Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-06
They will he in session six days.
Chiefs Of Police. III

June 20. The meetings will be held
in Social Economy Hall. Commits.
si0ner Fl. l.. West, of Washington, will
be the guest Of honor. One of the
lnost Interesting features of the meet.
Ing will be practical demonstration
OF the Bertillion system, as 1t is prac.
ticed today by the police department
throughout the world.
Colonial DANES
Colonial Danes Day opened bright
with sunshine and the gracious pres.
enco at the Exposition OF scores OF
ladies'. who, If honored by their de-
scent, honor not less in their beau
ty and charm the grand danes from
whom they derived their title. It
was some disappointment when it
was found that Governor Swanson
could not be present ut the morning
exercises In the Auditorium, but Mrs.
Swanson was present, and with her
on the platform were Mrs. William
Ruffin Cox, president general or the
DANES, and large number OF her
Richmond sister Danes, including
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson. wife OF the
lieutenant governor of Virginia; Miss
Louise Harris and Mrs. Burweli
Laird; Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page, chair
man OF the committee which has had
In charge the reception OF the his.
toric collections made by the DANES
In all parts of the United States,
and OF the committee for the day;
Mrs. Oyerton Lea, of Tennessee; Mrs.
John NJ. llolcombe, of Connecticut;
Mrs. William Reed. of Maryland;
Mrs. William Addison Houghton, of
Maine: Mrs. Triieman III. Newberry,
OF Michigan; Miss Haldane, of New
York; Mrs. George II. Shields, OF
Missouri; Mrs. Simon BoiYer Buck
ner. of Kentucky; Mrs. w. w. Cor.
don. of Georgia: and Msr. James
Lyons, granddaughter OF Patrick
Henry. OF Virginia
Music was supplied by the band %
the third division of the fleet an
chored In Hampton Roads, the must.
clans coming from the battleship AL.
ALBANIA, Kearsarge, Kentucky and H.
llnois.
Session Of the DANES.
Mrs. Cox called the gathering 10
order after some patriotic airs by
the band had brought the Danes
from the four quarters of the building
into the great hall, and some four
hundred were present
bishop A. NJ. Randolph, of the Epis-
copal diocese of Southern Virginia,
made the invocation and President
Harry st. George Tucker, of the Ex.
position. addressed the ladies, gal
iantly assuring them that their pres.
ence was the final inspiration that
would carry the Exposition through
to glorious success. He explained
the contractors delay in Finishing
the History building in which the
Danes loan exhibit is to be shown.
and his unqualified belief that the
building soon will be ready.
Mrs. Holcombe then read n poem
written especially for the occasion by
Mrs. James Z. Andres, of Hartford.
Connecticut. The grafton was de-
ivered by Bishop Thomas Il Gailor,
OF Tennessee. Miss Beatrice Phinney,
harplst, played Mazurka by Schen.
ecker. Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page made
n statement explaining her recent re.
quest TO the State bodies urging the
forwarding of exhibits, despite the
fact that the History hall was not
ready. She had received assurances
that it would be ready June 1, and
was greatly disappointed that the col
lectfons were not ready for Colonial
Danes Day. The DANES expressed
appreciation of the situation and or
the enormous amount of rather thank
less work that Mrs. Pages committee
has had TO care for.
Some fifty delegates and friends
We're entertained by Mrs. Cox at
luncheon in the Swiss village. A re-
ception was given from p. m. to
2 y. IN. at the home of Mrs Barton
Myers, In Norfolk, and from . u. m.
to / p. m. In the Virginia building on
the Exposition grounds, by Mrs.
Swanson.
Entertained.
A delightful and altogether unex-
pected incident occurred today when
some of the members of the Fifth
Maryland veterans discovered that
Mrs. "Stonewall" Jackson was n fell
low-guest at the Inside Inn ut the
jamestown Exposition. Sergeant w.
j.. Thompson made the discovery, for
such 1t was, so quietly did the little
woman, the widow of the hero of the
Confederacy, come to the Exposition.
Sergeant f. II. Jenkins joined him
and they Immediately informed Col.
Frank Sweszy. The regimentaI band,
Fishers, of Baltimore, the crack band
of Baltimore, was ordered to assem-
bic at once on the bread veranda and
Mrs. Jackson and her party were in
yited to be the guests of the com.
mand at a band concert. With her
were Mr.. w. j. Woodward Miss Julia
Christian, Mrs. Bridges, Mrs. Jones
and Mrs. Swift.
Nearly n thousand persons were
soon attracted and 1t took not long
for the inquiring curious to pick out
the little lady In black, her hair still
black, and wearing trimmed spect.a 1
cles. There were near them many
Confederate veterans from the reun-
Ion In Richmond, some or them wear