Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-06

COLONIAL DANES DAY At FAIR
Widow Of ssonewaII jackson "nls.
covered" and Entertained by Gray.
coated Veterans Who Served Under
Her Husband-West Point, Annapo.
lie and v. M. I. Cadets Coming.
(Erom a Staff Correspondent. !

| (From Staff Correspondent.)
| JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, June
"a record breaking crowd visited
the Exposition today, the attendance
being larger thanat has been since the
opening. Hundreds of delegates are
here attending the session of the DIFF
ferent conventions. while the excellent
program attracted thousands Of theirs.
1t is estimated that the attendance to-
dav was nearly twenty thousand.
Over two hundred women are ut
tending the biennial meeting of the
Federation of Women's Clubs. Two
| sessions were held today. the morn.
Ing session being from 10 to 12 o'clock.
and the afternoon session from 2 to A
o'clock. The report of the Interfed-
GRAFTON Committee was read by Mrs.
A. f, Carpenter; the Outlook commit.
| tee report by Mrs. It. ]. Fletcher, and
| the biennial committee report L.y Mrs.
Percy Pennypacker. This was follow
ed hy conference of the State presi-
! dents and secretaries. At p. m
| there was musical recital. at the
conclusion of which Mrs. Henry i.
Bailey read an deliberately prepared
| treatise on cart"
Tho meeting closes tomorrow. There
Will be two sessions. at 10 n. m. and
2 p. M. At these sessions. manyn.,
teresting papers bearing on social and
civil problems will be read.
Tho conventions of the Colonial
Danes, of The Manufacturers and Job
bers, Water. Steam and Gas supplies,
and of the Heptasophs were also
largely attended.
Blind Musicians Here.
The Guitar and Mandolin club of the
Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind, of Staunton, Va. has arrived
here, and gave recital In the Audi
forum this afternoon. Although 1t
had not been advertised there were
large number Of spectators present.
| There are eighteen members OF the
club who are under the supervision of
Professor .Boardsworth, OF Staunton.
They will he here for the remainder
OF the week. and will give two reel
tails daily from 10 to II a. m. at the
reviewing stand on Lee Parade. and
from 8 to p. m. at the Auditorium.
More Cadets Coming Tomorrow.
West Points cadets expected to ar
rive today: the Virginia Military In
stitute cadets Saturday. and the An
napolis Naval Academy boys tomor-
row or Friday. The middies will form
the guard of honor for the President
when he visits the Exposition on
Georgia Day, June 10, When these
corps arrive there will be over 1900
cadets at the Exposition. The cadets
of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Will remain here until June IA. This
will he done In order that the cadets
may be present on Virginia Day. June
l12.
A very large space is being pre-
Dared for the JapancSe exhibit in the
Liberal Arts building
The baseball game scheduled for
this afternoon between the teams of
the battleships Kearsarge and Ken.
lucky was postponed on account of
the rain. Both teams engaged in a
stiff practice. and the men showed
off well. and IL old Jupiter Pluvius had
not interfered there would have been
NJ exciting contest. 1t is thought that
the game will be played later.
Work on the Intermural Railroad is
being rushed to completion. The
tracks are being put in shape for traf.
fic and but little now remains to be
done eXcept the stringing of the wires.
| Congressman a. j. Peters. of Bos-
ton, has written letter to the Board
/
which he states that he was greatly
surprised at the beauty and complete
ness of the fair. The congressman
visited the Exposition last week
Director of Advertising S. w. Boil
les will conduct the advertising OF the
! Exposition upon q large scale. He
will advertise in all the large dailies
and will lay special stress upon the
big features of the fair. It is believed
that this will cause the attendance
to increase largely.
Special Exposition Trips.
/ Captain ]. C. West, of the C. g. o.
Railroad, has arranged special Expo.
sition trips from all parts of that line
during the Exposition period. He
brought down large party OF Con.
federates from Richmond today.
President Roosevelt has ordered
that work on the Negro Exposition
and Development Company exhibit he
completed at the earliest possible
time. An extra force of so men was
put upon this work today, and 1t Is
hoped that 1t will be completed by i
June 10.
The General Society of the War of
1872 Will meet here on June14. This
is one OF the oldest societies in this
country, and large attendance is ex-
pectcd.
The American Institute of Home.
opathy will be in session here from
June IL to o. This is the oldest
medical society in the United States
and represents 10000 practitioners
over 1000 delegates are eypectAd