Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
JUNIORS At TEND
GREAT FLAG
RAISING

More than 125 Hickory Juniors,
members of Piedmont Council, attend
ed the Bible presentation and flag rails
ing at Morganton yesterday afternoon
and participated in the exercises that
drew more than 5000 persons to the
Burke capital! The Hickory delegation
was the largest represented in the par
ade, 1l6 men marching four abreast.
Twenty-Five other local Juniors pres
ent were not in the parade. Morgan
ton, with 112 in the parade, came Sec
ond.
Hickory Juniors today were enthus-
iastic over the exercises and the fine
spirit Of the occasion. Juniors in Hick-
oly provided more than enough cars,
from small ones to seven passengers,
to carry the party to Morganton, and
it was declared that those who did not
attend missed the occasion Of their ira
ternal lives. &Srss
"The churches, frasernal orders
and the educational institu-
tions are the hope OF the world
said Judge P.S. Carlton, Of Salisbury,
state councillor of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. in an ad-
dress yesterday afternoon before 5000
PEOPLE in attendance on the Bible and
flag presentation to the Morganton
High school, which cost $4,000 and
is the pride Of Morganton, held under
the auspices of Burkemont council NO.
Al Of thcy order.
Judge Carlton took the motto or
the order, "Virtue. Liberty and Pa
triotism," and discussed in detail the
principles Of the order. He paid /,
tribute to the work Of the 5o,0Co
iuniors ia North Carolina, telling his
audience these are among the staunch
supporters of the educational program
snd have made cons iderable progress
in wiping out illiteracy in North Caro-
ina. ef|
Facing = hot afternoon sun, in the
open eli', there being no building
that could possibly have seated the
.iary ense ecvstheAfing. Judge Carton
pleaded with the Juniors to garry ny
out the obligations members OF the
oS'der have taken to uphold the law
iantft &see that's sthsrs not members OF
thc organization do likewise. lie
iq1rged his bearers TO observe law
enforcement. ccrciuSng with q
h2au5i igrssS'oference 10 the beneficial
| fcatares Of. ta@ fraternal order sys-
! tenn. -,
The speaker closed his remarks
4i. IA ..1he. pocn- s.:..Let me live II the
house By the side of the roac, aha
be friend to man."
/ ., Juxisxe ct8ariyQnss address was Wen
/ 'received, and re was given an .ee1 oTa. e..
tion. g-v 80 " sassss ias' Sss
T. L. Sigman.
! SUPERINTENDENT e. Mex. Goodwin
Of the North Carolina deaf institu-
| ton at Morganton presented the nag
in a patriotic address filled with
stronr sentiment. The flag was, ac-
| cented on behalf Of the board Of
school trustees by Professor r. l.
Patton. principal of tic nigh schoot.
The Bible, was presented bv JUoge
T. r. Avery, of the school board, WIS
spoke Of the efforts to put over the
bond election for the. purpose OF erect
linr the building in which the juniors
of the city of Morganton took ar
active part, their efforts making i
possible to secure decision at the poils
The Bible was accepted by Supef,r-
tendcnt Wythe T. Wannpler on oenai1
of the school trustees: ,u
Rev. w. X. Houk introduced W
B. Stuart, the fraternal editor OF the
Charlotte Observer and state puDi1clts
director of the Juniors in North Caro-
lima. who also spoke.
The Morganton concert band playee
"Anlerica" and the students of the
North Carolina Deaf institute, att,ree
in dress uniform, sood at attentlor
while the flag was hoisted to tbs
The exercise. opened with an in
vacation by Rev. N. G. Duncan. ane
concluded with sjbenediction by ReH
| Jacob Harris. M -,
! The exercises opened with pa
| rade in which approximately lZo'
| school children Sook part. The pa
rade was estimased to have been
mile in length.