The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27
The: C0lL| COLUMN
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Will beiRl1eady for the
West Virginia Day
=: =, Exercises
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UNIQUE. FEATURE
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" the Jamestosgn Exposition Will BE
Dedicated With an Address, by
/. Secretary Costelyou-Other Feat
ures Of the BAY. -. ..

Tax Commissioners A. B. White re-
turned last night from his home in
Farkersburg whsfe he has been look
! ing after BUSINESS matters. The tax
tmmissioner WIN leave this evening
accompanied bysMr Neil Robinson and
| family for the Jamestown exposition
where they Will remain until, after
West Virginia day.
In speaking to q Mail representative
TINS morning Tax Commissioners White
said: Preparations are progressing
nicely for West Virginia Day and we
rave been assttfah Of a large attend
! ance from Interstate and others in
the Union. The program which has
teen published @tin the local papers
VIII be carried1l:out in full and the
Jamestown officials believe that West
{ Virginia day VIII be one of the most
| successful during the exposition ow.
| Ing to the daXs.being so near the
Fourth, which will be celebrated ex-
tensively at the fair ..I..~>. :,
| -, The coal acplnmn will be- compile.
yea SaturdayssQf :ths week and when
the West Virginia party arrives at
Inc exposition everything will he in
readiness for the big celebration. The
exercises at the grand stand presided
over by Senator Scott and the exer.
c!3es at the1 coal column presided
ever by Mr. Neil. Robinson and at the
auditorium presided over by Senator
Elktns, will take place as scheduled
Secretary Cort6Ig9u will deliver the
principal address at the coal column
ana Goyernorsnawso will make the
leao1ng address, at the auditorium.
Inc reception by Governor and Mrs.
lawson at he:EWest Virginia build
! lnS Will mark The formal opening of
the building toA the public and the
west Virginia commissioners will en-
deavor to extenai their hospitality to
Hundreds OF ,tsi1asts, on that day. The
special feature ottthe day viii be The
cfyiew which hwiu be participated In
by several thousand troups, represen.
tat1ves Of the navy, marines corps of
! the regular army, including the cav.
airy and the. regiment Of West Vir-
gln1a and possibly some other organ.
tzations. It Is possible that there will
Do representatives Of + foreign war
SHIPS In the parade but it has not
teen: definitely decided at this writ
ing. Rear Admirals William H. Emory
VIII; nave his squadron OF battleships
IN Hampton Roads and there will al
so be. four or five battleships in the
bay.
There will be representative from
| every county in the state" continued
MI. White, "and I presume that the
majority Of the West Virginians will,
remain until after..the Fourth of Ju-
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The commissioners will in name
l,eep open. house at the West Virginia
! building until after the Fourth as thu
! governor and his family will be at that
building until after, that time.
The members of the commission are
rot saying much for publication but
are all very busy. and will not leave
a stone unturned to*Inake West Vfr
ginja Day at the big fair one that
| VIII be long remembered by the thou
sands of Visitors who will be on the
grounds.