The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
WEEK Of FEATURES
AT THE EXPOSITION.
Several Convention and State
Days Will Combine to Make
Interesting Period.
OBSERVE YORKTOWN DAY
Celebration of Special Interest
Next Saturday-Connecticut
and New Jersey Days.
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GROUNDS. October 13.-The coming
week promises to be 81 busy and In
ierestinK on. at the exposition. There
Will be number OF large conventions
snd several State days.
New Jersey and Connecticut VIII each
have n day. Tho week Will conclude
with the observance of the one hun
tlred and twenty-sixth anniversary OF
the surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS at
Yorktown. Yorktown Day VIII be OBJ
served on Saturday, and VIII be par
ticipated In by the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Society, as we'll as by the
Society of the Descendants of the sign
ers CT the Declaration OF Independence.
Senator p. C. Knox, OF Pennsylvania.
Will deliver an address on this day.
Connecticut and New Jersey.
Connecticut Day occurs on October
10th. Governor Koiiins s. Woodruff
ana Official party VIII arrive at Old
Point on the evening of the l4th. They
VIII be met by exposition omcials ana
escorted to the Chanberiln hotel. Inc
Governor VIII be escorted IRON Hart
ford BY the Second Company, Cover
nor's Foot Guaru.
The formal exercises OF Connecticut
Day will be held in the Auditorium.
Among the speakers Will be Governor
Woodruff. Governor Claude a. swan
son. of Virginia: DIR. Fia,er S. Luther.
president OF trinity College, VIII be
the orator OF the day.
Thurhoay Will be observed as New
Jersey Day at the exposition. The dis
tinguished citizens of New Jersey, VINO
clude Governor Edward c.. Stokes, with
his staff and official party, and 9; z.
breckenridge, president OF the New Jer-
Key State Commission. The exercises
OF all the troops on the grounds by
Governor Stokes. Governor Swanson,
President Tucker and other exposition
officials. Afterward there Will be
speech making in the Auditorium Ar
ter the addresses there viii be a
luncheon to Governor Stokes and OILS
cial party. From to 5 o'clock there
will be a reception at the New Jersey
state Building.
THE exhibitors and concessionaires
IN the Palace of Manufactures and ] ID,
eral Arts Building have designated y
Wednesday next as Manufacturer and
Liberal Arts Day. The greatest at
tendance In the history Of the eSposi.
ton Is expected. as $4,000 worth, OF
prizes are to be given away on that
dav TO the holders OF ticke.s pur-
chased at the gates. Major Wheeier
has been appointed chairman and y.
p Webster treasurer for this big event.
Other Features.
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served on Thursday. An interestins
program has been arranged. and 1t =
expected that there VIII be a large
number of members of the churcn
present. The orator of the day VIII DC
the Rev. j. II. Garrison, editor OF the
CHRISTIAN Evangelist, st: Louis MO
The famous Metz Sisters Quartet, OF
Toledo. Ohio. will be among tie musi-
cal features OF the celebration.
Three hundred members are en-
pccted to attend the annual convention
Of the Association of Travelling Passen-
ger Agents of America, which VIII con-
vene at the exposition on Tuesday
Inside Inn. and 1t is probable their con-
yention will, be held there also. Presi,
dent Tucker will welcome the railroad
men, and the response Will be made
by President e. 3. Pope. of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway. Alexander
Hilton. general passenger agent OF the
Frisco lines. Will follow Mr.. Pope. af-
ter which the association viii adjourn
for the day in order that the members
may enjoy a banquet and trip around
the hnrbor on board one OF the steam
ers OF the Old Dominion Line. The
association will be in session for sew
eral days and au the meeting Is citing Wlll con-
The State Council of the Junior OF:
der United American Mechanics viii
convene at the exposition TUESDAY
The program for the meeting has been
completed by State Councillor G. ~
Fellows, and 1t is thought there viii
be large attendance.
The. knights OF Malta and the AS,
ISOLATION of Military Surgeons vii
meet at the exposition from the i5tt
to the 18th, inclusive. Both organiZa,
lions Will have their headquarters al
the Inside Inn.