Lexington, Aug. 28—Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt of Biltmore, president of the North Carolina State Fair, will be speaker and guest of honor at the celebration of the centennial of Davidson County, which will be formally observed here September 26 in connection with the opening of the four day county fair. Mrs. Vanderbilt has just written Major Wade H. Phillips, chairman of the centennial committee, accepting the invitation extended her several days ago.
Preparations are being made to stage one of the most notable programs in the history of the county. A number of notable persons from this and other states are expected to be present. Invitations are being sent to many former Davidson County folks now living in other counties and states, urging them to come back for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the county from Rowan.
A centennial exposition is being arranged by the manufacturers of the county in which it is expected to display every manufactured product of the county. This will be staged in connection with the fair. Pageants representing various periods of the county will also be staged and the day will open with a parade that is expected to be a bumper. Davidson invites the whole State to be her guests on September 26.
Jimison to Speak
Rev. Tom P. Jimison of Spencer, who has figured so prominently in the rail strike situation there today accepted an invitation to deliver the principal address at the Labor Day celebration to be held at Willowmoore Springs, 10 miles east of Lexington. Preparations are being made at this new resort place for a gala day and it is expected that several thousand will attend. Mr. Jimison will select his own subject.
From the front page of the Winston-Salem Journal, Aug. 29, 1922
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