The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-31
County Commissioners After
Conference Determine Not
To Change Date
BIG DAY FOR COUNTY
Chairman Edward {. Britton,
Of Courthouse Opening Com
mIttee, Declares Prospects
Bright For Most Successful
Celebration; Brass Bands,
Movie Shows

The celebration of the formal oprn-
ing OF the handsome now Wake
county courthouse is TO take plac"
on Monday. the thirteenth Of Son
tember. AS was originally planned
That date has been fixed. settled ana
there Will be no postpon-rnent This
is official
There n; d been some fear that
Things would not be n shape TO have
the celebration exercises on the thir-
teenth- anu for awhile last week il
looked as + there might he a delay.
but following conference held yes
| tcrday between the board of county
| commissioners and Chairman Edward
| r. Britton. Of the celebration com
mlttee. the positive announcement
| was made that there would he no
| postponement. but that the ceiebra-
| ton would take place as first an
nounced.
In relation to the matter Chairman
/ BrltoOn last night made the follow
/ iIg statement.
The plans for the celebration OF
Wake County Day on Monday. the
| thirteenth of September. to mark the
| formal opening Of Wake county's
| handsome new courthouse have not
| been changed. The date was fixed
! some time ago by the county com
niSSionerS Of Wake. and the commit
tee which that board appointed has
gone right ahead planning and pre-
pairing for the celebration.
1t is true that for some days il
looked as if there would have To be a
poStponement. because of the delay Of
some of the contra ctorS on work in
the building and in furnishing equip
mont, but the positive promise has
been given the commissioners that the
building would be in shape for the
celebration. OF course it is not eX-
pected that everything will be in the
\ shape it will be when all the grounds
J have been cleared up and all of the
Offices furnished. But things will hc
| in such shape as TO show to the peo-
= pie how handsome and convenient is
| their new court house.
I september thirteen is the opening
day of the September term of Wake
county court This will be the first
term held in the new building. hence
- the selection of that day for the Cele-
bration. Both Judge Charles NJ Cook
- the resident Judge OF the district and
Judge X. T.. PEBBLES, riding the dis
trict. will take part in the exercises
the full program being an elaborate
one. Acceptance have been received
from nearly all Of the gentlemen who
f are to take part in the celebration. and
d the day is going to be made "A really
= big one for Raleigh and all Wake
: county.
G pointed to look after various features
q Of the celebration, and the plans are
i TO give all who come to Raleigh on the
: day Of the celebration jolly goOC
time. There will be music by a mum
i Der of bands and by some of Raleign h:
s best vocal talent Committees have
a been appointed to arrange for admls
3 sion to the moving picture houses, fO
n souvenirs and badges. for furnishln nt
lemonade and preparing for thos'
who wish to make picnic time >
rs course the committee with the bust
5 ness end Of the proposition on hand
Of the finance committee. has been ;-p
TT pointed That committee with tn
,o members Of the other committees vii
n meet on Monday TO give fina} shap
rs to the plans.
The celebration will give EaIeigl
- an opportunity 10 put its best foo
II forward in making the day a happ
one 10 the thousands who are ex
pected to he present from Wake coun
tv and I feel certain that the peopl
If Raleigh have pledged their and. tn
done The various civic organization
q Of Raleigh haEep lodged their aid tn
- Cha mber Of Commerce. the Merchant
Association. the RotariaHs, the Won
ems Club. and with these progTeS5iF '
W orga niZatio ions at work i viii he see
n that the outlook IS for 4 most success
e full celebration II is UP to Ealeig
by TO make il So