The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-30
Tercentennial Of the Founding Of
the First English Settlement
in America.
CELEBRATION At THE FAIR.
Four Governors and Two Former
Chief Executives Take Part iR
Exercises at the Vir-
ginia Building.

Governors OF four States and former
chief executives of their respective Com
monwealihs took part In the observance
Of the jamestown Tercentennial Exposi-
tion Day at the Worlds Fair yesterday
morning. Governors Terrell OF Georgia.
Herroid OF South Dakota, White Of North
Dskots and Beckham Of Kentucky and
President Francis and President Fitzhugh
Lee of the jamestown Exposition. one a
former Governor of Missouri. the other OF
Virginia, made addresses at the exercises
at the Virginia building at IL o'clock.
The celebration had for its object the
proclamation to the world that in 1901
at Hampton Roads. Va. the tercenten-
NAL Of the founding OF jamestown In IoJ7.
the first English settlement in America,
would be celebrated by an exposition.
The celebration was inaugurated with a
military parade that formed at the Louis
lara Purchase Monument and proceeded
by way Of the west lagoons and Art Hill
TO the Virginia building. where II WIS re-
viewed by General Fitzhugh Lee. fresi-
dent Francis and General John c. Bates.
commander Of the Northern Division Of
the United States Army. and his stan.
The military organizations in the parade
Infantry and Marines. and companies of
the National Guard of Ohio and Iowa
in the carriages preceding the military
organizations were: General Eitzhugh
Lee, President Francis. General John C.
president Of the jamestown Exposition
Company; Z. O. Sherwood. third wee pres
dent: I, S. Garnett. fourth vice president.
G. T. Sherwood. secretary. and &. II. Vii
.lams. ". II. Wales. W. II. Portlock. L.
". Davis. Il II. T1lIey. +. +. Cromwell.
directors OK the company. and J. 4 Pat
ton and j. II. Baker OF the Virginia
Worlds Fair Commission.
RECALLS HISTORY.
The exercises were held in the east por
tico OF the Virginia building. and were
presided over by General Fitzhugh Lee.
President Francis lauded the distinguished
sons OF Virginia, and called attention 20
the fact that the act of Thomas Jefferson
in purchasing the Louisiana Territory es-
tablished the perpetui;y of American in
American Republic. The Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. President Francs said
was as much 70 commemorate the ceets
OF Thomas Jefferson as ,"., to csieSsats ns,d the
Francis commended the jamestown Expo-
sition in 1907 as an enterprise that ought
To be encouraged and assisted in every
way because of its historic Significance
and as demonstration of what she en-
ergy Of the people Of Virginia had done
to reclaim the Old Dominion from the
rayases Of The = Giyi! War xo,,,..x Gov
ernof Terrell OF Georgia Governor Her
roid OF South Dakota and Governor White
Of North Dakota followed President Fran
laudatory Of the State Of Virginia and her
The Significance OF the celebra-
ton Of the settlement Of Jamestown was
upon by each. and the COOP
Inn. ~ he M hat
States was pledged by the four Governors.
Addresses were also made by I. ]. Wool
and Theodore g. Gsrnett. directors OF the
Jamestown Exposition.
General Fitzhugh Lee. president OF the
jamestown Exposition Company. outlined
the scope OF the event at Hampton Roads
n 1870. which win celebrate the advent OF
ploit the industries OF Virginia and the
South.
South Dakota's building at the Worlds
Fair was decorated in a most artistic man.
ner for the celebration OF South Dakota
Day yesterday. The prevailing decora-
tions we're wheat and corn products. for
which the State is especially noted. Sev-
eral of the speakers toucned upon the
States fame In this direction In the course
of their remarks.
The Reverend Doctor Columbus Polk
GoOdson Of ST. Louis opened the exercises
with an invocation. The South Dakotans
were welcomed to the Exposition by Pres
ident Francis. who expressed his appre-
citation of South Dakota's participation In
the Worlds Fair. Governor Charles II.
Herro!d responded. devoting some atten-
ton to a discussion of the resources of
the State. and gave a short history of its
progress. Other features OF the pro-
gramme were the reading of the patriotic
poem written by Dean Robinson by Miss
Esteile Daugherty. and the reading OF the
South Dakota prayer by the same young
woman.
The celebration was closed with a re-
ception to Governor and Mrs. Herroid and
the visiting South Dakotans in the even
ing.