Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08


commonwealth of Virginia Admis.
sion TO the reception Will be by card.
New Solos, at Auditorium.
During the whole OF next week
Miss Dorothy a. Moller, contralto. OF
New York city, will sing during the
organ rcciials In the morning and the
piano rcciials in the Afternoon at tie
Auditorium. ON Wednesday night
Miss Mollcr will give special song
recital, assisted BY Mr.. llarcns aud
NJ. Whiddlt
What promises to he one of tho
most interesting features of the EN-
position Swedish week August Is 10
~, is the Cup Race between crow
from the American warships ana Il
crew from the Swedish cruiser Fyl-
gla. Mr.. Fcrustrom, Swedish consul
at Norfolk, viii give beautiful and
costly cup to the winning crew and
a close ANA exciting race IS assured.
Prince Wilhelm, who will bc here ut
that time as the representative or
King Oscar of Sweden. will witness
the race.
Ono of the most successful rcctals
which have been given In the Audi.
forum was gwen this afternoon by
Miss Kcrns. of New York. assisted
by Mcssrs. pfouts and Shoncrt There
were nearly five hundred people In
attendance. and the popular must.
clans had TO respond To numerous on.
cores. Miss Kcrns is ono of tho
most beautiful and talented must.
clans who has performed At the TX
position
Baptism Of Filipino Babies.
a most unique event viii occur in
the band stand ut the Philippine VII
lagc tomorrow afternoon at \ O'Clock.
the baptism of three Filipino babies
born In the Reservation at the Ex-
position. The ceremony will be per
formed by Nionsiegnor Falcunia, Pa
pal delegate 10 the United States,
assisted by Rev Father Walsh. One
of these babies is but ten days old.
is the daughter Of Datto Don, tho
Bagto chief and her name is Poca.
hontas. The other babies ARE n ut.
tie older and belong to The Tagalo
tribe. The name OF one is James
town Pncifico and the other Patrick
ncnry Bryan, having been 80 named
by William jennings Bryan on Pat.
rick Henry Day.
Railway Industrial Agents.
The Association of Railway Indus
trial Agents will hold convention on
the Exposition grounds on Tuesday,
August. IL. sessions being held morn
ing and afternoon in Room No. or
the Auditorium. These meetings will
be 70. the transaction of the business
of the association and for the dis
cussion of subjects relating to the
Industrial work done by railroads.
At the morning session there will
be several short addresses by mem
bcrs of tho association In the after.
noon Hon. Frank p. Sergeant, com
misisoncr.general of immigration of
the United States. will deliver M ad-
dress.
The days program also includes n
lunch mt the Swiss Village and n
banquet ut s o'clock in the evening
at the Inside Inn. Late in the after
noon members OF the association and
their guests will be given II trip
around the ha.bor.
There arc nifty members of the as
ISOLATION and nearly all will be pres
observed nj the Exposition Septcm-
ent, and. in addition, there will be Il
number of invited guests.
National Temperance Day.
National Temperance Day will be
Der 20 Among the speakers for the
national meeting will be Hon. George
w. rrickett. of Kansas. on the l6;
Governor Glenn of North Carolina,
on the is, and Governor Hanley, OF
Indiana. on the 10.
Other speakers will be Rev. G.. X.
Stark. of Evanston, ILL.,. the most
famous Swedc speaker in America,
and Senator Carmack, of Tennessee.
On acknowledgements Day, Rev.
George II. Stuart. the famous Ten
nossec Evangelist and Mrs. Mamie
Curtis, the orator from Texas, VIII
be among the list of speakers.
Arson Is. Cole. chairman of the
Jamestown international motor boat
carnival couimittee and Hugh S. Gam
bel. secretary OF the committee arc
at tho Exposition concluding the
plans for the great races which are
10 be held during the week of Sep
| TENDER 4.
f. Kelly, formerly OF the C. & o
Railway has been appointed chief oil
the excursion and railroad bureau oil
the publicity department of the Tx
position, and enters upon his duties
at once.
j. s. Humphreys, the genial secrc
| tary and executive commissioner o.
the Illinois jamestown Tcrcentcnnia
commission, Is here for a short wish
with his family at the Illinois build
ing.