The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-17

wonderful rooms in the world. Ii is
126 feet long by so feet wide. ana can
comfortably entertain 1000 people.
The two great freplaces burn 12-foot
logs and each required 100 tons Of
boulders to build. This great room Is
built up of the most unique collection
of native boulders, flint and mica n
is Illuminated at night by indirect
lights which are reflected against n
ceiling. The lights in this room alonel
give over L., Geo caidle power OF iium-
ination.
Complimentary Luncheon.
The annual convention OF southern
officials. including the entire system,
is being held at Grove Park Inn his
week, and last week the State Bar
Association held it's nnual session at
Battery Park where they eyre I'd
dressed by a number of distinguished
men, invited for the occasion, includ-
ing Hon. Josephus Daniel Secretary
Of the Navy; Hon. J.. lam. Lewis,
Senator from Illinois, Hon. W. r.
Vance, of Minneapolis, and Hon. w. P.
Bynum, of Greensboro, the last nam
ed being the first speaker. He ad-
dressed the Association in the morn
ing of their first business session. and
he held his hearers sp~ell-bound
throughout. At this session a compll-
mentary luncheon was rendered the
entire Association and their lady at
tendants by Grove Park Inn, which
was accepted for the following after
Don at 2 o'clock, and at which there
were more than two hundred in at
tendance. At this luncheon Col. Jos.
E. Robinson, of GoIdsboro, by invi-
tatiOn of the management, presided as
postmaster, INC his brief address of
welcome to the Bar Association and
the ladies Of the company was pune
tuated with appreciative applause by
his intellectual audience, and he was
shOWered with congratulations when
the luncheon was over. In address
ing the many beaming guests at table
IN the spacious dining room Col. Rob
insOn said:
Col.aRobinson Speaks.
M President, ladies and gentle
men-brethren Of the North Caro-
lima Bar Association: In the wonder
fully comprehensive, yet mastery
condensed, instructive and interesting
address delivered before your AsSo-
citation at your morning session yes
terday by Hon. w. P. Bynum, he por-
trayed with prideful precision and
thrilling ~elOquence the wisdom, cour-
age, power, patriotism and philan-
thrOphy Of the legal profession of
America in it's marvellous progress for
the uplift of humanity, the safe
guarding of human rights and the
fostering of liberty and opportunity
unto all the people in common, upor
the untrammeled enjoyment Of which
rests and depends the perpetuity OF
our free republic. AS he thus hello
the mirror Of your own splendid
achievements up before you, l fell
that o could not but catch, individ.
ually, a new inspiration to high re
SolVe-nCt to be cOuched in words bu
to be realized in results as the year:
roll on. AS l contemplated that rug.
ged-framed man dealing out to yo,
the intricate niceties of human right:
and sustaining the wisdom of revealed
law l was thrilled unspeakably will
pride and satisfaction hat North Car
Olina-the mother earth of human
liberty, the classic State Of all Englisl
Amerlca-has not yet ceased to pro
duce men Of the mold and menta
stature of h immortal trainers O
the Declaration Of independence.
"~Following close upon the conclu
sion of Judge Bynum's address cam
the announcement by your president
Judge BlggS, that Mr.. Fred l.. Seely
the broad-mlnded, generous, patriot
&c and progressive proprietor of Grow
Park Inn, desired you and your WO
men folk to be his guests at this lun
cheon' when your president stat
ed tRat he had accepted this invita-
ton on behalf of your Association
was indeed most happy; because a
an abiding North Carolinian-to tn
manner bOrn-I appreciate all tia
!. this splendid captain of industry, thi
tlfeless, lndomitable, lovable man ha
done and is doing for the greater de
velopment of this Land of the Sky
; the common pride of all patriot
North Ca~rolinians. He has builGe
here an hosiery in a class all it's own
constructed of pristine rocks an
| boulders gathered from the mountai
{ sides and ~shapened into a structure q
: enduring as the everlasting mountai
. on which it rests, overlooking the e1
trancing valleys between and tn
beautiful city Of Asheville which
y adorns. Here all hat nature c0ul
u provide, all that wealth could procur
y all that genius could suggest AL thu
generosity could lavish, all that al
= can approve has been assembled int
one grand expression of endurin