Evening star., 1926-04-25

time official observance will be ex
tended the North Carolina State holi
day recently proclaimed by Gov. A
W. Mclean. and which is known a.
Halifax day
North Carolina boa SITS the distinc
ton of being the first colony to de
clare her complete separation from
Great Britain. and that when a pow
erful British feet could descend and
ravish her coasts and when the hos
tile Indians were holding war coun
ellis on her borders and promising to
aid the army of George III. Halifax
day. SO called because the colonial
| assembly was sitting in the small
| town of the name, occurred on April
IL. and its 150th anniversary was
commemorated by the gathering OF
| North Carolinians from every part
Of the State and by appropriate exer.
cises in the Capitol at Raleigh. sNorth
Carolina claims that it's delegates to
the Continental Congress sitting In
| Philadelphia were instructed TO de-
| clare for separation and TO spurn
any sort of compromise. The Neck.
| lenburg declaration of independence
was made at Charlotte. in Mecklen-
burg County. May 20. 1775, and the
| North Carolina Society intends to
! make dual celebration of both
| events. since the presence of every
| vailable citizen of the State at
Raleigh on April - made it impos-
sible to secure the speakers and
guests desired This celebration will
he in the form of reception and
a general forum.
The principal speaker will be
Frank Page. member of the Legis-
lature, who will place before his audi
ence what North Carolina has done
in the way of road building in the
past four years. John G.. Dawson, a
prominent citizen Of Raleigh, and also
in the State Legislature. will address
the society. This reception will in all
probability be given at the Mayfower
Newly Elected Officers.
The officers of the North Carolina
Society. elected in January are: DR..
Wade Hampton Atkinson president.
Edgar burlington first vice presi-
dent and Goodwin L. Ellsworth sec
ond vice president. j. Y. Z. Allen
is both secretary and treasurer. The
society has a board of managers
chosen from each of the 10 congress
sional districts. They are G. Bonner.
Mills Kitchen, f. Walton Burton.
Francis Harris. J. NJ. Marshall. c.
r. Powell, James c. Petty. Wade B.
Hampton, John w. Burrus and Frank
c. Page. David II. Blair. commits
sioner of internal revenue. is chair.
man of the finance committee and
his aides are John H. Small, former
member of Congress, and Or. James
Hawfield
One of the philanthropic activities
Of this society is conducted by the
hospital committee of which Mrs.
Goodwin E. Ellsworth is chairman
and the other members are Mrs.
Robert K. Williams. Mrs. John III.
Small and Mrs. John w. Tomlin-
son. These ladies visit all the North
Carolina boys who are patients in
Walter Reed. in Mount Alto, in the
Naval Hospital and at st. Elizabeth's
and wherever 1t is possible for them
to attend the meetings Of the So
ciety or any other entertainments,
arrangements are made to trans
port them. These patients are also
made members of the society during
are shown many courtesies by its
members. At the annual meeting in
January when the new constitution
was adopted a chaplain was placed
among the officers and the incumbent
IS Rev w. A. Lambeth, Miss Mary
J. Griffith Is historian and John A.
Oberboet was given In charge of
publicity work. The society now
numbers about 400 resident men,
bers and has an additional and large
enrolment in North Carolina. where
former residents Of Washington keep
up their affiliation. The two Sena-
tors and entire congressional dele
CATION are active in the work and
rarely absent themselves from the
meetings.