The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-27
Raleigh News Letter
[Special Correspondence


[Special Correspondence
Raleigh. N. c., July 24.-Th'
coming of, Uncle Joe Cannon Ant
some other Republican spellbinder
to North Carolina during the ap
preaching campaign is enlistine
some interest and discussion. The
Republicans are anxious to capture
1.-THE next Congress, and it is under
stood that they have designs on sew
eral North Carolina districts-the
third, eighth and tenth, and proba-
bly, the seventh and ninth-beiDe
the fields which they intend to icul-
tivate. y
Talking about the tenth district
with Commissioner of Labor and
Printing Shipman. whose home is
in that district, and who is especia ly
we'll qualified to speak on the sub
ject, am told that the prospet Is
of Republicans there are not very
encouraging this year: tn t, on the
contrary, the Democrat are sure to
redeem that district in November. ;"
The nomination of Mr.. Weaver has
given entire satisfaction, and there
are no "disgruntled'' Democrats in
the tenth this year. Lack of har-
mony and consequent disorganiza-
ton among the Democrats two
years ago made the election of Britt
Republican) possible. The district
is NORMALLY Democratic" Mi. Ship
man added: Weaver is a strong
and, besides the Republi-
cans never carry the district twice
in succession"
FARM WOMEN'S CONVENTION.
The program for the Farm Wom-
ems Convention, which meets in
Raleigh at the A & M. College, Au-
gust % 81, has been prepared. 1t
shows that prominent experts will
deliver addresses on that occasion,
Mrs Kate Brew Vaughan,
noted lecturer and demOnstrator on
home economics. Every farm
woman" who attends will be certain
10 derive benefit. as we'll as enjoying
what promises to be a most pleas
ant occasion.
rARHEEL SOLDIERS IN GOOD
SHAPE.
The health of the Tarheel soldiers
at Camp Glenn seems to have been
looked after. according to
Dr.. w. S. Rankin. Secretary of the
State Board of Health, who has re-
urned to Raleigh after completing a
sanitary survey of the camp. during
which he inspected the water sup.
ply, hand!ing::of food. kitchen facili-
les and conditions, and methods of
disposition of waste and sewage ar
DR.. Rankin. who will
prepare a formal report ON the sub
ect, states that the sanitary condi-
ions at Camp Glenn are so good
hat many towns could advanta-
eously pattern after the military
ity."
While some of the boys are rep
esented as chatting under the re-
traint of mobilization camp life
nd are anxious for the fray"-at
east to the point of proceeding to
he Mexican bOrder-the odd folks
It home" and most of their friends
lope they will never be called upon
or actual service in Mexico, from
which so many of them would be
pt TO succumh to the diseases Dc.
uliar to that climate if they escaped
dexican buIlets-and the knife I'm
Ter the fifth rib"
Better CARE OF SOLDIERS
HOME VETERANS.
Col. A. H Boyden, of Salisbury;
zen. j. S. Carr, of Durham and Col.
V. P. Wood, State Auditor, the
hree most active members of the
oldiers' Home Board of directors.
ogether with the other members of
he board, have ordered increased
ABILITIES for the care of the 1855 (
eterans now at the home here,
'hich include an additional nurse
nd assistant housekeeper. All of
hese old soldiers are over 70 years
t age, and most of them spend
ouch of their declining days 10 the
ospital wards. In a few more
ears the last of them will have
assed into the Better World. Mean
mile they are fortunate in having
UGH devoted friends as Colonel
'oyden, General Carr and Colonel
Wood. LLEWXAM.