The Washington times., 1909-02-21

streets over which they pass will be
brilliantly Illuminated.
With the record bTCaking fleet is the
third squadron under command OF Rear
Admiral Arnold. sent to escort the wan
deTerS home, and several auxiliary
cruisers.
In all twe1ty-AiN vessels, some OF them
She most magnificent aiIOat today. will
pass tomorrow before the President of
The United States and distinguished
gathering from an parts of The country.
The North Carolina and the Montana,
The last of esCUTUng vessels 10 meet
tic incoming feet sighted the blue flag
Of Admiral Sp",rN yesterday and began
the voyage back to Hampton Roads.
Hotels ThrOnged.
Every hotel in Norfolk. Old Point
Comfort, Portsmouth, and Newport
News is thronsed today with fashion
able visitors. SO crowded have become
the hotels that many are forced to find
accommodations in private homes The
sister cities about Hampton Roads are
facing harder proposition than that
OF handling the exposition crowds.
Among the prominent WashinGtonians
10 arrive last night and this morning
at the Chamberlm Hotel were Senator
and Mrs. stephen 3. Elkins, Miss kath-
crime ElkipS, Judge and Mrs. Thomas
IT. Anderson. Rear Admiral BrOwnSOn,
Mrs +. L. Denny and the Misses Den
ny. Admiral SelfridEe. admiral Yates
y
\. Packard, Miss Mary G. Foster Miss
Adelbert Althouse.
A party of go will arrive at the
ChamberlIn tomorrow morning, COM
posed Of members OF Congress and their
families. who are coming. down upon
chartered steamer. Gen. Horace Porter
IS among the important persons who
made reservations here today.
Go to Newport News
A large overflow OF the Washington
coterie is stopping at Newport News,
among them being: At the Pocahontas,
Mrs. NJ. Z. Benson, w. T. Richards, ]
p. Reed, James d. Trower. Edrs. X. NJ.
Keiseker, and Alvin Keiseker. At the
Warwick, +. d. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. V. Patton. At the Augusta, Mrs. A.
q. GrunweU and Miss Grunweu, Mrs. L.
w Stone, Mrs a NJ. Moss, Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Otterbach. Ida Lane ana
Miss Lane, y. &. Rutherford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Schwartz, Miss Buchanan,
daughter OF General Buchanan, Miss
Augusta kimbal. and Mrs. DR.. Nc
Cormack.
Former Governor Warffeld and Miss
WarfeId. Of Maryland and Governor
Swanson and family OF Virginia, ar
rived at the Cnamberlin today
Senator and Mrs. 4. p. Gore reached
NOrfOik on this mornings boat and
spent some time at the navy yard,
Fashionably attired women FREEDOM
mate today in the hotel lobbies. Many
of them are the wives of naval officers
who have not seen their husbands in
more than year.
Nineteen of them are those who &C
Companied their husbands all around the
world on merchant ships and who re-
turned two weeks ago. Still others
accompanied their husbands as far as
san Francisco. while the majority babe
adieu at Hampton Roads in December,
1907
How long the feet VIII remain is be
ing discussed eagerly at Fort Monroe
today by, those who fear that the dis
play will be over far too soon to suit
them.
According to present arrangements
the fleet will remain in formation for
several days
During the time that the fleet lies
at anchor off Old Point members OF the
Senate and House Naval Committees
viii make an inspection of the vessels.
while foreign naval attaches will prob
6bly make an effort 10 obtain AS mae
Information as possible.