The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-24
PRESIDENT WILL
Be fuckers GUEST
A Number Of Prominent
Men and Their Wives
to BE Present.
TROLLEY SERVICE
ALREADY TAXED
Cars SO Heavily Loaded Ycster-
day That They Couldn't Move.
Electric Current for Light
ing Found to Be Inade-
quate-Virginians
Invited.

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Especial From staT Correspondents
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION GROUNDS,
VA, April 23.-President Roosevelt will
dine Friday night with President Harry
ST. George Tucker. OF the exposition, who
Will also have as his guests His Excel
lency. the Governor Of Virginia. and Mrs.
Swanson General Grant, Mrs Grant,
Rear Admiral Evans, Rear Admiral Har-
rington and the governors of the exposi.'
tion and their wives. The party will in
clude twenty-six guests, and 1t Is said
an effort will be made to find place for
eight others who have not yet been In
vited but who are c!amoring for the
honor.
There will be no reception at the vir-
ginia Building the evening OF opening
day, but dance will be given at Inside
Inn to the visiting army and navy officers.
At the Virginia Building 1t was an
,ounced to-day that only Mrs. swan-
son, Mrs. ELY and Mrs. Beale would
receive on Thursday night with the
Governor. and that the list which has
been published was erroneous.
Street Car Service
Already Overtaxed.
Norfolk and the surrounding cities
are rapidly filing up with the advances
guard of visitors for opening day.
train and already the street car lines
to the exposition are taxed beyond
their capacity. To-day people hung
on the outside of the cars for the long
hour and half that IL takes to travel
the six miles from Norfolk to tho
grounds, and at times the electric
power was SO weak that the cars res
mained stationary
In this connection it is interesting To
know that the great choral concert
which was planned for the opening
night in the auditorium has been aban-
doned. Professor William Wall Whid-
det musical director of the exposition.
has given notice that on account OF
the lack of electricity the lights cam
not be turned on at the auditorium,
and the great organ cannot be used.
This is a great disappointment To
those who looked forward to the con-
cert, in which 500 men and women
from Norfolk. Portsmouth, Newport
News, Suffolk and Hampton were to
have taken part. The morning concert
will take place. however. on opninG
day.
Governor Hughes and
Many Others Coming,
Among the largest State delegations
will be the one from New York. head
ed by Governor Hughes and Lieuten-
ant-Governor Chanler brother OF
John Armstrong Chanler. of Albemarlu
county The party will number about
forty, and have taken an entire floor
at the Fairfax Hotel. OF Norfolk.
Among the other distinguished guests
will be Ex-Governor Francis. OF Mis-
rouri. and ex-Mayor Dunno. of Chicago.
!, OF ftn IN ! haY ns
tel.
The foreign army and navy officers
who have so far reported to General
Grant are the Mexican. Belgian. Cuban
and Italian, but to these Will be added I.
on opening day the officers from the
foreign fleet, composed of war-shlps
from Great Britain. Germany. Brazil,
Chile Argentine and Uruguay, and the
officers attached to the various lega-
tons. These foreign vessels will form
a line facing the American war-ship3
and between these two lines, the May
flower, with President Roosevelt on
board will steam on the morning OF
the 30Oth anniversary of the birth OF
America.
After the naval review the President
will receive the, foreign officers on
board his yacht, after which he will Z
land at John Smith Basin, inside tho
government pier. and proceed between
two lines of troops to Lee Parade
where he will make an address. After
pressing the button which will open
the exhibition, the President will lunch
with the exposition officials and tho
officers of the army and navy.
Following this function. he will at ~
tend luncheon given to the press,
and will make n short address.
After drive through the grounds.
the President will return TO his yacht. #
and will later dine with Mr.. Tucker.
Despite the rain to-day. work pro
gressed rapidly at the exposition. and 3
the building and roadmaking was not
interrupted. With two more full days 5a
Of labor. wonders will be accomplished, s
and but few unsishty objects Will
remain.
Governor Sends Out
Thirty Invitations.
Governor Swanson has personally sent
out thirty invitations to Ntrsinians to
come to the exposition. The invitations
do not carry with them seats on the res
viewing stand but the courtesy of the
invitation will doubtless be appreciated.
The seating capacity OF the stand ts
limited to about 1000 probably. and all
the seats are taken. In fact. there Is a
great demand for more. The naval peo-
pie wish a hundred seats in addition to 55.
those already given them. and when their
request was made to-day Secretary
Gwynn II. Shepard narrowly ESCAPED
At of prolonged duration and Intense
severity. The Vlrsinians honored by
Governor Swanson with invitations Ia
the opening are:
+. A. Kearney, Phoebus: H. w. Mil
stead and C, y. West, Newport News;
DIR. Sidney l.. Scott, Fredericksburg; Or.
r. j. Payne GarrsonyIllei Walter Jcr-
dan. Suffolk; George p, Passmore, Keys
vile; DR., j. B, Fisher. Midlothian
Charles r. Hughes, Berryville. George
l.. Browning, Madison; Clyde w. saun.
ders, Richmond, simon solomon, Hem