Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05

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T. F, Moffett, secretary, Chamber
of Commerce, Hamlet.
L. A. Corning, president, Kiwanis.
Hamlet.
H. d. Hatcher, Hamlet.
w. r. Land, Hamlet. ~
The chairman, Mr.. w. N. Everett,
in opening the program, which he
stated he would do during the
.'soup-seranade,' made a stirring
appeal to the business men for a
spirit of good fellowship stating, in
part, that this was probably the big
gest movement ever started in the
town of Rockingham. He paid beau
tiful tribute to tie memories of Mr..
Settle Dockery and Mr.. w. c. Leak,
recalling their untiring efforts in
the furtherance of anything for the
good of Rockingham" contrasting
the slogan then of, Watch Rock.
ingham Grow" with the slogan he
hoped every member Of the Good
Fellows would adopt of, Make
Rockingham Grow He spoke of
the progress of North Carolina,
Richmond County and Rocking
ham. Also She part played by The
various organizations similar 10.
the Good Fellows, and the part and
purpose If the new organization
stated here; where men could get
together, freely air their views, and
express their feelings on matters Of
community welfare. He stated that
the organization was not restricted
to membership, but any citizen of
the town was eligible and welcome.
The dues would be $500 for each
luncheon so cents paying fir the
lunch, and so cents going into the
treasury Of the organization for ex-
penses and the good of the commu-
nifty. Mr.. Everett made every one
present catch the spirit of the occa
sion by his Keen sense of humor and
ready wit interspersing his snappyl
talk with some good stories.
The assembly joined with Mr..
Hunsworth in singing Carolina
Sunshine repeating the chorus
several times.
The chair announced, with re-
grets, the inability of the governor
to get here, stating that he, the
governor, had been called unexpect-
eddy to New York on matters of
State However, ut this point in the
program he took greet pleasure in
Introducing MIR. Albert Barrett, who
would give some incidents Of the
governors early practice Of law in
Rockingham. Mir Barrett, a per
feet mimic, then recited Q case Mr.
Morrison had in the Superior court
in which he was prosecuting a negro
TOR willful trespass. Mr. Barrett
was on the jury. His recitation was
perfect, and kept the entire assem-
bly, in a roar of laughter for fully
five minutes. The verdict of the
jury was, guilty"
The chair, at this point in the
program, asked the Rev. Howard S. |
Hartzell to rise, introducing him to
the assembly and stated that Mr.. |
Hartzell had been called to take
charge of the, work of the Episcopal
churches at Rockingham and Ham
let, and he hoped Mr.. Hartzell would
accept the call and come with US.
The sense of the meeting was ably
attested by, the applause
Mr. T. F. Moffett, secretary of the
Hamlet Chamber Of Commerce, was
introduced, and made some fitting
remarks on the value to any COM
munity Of the spirit Of pull-together;I
i1lustrating his remarks by telling
Of d naval dory, manned by Is 10 col
Oarsnlen, where every oar must
work in unison and when they do
work that way how the boat almostl
leaps forward
MIR. G. r. p. Egerton, superinten-
dent YadlSin River Power Cos nextl
presented Che most interesting partI
Of the program, by means OF charts
showing the growth Of R Rockingham
from 1910 to 1920, inclusive, ii Pos
tai receipts, bank deposits, assessed
Valuation 81 both real and PERSONAL
property school enrolment and rel.
alive increase III facilities. nunberi