The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-27
Wiggiins Saved
E. City's Face
Monday Night

Elizabeth CITY lell uOWn at Vic
meeting held here Monday night
for the purpose Of effectinS
general organization of the Abe
marie Society. After other coun-
tics and communities had organlz-
cd units of the Society and had
held enthusiastic and well-attend-
cd meetings it remained only Tor
Elizabeth City to display en-
thusiasm i'm the idea by having a
large crowd on hand to greet the
visitors from all parts OF the
AIbcmarle. And Elizabeth City
made a miserable showing.
Representatives from Cho"an'
Dare, PerquimanS, Camden ana
Hertford counties attended the
meeting. altho they had to brave
a rain and slippery roads to do So
But there were not more than
dozen citizens of Elizabeth City VINO
could find time to attend such a
momentus and important meeting
The meeting was supposed to be
the grand finale Of the work OF
organizing the Albemarle Society
the eliminating CT preliminary
work which had been carried on III
Shiloh. Manteo, Hertford, Edentoh
and other communities of the Albe-
marie. 1t came near being a grand
flop. But Hon. J. L. Virgins, Mayor
of Tdenton. father of the idea OF an
Albcmarlc Society and its most ell
thusiastic supporter and prCtagon-
ist. saved the night.
1t was a dismal night, attendance
was very small and several countle'
of the section were not represented.
Lesser men than Mayor Virgins
wo,Id have thrown up the sponge
and postponed organization work
until more favorable circumstances
permitted. But Mayor Virgins TOOK
the situation in hand and effected
a temporary organization OF the
| Society.
In view of the circumstances, II
was thought best that officers be
elected for a term of three months
so that the work Of the Society
might go on until a permanent
organization was secured. Officers
elected we're: j. L. Virgins, OF Eden
ton. President; D. D. Saunders, OF
Elizabeth City, Secretary; and W.
Gather. of Elizabeth City
Treasurer. These officers were elect
BY unanimous acclamation, after
they had been nominated By a COM
mittee composed of one member
from each county that was repre-
sented at the meeting.
A committee on constitution ano
BYLAWS also was chosen. This COM
mittee shall draw up a constitution
and set of bylaws for the Society
present copies Of them to every
county Unit for ratification, amend
ment or revision and then will pre-
sent them before the Society as
whole at later meeting. This com
mittee is composed of J. L. Wlggln
and M. T.. Bond, of Edenton; L. 5
Meekins, OF Manteo; J. S. McNlder
of Hertford; J. Z. Ferebee. OF Cam
den and w. o. Saunders and d. u
Saunders of Elizabeth City.
The chief purpose of this orgam
zation is the unification OF Leading
citizens of all sections of the Albe
marie into a group which will mari
all historical spots in the Albemarle
adopt the Virginia Dare Trail iron
Williamson to Manteo as the Mali
street of the Albemarle. and u
boost and advertise to the world tn
great recreational, agricultural, his
torical. industrial and scenic re
sources of this section.
AS trading center and hub OF tn
Albemarle, Elizabeth City was select
ed as the place where the genera
organization should be effected
But Elizabeth City was too interest
ed in church revivals and movin
pictures. Elizabeth City made
sorry showing at the meeting in tn
courthouse Monday night and it re
NAMED for man from anothe
town to keep the meeting from beln
q complete failure. All hail to j.
Virgins, President OF the Albemarl