The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-18
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Hundreds 81 Congressman Com.
Ing 10 Virginia Day, Wis
ting Jamestown Island.
VISITORS 10 10. HAVE 4. BEST /
Exposition Company Sec That
Solons Have Delightful Stay
OH Sacred Soil. i,

4s (Irrom Our Regular correspondent s54
ASH NC1TO N. y. c.. March 17--Ntoro 4
senators and members Of Congress VIII 4
be OH Virginia soil Friday than 4on ny
previous occasion In the history of the 4
country, probably unless there be ex-EE
copied the unwilling &c tho yorktown c'ss 7,
monument i, tic fall of 1891, though IT.
ia 8not5at ali certain that a. greater NUNS
Dor attended those exercls;5 than VIII q
leave hero for James TO wn IL morrow at 4
bterioOli.5 Vi 9sE Is lsss Il Fl
LET'S probable that not less than two /
Sllundred and fifty members and sena-}}
tors Will 70 on the trip, and the number l1
OF attaches o the two bodl d and mem
sbers Of the press who VIII accom- !. G pahy
/ the party will swell the total number
OF exc,rsionists to somewhere ~ y, ii
reighborhood of three hundred.
a5&Thcrc has been Il n great demand ia Tor
tho Invitations. and this fnct has made
AZ. impossible for represent alive May
nard !, to whom was Entrusted the du OF
Inviting the CUES Is. to take all with MN
who desired to &c. l. 81 i55 +,
accept. tecause OF the pressure OF their
public duties. have since sought the mem
Der from the Second Virginia District
and asked that their invitations be re-
newed.
The steamer City OF Norfolk. said to
be the fines on tho Potomac, VIII ieave
her wharf tomorrow afternoon Win
the party aboard. The House q greco eco 20
fdnyySt 8 1ad journ over from to morrow tlfl-
I'll! Monday. SO as to allow al mem bcrs
Ia accept the Invitation. and while u
4 ,yill be in session late o-morro ~, 1T VIE
n q 1ourn5 In time for tho membe TO eaten
the steamer for tho trip down the river.
Every Hour Filled.
4s commit Toe from tho Exposition Com
in.y,v 39 l1ea ted by Y former Mayor ~ G..
Rrookes johnson, OF Norfolk viii arrive
| here to. morrow and accompany the par
! ~ down the river. All the virginia mem
| bers of Congress are expected 20 mas ih!'
the trip with the exception Of ltepI1G ,s,
| lis home In Lynchblrg and 4 the latter
js taking such an active interest In ne
investigation OF tho committee winch ~
1 probing the charges made against mem-
hers Of Congress blythe Postottlce Lee
! partmcnt that he does not want 70 Dc
! away from washington for a day. sen .
ator Martin contemplates accompanying
the party but Senator Daniei was ~. .a't. GO
10 his home in Lynchburg to-uaS, 50
! cannot so.
1 The steamer will reach jamestown Is
4 lend ut s. O'Clock Saturday moinlng 8, ana mo
4 inter nm hour and a half spent there. VIII
STARE for Newport News. when WIZ ". p, pa
reached about noon. An nOu WI 2,
4 spent at the ship-yards there ana th YIN
i 10 steamer will carry the national solons
i I'd norfolk. Luncheon will DO served Q :
tic Monticello at 3 o clock; the nayy-y g,
a viii then be visited, aid thence INC
(. steamer will carry the senator's ana .,lt
numbers to Old Point. Tllss fllxposlt' !, !,
Company will serve q BANQUET to 9 ]. ~ ~
guests at night, at which many o., I'M ~
4 prominent members Of the parlS ~ "a
sgt,t. -t..ko ,1fatlt
! Ned Ia leave Old Point at II q clock. sat
4 mrday night, but there Is a gen'erfatlA I'M
PRESTON that It Will BIG at least st . y hou s1
later In getting away II, & II n y, N