Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-22
NEW YORK F|NANCERS
ADDRESS THE BANKERS
Speeches By Messrs. vanderIId
and Armstrong Features Of
Yesterdays Sessions.
COLLEGE ATHLETIC CARNIVAL.
Representatives of Many Big 'varsi-
tics on Hand to Participate in
Evente of Second Amateur Meet at
xpostion-south Carolina Day
Program
(Trom y STAR Correspondent

From Staff Correspondent.
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION Juno
2l.-The second days session of the
Virginia State Bankers Association
was held here today. and there was
large attendance The features of
today's session were addresses by
Messrs. Frank A. Vandcrip and Rob
ert Il. Armstrong. of New York, 10th
of whom were former assistant secrc-
taries of the United States Treasury.
Mr.. Armstrong; address was pariic-
ularly interesting, as he discussed the
railroad question us bearing OH the
finances of the country.
T. P. A. Convention Ends.
With session lasting until five
O'Clock this morning the Travellers
protective Association of America
concluded its eighteenth annual con
vention after selecting milwaukee,,
Wis, us the next place of meeting
and elccting the following officers
Persident-W II. Johnston. Knox
vile. Tenn.
First observation-disclosures Russ,
Philadelphia; Second Vicc-prcsident--
John Guisc, Natchez. Miss: Third
c-prcsidcnt-IIarry r. Moore. San
Francisco; Fourth Vice-president---
Thomas Pindextcr. Richmond, Va {;
Fifth Vice-prcsident-Aso Femline.
New York; Secretary Treasurer
Louis r. Labeaume, ST Louis: Chap
lain-Rcv. Homer l.. Wilson. San An
tonic. cxas.
Direciors-Gcorge w. Smith and
Fred II. Scharlach, ST. Louis: John
T. Rock, Waterloo, Iowa; Henry
Ormsby, Gray, Louisville Ky. E. r..
Barksdale, Portsmouth, Va. two years
each: +. NJ. Follicll. bloomington.
Ills; Major Drew, South Carolina, and
William Fisher. st. Louis, one year
each. William p. Jackson ST Louis
and C. w. Close. Omaha. Neb., are
latlvc committccdarehm darehmadcr
hold-over directors Chairman Lcgis-
lativc Communications S. HARDWOOD,
Richmond, Va. Chairman Railroad
CommittceAF. w. Crandall st.
Louis. Chairman Press Committee
f. =. Mcintyre. philadelphia. Chair
man Hotel Committce-Max Banner,
Columbus Ga. Chairman Employment
Committce-George w. Church. Mil
waukce. w. X. Johnson, for presi.
dent received 21i votes. defeating
Thad II. Howe. of Chicago incumbent
by Il majority of ..
PaImettao State Day.
Handsome invitations have been is
sued by the South Carolina Commits.
sion to the celebration of South Caro-.
lima Day, Friday, June 2S. Many ex-
cursions will be run TO the Ter-cen
tennial on this occasion and large
crowd is expected. a special train
from Columbia, S. c., will bring the
Second South Carolina regiment. un-
der command of Colonel II. II.
Thompson.
The exercises of the dav will be
held in the Auditorium. and an ella.
borate program has been arranged
Governor Ansel of South Carolina will
preside and Hon. Walter Hazard of
Georgetown, will be the orator of the
occasion. Other features of the pro
gram will he speeches bv Governor
Swanson, of Virginia. and President
Tucker of the Exposition Company
A grand parade will also be held
College Athletic Meet.
The Intercollegiate Athletic champ
ionship meeting will be held on ath-
let;c field tomorrow Athletes from
many of the principal colleges of the
will nt,.io In,