The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
PLAN TRIP TO FAIR
Chamber of Commerce Ready
for Excursion.
EVANS TO LIGHT WAR SHIPS
Admiral Writes President Harper
He Has Ordered Special IlIumina-
tiOn on Account of District Day.
Committee on Arrangements An
nOunces Details of Nacntion.

Information was received yesterday by
President R. y. Harper, Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. from Admiral Robley d.
Evans. in command of the Atlantic fleet
at Hampton Roads. that he would order
a special illumination Of the war ships at
anchor there from 10 10 o'clock Tues
day evening. for the special entertainment
Of the excursion NJ the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce.
Admiral Evans consented 10 order this
illumination at the request Of the officers
of the chamber. and a dispatch conveying
to Admiral Evans the appreciation OF
President Harper and his associates was
sent last night
This event, which will be grand dis
play Of flashing searchlights from the
masts of the war vessels. will be a fit
ting finale to the exercises Of District
Day at the exposition. The return trip Of
the Chamber Of Commerce boat will be
delayed in Norfolk To- such an hour as
will bring # 10 Hampton Roads Just i'm
time for the illumination It is the inten-
tion to spend about an hour cruising
among the war ships and viewing them
at close range.
Arrange for Excursion.
The committee Of arrangements having
charge Of the details OF the trip Of the
Chamber OF Commerce met in Guide Hall
yesterday afternoon and completed the
preliminaries for the excursion. Chairman
Brown announced that arrangements for
assigning the excursionists 10 their state
rooms. providing them with badges. pro-
grammes Of the trip, and general instruc-
tions regarding the exercises at the expo
siTlon grounds. would be in the hands Of
competent persons at the steamboat
wharf lie said the principal thing TO i'm
press upon the minds Of the exCursiOnsts
was that the boat would leave at 7.3J
O'Clock. and that forty minutes would be
IS long a time as could be allowed for the
details at the wharf.
Chairman Brown announced that up-
ward Of $50 tickets had been sold with
berths aboard the boat. and that pledges
were on file for about 80 more. TO be issued
tomorrow. II IS 20 be expected, he said.
that there will be something of rush 70
90 al the last moment He said the com
mittee had foreseen that contingency and
had made preparations TO accommodate
the eleventh-hOur passengers.
Plans Are Completed.
The completed plans Of the committee
are set forth in the following notice sent
Yesterday to the members Of the Chamoer
Of Commerce:
The steamer Newport News will leave wharf foot
OF Seventh street tomorrow. at : 90 D. m
Dining room service a Ia carte.
For the convenience OF those not desiring regular
meals extra facilities have been provided.
Dining room viii open on Tuesday morning at $50
and lCmaiH onen until $50
Steamer viii land az Deep Water Pier exposition
grounds az 80 a. M. Tuesday.
At II O'Clock q reception viii be given hy the Dis
tTict Of Columbia official party az the Army and
Navy Exhibit Building 20 The people Of the District
of Columbia at the exposition well the general
public.
At o'clock the formal exercises viii take place i'm
the Auditorium Building speaking and music. seats
have been reserted Tor the Chamber Of Commerce.
At O'Clock steamer viii leave Deep Water Pier
for Norfolk 10 meet the Norfolk Board of Trade
Steamer will leave Norfolk for home passing the
Illuminated war vessels Of all nations in Hampton
Roads about 3 30 y. m. arriving at Washington al
about 80 a. m, "Wednesday morning.
1 ne tONlpltltu i6l pI tlle reception
committee was announced by Chairman
Brown. as follows. Charles Linkins. Per-
civaI NJ Brown, Charles Clagett. A.
Leftwich Sinclair, T. L. SiddOns. T. c.
Graham. s. 5. Shedd Joseph Strasbur.
ger, Thomas S. Hume. Il. d. Blackstone.
Thomas Blagden. James A Cahill. John
Doyle Carmody. Robert Cook. Creed NJ.
Fulton. Frank c. Berens. John Magruder.
Joseph I. Sacks, Taylor G. Wade and
Sidney West.
1t was announced last evening that
owing TO the fact that the weather might
continue unsettled for some days. the ex-
cursion of the press representatives to
the jamestown Exposition scheduled for
to-day. by special train. would be post
poned for about two weeks. the exact
time to be determined hereafter.
A In Carte Lunch Served Daily
at Ecksteins from u TO 8. l4l2 n 7. ave.