Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-22
LARGE CROWD ON THE GROUNDS
Delegates to Numerous Conventions
Swell Attendance and Make Things
! LivcIy--co.ton Seed crushcrs, Rail.
way Claim Agents and other Or,
ganizations in Session-Tcrccntcn

- n ouSSSosiui ttcIOiliullC ascension
was made by Professor Beaclicy in
his new airship this afternoon. The
ship arose gracefully from the parade
grounds. and scared over the surround
Ing buildings with perfect case, land.
ING in the acronautic concoursc with.
out mishap The ascension was
Witnessed by several thousand people
and was great success.
The machine was in the air over
twenty minutes. Under perfect con
troll 1t arose to height of Il hundred
and fifty feet and stored up and
down over tho parade. crossed the
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts build.
ings. scared over the Warpath. and
made graceful descent just within
the concourse. II was the first time
the new machine had been used, and
1T worked perfectly.
Crowd on Grounds.
good crowd was in attendance
at the Exposition today. The attend
ance being augmented by many dele
gates who are attending the differ
ent associations, which are i'm SEES
sion here.
Professor O. H. Ungcr gave de-.
lightful organ recital in the Audito.
rum this afternoon. This was his
first appearance here, ana he made
great hit. He is an organist and
composer CT great ability, and his
audience this afternoon applauded
him vocferously.
The Portsmouth Boat Club will
visit tho Exposition next week. They
will come down in Il body and expect
to bring about 800 men
The grounds surrounding the Mines
and Mctallurgy building are being
! turfed. 1t Is thought that the work
VIII Ire completed by Thursday
Work on Government Pier.
A large force of electricians was
WORKING on the government pier to-
day. The whole pier will be bril-
liantly lighted by electricity by June
!. A large dynamo was received last
Friday, and the work is being rushed
with all possible speed. 1t will be
beautiful spectacle when completed
Several hundred members of the
BROOKLYN League, an organization of
New York city, will visit the Exposi-
ton tomorrow. Exercises will bC.
held in the Auditorium tomorrow
{ morning and President Tucker will
welcome the visitors. They will leave
late tomorrow afternoon and EXPECT
to visit Richmond and other historic
places In Virginia before returning
home
The exterior work on the east wing
of the Auditorium is completed.
The exhibits of tho Baltimore Belt-
Ing Company and the Shelley Steel
Tube Company were completed today.
They are located in the Palace of
Machinery.
The Richmond Aeric Eagles will
visit the Exposition the latter part of
Jnn" The date has not yet been
definitely decided upon
Cotton Seed crushers.
The Interstate Cotton Seed Crush
ers' Association is in session here
today. There arc over GnO delegates
In attendance. The lDdy adopted
resolutions symnathizing with the
cotton growers Of the South. who are
about TO lose their crops on account
OF weather conditions
The Twentv-third Infantry cave n
regimontal drill on Ice Parade This
morning, and q squad of the Twelfth
Cavalry gave guard mount at tho
same place. Both of these maneu-
vers were witnessed by large crowds.
The state exhibits Of Louisiana
and Kentucky are nearly completed.
The work is being rushed with great
rapidty
Newspaper Men Coming.
A delegation of Southern newspa
per publishers will be the guests OF
the jamestown Exposition on Thurs
d5v Resides being shown ovor Tho
grounds and through the different
build ngs by iho officials nf The Eyrn
& sltion they will be rendered an in
formal hanonet Thursday at o'clock
at tho inside Inn. aud will be ac-
3 corded other conrtesies.
The fifth annual convontinn of tho
Southern Newspaper Publishers Asso.
ciation has been in session Mt Rich
mnnd for tho past several days. re
will come to a close tomorrow and at
4 an carly hour in the morning the
: newspaper publishers will leave Rich
! mond on n private yacht and will
Ssspcnd the dav on the James.
No attempt will he made to enter.
tain the visitors "Wednesday night
as they probably, will he tried from
i their trip on the river.
On Thursday thcv will he shown
oversthn grounds. through the differ.
ent Buildings and the War path
An invitation will be extended to
the visitors to remain at the Exposi-
tion as long as they NAV choose. and
81 is expected that a plumber OF them
will remain for several days.
Railway Claim Agents.
Al the first DAYS session of the
Association of Railway Claim Agents
convention. which was held today
in the Auditorium. an immense
amount nj routine business was trans.
acted. Numerous reports were heard