Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-19
jamestown Exposition Company
Directors Confirm Action of
Executive Committee
His, ACCEPTANCE is ASSURED
Magnificent Compliment Paid General
Lees Successor in Notification Sent
Immediately After Meeting Ycstcr.
day-committee Instructed to Go to
7 Washington to Garry Formal Notice.

Hon. Henry ST. George Tucker. dean
OF the school of law and diplomacy of
George Washington University. Wash.
lnEton. ID. c., was elected president of
the jamestown Exposition Company at
a meeting Of the board OF directors oi
Inc company held in Norfolk yesterday
afternoon. The executive committee
chose MI Tucker as the successor TO
the late General FitZhugh Leo Mt its
meeting Wednesday and the directors
unanimously confirmed the action.
After the meeting OF The directors,
Mr.. Kelley. chief of tho exposition com.
pany's bureau of publicity, stated that
MT, fuckers acceptance of the prcsi.
dency was practically assured.
Committee Goes to Washlnqton.
n committee was appointed TO 70 Ia
washington ami notify Mr. Tucker of
MS election. The personnel of this
committee follows: Alvah II. Martin.
Robert Hughes. Barton Meyers. G,
-brooks Johnson, o. ID. Bachelor and
George A. Sclmclz.
j New President Notified,
The notification committee vostcr.
day addressed the following To MIR.
Tucker:
The committee appointed by tho
bonrd of directors of the jamestown
Exposition Company to notify YOU of
your election to tho presidency of tho
company. wired you as follows
AZ meeting OF the directors OF
the jamestown Exposition COMPANY
just held. YOU were unanimously elect.
gu president To fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of General Fltz.
nush Lee. Your acceptance will moan
the high historical and educational
Standard of the exposition. which Is
our cardinal ambition, and thereby
make II fitting commcnoration of
the three hundrcdth anniversary of
the nations BIRTH
we beg to confirm this telegram.
A Leader Needed.
rarely If ever, has ihc State of Vir.
ginia demanded n leatior for nm enter
Prise as great ms the one You have
pecn chosen to direct. The story of
cur great common wealth teens with
romance md bristlcs with decisive III
cldents Thciplain tale of the state is
an epic, her story drama. whose
climaxes have been limited solely by
occasion '"s'
Eve have honorcd our enterprise
and adhered To the traditions of our
commonwealth by inviting you to as.
sumo It's presidency. Your acceptance
may entail personal sacrifice, but
you inheritance and your life prevent
the thought Of self obtruding upon
Your duty to your State.
Great Event.
I'VE arc to celebrate the most trans
cendent events In the nations history;
we are To mcmOrialiZc the implanting
of the germ from which our great
union has evolved: we nrc to com
mcmorate, not only the deeds OF the
founders. but tho events which those
deeds with precision forccastcd. Our
exposition Is to be all apothosis to the
builders of a free state. evnngcls OF
liberty far flung throughout the world
Duty to the State.
we call You to tho headShIp, with
full assurance that your character,
attainmcniS ard equipment mark your
pre-cminent fitness for work. and we
call you confidently because no such
distinguished Virginiah could ignore n
summons to duty of this nature on
which the future of his State so large
ly depends.
(Signcl)
'ALVAN II. MARTIN.
Chairman.
''ROBERT NJ. HUGHES.
BARTON MEYERS.
&C. BROOKS JOHNSTON.
20. ID. BATCIIEIOR.