Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-23
.ELK$ DAY CELEBRATED
IN ENJOYABLE STYLE
Crowd Of lodgensn Was Not
Large, But Everybody Had
q Good Time.
MILITARY BALL TOMORROW NIGHT
Officers of Fifth Maryland Regiment
Prepd re to Entertain Convention
Hall, With President and Mrs. Tuck.
er, q b. VARIED and staff as
Guest Exposition Notes.
(Frdn a staff corresponaentl

Frun n Staff Correspondent
JAMlFTOWN EXPOSITION. july
23.-"Eks' Day" was celebrated Al
the Teaientennial today. and although
me nuHber OF IClks In attendance WA.
inuch sgiullcr than had been antici
nhteu. nose present had very en-
)oyabie time. No program OF cxer
c'scs hEi been arranged for the DC
casinn, phd the Elks spent The day
vicwink1 the many attractions to be
seen OF tho grounds.
the Ulcers OF the Fifth MARYLAND
Reslmef VII give military ball In
conycntbn hall Wednesday night
July "a The music for the occasion
VIII be Furnished by the regimontal
band OF 0 n'eces. and the event prom.
ises to4ie one OF the largest of the
kind hdd ut the exposition. prosi.
dent Tbker and Mrs. Tucker AID
Col. Whitfield and staff will consti.
tute thd receiving party ana invita-.
tons hfe been sent out to 4 large
numberN people.
information received today Is 10 tho
ERECT tht the department OF admis-
slons o tho Torcentennial Is To re
nbolishd within the next few lays
ana thai passes hereafter Will be is
sned lyrach of the different depart-
ments jparately. II this Is true II
means lat about twenty clerks and
stenogrdhers VIII lose their posi.
lions.
hrman American Day.
To1dcbrate the one hundred and
thirtytfond anniversary OF the Ger.
man-1nerlcnn Declaration Of IndcDcn.
dencdthe Germnn-American Alliance,
the Lutsch-Amcrican. National Bund
has designated August as German.
Ame1an Day at the Torcontonnial.
and II elaborate and interesting pro.
gramf being arranged for the occa-
sion.
Tht bnscball teams of the Twenty
th'rdhfnntry and the Cavalry Artil
lery. Ill play match game on Ath.
letic Held Wednesday, afternoon ut
2:3o icl9ck.,
Thu lSth Maryland Regiment GOO
| stronI '9tIvcd Mt Camp john Smith
Mt al Sunday morning. This regi-
ment the most attractive dress
un'forlt pfen ut the Tercentennlal.
Dress netdc will be given on Leo
Parade morrow, "Wednesday and;
ThursT
The mi OF J. IT, Marstolla & Com
pany. ,S onnoke. Va. recently add,
cd TO pc stationery exhibit nj the
TerceT,hlal large stone cabin.
which bscnts the structures used
liy THIN .lroes In ante.bcIlum days.
l,hColly Joker Club
Onei p ligcliest conventions that !
Will bi, u Mt the Exposition during
the mi onnf August. will he that OF J
the Nm Joker Club" which holds Z
its anS,o lesson August 10. lG. and
II. 1k Fganization. which is the
largest oily social club in the coun.
try. M mo 5000 members. and is
intcrnt In scope. the delegates
from Il. cldwich Islands. Ccvlon and
other Endi lies having already start
cd e tro Exposition. to participate
in ,erstinnc,ng convention.
Amo'nse interest In the conven.
tiofissontest was arranged some
tins bp whereby the two most non.
ulaE cididates were to he sent free
to | n exposition. the winners to be
de9r by popnlar vote of the entire
orthation. Tho fortuntc members
ar1 oyd Mccormick, of Knox. Indi-
an;End Miss Nellie. c. LcCainc, Of
Wdngton. D, ~
1aturc of the convention Mt the
Exktion will he the selection Of
mef'rs of the Club. 10 attend the
LIN Social" TO be held Mt New
OrRs, Mt the next Mardi Gras.
Confectioners Coming.
ist seventh. will be National
CoEtionory Salesmcn's Association
Df at the Exposition, on which
dag. Is expected that some three.
huted delegates of this organiza-
tiofill gather at the Tercentennial
to 4 the annual convention.
2 association which covers some
twll states in the union. was organ
I'D light wears ago at Buffalo. ana
frd That time has Increased in size
nnltope until today II is one " the
lehg commercial associations iof
thknntry.
|, object of the organization Is
fon' mutual welfare of its members
topfiliate With the associations.
orrze in the interests of Tho con
fe'ery business and allied trades