Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
ons.' and long ribbon streamers.
N. c. Architects.

tons and long ribbon streamers.
N. C. Architects.
The North Carolina Architectural
Association is holding it's second an
hnai convention AZ the Exnos,ion.
This meeting was scheduled 10 be.
held At Wilmington. North Carolina
but when the Exposition was found
to be completed and everything In
readiness. the officers and committee
met and changed the place
The association met In The Audi.
torium and after Il short address OF
welcome by the viccprcsident of tho
Exposition. Alvah H. Martin. and
inc response delivered by Joseph
Leitncr of Wilmington. n short bust
ness session was held After the
members had shaken hands all
around they started out To take In
tie sights OF the Terccntennal and
w"f" very much pleased.
tomorrow there will he an election
OF officers and the discussion of pa
pcrs. after which there will be Il
lecture by William IL. Snow of New
Jersey. on heating and ventilation.
Mr.. Rochrc Returns
Julius Roehrs. president of the
julius Roehrs Nursery Company has
returned TO New York. after having
spent two DAYS ut the Exposition MIR.
koehrs is the largest grower and col
lcctor of orchids in the United tSatcs
and probably knows moro about this
rare Hover than any other person in
America. He said that the Exposl-
iion was II great show ana that he
was very much pleased with II. Mr..
Roehrs will send car of Bay trees
to be planted around the many
buildings of the Exposition.
No More Space for States.
On account of the fact that no moro
space is TO be had in the States Ex-
hibits building. the exhibit of the
State OF Michigan will be placed in
the Food Products building The
Michigan exhibits have been deliv-
cred at the Food Products building
and are now being installed In a
space covering $500 feet. which prac-
tically completes the exhibits in that
building.
DR. Albert Shaw, editor of the Re-
view OF Reviews of New York. has
accepted the position of president OF
the Jury of Awards ut the Exposition
and Ambrose Swaney. of Cleveland
Ohio. has been made vice president.
and J. T. Farmer. OF Nashville, Ten
ncssec, secretary.
Or. II. T. Blackwell. president Of
Randolph Macon College. Ashland,
Va. was here today upon business
connected with the Randolph Macon
College exhibit
Girls From Texas.
a party OF fifteen young ladies
from Houston. Texas. will arrive
here tomorrow and will be here a
week. They are the winners OF the
Exposition trips which were offered
by the Houston Post ana are under
the management of Mr.. George w.
Gray. member of the editorial staff
Of that paper
Alexander Godcr Hill of Auckland,
New Zealand Australia, has arrived
here. Mr.. lIill is the editor OF the
Auckland Herald and is making n
tour of the world. He says that the
rercentennial Is one OF the most
beautiful eXpositions that he has ever
visited, and that II compares favor
ably with all the other expOsitions OF
here for several days and says that
he is thoroughly enjoying himself.
One OF the most interesting ex-
hibits at the Tcrcentcnnia is that Of
the A. j Jordan Cutlery Company,
of st. Louis. This exhibit contains
among many other interesting arti
Giles. the famous Como cup offered by
the. Como Mills Company. of St.
Louis, as Il prize TO be given at the
exposition International Poultry Show
next October. In connection with the
poultry show there will be an exhibit
OF incuhators. broodcrs and poultry
appliances of all kinds. including
poultry foods