Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30
PORTSMOUTH TODAY
President Roosevelt the Central
Figure
AT MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Under the Auspices Of the Army and
Navy Union.
CROWD NUMBERED THOUSANDS
A Monument in the Naval Cemetery
Unveiled at the Conclusion
of His oratioh.
CROWD NUMBERED THOUSANDS

PORTSMOUTH Va, May 3o.-President
Roosevelt Joined the people of Virginia to-
day in beautiful and impressive tribute TO
the nations dead. Under the auspices of
the Army and Navy Union, the organiza
ton of the officers and enlisted men Of the
United States army and navy, the Presi-
dent delivered the Memorial day address
here to an audience numbering thousands.
Immediately after delivering the grafton of
the day President Roosevelt unveiled d
monument erected in the naval cemetery
by the Army and Navy Union to the
memory of its dead comrades.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt. his sster-in-iaw, Miss Carew,
and two OF his children. Miss Ethel and
Master Quentin, made the trip from Wash
ington to Portsmouth on the cruiser May
flower The journey down the Potomac
was made very slowly. the Mayfiower ar
irving off Portsmouth at S,45 O'Clock this
morning. AS the ship with the President
ensign flying at her peak swept past Old
Point Comfort, salute Of twenty-one guns
was fired from the battery at Fort Monroe
When the Mayfiower entered the Ports
mouth harbor the vessels of the north At
la1tic feet saIuted In turn
Precisely at $50 o'clock President Roose-
Welt landed from the Mayfiower at the navy
yard. He was received by Rear Admiral p.
T. Harrington, commandment of the station,
and escorted to carriage In waiting to
convey him to the naval cemetery. Both
saiiormen and marines from the warships
were on parade in the yard to assist in the
reception. The procession was formed i'm
mediateiy and proceeded to the grounds of
the Naval Hospital where the exercises OF
the day were held.
The Procession.
The procession consisted of several thou
sand men from the North Atlantic Heet,
Army and Navy Union organizations Grand
Army Veterans, camps OF confederate vet
Grams and many other societies.
Portsmouth was beautifully and patriot
icadly decorated. Business houses and res
licences were ablaze Of red. white and blue.
and the quaint old city gave such a re-
ceptfon to the President as even Mr.. Reose-
welt seldom has received. The procession
moved from the navy yard to the Naval
Hospital grounds through solid lines OF
people
Thousands were banked on both sides OF
the streets covered by the line of march,
and everywhere the President was received
with marked enthusiasm A notable fea-
fure of the demonstration was the part
taken by the school children who at va
rious places along the line OF march greeted
the President with the strains of The Star
Spangied Banner and the waving OF tiny
American flags.
A pretty Incident occurred as the h.ad
of the parade passed the confederate mon
urnent on Court street. The members or
Stonewall Camp OF Confederate Veterans
were passed In review by the President
Recognizing Col. w. H Stewart, the CON-
mandant OF the camp, President Roosevelt
stopped his carriage. shook hands with Col
Stewart and chatted with him for a min
ute or two The great throng on the street
enthusiastically shouted Its approval
Exercise In the Woods.
The exercises of the day took place IN
the great woods OF the Naval Hospital
grounds. A temporary stand had been
erected for the President and distinguished
guests
Around this the various organisations
which participated 10 the parade formed q
hollow square. Citizens and invited guests
to the number OF several thousand attended
the cerem0nies.
At IL O'Clock the exercises were opened
With prayer by Bishop Van Devyver or tina
Catholic diocese of Richmond. After music
BY military band Prestdenta Roosevelt was
introduced by Col. J. Edwin Brown, ma
tfonai commander OF the Army and Navy
Union. The Presidents address followed
When the President had c0rclndod hts Ad-
dress procession was formed TO the came
terry ad30lning. where he unveiled the beau
tifni shaft erected by the Army ard Navy
Union
The President and Admiral Harrington.
followed BY Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Har-
rington. then returned to the navy yard,