The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-21
General Fitzhugh Lee Acted as
Master Of Ceremonies.
DINNER in CITY BY THE SEA
Many Speakers Heard and All Wore 4,
Favor of Liberal Appropriations
for the Great Exposition Tha.
is to Commemorate Plant
ing ofFirst English Coll
ony in New World.

Sewelfs Point was a famous point III
the dark days of 1861 to 1866. and now
j 1t IS destined to be still more famous.
/ Sewelfs Point has been selected as the. !.
/ site or the jamestown Exposition to be-
| held IN 1907 in celebration OF the ter
/ centenary OF the first successful English
settlement in this country. From Sewelrs
Point. which is about equi-distant from
! Old Point. Newport News and Norfolk.
ene gets a magnificent view of the fa-#
nous Hampton Roads. the prettiest sheet
ofswater on the earth. With Old Point
and Hampton in plain view across the
water, Newport News. with It's big ele-
yators and splendid piers Norfolk and
Pigs Point in the distance aud hundreds
CT sea craft. from the biggest ocean liner
to the tintsSt saiiboat and mighty war
vessels, passing and repassne almost at
every hour In the day; with the green
pines tossing their foliage In the air on
tne white-sanded shores, and the restless
waters of the Roads forever beating upon
the beach. one beholds from Seweirs Point
q magnificent panorama. the like of which
Is probably presented nowhere else on tho
green earth. Yesterday. at the noon hour.
when the sun was shining its best, when
70; cloud bedecked the sky and no
ntists or fogs ohscured the vision. about
one-fourth OF the members of the Vir-
cinia Legislature took In and enjoyed this
gorgeous panorama. They had climbed
the winding stairs of the $4,000 Piney
Beach Hotel and taken a stand In the OBJ
servatory upon the top OF the building for
that purpose. To say that they were
charmed with that which they saw Is TO
cut mildly express It..
General F'itZhugh Lee. the president oe
I the jamestown Exposition. and Mr.. Gwin
/ TO the. Finance Committees OF the House
and the Senate an invitation TO take a
ran down TO Seweirs Point. view the pro-
| posed site and so on over to Norfolk that
they might learn something afresh of the
prospects and the outlook of the great
Virginia Exposito ntfat is to be. The in-s
vitation was accepted and yesterday was
| the day set for the trip The Ttdewater
members of the Legislature also invited
cutie a number of their brother lawmak-9
ers to be their guests and to accompany
itne committees and also see the beauties
of Hampton Roads.
LARGE PARTY.
The party assembled az the Main-Street
Station at o'clock yesterday morning
and boarded a specia, car that had been
provided to accompany the regular Ches-
apeake ard Ohio eastboEnd train. The
company included the. following:
A,essrs. j. E. Nottingham. G. E. MUIR
reil. s. II, Walker. L. F. Stearns, G. a.
Woodard, r Fl Angell James T. Lacy
AMI J. E Eiscoe, members OF the House
Finance Committee. G.. B. .Keezell.. 8. r.
Donohoc. s. L Lupton. P F. st. Clair.
Bland Massey, W. a. Garrett ard John
S. Chapman members of the Senate FL
nance Committee. and the following guests
of the Tidewater members OF the Lesis-
lature: Senator's w. P. Earkseale Edward
L yle. j.. A. Dinwddie and w. w. Sale:.
Representatives Charles T. Bland. J. F.
Most. E. w. Owens. G. W. Settle, E. NJ.
Carter, John w Chirchman, NJ. NJ Green.
C. ~ Hermans. John ~. Sebrell, Walter
Jordan. II FL. Edwards. D. 8. Powers.
W. r.. Duke. r. E. Lee. Jr., w. Fl. Lewis,
John Whitehead. J. p. Dudley. II. 4. Car.
retr II. Gordon Cumming. A. l. kennedy
and George T. Sneed.
Other members OF the party were Mr..
COMMITTEES; B. c. EaGks. Clerk OF tho
G. N Rrenna:nan. Clerk Of the Senate
House Committee: Thoca FL Bigger.
Assistant Clerk Of the House; J. NJ. John
son. S S+rgelnt-at-4tsms OF tie House: Esn-
NETT Fairson. Senate Page: Hon j. Tay-
| IorEllyson. Chairman OF the Democratic
State Committes,#W. C. Compton. Chair
| mar of the Virginia Committee Of tho
louisiana Purchase est Lonisl Exposf-s
| tor Company; Allen ". Cockerell. Unised
States representative of the st. Louis
Exposition.
IL
| Secretary Shepherd chaperoned the
| company and Gene a Lee was the gem
eral master of ceremonies. At Newport
| News Capt. George f. Adams vice. prest-s
/ dent Of the Exposttion COMPANY. Mr.. ].
I L. Patton a member OF the directory and
/ also tie president OF the Newpsrt News
| Chamber OF Commerce jained the happy
! throag. These were accompanied by CoE
/ W w Finnay whose fami tari y ef the
| lands and wa ters OF the It'd W ter sec
I ton make him a first-clss pill to !e7d
| such an exploring pir.y as was this one
| 1t Cd Point which was reached at
| II o'clock. the party was met by a Nor
/ folk and Portsm5u b de esa Ion who took
/ them in hard ard soon had them aboard
Il the handsome little steamer Memphis OF
/ tse Southern Railway companyts harbor
/ fleet.
The Twin City delegation was as fol-
i lcws: D. LowenburS. Dirscter General
! OF the Jamestown ExpoSitian. a1-ah Fl.
/ Martin, c. Brooks Johnston. 7. S. South
I gate, C. S. Sherwood OF Norfolk: 7. J.
i Woo!. Portsmouth: f It. Lamb. General
+ AGENT Southern Rai'way. John a. Codd.
Portsmouth,; r. P. Bunting. j. G. Darst.
2. f. Hooper. Barton Myers. w. J.. SF-r-4
ker and Messrs. Harry L+owenburs and
syIyanrs Stokes joined tie party at Sea-
/ we.fs Point.
t s. sewel1.s Point the party disembark-
ed and a short walk took them to tho
80 acres OF land that has Just been pur-
chased by the Executive Committee oe
the Exposition Company. subject to ratt-s
dcation OF the Board OF Directors 4 pare
of the land thus acquired by the COM
pany Is yet under water. but Is to be
llIed In so that a perfect water frontage
can he secured. and In such shape as u
desired The lawmakers rst looked over
[ the grounds and then under the leader
f ship OF the director-general they ascend
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