Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-20
Lee-Jackson Program Is
Giuen At High School

of the radio, given to the school by
Mrs. S. P Cooper, the high school
P.-T. A., President, j. Bailey Owen,
president of the Citizens Bank &
Trust Co., S. S. Parhan, president of
Carolina Bagging Co., and James I.
Miller, a prominent toSacconist, for
nnerly of Henderson. At 2:45 o'clock.
WPTF, the station in Raleigh, was
tuned in, and the audience heard Car
Goerch dedicate the radio.
Mrs. Cooper, who presided, present
ed pictures of Lee, given by the local
chapter of u. D. c., to each of the city
schools: the high school, central
school, Junior high school, West End,
Clark street school, North Henderson
school and South Henderson school.
Mrs. j. A. Cooper, representing the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
presented the Confederate flag; Mrs.
w. P. Gholson, for the Daughters of
the American Revolution, gave the
flag of the thirteen original colonies !;
the Honorable Henry T. Powell pre-
sented, for the Lions Club, the State
of North Carolina flag and Charles
f. Tankersley, Jr, for the Junior Or
der United American Mechanics, pre-
scented the flag of the United States.
The Rev J. E. Neese, presented to
the high school a Bible, also from
the Junior Order. Tommy Jenkins, as
preside = 80 STUDY Body, accepted
the gifts, aid also expressed his ap-
probation for the radio.
The program was opened with the
professional. with Mary Lou Cooper,
Billy Dennis, and Jimmy Peck as flag
bearers. Mrs. B. G. Allen, Chaplain of
PIT. A. of the high school, led the
assembly in prayer, after which the
pledge of allegiance to the flag was
given. ''The Star Spangled Banner"
Dixie" America" and How Firm
A Foundation, Lees favorite hymn.
was sung during the afternoon. E. M.
Rollins, superintendent of schools in
Vance county, gave the welcome
Mrs Cooper introduced the distin-
guished guests, and each said a few
words of welcome Those who were
seated on the stage were: Mrs. Clyde
r. Hoey, and Miss Isabelle Hoey
guests of honor; Mrs. John H. An
derson, of Raleigh, State President,
United Daughters of the Confederacy;
Hon. J. M. Peace, who introduced
Mrs. Anderson; Mrs. j. w. William
son, of Wilmington, President, North
Carolina Society, Colonial DameG;
Mrs Eugene N. Davis, Raleigh,
state Regent, Daughters " the Am
erican Revolution; Mrs. Hodge A.
Newell, of Henderson, State Presi-
dent, American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs.
]. w. Parker, of Farmville, State Pre-
sident, Daughters of the American
Colonists Mrs. Sydney P. Cooper,
State President, United States Daugh-
ters of 1912; MRS. Quintin Gregory, of
Halifax, State Historian, United
Daughters of the Confaderacy; Mrs.
w. B. Murphy, of Snow Hill, Vice
Chairman, State Democratic Commit
tee Mrs C. X. P"octor, of Oxford,
Past State Registrar, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy; Mrs. Charles
H. Stephenson, of Raleigh, Past State
President, War Mothers; Mrs. B. H
Griffin, Of Raleigh; Mrs. Julian Gre
CORY. of Raleigh; Mrs. Victor john
son and Mrs. w. B. Chaplin, of Pitts
boro; Miss Mary Louise McDearman,
Stats. President OF the Library Asso-
C1dI1On, >4IS. IL -. w OILY A|1oSAA ~ -
rector of F-T. A.; Mrs. H. L. Keller,
Chairman of the Vance County Coun-
ell of PIT. A.; Col. Hodge A. Newell
escort for Mrs. Hoey; Mrs. D. D. Ho-
cult, President Junior high PIT. A.;
Miss Sue Kelly, principal of West End
School; Superintendent E. NJ. Rollins;
w. D. Payne, Principal of High School
Special pages were Mary Lou Coop
err, Dorothy Cooper, Priscilla Farham,
Rev. l. w. Hughes pronounced the
benediction.
The high school band furnished the
music, ard Miss Pauline Porte was
accompanist. The marshal were:
Agnes Patterson, chairman. BOBBY
Jones, Frank Smith, Charles Stewart
c. Barton Hoyle, Jane Thompson,
Helen Register, Rosalind Brummitt
and Anna Mae Bruin
Preceding the Lee-Jackson exercises