Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-04
GRlDiRON CLUB SPENDS
DAY AT EXPOSITION
Buildings, Exhibits and War Path
Pleare the Washington Scribes.
Negro Day.
(From Il STAFF Corrcspondcnt.)

O'rom Il Staff Correspondents
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, Aug.
3.-Thc members OF the famous Grid.
iron Club OF Washington. u. G.. who
were the guests of honor OF the Expo.
sitlon company today. In complete
tour OF the buildings. grounds. ana
the War Path. were warmly received
wherever they went aud given Il taste
of true Southern hospitality such AS
they VIII long remember
Arriving AZ old Point on the Nor
folk and Washington steamer. at { 20
yesterday morning. the scrbcs. some
iiity or sixty strong. were entertained
at the Chaml"rlin hotel for break
fast. after which they took steamer
for the Dccpwntcr pier, arriving at
10 o'clock. Here they were met hy Il
party of Exposition officials. with an.
tomobilcs and cnmcls. and n squad
ron of Captain Carpenters mounted
guards. who escorted them To the In.
side Inn.
After several pictures of the party
had bccn taken from In front OF the
Inn. the procession moved on again.
the camel riders discarllng their
eastern mounts. however. for seats I'm
the automobile a stop was made NJ
every exhibit building on the grounds
and the members of the party wore
taken through each one with the rc-
suit that The final cOncensus OF onln-
ion was that the jamestown Exposi.
ton was one of the most magnificent
and beautiful fairs ever held AZ the
completion of the tour Of insnoction
the guests were taken to the Swiss
Alps Village. where IN enjoyable
luncheon was served.
Among the distinguished quests
present We're Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury. Edwards. Commission.
or West ana Mrs West. of the Dis.
trict of Columbia Director General
Barr. and many others OF the Exposi.
ton officials together with the Nom
bers of the Gridiron party.
More Ships Coming.
The impression has gone abroad
that the naval attraction at the Tx.
position has ceased and that nearly
all tho naval vessels have departed.
when ;is u matter of fnct several YES.
sells OF the Atlantic fleet are always
In Hampton Roads, and will remain
here during the entire exposition
period. The naval feature OF the Ter
iboN iiolit VI ITO uilIut-
tivcncss, and MS several foreign war
ships will arrive shortly. it Will be
even more interesting in the future
than IL has been In the past.
Baseball Game Monday.
On Monday afternoon ut 2:30
o'clock the base ball teams of Fort
Monroe and the Twenty-thlrd Infantry
Will play Il match game on Lee Par
adc
One OF the cars of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction company jumped
the track near the main entrance TO
day. II was filled with passengers n.
the time. but nobody was injured, and
traffic was delayed for only short
time.
Mr.. Meyers Resigns.
Al meeting of the board OF d.
rcctors of the jamestown Exposition
Company held this afternoon. Barton
Meyers rendered his resignation as
auditor, effective Immediately. II
was accepted. The act terminates
MIR. Meyers active relations with the
company. although he retains his pc.
sition as one of the governors with
advisory powers.
His successor will he named by Di-
rector General Barr Resolutions
were adopted by the directors, thank
ing Mr. Meyers for his valuable ser
vices in the past.
Negro Industrial Day.
Booker 7. Washington, principal Of
Tuskcgee Institute at Tnskegce. Ala,
was the central figure of attraction at
the celebration OF Negro Industrial
day at the jamestown Exposition
Rain intcrierred to some extent
with the celebration but there were
more than five thousand negroes on
the grounds to greet Booker Wash
inston and other prominent negroes
who spoke
The Negro National Teachers Assn
which has just adjourned mt Hamp
ton, Va, attended. special feature
of the day was military parade with
the entire cadet corps from the
Hampton Normal Agricultural and
Industrial School from which Book
or Washington graduated, pariicipat-
ing.