The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-27
II DE- Hundreds Of Families Flee Flood
V. |. HUNT, HIGH POINT, IS
INSTALLED AS HEAD CONSUL
INLAST OF WOW. SESSIONS
Other Officers Also Install
ed; Elizabeth City Gets
18th Convention

The 18th biennial convention of
the Head Camp Of the Jurisdic-
ton of North Carolina, Woodmen
Of the World, adjourned shortly
after noon today at the high
school auditorium after installing
officers for the next two years,
selecting the meeting place, and
completing business.
Elizabeth City was selected as
the convention city for the 1929
meeting. Durham and Winston
Salem also bid for the next meet
ing, but withdrew in favor Of
Elizabeth City.
The convention heard William
RuesS, national director, Of Oma-
ha. who complimented the state
jurisdiction on its progress in
woodcraft. and paid high tribute
TO the late +. b. Lewis of this
state, q former chairman of the
national board of auditors. The
subject OF his address, was THE
Practical Side of Life" He urged
the necessity Of cooperative fra
terna!ism to make it practical.
The convention voted unani-
mously to make Sovereign Ruess
m honorary member Of the \. {.
Head Camp.
The report of the resolutions
committee was made by Judge
Darlington T. Hill, of Wadesboro.
Resolutions expressed apprecia-
ton to Farrar Newberrv, general
| secretary, Mr.. Ruess, Charles A.
Hines, DR.. H. c. Kennedy, assis"
tant medical director, and other
sovereign officers for attending
and addressing the meeting; com
plimented Retiring Consul D. E.
Henderson and his fellow officers
for their work; complimented the
report of National President Brad
shaw and the sovereign officers,
Mrs. Dora Tally, national circle
president, the uniform rank com
panies, and others for their efforts
at the convention.
Resolutions thanked Governors
CLYDE R. Hoey and E. D. Rivers
for attending and speaking.
Special memorial resolutions
paid tribute to the late +. b.
Lewis and J. G. Pritchard, OF Bur-
ington. and other deceased men,
bers. Mr.. Ruess spoke to the resoc,,
luton for General Lewis, and PAID
tribute to him as a personal friend.
The convention authorized an
appropriation for the publication
of history of North Carolina
woodcraft, written by James D..
Patterson, of Charlotte, one OF the
original members Of the first camp
in the state. ,,
Reports were made by the board
of auditors; J. Love Davis, OF
Wilmington, head banker, and W.
| l. Ross, of Salisbury head clerk.
Chas. A. Hines, Of Greensboro
national director, presented ketir-
ing Consul Henderson with
watch in appreciation OF his WORK
during the past two years. =.
The convention adjourned an
err the new officers were installed.
At the session yesterday atter-
noon V. l.. Hunt, former head al
visor, was elected head consui lor
the next two years. ~
Other officers elected were l.
E. Newton, of Kinston, head ad-
, visor; ]. Love Davis, Of Whining
ton, head banker; W. L. Ross o.
| Salisbury, head clerk: F.. r
| Barley, of Lincolnton, head es-
cort; p. C. White, of Whiteyiiles,
head Waterman; j. NJ. Cllnaro' o.
Winston-Salem, head sentry; Y.
w. Sanders, Of Kinston, chairman
of head auditors; James h. ras'
terson, of Charlotte, A. 0. XIII,
of Ahoskie, j. w. Jernigan' OF
Fayetteville, and T. V. Lyda, Oh
Hendersonville, head auditors;
and DR.. w. H. Carter. OF puhh'
| director of publicity.
These officers were recommend
cd bv the nominating committee
and were elected by acclamatlon,
with Head Clerk Ross casting the
ballot for the convention.
| Nominations were then maze
from the convention floor for
delegates to the sovereign camp:
Judge Darlington 7. Hill, Oh
Wadesboro, R. Frank Patterson
of Kannapolis, and W. M; kuin'
of Salisbury, were named dele s,
gates in, the voting, and James T. Z
| McAbbee, of Laurinburg, Z; r.
Covington, Of Fairmont, and L.
It. Cooper, of Winston-Saiem'
were named alternates.
The afternoon session opened
with the report of the credentials ais
| committee, which revealed ~
registered delegates and Il OIL,
| ficers and committeeman, q totai
Of 1913 registered voting deie-
gates.
Only official delegates were
registered, but Mr.. Ross estimateedd
Yesterday that more than oOo
Woodmen and their wives were
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