in Charlotte. There are
three local councils, namely Dill.
worth, No. 12; Park No. 80, aid
Empire, No. 1926. In addition.
there are several in the county,
including those at Mint Hill, Paw
Greek and Cornelius. It ls ex-
peoted that ell of these councils
will have adequate representation
ct the Charlotte meeting.
It is stated that Charlotte has
fewer Juniors than any other point
in the State, considering the siz4
of the city. High Point and a
number of cities much smaller in
population have larger Junior
Order representation. A strong
effort will be put forth in the fu =.
ture to increase the representa-
tion here. This 10 one of the OBJ.
jects of the coming of the State
Cauncil to Charlotte, to stimulate
interest locally.
An attractive program has been
arranged for this meeting. The
local committee in charge of the
arrangements consists of Messrs.
Charles F. Alexander, chairman;
R L. Simmonds. secretary; and
W. T. GarrIs, treasurer, and
Me.srs G. I. Webb, L. J. Hunter,
J. G. Newell, N. NJ Jones. J. L.
Wilkerson. J. Lawrence Jones and
representatives. from the several
county Junior Order councils.
OF interest in this connection
also is the fact that G. f. Alex
ander is a candidate for the Office
of State vice councillor, the second
highest office in the State.
A tentative program has been
arranged as follows:
TUESDAY. AUGUST II.
State Council will assemble.
Parade will be formed for a march
through the streets in the after.
noon after which the council and
invited friends will gather at the
auditorium where the several ad
dresses of Welcome and the re-
sponses will be delivered.
Address of Welcome on behalf
of the CITY by Mayor T. L. Kirk.
patrick.
Response by National Councillor
@. B. Webb of Statewide.
Address of welcome on behalf
of the local Junior Order Coun-
oils, by J. f. Newell.
Response by Rev. W. B. Dut.
tera of Salisbury.
Adj ournment.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10.
Ga. m. Business session at Sci.
wyn Assembly Hall for the trans
action of routine work.
5p. m. Street car ride to Lake.
wood Park where q watermelon
feast will be in waiting for the
visitors. Following the feast,
there will be an address at the
Lakewood pavilion by Congress-
man Burnett of Alabama, author
of the Burnett immigration bill
which is said to be very near to
the hearts of Juniors generally e.
This is an open meeting to which
the public is cordially invited.
An invitation has been extend.
ed to Governor Craig to be pres.
ent at this time and deliver an
address.
THuRsDAY, AUGUST 10.
g.. q m. Selwyn assembly hall.
Routine business both morning
and afternoen with election of
officers. appointment of commit.
tees, hearing of reports not pre-
viously submitted, etc.
Adjournment.
Mayor Kirkpatrick has appoint
the following committee in rals.
ing fin nds with which to entertain
the convention: Messrs. @, o.
Kusstsr. chairman; W. s Dorr
W. G. Davls. R E. Sooggins. R
NJ. Forhia w. RI. Hall and T n