The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-20

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M tvn M MN " wren Old Point
~ ssss I. k1h1T forS all On tls look g.
4 IN ea.9,i a. ~ Y.
fsioss az The AAw y thtoua lu s.s "a
sSss ana than every & VI J. IN
IT, teosit,s of tie stea rtet on
aS Snron ( l ing B. N export News, u SO here
Fwas 4 seherst iiriflhx into the ca birs soon
aSgsfters,he vessel of the wharf arsd started
Towards jamestown lsland. 20 o.sa -
sgssst fwhs being served down Ia the dinlns
tat rnnrn ma there was j. uuest Ion vhet hcr
SNtt si,,,i So eaten before ass Mecca was
ss ~ rha3I for jamestown II tile owe an
Se hourE from Newport N W. ~ NJ Il. h.
3$S TsuArvbody 4vns done $br eak fast vnen
4trSe nrocns ca his nrsr1 o,if u
h aHproaeh of The steanie to
s,yantod 10 catch n first glimpse Of John fltt
$s ssb1jth,s ch,,rtrv sy
sSistSti a An JAAtEsTo OWN. 81
sS III s,se x ! VA ttls I $3.50 o. clock when the
~ ssty,se MIC ma De fast, y isa gan grlanls
s i, and IL tors y s tll
lot en- the iroIl
4satss os ts,e tEntl osures ltro,'idissg me
4Si III re q cred and Ut looked as
gsBf ii would get ~ r sid'a Wild
:r,, MI tslyrftent Of the GUAR ter OF a dol.
S ia n Niiieh tise AZ n demands of
SiI,o,r.i Taylor E,llyson n onntsdl 4 IA
& s.,,,n 5 the side OF the gate an g IL a5
&sfew graceful sentences expressins @!
aplaasilre 81 the A. V.t A.,t Wnlcn ~. .e
E2Bofr Congress visit the island. welcomes A
S#, the visitors to- Jamestowni GYM 3 'l \,
8ishepherd. 3 secretary OF the Jamestown
ggg7snos,tion Company went on the stump
s@itr, rr,,dia tely after Mr., Ellyson steppe
bt Hcwr a nd urged the members of the par
81 % to stay toge ther in order to se p more
5 Repre- Sentative Maynard then Nn y. tso
the stump and We tlss
two or three sentences, which " enei tl,a
gE thunders of applause He told the Y,vllss s.
III ...unnrs nov elad The was to ha vesSth ne n
8s corn "a IA m stown and asked thenl all
8 shake hands with, Miss Barney, whose
:SgfarnilyS owns halt the island, !,
The gates were then thrown open ana
39S the crowd filed In. In a5few min ntes me
XII cl,ancelSof the old church was 1atn!l,saal
it's ana the crowd :overflowed; into the %ooa
Us a. structure at the rear erected by the.
SB3sA.g Pay. Is. The band was in the fore e.
ss front and the strains Of !" America" ana
aau1,hes star SpangLad Banner" soon ~ ade
n tremulous the hazy hair hanging over yer
5Rss'T - 8 - Dixie IN cHUR cH,
isS Dixie, followed the national at
tits said that the :, s.. W. W.
sSF never before u played within the sac ' 9
s8 nnrtal. az this first Chris tian# Chureh5
.8serected in the new world. .S ,5
@STTThe visitors scattered over the Island.
A fter going to the church. se nearly az az
$s u;ent to tie western end and ms pected
: tbs seawall, which the government. mas
4erscted to prevent furth her ,croAcll.
ments of the river. AZ. who VINO saw NY t,..
work said 1t was ete, any -
SFrepn,sentative and senator who 4 " aik e e
$ out on that wal and saw the encro N9 :
$@nrer,ts az the river. on the Il sout 2 5s oe
SEcIsred himself In favor of9a further ~.
m e enrist ton to protect the island Fl ON me
sreedy NAV O. the river. ....,S {S55 \,
@ Lyon G. Tyier. president OF ~ nam IAN a y,
MARY College, at illlamsburg, SIN l 1nles
n Instant the Oldest college IN = =
II ssttsrs1 Harvard was at the ~haTI 70
sSI.sat the visitors, and Dr. L. S. Foster,
.1perintendent OF the Eastern state Hes
~ -a,rsl9 q, Williams burg, and several iadles
EsHere Also OF hand. &. ISL, u.
sssfss An hour was spent on the island. time
Il enes1 IN for dozen members OF Congress
10 say they would introduce a aill 8to Or
Re 1, !, appropriation for q wall 10 the SCUM SOU
&5 THE one constructed to prevent me de-
9$struct!on and !sapnearanceo OF the lsta .eo
#Gby the action Of the river. 45; 81 "a
8g@SE THE BIGGEST YARD.
1.-THE 8r,ly, from Jamestown to- Newport
S News took "a arly$ two hours. for the en- /.
s gineer did not hurry. At 1890 the mem
Z bers OF the pa rtySleft the steamer at y e"-
port News ard spent one. hour Was :. M
Y the worknen in the yards Of the New
58 port News Shipbuilding and Dry DOCK
COMPANY punch holes In l4-inch armor
Il plate or cut itaup into strips suitable for
a. pocket nse. The ship-yard people say
%:sstha Newport News yards was the bigt
gest ship yard IN America 9, ana tl ifs''S
Ks was in a position TO contradict It. IL
s8sS Norfolk was reached at 2:35. The parry
#ssot one hundred and fifty was land d at
&t the Chesapeake and Ohio wharf and
g marched two blocks 70 the Monticello
Hotel The luncheon served at the Acrt-
tic 10 was elegant beyond the EconteInpta-
tioat of those who had the party IN charge.
The American dining room on the ntti
e door was crowded to its capacity to sc-
81 cormodate the guests but everybody mao
B as much to eat as he wanted ~ hlle
the luncheon was in progress, mr.. Low x,
&enberg, director general Of tn, EXposluo !
# Company, appeared on the balcony y n
the north end Of the room. accompanied
5bySsaye ladies' There was thunder o.
& applause. Mr.. Lowenberg made a shor,
speech, bidding the Wsaitors weloome an nc
Il the ladies retired. !. The. luncheon was
rs scarcely ended at $3.50. O'clock, nut ,lhs
whistle was blowing and everybody nae
40 hurry to catch the steamer for Ole
# Point.
Altar a cruise about the harbor, In
# Guiding glimpse Of the government navy
NJ yard, the course was set for elld Folht
which was reached az 6;ooz o CLOCK. g on
s5s8$ John Goode Joined the party at Norfolk
S3 as did John Temple Graves Of Atlanta
.g and the two came with the party to OK
@ Point. & III .,s.g =, = -
IN NORFOLK,
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