Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
PLANS FOR BIG SHOW
Many Governors Going to Open
ing at Jamestown.
BUSY SCENES ON GROUNDS
Religious Bodies Want to Hold Sun
day Services.
CONFERENCE IS TO BE HELD
Additional Appropriation Recon-
mended in Committee - Special
Commissioners Active.
DIFFERENCE IS TO BE HELD
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence of The Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, February IA.
The governors of at least seven states will
be in attendance, accompanied by their
STATS and military escorts, at the opening
ceremonies of the jamestown exposition.
April 20. when President Roosevelt will
make an address, touch an electric button
and start in motion the machinery.
Secretary Gwynne T. Shepperd, who is
arranging the details of the opening pro-
gram, announces. the acceptances of invi-
tatlons by the following executives: Gov.
Warf1eld of Maryland; Gov. Claude A. Swan
son of Virginia, Gov. Dawson of West Vir-
ginia, Gov. Joseph M. Terrell of Georgia.
Gov. James M. Higgins of Rhode Island.
Gov. Rollin S. Woodruff of Connecticut and
Gov. Robert B. Glenn of North Carolina.
Invitations have been sent to all of the
governors, and Secretary Shepperd is con-
hdent that before the opening of the expo-
sltlon he will have in hand acceptances
from fully two score chief executives. In
iact, he says that he will not be surprised
10 see the governor of each state that has
building on the grounds present in person
when President Roosevelt touches the gold
en- button.
Some of the religious bodies that were
act1Ve In bringing about resolution by the
exposition governors and provision in the
congressional appropriation act making
Sunday closing of the amusement features
mandatory are now interested in a propo-
sltlon to throw open the gates of the
grounds on Sundays in connection with
services on large scale, either in the
open or in the large administration build
ing ana auditorium. 1t is said that over
lures are being made to the exposition
governors with view of arranging public
religious services, and the suggestion has
gone SO far that a conference on the SUBJ
Ject has been arranged.
The 81 ZOO, 900 Loan.
Chairman c. Brooks Johnson and Mr..
AVIAN II. Martin of the board of governors
and 7. ]. Wool of general counsel for the
exposition company have gone to Washing
ton to arrange with the Secretary of the
Treasury for the formal transfer of the
$l,OO0,CO0, which will be given the company
in the shape of loan. The directors have
executed the papers necessary to perfect
the government lien on the gate receipts as
the governments security.
AS a result of favorable congressional ac-
ton on the loan proposition the company
already has provided for a: immense
amount of work, which will be done at
once. There has been renewed activity
everywhere on the grounds that is remark
able and the energies of all interested par
ties, officials, contractors, concessionaires
and exhibitors are being bent toward abso-
lutte completion on the day of the formal
opening. That all of the company, state,
concession and exhibit buildings will be
completed there is no doubt. The greatest
delay appears to be in the governments
operations. although representatives of the
national commission declare that Uncle
Sam will be ready with the Others
The public service building will be ready
for occupancy the last week Of this month
and the offices of the company will be
moved from the Atlantic Hotel building in
Norfolk to the grounds where all of the
business will be transacted in future
Mr.. Harry st. George Tucker president
OF the company, left last light for Madison,
WIS, to cooperate with Special Commits
sioner John Whitehead in putting through
the legislature the bill appropriating $50
600 for a building and exhibit at the show,
The appropriations committee of the Con-
necticut legislature has recommended an
additional appropriation of $4,000 for the
states participation in the exposition, MAX
ing total appropriation of 1000 Secre-
tary Shepperd. who has just returned from
Hartford. says the outlook for passage of
the bill is favorable.
Special commissioners are in the field now
rounding up half a dozen states which have
failed to act up to this time and which are
now anxious to fall in line.