Diocese Sessions Close as 72 Children At Thompson Orphanage
The 99th annual Diocesan convention in Greensboro concludes after a week of services and talks. Rev George W Lay and Rev Walter Mitchell spoke on behalf of St Marys Raleigh and Porter Military Academy. Delegates heard reports from Thompson orphanage noting 72 children in care and a thriving program. Amissionary service at Holy Trinity church drew a full crowd with strong talks by Archdeacon W H Hardin and others. The Woman's Auxiliary held meetings with officers named and appointments announced.
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George W. Lay
St. Mary's School
Raleigh
Walter Mitchell
Porter Military Academy
Charleston
Warren W. Way
St. Luke's Church
Salisbury
W. H. Hardin
J. Cameron Buxton
Winston-Salem
Richard H. Lewis
Robert W. Patton
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Emma Hall
J. B. Gibble
W. M. Smith
Charlotte
Frank Spruill
Babies
Ruth Hairston
United
Blair
Holy Trinity Church
St. Andrew’s Parish House
B. ©. Sharpe
Miss Cheshire
Wall
Miss Hall
Hairston
United Offering
Rebecca Cameron
Bessie Bunn
F.S. Spruill
W. J. Smith
W. D. Burwell
C. F. Hunter
Wake County Elects Senator Giles Its Superintendent
Wake County selects Senator D F Giles of McDowell as county superintendent to succeed Z V Judd. Giles, UNC and Trinity alum, led education reforms in the last General Assembly and will assume duties in July. He will relocate his family to Raleigh.
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Trinity
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Judge Cooke Leaves Wake Forest Board of Trustees
Judge Charles M. Cooke of Louisburg resigns after long service on Wake Forest College board where he often led as president. The article notes his liberal support and 400 year tenure, while also mentioning Thomas B. Wilder's family moving to Aberdeen and W Raymond Taylor securing a Harvard scholarship for English studies.
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W. Raymond Taylor
H. C. Taylor
University of North Carolina
Harvard University
Durham Indicts 503 for Failure to List Taxes
Durham May 20. The grand jury returned true bills against 503 residents for failure to list taxes for 1914. Many prominent city figures are among those indicted. None have been issued yet. citation to appear will occur at the next term.
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Durham
France opens credit for payment for Dacia cargo
Paris May 20 A law promul gated opening a credit for payment for the cargo of the steamship Dacia seized by a French warship February 27. The cotton cargo was not confiscated due to an agreement between French and British naval authorities.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dacia
Grand Lodge to Meet in Wilson in 1916
Hendersonville May 20 The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at the annual grand lodge session select Wilson as the 1916 meeting site and re elect officers led by Grand Master Thomas L Green of Waynesville and Grand Treasurer Richard J Jones of Wilmington who in spite of age 93 is unanimously re elected. The Wilson Salisbury and Wilmington representatives waged the main campaign and the Rebekah assembly enjoyed a strong attendance with notable degree work by the Swannanot Rebekah lodge of Asheville.
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Trollows
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B. H. Woodell
Raleigh
Richard J. Jones
Wilmington
W. F. Evans
Greenville
Goldsboro
C. D. Edwards
Z. Paris
Lincolnton
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Grand Lodge
Salisbury
Rebekah
Swannanot Rebekah Lodge
Asheville
King Constantine Improves After Pleurisy
Athens reports the king's condition improves despite a troublesome cough. The monarch, suffering from pleurisy, was described as favorable in today's bulletin via London.
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Constantine
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