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CAROLINA COMMENTS
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i Volume VI
May, 1957
Number l
Hall of History Photo
“Hope,” a colonial mansion built about 1770 and
located near Windsor. It was the birthplace and home
of David Stone, United States Senator and Governor
of the State, 1808-1810.
REGIONAL MEETING
The spring regional meeting of the North
Carolina Literary and Historical Association will
be held in co-operation with the Bertie County
Historical Association, May 10-11, at Windsor.
The program is as follows :
FRIDAY, MAY 10
12:00-1:45 Registration, Community Building
2:00 Meeting, Community Building,
Christopher Crittenden, Secretary,
Presiding
Welcome, E. S. Askew, President,
Bertie County Historical Associa¬
tion: Joseph Spivey, Mayor of
Windsor; James A. Speight, Rep¬
resentative from Bertie County
2:30 Ceremonies by the United Daugh¬
ters of the Confederacy, Confederate
Monument
3:00 Tour of “Hope.” Hosts, Dr. and Mrs.
J. E. Smith. Comments by John E.
Tyler, Bertie County Historian
5:00 Tea at “Windsor Castle.” Hosts, Dr.
and Mrs. Cola Castelloe
7:30 Dinner Meeting, Community Build¬
ing, President Gilbert T. Stephenson,
Presiding
Introduction of Speaker, Christo¬
pher Crittenden, Secretary
W. P. Cumming, Davidson Col¬
lege, “The Earliest Permanent
Settlements in North Carolina,
circa 1650”
SATURDAY, MAY 11
9:00 Meeting, Community Building, Pres¬
idents Gilbert T. Stephenson and
E. S. Askew Presiding
Introduction of Speakers, George
C. Spoolman, Clerk of Superior
Court, Bertie County
H. R. Paschal, Jr., East Carolina
College, “The Tuscarora Indians”
Display of Indian Relics, and Re¬
marks, Roy Johnson, Editor,
Daily News , Murfreesboro.
10:00 Tour of “Rosefield.” Hosts, Mrs.
Moses B. Gillam and Miss Helen
Gillam
Tour of St. Thomas Episcopal Church
10:30 Tour of “Avoca”
11:15 Tour of “Scotch Hall.” Hosts. Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Capehart. Re¬
freshments
12:00 Tour of Eden House Beach
12:30 Tour of Mount Gould
1:15 Picnic Lunch, Colerain Beach Pavil¬
ion. President Gilbert T. Stephenson,
Presiding
Introduction of Speaker, J. A.
Pritchett, Attorney, Windsor
Address, Ray Wilkinson, Vice
President, The North Carolina
Literary and Historical Associa¬
tion, Rocky Mount
2:30 Adjournment
Headquarters will be at the Community Building,
Windsor. Information concerning rooms, meals,
program, and tours may be obtained there. Rooms
in the area range from $2.25 to $5.00 for singles,
and from $5.00 to $9.00 for doubles.
In Windsor, you may write to the Duke of
Windsor Hotel, the Lancaster Motel, Box 427, or
to Mrs. Goodwin Spivey. In Williamston, you may
find accommodations at the Ross Motel or ths
Breezewood Motel.
Meals will be by subscription. Dinner will be
$2.00. The picnic lunch will be $1.25.
