Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, SUNDAY, JUNE 49, 1907.

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princeton; third w. IL. Daub.
Princeton.
Rcreroe-A C. Copeland.
Official tlmors-A. c. Walsh. |
rrinccton w. G. Iollawell Rnlti-
more, Md. w. C. Thackor, Washing
ton, ID. c.; T.. V. Cummings. NJ. A
c., Baltimore, Md.
Bankers Elect Officers.
Tho Virginia Bankers Association
adjourned today after elccting the fol-
lowing officers:
Vice Prcsidcnts-,1ohn NJ. Miller. .Ir.
vice president First National Bank of
Richmond, Joseph Stobbins, president
of l'ank Of South Boston: w. NJ Al
Olson. cashier National state Bank OF
Richmond; III. a. Walker cashier Val
ley National Bank of Stnmion; Capt
John c. Osborne. vice president Rad
ford Trust Co; Judge John w. Woods
president City Rank of Roanoke; A.
n Krisc president Atlantic Trust and
Deposit Co. Norfolk: w. Il. Venable.
cashlcis Planters Bank of Farmville:
!. NJ. Pollard. cashier Petersburg say
mgs and Insurance Co.
Soctetary-N p. Calling, Lynch
burg
Trensurcr-lI. a. Williams. Rich,
nOnd.
Executive Council-W A. Jones.
Suffolk; l. II. Sands. Richmond: II.
f Ti!ghman. Norfolk: jas NJ. Hurt,
blackstone. Thos. II. McAdams. Rich
mond; Carrnll Pierce. Alexandria: IL.
=. Miller, Lynohburg; w. -. Vest.
Newport News.
Attorney George Bryan, Richmond.
Delegates to the American Bankors'
Association to he held nj Atlantic city
In Septcmber--A H. Schwarykopf. of
Norfolk; j. IT, Hin. OF Richmond; w.
Il. Fowler. OF lineileld; II. T.. Bopes.
OF I.ynchburg; 7. w. Goodwin, OF Ro-
anokc. These delegates are empow.
cred tn name their alternatcs.
Committee on Banking and ,lurispru-
dcncc--(f5o. Ecay. Richmond: Col. II.
{, Marshall, Portsmouth: Geo. li,yan.
Richmond. Alexander Hamilton, Pet
clsburg; r. Il. Holland, Suffolk; II.
Phillips, Petersburg; w. p. Toms,
Stamton.
Committee on Finance. w. sin
ton, Richmond; G. Il. Bishop. Peters.
burg; a. l.. Adamson, Manchester.
Committee on TaXntion-T u.
Sands, Richmond: w. NJ, Habblston.
Richmond: II. H. Schmelz, Hampton,
IT. Il. Jones, Bristol.
Mrs. SWanson's Water Party.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of
Governor Swanson gave water
party last night on the steam yacht
Emeline. her guests being members
of the Virginia Bankers Associations
After sailing around the Ronds and
visiting the different points of inter
est, the party returned to deepwater
pier. and then proceeded to the Vir-
ginia building.
The general passenger agents of
railroads entering this section issncd
Il statement today that excursions
would be run every Tuesday and Fri
day during the Exposition period, in
stead of Tuesdays only, us hereto
fore
The Decatur Cadets of Decatur, IL
linois. struck camp this morning AMI
departed for their homes. This or
gani2ation has been cncamped at the
Exposition for the past eight DAYS.
and their departure is much rcgrcr-
ted
The sanitary conditions existing mt
the military camps ut the Exposition
are excellent. and up to the present
time the total number Of sick cases
reported is far below that of the
troops in garrison for the same length
of time. All organizations that have
visited the Tercentenninl have l'.cn
greatly pleased with the excellent
sanitary conditions existing.
Soldiers Coming
Company H. 9th New York Infan-
try. will arrive here Monday. This
is the vanguard of the entire rcgi-
ment, which will cncamp here this
month.
Tho Second South Carolina Regi-
mont will arrive here June &c. They
will participate in the ceremonies in
connection with South Carolina Day
which will be one of the greatest
events of the Tercentennial
The West Virginia exhibit at the
Tercentennial Is very interesting and
instructive. and attracts hundreds of
visitors. Among the relics OF colonial
times which are shown here is a man
used by Gen. Washington on his ok
petition against the French in 1853.
Another feature of the exhibit shows
the home life of the pioneers oil West
Virginia in the years of long ago. In
the Historic Arts building West Vir.
ginia has reproduced the Bennerhas-
sett mansion. famous in history as
the scene Of the formation of the
BurrI}lcnncrhassett conspiracy in
1906, and among other interesting ex-
hibits disposed here is copy of the
model Of the first steamboat used in /
West Va, and also pike carried ny
John Brown. when he attempted TO |
raid Harper's Ferry.
State Constitution Day.
A date of WidoSDrp-d historic in |
tcrcst will he celebrated ut the Ter.
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