The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
DELEGATIONS.
ARE LOOMING.
Hampton Roads Cities to Urge
the Jamestown Bill.
STATE B b, GARD OF 81 TRADE r. ]: T:
Newport News Chamber Of Q Commerce
Is Interested II the Project and Will
Send Representatives TO Rich
mond-Big Military Parade.
(special to Tho Tiinos .Dispatch

1854 Especial to The Tlinos Dispntch.) ffs9iss
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March 20
rho Chamber Of Commerce will meet to-
morrow night for the purpose OF naming NJ
large delegation to go to Rohnond TO
CO. operate with tho delegation from Nor.
folk, Portsmouth, Berkeley, Hampton,
phoebus and Old Point In making q fight
for tho passage Of the bill appropriatlng
500 900 tor tho town Tor Centennial
EXPOSITION whom the House roconsiders
tho bill. \
XII Every member OF tho chamber who Gun
possibly arrange to do SO will be ex-
poctcd 70 70 to Richmond, and tho various
delegations arc preparing to mako ovory
effort to liavetho bill passed, 1t Is sta ted
that II the House ngnin votes down the
bill the notion will mean that the great
exposition plan Will have to be dropped,
and ul Of the time and money spent UP
10 this time will be lost. . Nh.
AT the meeting tomorrow night the
chamber will also discuss tho coming or,
ganization OF a State Board Of Trade, and
1t Is probable that delegates to the pody
will bo elected. A preliminary meeting
was held in Richmond recently, and on
Aprll 18th another NEE ting will be held
in that city and q permanent organization
WIN be Effected. All OF the Business
MEMS Associations Of the State VIII prob
ably affiliate with the orsanlzatlon: !.
4 Secretary Kent, Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, has secured Ross
Crane, the cartoonist, for the next mem
bcrs meeting Of the association, Whlcn
will 81 be held on April 9Th. harry .$s"s.
Long, who was recently appointed phys
lcnl instructor and assistant secretary OF
the association, to succeed Mr.. Miller en- en-
tered upon his duties to-day, + 4t js
z. a BIG PARADE!
The big military parade that has been
arranged FOR Saturday, X April 18th, the
last day Of the Street Carnival, and the
day on which the largo armored cruiser
West Virginia will be launched, promises
to be one OF the most imposing pageants
Of the kind ever witnessed In this section
Of the state. Congressman fi ~, 8, - -
Maynard wlll endcavors to have the war
Department issue an order sending the
First Battalion of artillery, stationed at
Fort Monroe, to this city to participate
in the parade. This will be the first time
that government troops will parade IN
this part OF the State. is believed. Con-
gressman Maynard s efforts III TINS dlrec-
.tlon will meet with success. ne seventy ~,
first Virginia Infantry Will turn out IN
body. Several companies Of the seventleth
Regiment are expected. There will be seV-
teral bands and several mil itary org MIA
lions not attached to either of the State
regiments.
1t is reported that Charles Fl. Robin
son, tho negro justice OF Bloodt1eld, VINO
was yesterday denied the privilege o.
practlcing law In the Police Court, VIII
bring his case before Judge Blackstone
in the Circuit Court. He will be destg-
mated as counsel in case and Will appear
to represent his client. Judge Blackstone
Will then determine whether or not. ne
will permit Robinson to appear before
him as a lawyer. Another long argument
may follow, 81 :, Us. J.
arrested John Bailey here for the Sussex
county authorities. may receive a reward
for his CAPTURE 1t is understood that
small amount, probably SIS or $1oQ, was
offered for tho arrest of the negro, VINO .
will be tried on tho charge OF attempting
to criminally assault Mrs. Cocker, OF Sus, :,
sex county, and with announcer ut A'! peso ~
= ''''S XAVpRIAN SCHOOL.
f Architect May arrived to-day from Nor
folk. md will at once make prepare tons
TO break ground for the. new Cathoiic
Sisters School to be built on virginia
Avenue, near the new ST. Vincent's MAZE
Acadmey. which IS con '1?'''''1 ny '''o
Xaverain Brothers. .5.s|
Jim Williams. an old negro. who at
gtemnted 10 draw the wages OF q fellow
workman at the shipyard. was given two
months in jail for attempting to obtain
money under false pretences In the Police
Court this morning. ~
Tho British steamship Largo BAY, cap
+ninl Nj Gregor, sailed to-day for Nnks-
MOI, .,in Nyborg, Denmark. with full
cargo Of corn-97.o25 bushels. Eleven
schooners arrived here to-day to load
coal. ls t,a ,
Work was begun to-day on tho new
schmclz building which is to replace the
I'D Methodist Church at the corner Of
Twenty-sxth Street and Washington
Avenue.
Iii tho plans of the Old Dominion Land
Company do not fall through. the Casino
grounds will be converted into nm attract
| I've summer resort before the warm wealth
er sets In. a new dancing pavilion IS to to
nil summer. good attractions being placed
here by Mr.. Jake Wells, 9 Ferris wheel,
ashoot the chutcs'' and other attractions
will be added. IA, Sig
| EDOM EESR(JRG