Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-09

be again driven around the grounds
III order 10 view the illumination of
the buildings, thereafter proceeding
10 Discovery Landing u. s. Govern
mont Pier where the special boats
Will leave ut . y. m. for II sail around
Hampton Roads after which they Will
return To Old Point Comfort.
a special boat will leave Old Point
NJ S:i5 y. mil August IL. for the con
vcnicncc Of those OF the Massnchu-
sctts' party who wish To informally
visit the Exposition and SEQ the H.
Illumination and II sail through the har-
Dor. This boat will leave Discovery
Landing at IL u. m, returning TO Old
Point
The governor aud official party
will lcavo Old Point by special boat
at o'clock the following morning,
and proceed To Discovery Landing.
whore they VIII be met by carriages
aud automobiles and IN escort of the
Massachusetts Naval brigade. The
governor and oillcinl party will then
proceed to the Virginia State build
ing whore Governor Guild viii cali
upon Governor Swanson. At l0:i5
Governor Swanson VIII return Cover
nor Guilds call ut the Massachusetts
state building.
Beachy Makes Flight.
Lincoln llcnchy. the little acrOnaut
in his own airship made an ascension
over the Exposition grounds today.
Just ns the sun was at meridian,
Captain bcachy, astridc the lriangu-
lar frame work of his trim little air
ship, gave The signal To- let 30. and
as all hands were released. the littlc
10 horsepower motor started the pro.
pcllcr going, ana like II great bird.
quivcrlng with excitement, II arose
straight In the air. aud like the hom-
Ing pigeon, 1t circlcd the great CON
course II couple of tlmca ANA then. IN
an easy manner sailed duo cnstcrly
until IL came To the white dome of
tho Auditorium. After circling
around the dome. /; shot up in tho
air To n height of 700 feet. after
which. II turned and started for the
concoursc lying over the War Path
and coming down ms low M 100 feet,
allowing Mr.. llcachy to shout To tho
many startled and astonishcd spccta-
tors Mr.. lcachy will make flights
tomorrow AMI Saturday ut IL II. Ill.
and 4 y. H.
The Johnstown, Pa. Journal Eek
position contest party, numbering
twenty-five In all, arrived here today
In u special Pullman and Will re
main several days seeing the sights
ut the Exposition.
Jobbing Confectloncrs.
Todny's session OF the National
Jobbing Confcctloncrs Association In
annual convention ut the Exposition
was devoted largely To tho reading
of pnpcrs, hearing of committee re-.
ports and discussions thereon.
Officers will i,a elected tomorrow.
Municipal Electricians.
The second days session OF the
twelfth annual convention OF the In
tcrnational Association of Municipal
Electricians was devoted largely to
the subject of municipal electric light
recommendations
Officers will be elected tomorrow
Hears. is Coming.
William Randolph Hearst has nc
copied an invitation To deliver an ad
dress here on Labor Day. September
.. He wired .iis acceptance today.
The Mothers and Childrem's Home
located on Willoughby avenue, be
tween the Louisiana and West Vir
ginla State buildings has move
plan to help tho ladies who visit tn,
Exposition with small children. Fol
Il nominal sum, mothers may talk,
their children to the Home ana hay,
them checked just rs they woult
check baggage, aud may leave then
there for the day, assured that the,
will receive the best attention an,
care possible.
Captain C. f. Chandler Sigma
Corps. U. S. Army. arrived here to
day upon business connected with tn,
Acronautic exhibit.