The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-06-29
TO JAMESTOWN.
Notes of Norfolls Ter Centennial Expo
sttioa- Meeting of National Edits
rial Association visit to
Rich1nond. etc.

Ter-Gentennial Exposition at Norfolk
Virginia. has been reared in oelebra
tion of the birth of the American ma
tion, and near the consecrated groun,
itself Whereon was made the first per
manent settlement of English speakin;
people on the western hemisphere
Facing the tumultuous loveliness O
Hampton Roads, the palaces of ex
hibits-colonial in structure, symmes
rical in outline, noble in architecture
compel the eye of the beholder to {
spell-bound admiration and stir his
sense OF the artistic to a poignant ap
probation. It was at this favored
spot, rich in historical lore and made
doubly interesting by virtue of the
great educational and industrial ex,
| position, that the National Editoria
| Association convened in twenty second
annual session June 10 to IA inclusive,
and scored one of the most successful
and delightful meetings ever held in
the annals of the organization. The
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press representatives were quartered
at the Inside Inn, the only hotel on
the grounds, handsome building
| fronting the sea and located two blocks
from the main part of the exposition.
Its broad verandas swept constantly
by invigorating salt breezes, it's wide,
rambling lobby fanked by great open
fireplaces which are piled with blazing
logs on chilly nights, and it's excellent
service and accommod ating officials,
make the Inside Inn the ideal stopping
place for the sight-seer, the rest-seeker
and the yacationist.
The association meetings were held
in the immense auditorium of the Inn,
and among the literary features of the
program which Ghe members of the
press had the good fortune to enjoy
during the various sessions, were
papers and addresses by President
Theodore Roosevelt, Jacob Riis,
Crosby S. Noyes, Governor R. B.
Glenn of North Carolina, and many
other men OF literary and political
note.
On Monday, June 10, Georgia Day J
the greatest military and naval review
in the history of the United States was
held in honor of the visit of President
Roosevelt, whose motherwas native
OF Georgia, and who was present to
participate in the celebration of the
states day. Members of the National
Editorial Association were given
boxes in the grand-stands at the Audi
torium building in the fair grondss
from which the president and his
party reviewed the parade of soldiers
and sailors, and from which Cardinal
Gibbons pronounced blessing upon
the men who ARE the backbone of the
nation s pride and honor. Following
the review, the press party adjourned
to the convention hall OF the Audito-
rum, where they were addressed by
President Roosevelt. In the evening,
the forty warships representing all the
worlds principal nations, anchored
in Hampton Roads, were Illuminated
from mast to scull with ineandescent
lights, and stood out against the SUR
rounding b1ackness like a gigantic
crescent, moulded of fire and poised
upon the heart of night. That semi
circle OF noble vessels-silent, splen-
did, lustrous with lights presented a
picture that beggars description and
before which the spectator stood awed
and subdued in an exaltation of emo
tion.
The first formal meeting of the
National Editorial Association was
held Monday evening" June 10, at
which Hon. Harry st. George Tucker,
president of the jamestown Exposition,
Governor Swanson OF Virginia and
the president of the Virginia Editorial
Association welcomed the members of
the national press party in warm aud
glowing terms. Walter Williams IF
Columbia, Mo-, past president OF
the National Editorial Associa alton.
responded in the name OF the press
delegates.
Among the, features of entertainment
accorded the visiting editors were q
trip to j amestown Island, where the
first English settlement in America
was consummated, and where were
viewed the old jamestown ruins and
historic homes on the James river to-
Hampton Roads; clam bake at Vir-
ginia Beach; an evening 8 sight seeing
on the t.W arpath, = the exposition,s g
street of amusements; an afternoons
enjoyment of the great 101 Ranch show
through she courtesy OF the Miller
brothers, owners of the raneh of that
name at Bliss, Oklahoma; and brils
liant reception at the Auditorium ten.
dered by President Tucker, at which
Governor and Mrs. Swanson, Nellie
Gustis Lee, and others OF great noEs
and prominence gave welcome to the
press folk.
3 tt was with feelings Of regret cou-9
pied with anticipations OF delights to
come that the members Of the National
Editorial Association gathered at the