The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-24

Jordan, Smithficld: Roger Gregory, Jf.
iestcr Manor: w. II. Bibb. Louisa: w
c. VIM. Pleasant Grove; j. j. Burke
Mathews; w. f. Hughes. Chase City
John T, Daniel Cape Charles; John w
Edmond. Accomac; Walter H. Addison
Lynebburg: Frank Moore. Lexington; Or
S. w. Hobson Newport News; DR.. w
f. Crcascy, Newport News y. J." Toney,
Manchester: r. G. Broaddus and II. A.
Bowen. Manchester. and w III. Curtis,
Richmond.
Ii is understood that number OF
members of the General Assembly are
coming to the opening, but n list has not
yet been prepared.
II is much regretted by tho oXposi-
ton management tina tall those who
ton management that all those who
not he provided with cards to the Presl-
dents, reception: but the auditorium
In which it will be held is limited in
size, and the secret service men did
not wish tho crowd to be very large.
Practically All Cabinet
Officers Will Attend.
The management has not yet been
advised as to the number of Cabinc.
officers who will attend the opening.
Secretary Taft has accepted. Secre-
.ary Cortelyou wired to-day he would
bring Mrs Cortelyou with him. Secrc-
tary Metcalf. as the head Of the naval
establishment of the United States.
will, of course, attend, since the num-
her of war-siips in Hampton Roads
on Friday will be the greatest ever
assembled anywhere in the history OF
the world. Secretary Root, Secretary
Garfield, Secretary Wilson, Postmaster
General Won Meyer and First Assistant
,PostmasterG General Hitchcock, have
accepted invitations to be present. 1t
was stated to-day inst the members
of the Cabinet would probably come
down from Washington on the May.
flower with the President
In addition to the foregoing guests
spf special distinction and not including
the members of the joint committee
3 of the two houses of Congress appoint
ed to attend the opening, the follow
ing members of the Senate and House
of Representatives have written or
wired that they would be or hand at
the opening on Friday:
Senators Buckley. of Connecticut; War
rem. of Wyoming; Warner of Missouri:
Carter, of Montana, and I.atmer of
South Carolina. Senator Daniel will at
tend as n member of the official com
'mittee appointed by Vice. President Fair
ocean Friday. as he expects to sail from
Liverpool with Mrs. Martin Tomorrow
and will land in New York On next Tues
day.
The members of the House of Repre-
sentatives who will attend. other than
the members Of the committee, are as
follows:
Messrs. Burton, of Delaware: Clark, of
Florida; Livingston. of Georgia; Wilson,
OF Illinois; Foss, Mckinney and Smith,
of Illinois: Harvey Helm OF Kentucky:
jackson and Wolf, of Maryland; Peters.
of Massachusetts; Loudenslager, Parker,
Pratt and Leake. of New Jersey; Waldo,
Goldfosle, Sulzer. Fornes. Parsons, Will
lett, Bennett, Andrus. Malby, Ryan and
Rupert, of New York; Goodwin and Page,
OF North Carolina; Bannon and Douglass.
OF Ohio; Wanger. Nichols. Reynolds, Bar
clay and Kline, of Pennsylvania Hub
bard and Sturgss. of West Virginia;
Smith. OF Maryland: Southland, of Ohio;
Littauer, of New York; ex-Senators
Gearin of Oregon: Alice. of Delaware,
and Dubois. of Idaho; Rev. Henry NJ
Couden. the blind chaplain OF the House |
of Representatives. and A. c. Mcdowell, |
clerk of the House of Representatives.
Only Two Virginia
Congressman Accept.
The only Virginia members Of the
House who have accepted invitations to
be present are Messrs. Lamb, of the
Third District, and Lassiter, of the
Fourth.
All members of Congress will have
seats on the srandstand, and tickets to
the luncheon in the History Building. but
all Will not have invitations tt. the Pres
ident's reception. !
Printed on the tickets of admission to
the grandstand is Il request that spec
tators will remain seated until the Pres
ident and members of his Cabinet have
departed. After luncheon, which will be
served the President in the Administra-
ton Building. and other CHESTS in the
History Building, the guests will re-enter
the srandstand and witness the parade,
Which Will be reviewed by the President.
Immediately after the parade the Presi-
dent Will return to the Administration
Building. where he will receive certain
invited guests.