Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-18
Objections Have Been Opsrru|ed
and Old Relic viii Take
Another Trip.
6UARD OF QUAKER CITY POLICEMEN
Room In Pennsylvania Building viii
BE Watched Night and Day-com.
petltive Drill Between v. M. /. and
v. P. l. Cadets Scheduled for Mex.
Month Attracts Much Interest.
From n STAFF Correspondents

III
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, Mny
l1-lllstoric Liberty Bell Will be seen
at the Exposition. II Will be brought
here July 10. ana will be on exhibit
ZION IN the Pennsylvania building.
All objections to the bringing OF tho
historic relic to tho Exposition have
bccn orerrulcd and the old bell viii
tnke one more trip. The principal
objection given by PENNSYLVANIA
WAS that Philadelphia would BIO
crowded with visitors this sImmer
and many would be disappointed II
nov were unable to see the bell
However, II has been definitely de.
cided that II Will be brought here
July 10.
-Four Quaker City policemen Will be
detailed TO accompany the bell ana
VIII be furnished with room I'm the
PENNSYLVANIA building, 80 that 1t may
be guarded day and night.
AS the essential object OF the
jamestown Tercentennial Is to com.
momornie the greatest event OF Amer.
lean history. II will DO especially an.
proprinte that relic wmIuh has such
historic associations in the minds OF
oil Americans, should he brought
mere. Another reason fof Infringing
me bell to the Exposition As that
The PENNSYLVANIA building, which X is
repllcn OF Independence Hall IN
rniiadclphin. would be incomplete
without It.
Daily Drills Of Cadets.
orders have been issued for daily
drills by the two college cadet com.
nnnies encamped Mt the jamestown
Exposition.
AT different periods of each after.
noon throughout their encampment
the cadets from the Horner Military
school, OF oxford. N. c., and the
North Carolina Military Academy of
Red Springs, N. c., may be seen on
Leo Parade.
The cadets from the "Tar Heel
State" have attracted considerable
attention since their arrival Mt tho
Exposition and 1t is hoped that large
crowds Will receive them with en-.
thusiasm each afternoon.
Arrangements nre being made for
daily concerts TO ln given by the
North Carolina Military Academy
siSteen-year-old band.
V. M. I. Against v. p. 4.
The cadets from the Virginia Mill
tarv Institute Will drill In comnet!.
ti6n against the battalion OF the Vir-.
ginia Polytechnic !Institute at the
Exposition during the encampment or
the schools In June. A trophy has
been offered by the Exnostion to be
known MS the Jamestown Banner.
Tho prtze will be awarded Cor the win
ner in battalion close order and ex-
tended order drill
V. NJ. l. is known from one end
ofthe country to the other rs the
West Point of the South" and the
cadet corps at Lexington has always
maintained standard Of excellence
In all OF the required military evolu-
tons which IS acknowledged to he
of an extremely high order. On the
other hand the cadets at Blacksburg
are well IN In the tactics. and though
v. M. 7. Is decidedly the favorlte. the
competition will be a close one
a strong rivalry exists between the
students of tine two institutions for
honors In athletics and military SUI.
Dremacy.
Many OF the alumni of the insti-
tntions have made arrangements to
visit the Exposition while the cadets
nre here. and both will have n loyal
backing of old grads" and admirers
Odd Fellows at Auditorium.
Tho Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Of Virginia was in session Mt the Ey-
nositiOn today. The meeting was
held In the Auditorium. The recep-
tion committee was composed of
'vor A. Page, chairman. and Messrs.
= Jones, C. l.. Wright James
Mitchell and r. b. Webb. The chair
man was master of ceremonies.
Prayer was offered by Rev. GEORGE
Sherer, Grand Chaplain of the Lorge
of Virginia. and President Tucker, OF
the Exposition Company. delivered an
address of welcome. which was re.
sopnded to by P. G.. Edward A. Alb /
bea. of Salem Lodge, Winston.Salem
N. G. The list of speakers included
Col. William Lamb. of Norflk. p. G.
Master Chase. of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia. and G. NJ. William Hobbs
of Kentucky.
The music of the meeting was rem.
dered by the Exposition band.