The Lincoln times., 1955-02-24

Magazine. Tributes to Lincoln
ton and Lincoln County are in
cluded in the articIe.)
"On December I it was my
pleasure to attend the charter
night meeting of Lincolnton
Chapter 1899 at dinner affair in
the Plaza Grill in Lincolnton, N.
c. The food was delicious. Serv-
ed in a private dining room.
After the dinner it was my pri-
vilege to install the following
officers: Clyde w. Kistler, presi-
dent; o. j. Barnes, vice presi-
dent; Elmer P. Burke, secretary
treasurer; E. R. Kistler, record
ing secretary; Fred E. Harrill,
sergeant at arms. Other members
are Harvey l.. Clark, Clyde w
Carpenter, D. H. Carpenter, w.
R. Blackwell and C. V. johnson.
The effective date of this Chap
ter was November 1854.
Following the installation the
charter was presented to Presi-
dent KiStler, who was reminded
that while the charter has va
luable privileges it also carries
important responsibilities; that
ohe president is custodian of the
charter and the secretary is Gus
oodian of the shop cards and all
other property of the Charter;
that the recording secretary is
,he- assistant to the secretary
treasurer and should keep the
minutes and assist the secretary
treasurer in any way possible for
The best interests Of the Chapter.
Our state president, c. B. Phi
.er of Charlotte. was the chief
speaker of the evening. He re-
minded us of our civic duties in
)ur respective communities, and
said that we owe it to ourselves
and our communities to take an
active part in the affairs of our
;itieS, and to enter into political
activities, to the end that better
9OFellultllI may result.
He reminded US that BARRIERS
were not recognized until we or
ganized and secured our license
avs, and congratulated the Lin
1olnton BARRIERS on their progress
,lve action in organizing a Chap
Ter and affiliating it with the
A. NJ. B. B. A. He extended
-Aost cordial welcome to the new
Chapter into our organization.
and urged the members to take
an active part in our State and
National Association. He advised
hem to attend all possible meet
lngS and conventions.
John Adkins, past state presi-
dent and secretary of the Char
.otte Chapter, extended greetings
rom his Chapter, together with a
cordial welcome into our family
If North Carolina Chapters. He
spoke at some length on our duty
20 the public and the Importance
0f conducting our business in
creditable manner Mr.. Adkins
also extended an invitation to the
members to visit the Charlotte
Chapter.
R. E. MingS of the same Chap
cer spoke briefly on the value of
organization and extended
hearty welcome to Chapter 1899.
w. E. Norton, state chaplain,
opened and closed the meeting by
asking Divine guidance.
The Charlotte delegation urged
the members to make an effort
to organize a ladies auxiliary
and to affiliate with the newly
formed ladies state auxiliary.
George P. Smith and Claud
Smith from Conover, of the Ca
tawba County Chapter, brought
greetings and good wishes from
their Chapter. They offered the
suggestion that the two Chapters,
together with Caldwell County
Chapter 1887, arrange to meet
together occasionally. This is
fine idea and hope it will be
done.
On November 80 I had the
pleasure of installing the new Of
ficers of the Charlotte Chapter.
They are Paul j. Colson, preSi-
dent; J. Nelson Snider, first vice
president; R. E. Mings, second
vice president; G. L. Cook, record
ing secretary; J. j. Adkins, Secre-
tary treasurer: w. A. Norris.
guide, and w. E. Norton, chap
lain.
State President Phifer an
nounced that his program is
minimum of four new members
from each North Carolina Chap
ter during his term of office, so
don't let our president down.
Let's get those new members.
With the new Supplemental
Benefit Plan, to go into effect
March l. we have a magnificent
instrument with which to do it,
so let's get busy and get those
new members!
Now I want to say something
about Lincolnton and Lincoln
county.
Lincolnton is a city that nature
has qualified for a great manu-
featuring center in the Piedmont,
an open door of opportunity pre-
sented by a prosperous and grow
ing town. 1t is rich and fertile
region, favored with water pow
er from the south fork of the
CataWba river. Here scores of en-
terprises are achieving great sue
cess because of the unusual ad-
vantages afforded by the town.
RIRTHPLACE OF COTTON