Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11
North CAROLINA. MASSACHUSETTS
Tuesday, the Governor and Party
viii Arrive to Dedicate Old Bay
States Building and Thursday is
TAR -eelv Day--Ncws Notes From
The TercentenniaL

Union claiming the entire week, ana
another day. with every day crowd
ed with events OF national mpor.
guest. The week beginning Monday
will be one of the greatest of the sea.
son at the Exposition and the indica!
lions are that the attendance will he
IN accordance with the Importance or
the events OF tho week. On Monday
the national meeting OF the Hay
makers Association Will occur aud
Delegates from every state ana terri
tory Will he In attendancc On the
same date the Southern Amateur
Journalists Association will convene
AT the Exposition and some of tho
brightest literary amateurs OF tho
South VIII be present. The reunion
of the Jacquelin-Ambler and Carey
family will begin on Tuesday. August
IL, for n two days session. This Is
one of tho oldest families In America
and itH connection with the story OF
jamestown is of doop historic inter
est. Descendants from all parts OF
America will be present.
August IL. Is Massachusetts Day
and Boston Day aa well, and the Old
Bay State is preparing to send thous,
ands down To dedicate tho Statu
buildings which ia replica of the
Old state House In Boston. Cover
nor Curtis Guild, Jr.. and stan VIII
be OF the party. and Governor Swan
son OF Virginia viii make an address
OF welcome. s
Rnceptlons at tho Massachusetts
building aud concerts by tho Mexican
Imperial Hand will be II part OF the
program.
On August II, the National uni
formed hunk Of the Knights Of Mac
cnbc0s Will observe Mnccabcc DAY ut
the Expositlhn. Tho Rank will he IN
session NIL week and 1t liz expected
that at least three thousand members
Will attend Tho headquarters OF
the Maccabecs are In Cleveland. Ohio,
tho head OF the order being Major
General Slctzcr Tho retail NOR.
chants OF Virginia will meet on tho
18th also,
North Carolina Day.
August Is. will he North Carolina
Day. Tho Old North state has tho
entire week, but the 18TH Is the spc-
cinl day and Raleigh Day also Tho
First Brigade, North Carolina militia
Will DO encamped mt this time and the
Tar llccl'' state Is arranging an
elaborate program. Governor Glenn
and staff will be present and there
will he military parades and fire.
works md receptions.
The Jolly Joker Club OF America.
an organization OF 5000 members
OF = \
for II three days session The Oh.
servancc OF their motto Always look
on the Bright Side will add happi-
ness to the Day.
August l6, the National Real lcs-
tate Association VIII meet MT the
Exposition and on the nth the re-,
union OF the Franccs.Lewis family
viii take place. Both OF these meet
ings Will attract from many states,
On the 18th of August the Cruiser
Fylgia will arrive direct from Swc-
den and Prince Wilhelm, the grand
Bon of King Oscar. ana sixty cadets
aboard, The following three days
will he given over to the entertain
ment OF the Prince, his arrival be-
ing the signal for the beginning OF
Swedish week.
There will be many additions to-
the American fleet OF battlcships in
Hampton Roads during the week and
there will be military parndos and
drills of every kind.
Exposition Notes.
Captain Ludlow, who is in charge
of the Aeronautic exhibit at the Tx
position. has received information
that models of the famous Drachen
balloon. which created so much en-
thusiasm at the recent German army
maneryers, will be Installed in the
near future In the Aeronautic build
ing here.
Owing to Illness, Professor Shep-
perd Webb of Richmond. will not be
able to appear in his organ recital,
scheduled for Saturday. Aug. IL.
The inclcment weather today did
not prevent Aeronaut Benchy from
making his airship ascensions. He
made ascensions morning and after
noon, and will mako two asccnsions
daily all next week.
The Mexican band, the representa-
tlves Of the government of Mexico Mt
the Tcrcenttnnial. has been drawing
large crowds at each OF It's concerts.
The music Of this band is distinctly
different from tina, of the American
bands. 1t playing the soft sweet nu-
sic OF Mexico and Spain. The Next
can government pays the expenses of
the band, and it viii remain here un-
Ill the Exposition Is over.
A. heavy rain fell ut the Exposition
today, necessitating postponement
OF all the outdoor events scheduled
for the day with the exception OF air
ship aseensIonal