The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-13
Plans Being Perfected For ak
ing Care of BaraCas and
PhiIatheaS
CONVENTION APRIL 22-25
Program For Four Days Con-
vention PubIiShedi Registra-
ton in Marlborough Hotel.
Formal Exercises To Begin
With Welcome Session and
Get Acquainted Meeting

Wi HOQuOllllON IS'OOl''iS
Raleigh is making ready to receive
here the delegates of the Baraca
Philathea convention which will as
semble on April % for three day
session. Several hundred homes have
already been secured Cor the dele
gates and the committee on enter
tainment OF which Mr.. G. +. Franlin
Is chairmen, is making every effort
to increase the list
Arrangements for taking care of
the delegates are being made at the
rate of s1.0O per day for each dele
gate with the general understanding
that two delegates are to occupy each
room together.
The formal program Of the cOnven-
ton shows that the registration and
assignment Of rooms will be held at
the Marlborough Hotel on Thursday,
April %. On that evening in the
Tabernacle church will be held the
welcome exercises including get
acquainted social.
The Program.
The program arranged for the
convention, is subject to some
changes and additions:
Thursday, April p.
Registration and assignment of
delegates at Marlborough Hotel.
Thursday Evening.
500. Welcome to delegates at Tab
ernacle Baptist church.
Music.
Short addresses by: For the City
Jos. G. Brown; For the Churches
DR.. T. w. OKelley: For the Sunday
Schools. M. Broughton, Jr.; For
the Baracas-H. A. Bland, president
City Union; For the Philatheas-
Elizabeth p. Jones.
Response-Rev. r. T. Collins, CHn-
ton.
One-minute greetings from State
officers and committees.
Music.
"Get Acquainted Social
Friday Morning.
500. Philathea Convention, Eden.
ton Street M. F.. church.
Devotional exercises, led by Rev
j. G. Wooten, Raleigh.
Song: Dear to the Heart of tn,
Shepherd" No. As.
9:10. Greetings from the Presi
dent, Christine Thomas, Henderson.
9:20. Minutes of Last Meeting
Mary G.. Rowe, Tarboro.
9:25. Treasurers Report-Mar
Earet Atkins, Asheville.
Appointment of committees.
9:35. Message from General Sec
retary, Flossie A. Byrd.
$50. "SOme Unique Things Glass
es are Doing"-Mrs S. N. Rowe, Hen
dersonville.
1000. What We Are"-One
minute Class Reports. by delegates.
1880. ways of Raising Clas
0rtr To- rr.;e
11:40. 'The Philatheas-Ho
They Can Help Us'-From Barao
viewpoint-Rev. w. M. Craig, Wi
mington.
1900. Adjourn with Philathe
Platform and Benediction.
Friday Afternoon.
Recreation for All.
800. Baraca Convention Fir
Baptist church-devotional exercis
led by Rev. J. A. Sullivan, Wilmin,
ton.
Song: "An Hail the Power N
102.
$40. Opening Remarks by tt
President, DR.. Geo. E. Dennis, Cha
9:2O. Minutes of Last Meeting al
Treasurer's Report--C. NJ. Bagwe
Salem.
Appointment of committees.
9:35: The Place of Bara
Glass in Rural y''-Lo
ME r. Call, Wake Forest.
$3.50. "Baraca Work and the St
dent'-R. r. Parker, Chapel Hill
1905. THE Won by One Meth
and Secret Service"-Rev. J. A. ST
hvan, Wilmington.
1925. Message from General Sc
retary, Flossie A. Byrd.
1O:40. What We Are"-Or
minute Class Reports, by the de
gates.
12:OO. Adjourn With Baraca Pl
form and Benediction.
Friday Night.
500. Joint Session of Baracas a