Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-28
BIG STREET PARADE
WILL BE The FEATURE
Many Beautiful and Unique Floats
Will be Seen in Psgeant-Baby
Show to be One Of Many Interesting
contests-ExceIlent Program Of Ath-
Ietic Events.


Day celebration in Newport News one
week from tomorrow are about COM
plete and there is every indication tnat
this will be the biggest event of its
kind ever held in Tidewater Virginia
The celebration is TO begin early in
the morning with big street parade
and from that time until night fall
there will be something happening al
most every minute.
While ,he street pageant is to be
the feature of the celebration, a varied
program, has been arranged for the
afternoon at the Casino grounds ana
il is expected that thousands of people
will attend. Following the athletic
events. which are 20 be run off I'M
mediately after the parade ends. there
w,I be speaking at the Casino. VIII
liam NJ. johnson. of Washington. d.
C.. president of District Lodge NO. Al,
|. A. of NJ, will be the principal
and he is to explain the principles OF
organized labor Mayor Marquis Jones,
President W. Lee Powell, of the Cham
Der of Commerce. and President Elex
Meyers, Of the Merchants Association,
have been invited to occupy seats on
the speakers platform and Mayor
Jones will make short address.
Baby Show Feature.
Another feature of the entertain
ment to be provided at the Casino Will
be he baby show. Handsome prizes
wi, be awarded the prettiest badly and
the latest baby under two years of
age and 1t Is expected that there VIII
be many entries. Any and all babies
within the age limit will be eligible
and it is probable that visiting babies
will compete for the awards.
The tagging of the spectators is ex-
expected to prove another enjoyaoie
feature of the entertainment. Three
thousand tags. ranging in numbers from
/ to 5000 will be distributed by the
tag committee and twenty of these
will he duplicate numbers. The per
sons matching the duplicate tsgs will
be awarded handsome prizes
Many Athletic Events.
An excellent program of athletic
events has been arranged and some
fine sport is promised. Athletes from
the University OF Virginia. the Virgin
ia Polytechnic Institute, Washington
and Lee University and other colleges
are to compete for the handsome
prizes offered in each event. The con-
tests will include pole vaulting. jump
ing contest and running races There
will be a I0G-yard dash. 220-yard dash,
44O-yard dash and FIVE mile run. II. H.
Hughes, 1911 capisin Of the V. p I-,I
track team, and John Hughes, star
football and track man at V. p. l.,
will be among the contestants. H.
b. Hughes won the rve-mile race lasi
year after one Of the most gruelling
contests ever seen here.
Probably the best event on the attn
letic card will be relay race between
teams from Newport News, Hampton
and Fort Monroe. with FIVE men to-
each team. This race will be sor the
Peninsula championship and hand
some prize
Splendid Street Pageant
81 Extensive preparations for the
sireet parade have been made by 'hc.
Central Labor Unien and the officials
OF that body believe that the pageant
this year will be even bigger and BET
ter than il vas in 1909. Every one oil
she local unions will have delegations
In the line Of march and most OF he
Seals will have fo<'s symbolic OF
their craft Besides these floats,
many Of the merchants and business
houses 81 the city viii have floats III
the parade and the shipyafd also has
promised 10 have = float In Inc. some
beautiful ard unique designs are ex-
pcctod and these floats viii make the
"a rade well worth seeing The entire
city hrc department with all of the
apparatus Including the new aerial
FIRE truck. will march with the labor
men and a squsdron % police VII
head tho line There VIII b. several
bands in the pageant The officers o.
the Central body are SIN hopeful o.
getting a dctsckment Of sailors from
the Atlantic feet 10 participate IN tue
parade.
Crowds fror, Assr Expected
Reduced rates 10 this city irom
Richmond and Williamsburg have
been given BY the Chesapeake a ONO
rsilVsy and % Is expected hat larse
crowd viii come here from those c.
ties tn attend the celebration. The
Central body - advertising the ceic-
brzffon IN Smifhdcid and other near
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