The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
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Virginia Day to Last Week Y s. So.
That All Absent lildretls May
Returnlto Mother State. Vi
"A SHOWER OF INVITATIONS \ Y i \ Y !! v;
Wherever Virgil1iai,s Can Be
Found They Will BE Asked
81 to Come.
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Z v NORFOLK, VA, July - From ncn mr.
\ and far Yirglnias sons and daughters.
Will turn their steps toward tho james.
town Tcr.Centcnnlni Exposition to be
held on tho shore Of Hampton 1sonds next
year, to participate IN tho grentcst cele-
bration their nntlve State nns@ ever cld.
rho absent vlrginians have already Dc
cIded Ito make tho affair MI event to DO
remembered for d long time. a week
Svlll. be set apart for the great home co M ~.
ling celebration, ana will be fixed 80 4 as
10 have Virginia Day" during that week. y, =
For that week the natives Of Nlrgln I
soil win be moro conspicuous In their
1oyfulness than any other VI ltors to tho
& cxposition. BnnquctH and speeches VIII
rcfresll and rciieW, their affections for the
State that has boon the Mother OF
states" ana tho Z Mother OF Presidential
and whose soil has been tho scenn a Of
some Of the most stirring and dramatic
history involved In the story o. 5 the
United States +. Is g 81 lt 5
a53 The cxp3sition company has taken the
Initiative III arranging for the Virginia
home -coming week. Invitations Will be
sent out to natives OF Virginia wherever
they nr, %be found, and every effort VIII
: be made BY tho ,exposit ton officials Y;
get together the most distinguished gath
ering of yirginlans ever seer. @ Already
The authorities have received plenty q q
assurances OF corporation. and there IS
little doubt thnt the even Will be all that
every patriotic son and daughter OF V ~ \
gnia would Wish.
@ During tile week to be set q part Tor,
the foregathcrlng OF Virsinnns the badge,
worn by natives Of the Old Dominion
Will, be Indeed a badge Of honor The
military and naval contingents at the
fair Will make this week the OCCASION
for rendering honor to the state 8tnat.
moro than any other. has lts history IN IN
6terwoven with that OF the ma tion.,3.5s8Ssst3
Undoubtedly many Virgnian VIII them en-.
y selves DO surotised Y to discover what
nron,inent pnrt%the children OF the Old
Dominion are playing In the AFFAIRS OF the
nation. and to what high places they
have risen. s rs 4. a. s
e All tho patriotic societies OF tho State
will$tnke part In the ilpme-c coming week,
and are In Scommunicau lon with the ex-#
position authorities ms to the prog rnmme
L 10 be- adopted for that &week. without
exception all such societies have made
cordial response to the request for CO.
opera ion made by the exposition nianag &C.
ment. Every historical association cons
nected with Virginia history Will be
used 10 help add TO the impresslv eness OF
Syirginia's welcome to her. wandering
children. SSl III s. it5s ~ i6, ss
Nm a short time tho commissioners OF
N ne state OK Virginia will meet to decide.
what date shall be set apart as < Virginia
Day. II posi- BILE tthis dat Will be liked
foraar, anniversary sot some great thistori-
cal event. Bi4 f ~ "a 53s 35f 5s