Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-26
EXPOSITION VISITORS
!. TRRONG OLD POINT
Big Hotels on The Neck Of The
Peninsula Entertaining Many
Distinguished Pspp|s.
SENATORS, CoHGREsshEA GALORE
Speaker Cannon Heads the List Of
Government Officials Who Are a,
the chamberlaln-All of the Hotels
z Are Well FlIIed-Those Who Com.
!, pose Congressional Party.

great jamestown Exposition has
brought to Old Point distinguished
guests from every section OF the
United States, including high OIL.
Gals of the United States Senate,
Congress. governors OF states ana
military and naval officers from Eng.
land, Austria, Argentine Republic.
Germany and the United States. In
fact never before has such distin.
guished list of guests ever been re.
gistered at any hotel in the country
Mt one time.
During the afternoon yesterday the
high officials of the visiting nayies
from England, Austria. Argentine Re
public and Germany came ashore ami
were soon minglnig with the officers
or the splendid Atlantic squadron
In the hotels. The American officers
were out in numbers and the foreign
mon OF war were shown every pos
sibie courtesy. During the afternoon
the officers of the various fleets, nov
at anchor off the Exposition grounds
paid official visits to each other and
all together this has been q day OF
history making so far us historic
Hampton Roads is concerned.
Last night men OF prominence In
all walks of life began pouring into
Old Point and the three hotels are
filled. The Chamberlain, the Sher
wood and the Point Comfort Tay
ern," the handsome new annex, ar.
all the mecca Of Exposition visitors.
The crowd has surpassed the expec
tation of the hotel folks.
Congressional Party Arrives.
Shortly Before o'clock last nigh,
the steamer jamestown tied up I,
the Old Point wharf, having on boarf
the official representatives to the Tx
position from the Senate and Hons,
OF Representatives. The jamestown
left Washington early yesterday
morning with the National lawmak
ers and the trip down was greatly
enjoyed hy the members of the party
AS soon as the jamestown tiet
up at the wharf Congressman anr
Senators came ashore and Immediate
~ repaired to Hotel Chamberlain
where they will be domiciled durine
their stay here.
The Congressional party Is IT.
charge of Sergeant ut Arms Casson
OF the Housas>and Sergeant Mt Arm.
Bnnsdell. of the Senate, who are
looking after the wants OF the off
Gals.
The Senate party includes the fof
lowing: Senators j. w. Daniel. OF
Virginia; Frank b. Brandegee, ,.
Connecticut: James A., ffemenway, q.
Indiana: w. p. Dillingham;, of Yer.
mont; Lee s. Overman, OF North
Carolina; Nathan b. and Mrs. Scott
and niece, OF West Virginia; William
Mrs. and Miss Warner, of Missouri;
Julius c. and Mrs. Burrows, of Mich
gan; John Kean and sister, Miss
kean, and maid. OF New Jersey: Ser.
geant-at-arms d. N and the Misses
Dansdell, Major and Mrs. NJ. G. Zalin
SKI, j. d. Realm, ]. d. Patton, Ere
derrick Harper, r. b. Nixon, A. D.
Stewart, Thomas w. Brahamey, ],
B, Mcclure. II. II. Riddleberger.
On the part Of the House the fol
lowing representatives and their
guests are here: Speaker. and Mrs
cannon: James 8. and Mrs. Sher.
man, OF New York; e. Nj. Pollard, OF
Nebraska; James and Mrs. McKin
ney, OF Illinois; George S. and Mrs
Legare, of South Carolina: Harry G
and Mrs. woodward, of West Virgin
la; Henry w. Goldfogle and ladies,
OF New York; NJ. G. l.. and Mrs
Kline and Miss Kline, OF Pennsy1
pania; Joseph and Mrs. Howell ol
Utah; j. M. and Mrs. Miller, of Kan.
sas; Thomas w. and Mrs. HardWick
|of Georgia: James II. and Mrs. Lloy,l
|of Missouri; Il. L. and Mrs. TAYLOR.
or Illinois; James T.. Watson OF In.
diana, 70. Is. Yreeland, OF New York
Richard Barthold. of Missouri; G.. M
Southwick. of New York. and forme,
representative L. NJ. Littauer, of New
York.
The congressional party will leav,
for the Exposition grounds on the
goVernemnt tug Iris this morning.
Haytian Representatives.
All day long yesterday interest ha.
Deen .centered here i'm the Trivial O
me vice admiral and his aides from
flayu. These officials will be quar-
tereu IN Hotel Chamberlain and viii
pc the special guests Of the United
states governments. General Grant
inade The arrangements for entertain
ing the Haytian representatives, wht
are reported TO be as black as this
proverbial ace Of spades.
Transportation from Old Point q
the Exposition grounds today is ex
pccted to be all that could be de
sired; Under the arrangement com
pleted hore there will be steamer
leaving and one landing at the Old
Point wharf every seven minutes
The street railway lines will AFFORD
tho visitors the opportunity of seein,
the various points OF interest on thI:
side Of the Roads.
A Day Of SaIuting. 4
Guests Mt the hotel yesterday were
been treated TO q day of salntIng