The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-25
GOVERNOR AND GUESTS
OFF TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF
 JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION

i OfEE One tunuIEu IuTtg-CCHS
 ator Judson Acting Governor fin Ab-
 sence of Governor WOodrufT--state
 Exercises Will Take Place Saturday.
 The Connecticut party headed by Governor Woodruff and staff left here shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday for Jamestown to attend the opening of the exposition, commemorate ing the first settlement of the English in this country. The party was one of the largest of it's kind that ever left the state on an official visit, and number ed 1O2 persons. The ladies of the party were Mrs. J. H. Holcomb, Mrs. Samuel Eddy, Mrs. Thomas Hamilton, and Mrs. W J. Barber. Practically every one who had accepted the governors invi- tation to be in the party, was on hand when the Colonial express drew into the station. Among the absentees, however, were Senator Archibald Me Neil of Bridgeport, who was unable to go on account of business; Representa- tive Gum of Milford and Senator Me- Govern.
 Many of the party including the gov ernor, lieutenant governor and several members of the general assembly, came down from Hartford on the train reach ing here at noon, and other incoming trains from all points of the state brought additional members The dele gation will leave Jamestown Saturday and will reach Connecticut some time Sunday,
 During the absence from the state of Governor Woodruff and Lieutenant Governor Lake, Senator Stiles Judson, the president pro tempore of the sen ate, will be the acting governor, he talk ing up the responsibilities yesterday noon immediately after Governor Wood ruff dropped them.
 The opening exercises in the Connec- ticut building at Jamestown will take place Saturday when the governor of Virginia will welcome the Connecticut delegation IA short address will be made by Governor Woodruff A scion of the Charter Oak will be planted and that ceremony will be followed by an address by John M. Holcomb,
 A list of guests invited by the gover- nor to go on the trip Is as follows:
 Lieutenant Governor Everett j. Lake, Executive Secretary Charles F., Julin, Adjutant General George M, Cole, Colo mel Isaac M Ullman, Colonel Charles M. Jarvis, Colonel John w, Atwood, Colonel J. Moss Ives, Colonel N Ra Hotchkiss, Lieutenant Commander Robert D. Chapin, Major William H.
 Lyon, Major Henry J. Steiner, Colonel l William E. F. Landers, Colonel Michael J. Wise, Major Louis R. Cheney Major
 Smith G. Weed, Major Gilbert P. Hurd, the governors staff; MT. and Mrs. Sam uel A. Eddy, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton, MT. and Mrs. William J. Bar
 ber, members of the Connecticut com mission to the Jamestown exposition; ] former Governors Thomas M. Waller, Morgan c Bulkeley, 0. Vincent Coffin. Ahiram Chamberlain, George r, Me-
 Lean and Henry Roberts, United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee, Congress- men E. Stevens Henry, N. D. sperry, F. l J. Hill, George l.. Lilley, and Edward W. Higgins George D. Curtis secretary i of the exposition commission, and Mrs, Curtis; former Lieutenant Governors Lyman A. Mills and Edwin 0. Keeler;
 Mir. and Mrs, John M, IIocomb Attorney General Marcus H. Hol- comb, Secretary of State Theodore Bodenwein, State Treasurer F. F
 Patten, Comptroller Thomas D. Brad street, State Senators Clarence E.
 Thompson, James F. Walsh, Patrick
 McGovern, Archibald McNeil, Dennis l A. Blakesee, Andrew G. Barnes, Mayor Keeney, Speaker John O. Tllson, Repre- sentatives Elmore s, Banks, George M. Gum, William J. Malone, D. w. Hook
 CT, A. J. Blrdseye Judge A. T, Rora- back, Hon. Frank B. Weeks State Li-
 brarian George 8. Goddard, Rev. J. q. Davenport, Waterbury; Judge Walter
 H. Clark and Judge F. J. Garvan,
 Hartford Judge William A. Arnold, Willimantic; Hon. Charles F. Brooker, Ansonia; General Henry A. Bishop, Ma | jor William H. Marlgod, Hon. Sidney E, Hawley, Colonel Matthew H. Rog- CTS, Bridgeport; Rev Samuel Hart and
 Judge Wesley U. Pearne, Middle town; Hon. Minotte E. Chatheld, Hon. 1 Ell Whitney, Dr. Frederick W. Brown, N. W. Kendall Charles W. Scranton, George A. filling, Judge E. c. | Simpson, Robert O. Eaton, Frederick | Bowman, New Haven Hon. Frank L. Wilcox, Berlin; Hon. James Fl. Day, l Saybrook Hon. Hubert F. Potter, North Haven; Gen. II, o. Averlll, l Washington; Hon J. Henry Roraback, | Canaan; Hon. J. B. Noble Ease Wind sor Hon. c. A. Thompson, Melrose;
 Hon Hugh NJ. Alcorn, W. W. Peabody, | jr., Charles A. Goodwin, Prof Henry
 Perkins, pr. Harmon G. Rowe, Isidore
 Wise of Hartford; Hon. Henry H. Peck
 E. T. Coe, Mai Warren L. Hall, P. G. Church, c. E Melgs, Col Lucien F. Burpee, Walter w. Holmes, F. M, Pea seley, Roland F. Andrews, c. F. Cha pin, Otis S. Northrop, c. S. Rodman, J. R. Smith, William E. Fulton, Lewis l A. Pratt, Henry L. Wade William B. Hartman, George l.. White, George L. | White, ir., Edward W, Beach, Charles
 N. Clark, George D. Boyd, Franklyn A.
 Taylor, Robert P. Lewis, Charles A.
 Colley Howard w. Guernsey, Roger Wotkyns, c. M DeMott, J, K. Smith,
 Robert F. Griggs, Edward o. Goss, M, : L. Sperry, Burton G. Bryan, Water
 bury; Hon. Charles Hopkins Clark,
 Edgar L. Hopkins, Edward L. Smith,
 Hartford; Hon. O. R. Fyler, Michael 1 Kenealy. William Fl. ScoVille, Allan w