Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-28
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. FRIDAY, JUNE ~, 1907
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follows.
Il am at the Exposition and find
II in iull swing and complete with
thc exception of ono building. tho
Government picr and somo walks
which arc being finished up. There
Is so much to he seen here that ono
could easily spend 10 days or two
weeks In doing It,"
Maryland Teachers.
The Maryland state Teachers AS
sociation closed IS 10th session ut
the inside Inn today The election
oS officers FOR the ensuing years re-
suited ms follows: President A. S.
Cook, rowson; first vlcc president.
G. II. Lamar. Rockville; second vice
president. Geo. Riddle Elkton treas.
urer. j. t. McCahan. Bnltimore; cor
responding secretary, Miss Elizabeth
Meade, Elllcott City.
addresses were delivered by Dir. G.
J. France, Baltimore City College,
Miss n. Il. Niildren. Mr.. o. ii. o..
Simpson of the United States Depart
mcnt of Agriculture and Mr. w. NJ.
l.lacl, who is in charge of the cduca-
uonal exhibit at tho Tercentcnnial
The meeting closed with singing
Maryland. MY Marylnnd.'
The Natlonat Society or the Beta
Sigma Omicron Fraternity mt In
annual convention In tho Auditorium
here today. Miss Louise Lakeland.
of Mexico. Colorado. was chairman
and there were thlrty-nve young In.
dies present, representing chapters
from Missouri. Tennessee, kentucky,
Colorado, Washington, ID. G. and Vir.
ginia.
Tho business session uday was
very brief and at It's conclusion. the
society in n body visited all of the
principal attractions on tho grounds.
tomorrow the society will have
luncheon at tho Swiss Village, and al
SO n business meeting in the Audi.
forum whom the election OF officers
VIII be held.
Sydney Lloyd Wrishtson. Honory
Director of Music of the Exposition
VIII be the artist IN tho second of tho
series of popula concerts In tho Au-
uitorium on Thursday. July 4.
me PENNSYLVANIA building has
Dccn completely outlined with cleo.
uric lights and II is very beautiful at
night
Savannah Naval Reaerve.
Tho entire Savannah Naval reserve
numbering 70 officers and men, reg.
istered az the Georgia building to-
day. They were under the com.
hiand of Captain ii. s. Coldlng.
Commissioner s. r. Bowen who has
charge. of the Ohio building, stated
today That all or the Ohio cominis4
sioners would be here July to In
spcct tho State building. and attend
to business in connection with 1t.
Mr., j. w. Irvine, secretary of the
Missouri State Commission has re-
turned here after spending n two
weeks vacation at st. Louis. Mo.
Miss Grace Day, daughter of Col.
Fenton Day, one of tho Virginia com
nissioners. and Miss Leila Hobson
OF Norfolk are assisting Mrs. Swan
son in entertaining at the Virginia.
building this week
a. l.. SAWYER, of Key West. Fla.
familiarly known ms tho Colonel. :"
who IL connected with the exhibit of
lhc CrnddoclS Terry Company in the
Liberal Arts building, attracts much
attention. He is AZ years old Is Al
inches tall, ana weighs n pounds.
Tiffany Il Co. Of New York. have
notified G. w. Kohlsaat. of tho Ex-
nositlon Company that they have re
cciyed the trophy cup offered by Sir
Thomas Upton for the winner In the
competitive yacht races to be held
here this summer This cup is now
OF exhibition In New York.
One of the most important and
interesting features of the Exposition
IS The School Farm for the children
Here the little children from nearby
cities study plant lfc Horticulture
and botany. Tic scope OF this work
is very broad and produces thought
and efforts which arc very beneficial