Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-30
Chief Executive Issues PrecIama
ztion in HehaIf If Jamestown
Exposition Enterprise.
PIE lVENT TO BE lELEBaATED
Ei't!, Ct American Nation and First
Permanent Settlement of English
Speaking People in America-For,
y; eign Nations Asked to Send Nava,
and Military representatives..
(fH Associated Press !

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WASHINGTON. d. G.. Marcel, "a
The President today iss,tcd Il prccla
h.:!:on inviting The nations ul til,
eilth 10 he presented ~ thci: mill
Fai% organizations ana naval vessel;
~ IN" celebration 10 be held III III,
Vicinity Ct jamestown. VII, trO1.l Ma,
4: until November. 1907. Tho pro.,la
atom is as follows:
"BY iii: PRESIDENT or III
t-SlT!.D STATES or AMERICA
nR')Cl.AM,tTlCN:
Whereas. the Congress nr the
II United states has passed IN not,
approved March 3, 1905. ana en-
lie! An act 10 provide for cole
Drafting tnr birth Nfnihc American
nailGn and The frs; permanent
settlement Of En2lisl, spcal>in.
rccplc a. Tho Western hemisphere
BY the hnltiin" OF an International
naval. nlainc and military ceichra-
non in the Vicinity Of jamestown.
n on the waters OF Hampton Roads.
+ III he State Of Virginia. 10 provide.
u. fer the suitable ana permanent
6 csasa anlasati al ct: .s.i;ta
70 authorize an appropriation in
aid thereof, and for ether pur-
poses
Presidents Authorization.
Ard. whereas, section 5. Of tic
said act reads as follows Section
y The President Of the Uui,r,l
STATES is hereby authorized 10
make proclamation Of sail cole.
bration, setting forth tho event to
be commemorate inviting foreign
nations to participate ny the send
ing Of their naval vessels and s,lcll
representation OF their military Or.
CARNATIONS as may be proper
Now. therefore. !. Theodore
Roosevelt. president Of The Uriicd
States. by virtue Of the authority
vested in me l,y said act. do here
hy declare and proclaim that there
Shall be- inauGuratcd in the year
ioVs, at and near the waters Of
Hampton Roads, in the State Of
Virginia. an International naval.
marine and military celebration.
beginning May 10, and ending not
later than November l., 1907. fc,
the purpose Of comremorat:ng in
fitting and appropriate manner
the birth Of the American nation:
the first permanent settlement Of
English speaking people On the
American continent made at
jamestown. Virginia. On the 18th
day OF May, 1907, and in order thai
the great events cf the American
history which have resulted there
from may be accentuated to the
present and future generations OF
American citizens.
The Pres dents invitation.
And in the nan,e Of the govern
mont and people of the United
>'>~~>~r'', wv AliIlClt'l ii. l'ts an
the nations Of the earth to take
part in the commemoraticn Of he
event which has had a far.reach-
ing effect On the course OF human
history, by sending their naval YES
scIs to tho said celebration and by
making such representations OF
their military organizations as
may be proper.
In testimony thereof have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal Of the United States to i.
affixed
Done in the city Of Washington
this twenty.ninth day Of March
one thousand nine hundred anG
i've, and in the Independence Of
the United States the one hundred
and twenty-ninth.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
by the President
'~ ALVEY a. ADEE.