Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-04-15
GOLDSBORO GREETED GLADLY
AND FED SUMPTUOUSLY THE
VISITING THOUSANDS,

Allen, principal of the Pikeville High
School acted as secretary.
The Defamation contest was en-
gagged in by eight, and the prize was
hotly contested; but the final award
was made to Ralph Lee, who repre-
sented the Fremont school, while
Philip Hettleman of the Goldsboro
schools was designated second, and
Robert Kornegay of the Mt. Olive
schools received honorable mention.
The musical contest was likewise
spirited, there being six contestants,
and all did well. The prize, however,
went to Miss Laurinda Hooks, of the |
Fremont school, and Miss Ida Shrago !,
Of the Goldsboro schools received Sec
ond prize.
Today is really the County Com
mencement Day, and it is a gala day
enlivened by multitudes of Wayne's !!
most progressive citizens Boys and
girls, men and women, of town and
country are here, all enjoying a day OF
gladness.
The Industrial parade, the march
Of school children and school patrons,
the Athletic events at Herman Park,
and the dinner being there served, are
the outstanding features of the morn
1ng's program. A fuller report will be
made of them later.
The exhibits at the pavilion from
tn several schools are simply remark
able. The exhibit prize winners are:
First High School prize-Seven
Springs.
Second High School prize-Pikeville
First Grammar Grade prize-Pike-
Vile.
Second Grammar Grade prize-Rose-
| wood.
First Primary Grade prize-Rose-
WOOD.
| Second Primary Grade prize-Seven
Springs.
In the really thrilling parade along
the gaily bedecked streets the Colds
boro merchants and the Goldsboro
people did themselves proud in the
beautiful floats that won the admira-
ton of the thousands of assem- bled
spectators and the marching thous-
ands of county school children and
school patrons.
Among the Goldsboro Graded and
High School floats were; beautiful
Red Cross float, composed of a COM
plete aggregation, requiring several
distinct floats to complete it, includ-
ing nurses, ambulance corps, field
searchers, with trained dogs wearing
Red Cross girdles; a wild West troupe
! of Indians and Mexicans, including
cow boys, bandits, girl riders, etc.; d
> beauty float, containing a bevy of
pretty girls, school fire brigade.
Next came a superb float, in boat
shape, Of Sensation Self Rising -four.
Next was a superlatively beautiful
float by Royal & Borden, featuring
their renowned Elastic Felt Mattress
and close second was the float of the
; Smith Harware Company and that OF
Messrs. H. We'll & Bros. Mrs. w. H
Cobb, Jr. and Mrs. Chas. Lutes, each
had Equal Suffrage floats, of great
beauty, designated by the now famil-
lar slogan "Vote for Women; Mrs
I DR.. o. G. Daniels had a lovely float
2 featuring the patriotic demand for
3 "undyed cotton: Spence's Business
D College-with young ladies in carriage
p and male students on horseback, was
a stricking and admirable feature;
Mr.. Geo. A. Norwood's float, with e
young lady from every township in
the County was greatly admired and
commended for it's public spirit: The
Singer Sewing Machines, was also at
ltractive: The Ford Garages float, and
: Mr.. Gurney Hodges Livery, were ad
9 mirable: Isaacs Furniture and Rus
g float was work of art: The Crysta
Ell Theatre won applause all along tht
2 line: But without partiality the f1oa
II of The Goldsboro Hospital, with it
matchless superintendent and it
: corps of real nurses, all beautiful il
. their personality and uniforms, VOL
universal admiration and spontaneou
applause.
The Argus is indeed proud of Colds
boro-prouder for her splendid show
ing in today's program than ever.
AS we go to press this afternoo
both the spacious High School Audi
Of torium and the more commodious neN
n court room are thronged with larg
!. audiences in each of which are divisio
exercises being held, the demand fo
= time and space to accommodate th
commencement program necessitatin
: this course.
~ All Of these features of the program
q, as we'll as the results of the day
in athletics and tonight's exercises in tt
n High School auditorium will be full
ke reported in tomorrow's Argus.
Indeed has this been record-breal
ing and most inspiring celebrate
In Goldsboro and for Wayne count
and will have the effect, happily,