Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-06
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO ATTEND
Mayor Riddick, Of Norfolk, Viii be
Chairman Of the Day-Prominent
Men Will Make Addresses-Parade
Of School Children to be Feature.

George Washington. which is 10 be
held at Yorktown on October 10 under
the ioint auspices of the Society OF
the descendants OF the Signers OF the
declaration of independence. the
yorktowp Historical Society of the
United states and the citizens Oh
York county.
The exercises will begin promptly al
| 2 O'Clock on platform IN front vi
the famous home of Thomas Nelson
Jr. a signer of the Declaration Oh III
denendence governor of Virginia our
ing the Revolutionary var and MAJOR
| general in command of The virginia
/ volunteers at the siege OF fork'iMn'
| DR. Henry Morris. OF Phiiadeipn,a'
, president of the Descendants OF ,he
| Signers. will call the meeting 10 orue'
and the invocation will be onered Dy
Rev. Donald c. Macleod. pastor Oh
the First Presbyterian church. Oh
Washington. ID. c. 49,
DIR. Henry Morris VIII make the
opening speech. taking as his snblectl
the descendants of the Signers.
Mavor James G. Riddick. OF Norfolk
who is TO be the chairman OF the Jay,
will then be introduced and VIII
deliver an address of welcome.
| Col. oswald Tilgman.
Following the singing of America
nv the school children of York coun-
ty. Col. Oswald Tilgman. of Mary
| land first vice-president of the YORK
| town Historical Society, and presi-
dent of the Maryland Society OF the
/ Cincinnati, will deliver an address.
| Col. Tilgman also will read the cor
resemblance between Lord Cornwailis
| and General washington as 10 the
capitulation of Yorktown and the sur
render of the British forces, and the
articles of capitulatiOn and the or
| fetal message from General Washing
ton to the Continental Congress at
| philadelphia, which were carried by
( Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilgman
on horseback Col Oswald Tilgman
| is direct descendant OF Lieutenant
| Colonel Tench Tilgman.
| columbia. the Gem of the Ocean,
| will be sung by the school children
| of York county with band ac-
compartment. after which the band
| will plav la Marseilles." This will
be followed by an address by re-
preventative French citizen, whose
name is to be announced later.
| Congressman J. Hampton Moore. OF
Philadelphia. who is president OF the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asocia-
ton. will deliver an address. and, fol-
| lowing a selection by the band, Rev.
| George washington Dame. OF Balti-
| more. chaplain of the Descendants Oh
the Signers, will pronounce the bene-
diction.
Parade of School Children.
Preceding the program OF literary
and musical exercises parade of the
| school children of York and the ad-
| Joining counties will be held and flow
ers will be strewn over the grave o:
Thomas Nelson. Jr.. in the burial plot
adjoining the old Grace Episcopal
church. The Naval Reserves OF Mary
land will act as an escort for the chill
dren. The societies and the citizens
of York and the adjoining counties
| and soldiers and sailors of the United
| States will join in the parade.
| IL is expected that Governor Swan
sons staff will be present, mounted
and in full uniform, and it will be Civ
en- the post of honor at the head OF
the column Of the parade. The parade
will form at the wharf and will move
| to the court house. thence down Wine
street to the old custom house, thence
| to the right around the Nelson house
TO the monument and thence to the
| grand stand.
The marshals and maids CT honor
viii assemble at the Tabb house. Just
/ in the rear of the Nelson house. The
marshals and maids honor win be as
follows: Captain w. J. Stores. chief
marshal; Dr. Fayett Sinclair and Mrs
Sinclair: T.. A Sinclair and Miss Ida
| Smith; Mayer Thornton Jones, OF
Hampton. and Miss Booker; Thomas
A. Sinclair and Mrs. Sinclair: ]. T
| Garrow and Miss Crafford: <. c. Madi-
son and Miss Miller. Edwin Curtis and
| City Sergeant Z. W. Miistead. Of this
city.
4 The marshais viii wear red. white
and blue sashes and the ladies will
wear blue skirts and white waists
with rosettes OF red, white and blue
At O'Clock on the morning Of the
1 celebration the various interesting his
torical buildings and spots az York
town viii be marked by descriptive
tablets. The places to be marked will
be the Nelson house. Grace Episcopal
church. first custom house in the Unit
ed states. graves Of the Nelson's. home
Office Of Thomas Nelson. progenitor OF
the Nelson family in Virginia: York
town Inn. British Notifications and re-
doubts captured by the French and
American soldiers ana other spots.
A meeting Of the board Of governors
of the Descendants OF the Signers vii.
be held az 1890 a m. and the York
town Historical society viii hold q
public meeting AZ II O'Clock in the
/ Nelson house
Patriotic Services.
On Sunday. OcfOoer II patriotic
services viii BE- held IN the Grace
/ Episcopal church. conducted by Rev.
George Washington Dame. and on Oc-
fcber ~ Thomas Nelson Day" viii BE-
celebrated With n reunion of .ho direct