Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30

count of tho washou, made by the
waves after the site had been Sc
lected. t4y
j.. Presidents from Virginia.
Among the interesting exhibits 10
Gated in government building A are
the portraits of all the Presidents of
the United States who were native
of the Old Dominion, together with
their five old Virginia homes. These
portraits are the work of skillful
artists and are greatly admired.
In the collection in government
building A, the only portrait made
with the sitter wearing hat is that
of Sam Houston. He wears an old
timo beaver.
All the exhibits in the Pure Food
building have been placed In posi-.
lion and in short time the different
enterprises will be In running order.
There will be many different kinds
of cereals ground in this building,
while other enterprises will manufact
IRE various foods.
The work of placing exhibits In the
Virginia Mining and Timber Exhibit
building has been completed.
One of the features of the AIaska
exhibit at the Exposition Is n large
mounted reindeer attached to n typi.
cal sled, and driven by n
figure representing the native esaui-
moux. The exhibit Is especially in.
teresting to children.
The building devoted to the eyhib.
Its OF the Latin American Republic ia
one of the most attractive within the
Exposition grounds. It Is a modifi-
cation of the mission style of archi-
lecture which is usually found in Latin
America, and It. COMFORTS with the
needs of tropical climate. The Next.
can exhibit in this building was SO
large that part of il had to be in.
stalled In the Palace of TRANSPORTS
ton. This exhibit is peculiarly inter.
esting. The officers In charge are
Lieut.. Col Jose Manterola, Lieut.. A.
Lugo and Captain NJ. Lugo
Athletic Field Ready.
John G. Conlen. superIntendent of
the jamestown Athletic Bureau. saws
The athletic field and running truck
are completed and are ready tor the
Dig carniyals to be held next month.
The field Is one of the best in tits
country and the natural soil and 10.
cation make 1t m ideal place for
athletic contests of all kinds. rhe
track Is one-fourth of mile in cir.
cumference. with straightway stretch
es of over 300 yards. The cnrniyaIs
promise to be successful In every re-
spect The best apparatus will be
used and the officials will all be ex.
perienced and competent men.
Army and Navy Ball Game.
n a baseball contest between the
crack army team and picked aggre.
CATION from the navy will occur ON
June 20. There has been no end of
conjecture and wagering among Off
GERS and athletic authorities general
~ upon the respective merits or the
teams. The crews from all the ships
Will come ashore to root" for their
tavorftes, while the soldiers of the
three regiments Of the regular army
VINO are now stationed at the EXPO
sition VIII try to cheer the army lads
10 victory. 1t is expected that a large
crowd will witness the game.
Many OF the members of Micaiah
Jenkins Camp Confederate Veterans.
or forkville. s. c., visited the Expo.
sition today. They returned to Rich
mond tonight.
None Of the many people seen
ABOUT the Exposition grounds are
more picturesque than our own Ameri.
can Indians. They appear weird and
nncanny In the extreme, the mon he.
ing georsously decked with feathers
and the squaws following sometimes
with their papooses on their bacEs
strangers In their own land.
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