The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-31
President RooseveIt's Stronu
Memorial Day Address At
Portsmouth, Va.
GREAT DEMAND Is MADE
IN ARMY AND NAVY
MAKE UP THE SINEW OF AMER.
icA-GREAT THRoNG HAAA
ENT.
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Portsmouth. Va, May. 20,-President
Roosevelt joined the people of vir- /
ginia to-day in beautiful and impress.
sive tribute to tthe nations. dead. Un-
der auspices of the. Army and Navy
Union, the organization of the officers
and enlisted men. of the United States
army and navy, the; President deliver.
ed the sMemorials day address here to.
an audience numbering thousandAI
lmmediatelysafter delivering the ora
tion of the day. President Roosevelt
unveiled monument erected In. the
naval cemetery, bysthe Army and Navy
Union to the memory, of it's dead conn.,
rades.
President Roosevelt, accompanied bys
Mrs. Roosevelt. his sister-in-law, Miss
Carew, and two of his children, MissI
Ethel and Master Quentin, made the |
trip from Washington to Portsmouth
on the yacht Mayflower. AS the ship
with the Presidents ensign flying at
her peak swept .past Olds Point Com.
fort a; salute of ofStwenty-one, guns was
firedtfrom the batteryl at 1T. Monroe.
When the Mayflower entered the
Portsmouth harbort thes vessels offthot
North Atlantic, feet fsalffted in turn.
Landssat iNaxy-Yard.
Precisely at 9:30so'clock President
Roosevelt landed from the Mayfioweri
at the navy-yard. He was received byi
Rear Admiral Harrington, command
ant of the station, and escorted to al
carriage in waitingi to convey him tol
the naval cemetery. Both saiIormenI
and marines from the warships were
on parade in the yard to assist In the
reception. The procession was form.
ed Immediately and proceeded to the
grounds of the Naval Hospital, where
the exercises of the day were held.
The procession consisted OF several
thousand men from the North Atlantic
feet, Army and Navy Union organiza.
tions, Grand Army veterans, camps OF
Confederate veterans and many other
societies.
Portsmouth was beautifully and pat
riotically decorated. 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 tine
President was received with marked
enthusiasm.
School Children In II.
A notable feature OF the demonstra-
tion was the part taken by the school
children, who, at various places along
the line of march, greeted the Presi-
dent with the strains of the Star.
Spangled Banner" and the waving of
tiny American flags. A pretty Incident
occurred as the head OF the parade
passed the Confederate monument In,
Court street. The members of Stone.
wall Camp of Confederate Veterans,
were passed in review by. the Presi-
dent. Recognizing Col. w. H. Stewart
the commandant OF the camp, Presi.
dent Roosevelt stopped his carriage.
shook hands with Colonel Stewart, ana
chatted with him for minute oritwo.
The great throng enthusiastically
shouted its approval.
Formed Hollow Square. !.
The exercise. OF the day took place
in the great woods of the Naval. Hos.
pital grounds. A temporary stand had
been erected for the President and dis
tinguished guests. Around this the
various rganizations, which particfpat.
ed In the parade formed a hollow
square.
President Roosevelt spoke as fol-
lows:
This day is hallowed and sacred In
our history. for on this day throughout