The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-25
EVERYBODY HAD
A GRAND and A
GLORIOUS TIME

Elizabeth City, on account Of
its peculiar geographical posi-
ton. did not properly come in
to the State of North Carolina
until the bridge over Chowan
River was opened last year.
giving Elizabeth City and the
Northern tier of AlbemarleI
counties a highway into the
State. But North Carolina did
not come into Elizabeth City
until this week. This week
hundreds of substantial and
representative business men
and community builders from 4
many other towns and cities inl
North Carolina visited Eliztl
abeth City. ~.h alaa
The annual convention of the]
North Carolina Retail Merchantsj
Association brought the visitorsl
here. 1t IL estimated that first and
last there were more than 300 Of
them. And these visitors. many OIL
them coming to Elizabeth City fori
the first time were given the great:
est convention entertainment they
have ever known. ~
For. you see. Elizabeth City has
never been a convention town and
hasn't become used to cOnventi0pi
crowds. say nothing Of becoming
cold toward them. Towns that calf
themselves convention. towns sQop1
iscOme Indifferent to cOnventi0ni
guests and pay very little attention.
to them. Not SO In Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City entertained It's guests.
1t gave them fish fry at the Conn,
try Club: 1t gave them Country
Club Dance 1t gave them boat triph
on the Pasguotank River: 1t placed
IL private. yacht and many autOm0A
biles ut their disposal 1t. gave them
q snmptuOus banquet at the vir-i
ginia Dare Hotel. And scores of
visitors from up State who had reat
much in the papers about the jos [
waters that flow from the famet
region of East Lake near Ellzabetf
city we're given cards TO q samplfl
room In the Virginia Dare where
Ginger Ale ahd Mineral Watert
were freely dispensed. Nothing was
omitted I'm the way Of providing en-
tertainment for the visitors.
And upwards of 300 delgates, ant
the wives of some of them. departed
from Elizabeth City Wednesday
night and Thursday morning to re
turn rU their homes and tell thei ,
friends and neighbours that theS1
had found a great town in Elizabeth
City ElizBbeth City kIislys how II
betaice no strabgers: xkre some !
aille&shdGt on confederation for oui
home folks. Int @a Tffr make &
stranger feel that Jesus had pro
jected h,s mind 1890 years into this
future and had Elizabeth City foil
I'm mind when he said that mei
should love their neighbours as they
love themselves When II comes e.
strutting the hospitality stuff bel
fore strangers. we've got II all oveI
any town I'm the CaroliRas.,
1t cost the city and local retail
merchants about $1,000 to provide
entertainment for its guests this
week and everybody feels that 20
was money well spent Hardly &
visitor partaking Of our entertain
ment who won't feel obligated Il
Elizabeth city for the rest OF his
days and remember II cordially
when he goes to the Legislature.
Harry W. Courtney. of Lenoir
first vice president during the las
year. was elevated to the presidency
late Wednesday. when President ~
u. Newsom, Of Durham. refused ar
uniml us tender of the Office for d
second term.
Other Officels elected were Dalles
HOl, man. Raleigh. first vice presl
dent; .Judson II. BlOunt. Greenville
second ice president; Z. &. Hinkle
Lexington. treasurer. ". L. DOwell
Raleigh. reelected executive secre
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