Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-07
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
AT THE EXPOSITION
Celebration Tomorrow 10 be Par.
lIClpaled In by Several
Notable Pers0nages.
FORMAL EXERCISES At AUDITORIUM
Jobbing confcctoncrs Meet in An
nual Session Today-Delay In Com.
plcton of Government Pier May
DC Undergraduates to Resume
His Airship Flights.
(From a STAFF Correspondent

AiAVlii 81 .Nihil WI
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Aug
Several thousand visiting knights
of Columbus visited the Exposition
today and the Indications are that
there will be fully twice that many
on Knights of Columbus Day, August
Sth.
The formal observance of knights
of Columbus Day, will take place in
the auditorium. Addresses will he
made by President Tucker, OF the l1x
position; Governor Swanson. OF Vir.
ginia Edward l.. Ilcarn. the head Of
tho knights; ri. Rev. HEM. Kelley.
Bishop of Savannah and by Monslgnor
Falconio. the Papal delegate.
The addresses will be ntcrspcrscd
with music by the Mexican band,
which has been rendered for the oc.
casion by the Mexican commissioner
to the Exposition. aud by chorus of
five hundred school children.
I Following these exercises. which
Twill begin ut II o'clock in the morn.
ing, there will be n reception in the
rotundn of tho auditorium Mt which
the delegates and their trends may
meet Monsignor Falconio and Bishop
Kelley.
Al . o'clock there will be n parade
OF the United States and militia com
munds cncampcd at the Exposition.
which will he reviewed by Monsignor
Falconlo and Governor Swanson. and
immediately aftcrward there will he
a parade of the Warpath nationalists
Early in the evening there will he
n brilliant display Of fireworks on
Lee Parade. and at halfpast eight
O'Clock In Convention Hall a dance
will be given in honor OF the dele.
gates and their friends
Jobbing Confcctioners.
The thirteenth annual meeting OF
the National ,Iohbing Confcctioncr's
Association will convene tomorrow
morning at the Auditorium. Prcsl.
dent Tucker will deliver an address
of welcome. and Alexander Mcdowell
of pltasburg. will respond Address
as also will be made by l.. r. Banks.
! dale. president of the association
and by George T. Robinson of Cam.
bridge. Mass
Tho afternoon session will he held
at the Inside Inn and will be bust.
ness meeting. At o'clock there
will be a reception in the Il. T.. a.
building
On Thursday business sessions will
be held at the Inside Inn and In the
afternoon there will be visit to The
Bosnian e L.ohmman Co. Friday.
Memorial exercises will be held nj
the Inn. In the afternoon at $40
O'Clock trip to Fort Monroe and Old
Point will be made. At the Inn at
. p. IN. there will he an Old Virginia
cake walk.
The North Carolina State historic
exhibit, which recently has been In.
stalled in tho History building. forms
one of the most interesting and valt.
able collections of it's kind ut the Ter
centennial, and reflects great credit
upon the state ana those in lividnals
who are responsible for It's presence
| The exhibit covers the entire history
of North Carolina from It's earliest
beginning, and is repictc with por
traits of Presidents, Governors and
statesmen, who wore among her most
distinguished sons. The exhibit also
! contains Il collection OF silver ser
| vices. presented by some of the most
noted families OF the Old North
State. and these add greatly to the
value Of the collection.
1 party oil MY young ladies', win
ncrs OF the exposition trips given ~
the Washington Post. have arrive,
here. and will remain until th0 enc
OF the week. They are having ;
great time, and are enjoying them
selves immensely
Pier Still Unfinished,
/ Cine of the greatest sights to bC
seen at the Exposition is the grca
unfinished Government nier. Will,
OF course the completion of the biz
pier would add much to the appear
ancc OF the iIxposilons and ever,
one is hoping that it will soon b,
finished. II is hardly possible that Il
would attract more attention in it.
finished state than it is commanding
now.
Il The delay in the completion of tn,
pier may be investigated, and 1t Is re
ported today that Congressman II. l.
MAYNARD will have photographs made
OF the pier from time To time. ant
these will be used to show that tn,
United States Government by reason
of the delay in Flushing the big pier