Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-09
CHAMBER DECLARES
FOR LATER CLOSING
Council VIII be Asked TO Amend
The Existing Saloon
Ordnance.
FOR EXPOSITION PERIOD ONLY
Committee Of Five Appointed to
Confer With Similar Committee
. From Merchants and Bring Mat
ter to Attention of City Fathers
Annual Banquet Arrangements.

y Tho Chamber of Commerce last
z night declared itself in favor of
allowing the saloons of tho city
TO keep open until / o'clock at
hight during the Jamestown lGx-
position period. a resolution was
unanimously adopted directing the
president to appoint committee
OF five to confer with similar
committee from the Merchants AS
seciation and wait upon the ordi-
nance and police committee of tho
council with the view of bringing
this matter to the attention of the
council with u recommendation that
action be taken.
1t is proposed to ask that the
present saloon ordinance be so
: amended as TO provide that during
The six months the exposition Is
to be open the saloons shall close
not later than o'clock. except
IN Saturday nights. when they must
cioso at ~; and that after the
he 1880 o'clock as It is now. 1t
is not proposed to tampcr with tho
ordinance In any other particular.
President w. S. Upshur brought
mp this question last night just
before the chamber adjourned. He
said that we expected - have thous-
ands of visitors here every day
during the exposition and that
worry large number of these visit
tors. although they might not be
classed as "as drinking people"
would want to fell that they could
get n bottle of beer before retiring
after day and evening Mt the
.eNposltlon. He went ON to say that
these people could not he inclined
to stay hero If they found they
could not have this bottle of beer
II they wanted 1t.
Half n dozen members discussed
,ne subject, agreeing with the pres.
iuent. All expressed themselves as
tavoring the l1:a0 closing hour I'M.
der ordinary conditions. but thought
mat II would be an excellent idea
to set u later hour for the exposi.
ton period. MIR. ]. "A. Willett was
the only member to express n diff
ierent opinion, Mr. Willett snid
That he thought Newport News
Would get a plenty of visitors
without making change In the
saloon ordinance.
mir. w. B. Lixezcy raised the
question as to whether or not the
closing hour could be fixed at
O'Clock for the Exposition period
only IN reply to question from
the chair, Attorney H. &. Phillips
said that he was confident that
such an ordinance could be legally
adopted and enforced
After considerable discussion.
MI. j. L. wilkins moved that the
4 president appoint committee to
confer with committee from the
,Merchans' Association and present
mo matter to the council. The
motion was unanimously carried.
Annual Banquet.
Chairman Phillips, of the enter.
talnment committee, make report
upon the arrangements made for
the annual banquet. to be held on
I INC evening of March 81.
Among. other prominent people
VINO VIII be invited to attend the
banquet are Governor Swanson,
president Harry ST. George Tucker.
OF the jamestown Exposition Com.
pany, the officers of the German
cruiser Bremen. the senior naval
onicers stationed at tho shipyard,
Gol. Harrison, commandant of Fort
monroe. the governor, treasurer and
senior surgeon of the National
Soidies' Home, the commandant of
.ne Norfolk navy yard ana several
t., of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway.
Regular Business,
INC Chamber held busy regular
meeting disrosng of routine bust,
ness and discussing many matters
OF interest
me secretary was Instructed to
invite Two gentlemen representing
Manchester, England cattle trade,
VINO Will arrive in New York in
lew DAYS lon tour of inspection
q the cattle shipping points in
y A lNlnlfe to visit. this port. I'm this
connections letter. from Collector
y 81 customs J. E. .B. Stuart. was
! read. Captain Stuart Informed the