The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31

Jacobs & Levy.
Many companies Of marines and sailors
from the half dozen big warships at the
navy yard, which had been manoeuver-
ing for an hour. we're drawn up in the
vicinity and ready to Join In the parade.
National Salute.
Just as the President left the May
flower the national salute OF TIVE nty-one
guns was fired in his honor from the re-
ceiving ship Richmond. The President
stood with barred head until 1t was fin
ished. #a1
At his carriage the President was met
by Joseph vette. the ten-yearsold son OF
the chief master-at-arms OF the receiv-
ing ship Franklin, who presented him
with bouquet OF flowers The Presi-
dent thanked the boy very cordially.
| At the crossing Of High and Court
Sire cts where is located the Confederate
monument, and a point which the Pres
ident was to pass, mass of humanity.
OF high, and low degree, the flower and
the thorn, had collected.
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resentatives OF four camps OF Confeder-
ate ENTHUSIASTICALLY, OF Portsmouth,;
Niemyer-s Shaw, OF Berkeley Ward: Pickett
Buchanan, Of Norfolk, and Magruder, OF
Newport News. The old Confederates and
the monument particularly attracted the
attention Of the President and he bowed
and smiled most agreeably.
The School Children.
In the courthouse yard overgon the
Presidents left 1900 school children had
assembled. Each held q small flag. which
was vigorously waved as Dixie" was
Justify sung. A pause OF q moment was
made at the monument. F
During the stop, Colonel VIM. H.
Stewart, prominent ex-Confederate, OF
Portsmouth, presented the president with
beautiful magnolia, which was ac-3
cepted with word Of thanks, but not,
however, until secret service man had
satisfied himself that It was genuine.
A long time before the hour set for,
! the iPresident'e speech, thousands of peo-
| pie had assembled around the platform
III the naval hos pital grounds. The Presi-
dent was in q numerous vein to-day
more witty than he was wont to be, and
during the delivery Of his speech, brought
peels Of slaughter from his vast audience.
Confederate veterans were again promi-s
nent during the delivery of the speech
a great deal of the address being deliver
ed directly to them. The comparatively
few OF them who were there, were seated
directly In front of the platform, which
was erected 81 in the midst OF the pine
grove, and under the shadow of these
pines the Presidents audience sat and
stood for as far as the eye coul see.
Shaft Unveiled.
Following the delivery Of the presi-
dental address, a monument a plain
shaft, erected by the Army and Navy
Union to Its fallen comrades,.swa UNI
| yelled. The President, too, oficiated at
this feature Of the days exercises.
From the unwilling Of the monument
the President was driven to the Naval
Hospital, from the high steps of which
| he reviewed the troops and other organI-3
cations that were in the parade. Again
the Confederate Veterans and the Sons
OF Veterans were in evidence And Mr..
| Roosevelt heard much of the playing OF
Dixie" OF the four bands which passed
in review four OF them played the ma
tional Southern air. A mistake had been
made. 1t was intended that but one Of
the bands should play the piece, but each
of them thought itself it,
Woman in Black.
Another Confederate veteran and also
in front OF the Naval Hospital, where
the military and other organizations In
the parade were held in review by the
President. While the review was going
on. the veteran, who gave his name as
T. G. Skinner; and his home as Canaan,
in the Dismal Swamp, rushed up tho
steps towards the President with a small
flag In his hand. lie was stopped In
| jiffy by the secret service men, but Mr..
! Roosevelt babe them to let him pass
He requested the President to receive the
| flag, which he did, and held brief con-
versation with him.
Il Mr. Skinner then stood beside the Pres
| ident until the review WAS over. He said
that he was one of the only two privates
in the Confederate armies,
When the President was re-entering his
carriage, after the review, the woman
| in black rushed out from among the
J crowd, saying that she desired to shake
| the hand OF the President. She got imme-
| diately up to the carriage, but four secret
| service men surrounded her Immediately,
| and she was escorted away.
Mr.. Roosevelt went from there to tho
residence OF Admiral Harrington, where
lunch was served Mrs Roosevelt and him
| self, after which they boarded tie May
flower and sailed for Hampton, where the
president visited the Normal and Indus
trial Institute. Az
Mrs. Roosevelt was guest Of Mrs.
Harrington during The day, They attend
ed the exercises In the hospital grounds,
His Arrival.
President Roosevelt was accompanied
nv Mrs, Roosevelt, his sister-in-law, Miss
Caraw, and two, OF his children. Miss
Mabel, Ethel and Master Quentin who
made the trip from Washington to Ports
mouth on the cruiser Ma yllower, AS the