Exercises Attending the Unveiling of Two Tablets To Commemorate the Visit of George Washington to New Bern, 1791. To Commemorate the Establishment of the First Printing Press in North Carolina by James Davis, at New Bern, 1749.

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Exercises Attending the Unveiling of Two Tablets To Commemorate the Visit of George Washington to New Bern, 1791. To Commemorate the Establishment of the First Printing Press in North Carolina by James Davis, at New Bern, 1749.

Subject

New Bern (N.C.)--History
Historical markers--North Carolina--New Bern

Description

Program for the unveiling of two tablets in commemoration of George Washington's visit to New Bern in 1791 and the establishment of the first printing press in North Carolina by James Davis in New Bern in 1749.

Creator

Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

Source

New Bern-Craven County Public Library

Date

1925-11-20

Contributor

Miscellaneous Collection (#2)

Rights

This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use.

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jpg
4 pages

Language

English

Type

Programs

Identifier

MS.2.

Coverage

New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

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[page 1]
Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Exercises
Attending
Unveiling of Two Tablets
To Commemorate the Visit of George Washington to
New Bern, 1791.
To Commemorate the Establishment of the First Printing
Press in North Carolina by James Davis, at
New Bern, 1749.
Friday Morning, November 20th
Nineteen Hundred Twenty-five
At Eleven O’Clock

[page 2]
MISS MARY WARD, Regent, Presiding.
_______
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Chorus: Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
________
Invocation . . . Dr. J.N.H. Summerell
________
D.A.R. RITUAL
REGENT -- Daughters, we meet to honor the memory of our ancestors, to renew our pledge of loyalty to our country and our flag, and to emphasize the privilege and duty of patriotism.
CHAPLAIN -- O! Give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the people.
RESPONSE -- In Thy name shall they rejoice all the days, and in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
CHAPLAIN -- Seek ye the Lord and His strength; see His face evermore.
RESPONSE -- Remember His marvelous works that He hath done.
CHAPLAIN -- The Heaven, even the Heavens, are the Lord’s.
RESPONSE -- But the earth hath He given to the children of men.
CHAPLAIN -- Praise the Lord, O! Jerusalem; Praise the Lord, O! Zion.
RESPONSE -- For He hath strengthened the bars by the gates. He hath blessed thy children within thee.
CHAPLAIN -- He shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people, and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
RESPONSE -- He maketh wars to cease unto the ends of the earth. He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
CHAPLAIN -- The Lord will give strength unto His people. The Lord will bless His people with peace.
RESPONSE -- Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, I will make thee an eternal excellency, -- a joy of many generations.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

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THE FLAG SALUTE
I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Republic for which it stands -- one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
________
THE AMERICAN’S CREED
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrifice their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.
___Authorized Version.
_________
Address..... Mrs. William N. Reynolds
Reading of Washington Papers..... Mr. R.A. Nunn
Song..... Mrs. Bryan Duffy
Address..... Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory
Song..... Miss Eleanor Freeman
Sketch of James Davis..... Mr. A.D. Ward
Unveiling of Washington Tablet..... Miss Lucy Guion Dunn (Wearing dress used at Washington ball by her great-great-great grandmother).
Dedication of Washington Memorial Tree..... Mrs. Charles S. Hollister
Unveiling of Davis Tablet..... Miss Willie Skinner (Great-great-great granddaughter of James Davis).

Luncheon at Country Club.

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Programs

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Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, “Exercises Attending the Unveiling of Two Tablets To Commemorate the Visit of George Washington to New Bern, 1791. To Commemorate the Establishment of the First Printing Press in North Carolina by James Davis, at New Bern, 1749.,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 25, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/776.