Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-19
RICHMOND DAY FAVORED
BY CLOUDLESS SKIES
Hearty Twenty-Five Thousand People
Gathered on Ground TO Cele.
brate Occasion.
JOHN S. WILLIAMS THE ORATOR
Besides Many Prominent, Men From
Capital, Governor Swanson and
Judge Alton C. Parker Were Among
Those Prcscnt-Excrclsc Followed
BY Imposing Military Parade.
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JAMESTOW EXPOSITION. July
is. Not since tho visit of President
Roosevelt on Georgia Day has there
been such IL crowd on the Expositiun
grounds as gathered today To PARTED.
pate in tho Richmond Dnl cclcbra-
ton Nearly twenty-five thousand
people were here. although Richmond
sent down only about nvc thousand.
Instead Of the twenty thousand prom
Used. The activity of tho capital
citys Chamber of Commerce did not
20 unrcwardcd however. for the nh-
yertising and boosting done In this
and other sections brought forth
enough support from Tidcwatcr and
the state NJ large to furnish II SPLEEN
did attendance even though the
crowd of Richmonders was not M
large rs expected.
Richmond Day was favored by fair
skies and a delightful breeze. and
even though many of the visitors who
were not under shelter when the
evening thunder storm came along
got wctting, the memories of a
pleasant day were not spoiled.
Resides the many prominent Rich
mondcrs, Governor Swanson and
Judge Alton G. Parker, of New York,
lRracad the celebration by their pres
lence.
II WAS late this evening before the
last OF the visitors going homo left
the grounds. and many spent tho
night on the grounds or in the sec
ton
Arrival OF Crowds.
Four special trains on the Norfolk
4 Western. four ON the Chesapeake
~ Ohio. the regular trains and sev
cral special steamers. brought the
ltichmondors 90 the Exposition,
The steamer ltoscdnlo, was the first
excursion liner to arrive from the
Capital City. docking ~ the Deep
water pier. Wednesday evening at ~
o'clock. The Richmond Blues, in al
their rcgalia arrived on the Rose
dale having made their headquarters
! on the hurricane deck, where they
practically went into camp.
On the first of the Norfolk & West
cn specials. came Mayor Mccarthy
the mtirc city council. together with
Il large number OF other city OH
Gals. On this same train were the
Richmond Ilowtzers and the Ricn
nlond companies OF The ,Scvcntictl
Virginia Regiment under command o
Major c. J. MossicuX. Among other
city officials from Richmond, was
ChieI Warner OF the police force. ant
sixteen Of his men. who were de
tailed To accompany the excursions
and assist in handling the crowd.
Assembled at Reviewing Stand.
AT eleven O'Clock. the l,chmone
delegation was met at the Inside I'M
by President Tucker. and other Tx
position officials. and from there al
proceeded 10 the reviewing stand OF
Lee Parade
Tho party, including Governor
Claude A. Swanson. Mayor Mccarthy
John SHELTON Williams, DIR. Brock
President Tucker. Barton Meyers. Al
va H. Martin. Commissioner Kohl
saat. Major Mallory. t. S. Army, ant
DR. Bond of Nanscnmond county, Viz
GINA. arrived at the reviewing stant
promptly at l1:45 o'clock.
Mayor Mccarthy Immediately in
troduccd President Tucker. who in
brilliant address welcomed the visit
ing ltichmOnders TO the Exposition.
Governor Says a Word.
Following Mr.. Tucker. Govcrno
Swanson spoke of the part Richmond
has taken in the affairs of the Stat,
and nation and culogized the grca
statesmen from Virginia.
After Governor Swansons address
Mayor Mccarthy in a few words in
trodpced the orator of the day, JOIN
SHELTON Williams of Richmond. Nj
Williams spoke of the early settling
of Richmond. and its steady rise I,
prominence through hardships an,
rcvcrscs.
Exposition Endorsed.
The following resolution prescnte,
by l.. u. Morris of Richmond, wa
unanimously adopted:
The people of Richmond having
assembled at the jamestown Exposi
ton on this 18th day of July, 1907
being designated as Richmond Day
desire to place upon record thci
hearty and unqualified commentaries
of this great enterprise. We exten
to our fellow citizens Of Eastern Vii
ginia our congratulations and appro
citation for their undannted spirit
ccaseless energy and patriotic devc
ton, which enabled them to fttmgl
! celebrate the great event of thro