The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-11
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ROOSEVELT DECLARES CORPORA.
TioNs SHOULD BEAR BRuNT
OF AccIDENTE.
PUTS IN A BUSY DAY
At the jamestown Exposition Where
He Offlciated at Georgia Day
Exerciscs--Makes Talk to
Nations Editors.

Norfolk, Va, June 10.-The cele
bration Of Georgia Day at the James
town exposition today attracted tht
largest crowd that has passed through
the turnstiles since the opening. Two
addresses by President Roosevelt, d
magnificent naval d monstration or
Hampton Roads. the presentation of a
silver service to the batileship Geor
gia, a military escort for the presf
dent composed of Georgia troops, yir
ginia cadets and West Point and An
napolis cadets and reception to the
president by the Georgia commission
at 'Rulloch Hail. the reproduction 81
the house at Roswell, Ga, in which
President Roosevelts mother was born
and married, were the chief features
of the program, and they combined to
make the day one that will live In the
history OF the jamestown exposition.
The state of Georgia had the center
elese of the days exercises. The
pres. Dental party were conveyed to
the exposb ion grounds abroad the
magnificent battleship Georgia and
next to ths president the most promin-
ent figure of the day was Governor
Terrell Of the Empire State of the
South. The Georgia militia and ca
diets shared honors equal in the mil
itary pageant with thu federal troops
and the well-groomed cadets of the
United States military and naval aca-
denies. The military parade, escort
ing the president from Discovery
Landing to the sp aker's stand on
Lee Parade, was the spectacular fea-
ture of the day and both in the mum
ber of men participating and In the
branches OF the service reprs sented
|the pageant far eciipsed that of the
opening day. The parade was under
Fths command OF General Fred D.
IGrant
Editors Swell the Crowd.
The visitors began to arrive at the
Exposition early. They came by boa-,
|by trolley and by steam cars, while
vehicles of all descriptions were
| PRESSED into service to accommodate
1.-The residents Of the vicinity. The
|Georglans wearing distinctive badges.
|were among the early arrivals. The
|cities OF the Tidswater section sent
|good-sized delegations, while others
|came on from Washington, Baltimore.
|Richmond and other cities. To these
were added several thousand ms M
|bers of the National Editorial Associa-
|tion, their wives and families, who be-
gan their annual convention at the ex-
position this morning. And to add
still more TO the number of visitors
III Virginia Editorial Association was
on hand in full force.
The waiting thousands, who were
killing the early hours of the fore
noon by taking in the sights of the
exposition and doing" the Warpath, |
were appraised Of the approach Of the /
preside mt and his party by the dis |
tant booming of guns as the ship con.
yeying the president was saluting in
passing Forress Monroe and the lines |
of foreign and American .warships at /
anchor in the Roads II was shortly
before IL O'Clock that the president /
st pped ashore at Discovery Land |
ing and was escorted to the scene Of
the days ceremonies. Accompanying
the chief executive was a distinguish
ed marty that included, besides the rep
of the state of Georgia,
several members of the presidents
cabinet and a numbsr Of foreign diplo-
mats.
As many thousands as could crowd
themselves within seeing and hearing
distance filed the parade ground about
the reviewing stand. The appearance
pf Govs rnor Terrell and his SIAN was
The signal for as hearty an ovation as
hat accorded to he President himself.
The ceremonies were opened by Pres
Ident w. NJ Mitchell, OF the Georgia
who introduced President 4
The president delivered
,ne of his Characteristic speeches in
which n paid glowing tribute to the
; ate which was the home OF his ma
ernal ancestors. Fclloxing the presi-
lent's oration he was escorted to the
ieoreia building. where he was form
Ills, rec lived by Governor Terrell. A
public reception by the VITO executives
vas then in order followed by the ce--
.monies incident to the presentation
# the silver service 10 the battleship
seorgia-
The silver service was the object
Il much admiration. II being one of
he finest gifts Of its kind ever pre-
.enfed to a vessel Of the United
states navy. The set consists Of FIVE
,ieces. fashioned Of pnrest silver with
lining Of eoio. The punch bowl was
RESENTED BY he city Of Athens the
enter piece by the city Of Colum- !
nus. two silver candlesticks were Civ
tconcluded % Sixth Pags) 4