The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-04-27
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Exposition.

Centennial Exposition 90 April 26th
1907, will be under the direction Of
Mr.. g T Shepherd, Secretary Of tht
jamestown Exposition Company, a.
sisted by Lieutenant P. H Bagby,
9th United States Infantry, Military
Attacbe to the Department OF the
Secretary
At sunrise on April Goth, the Nor
fork Light Artillery Blues, stationed
at the Exposition Grounds, will fire q
salute OF three hundred guns to usher
in the commencement of the day
opening the jamestown Ter Centennial
Exposition 10 commemoraJion Of the
three hundredth anniversary Of the
first English settlement in America.
Upon the arrival of President
Roosevelt on the Mayhower in Hamp-
ton Roads, salute will be hred by
the United States and foreign war
ships there assembled
Whep the President arrives at the
Exposition Grounds he will be met at
the end OF the Pier by military es-
cort and will be saluted LY the Unit
ed States ARTILLERY, stationed at the
Exposition rounds. Promptly at the
hour OF 1870 the President will be
escorted to the Reviewing Stand, on
Lees Parade, 10 the rear OF the Audi
toriUm Building, where the following
exercises will take place.
l. Opening PRAYER by the Right
Reverent Alfred Maglll Randolph,
Bishop Of the diocese of Southern
Virginia,
2 Address and introduction Of the
President of the United States by the
Hon. Harry St. George Tucker, Pres
ident Of the jamestown Exposition
Company.
3 Address by bon. Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States.
4 Opening of the Exposition by
the President OF the United States.
When the President of the Exposl-
tion presses tie gold button, starting
the machinery of the Exposition in
motion, it will at the same time be
the signal for the unturling of more
than one thousand flags on the var
ious buildings of the Exposition
The pressing of this button will also
be the signal for the salute to the
Union by the United States
and foreign ships assembled in
Hampton Roads and by the garrison
at Fort Monroe. At the conclusion
OF the salute all Of the bands on the
Exposition Grounds will play the
"Star spangled Banner", at which
time all troops will salute the nation
al anthem by presenting arms and the
entire concourse will be expected to
uncover during the rendition OF this
ceremonial.
Immediately thereafter the Presi
dent of the United States will review
the parade of which Major-'Ieneral
Frederick D. Grant, Of the United
States Army, will be Grand Marshall
which will be participated in by the
soldiers and sailors of the United and
foreign governments and the Natur-
al Guard, The governors of the diff
ferent states Of the Union having
military representations in the par
ade will participate therein, together
with their stats. Boxes on the Re-
viewing Stand, will be assigned to
those governors who do not partici-
pate in the parade.
On the Reviewing Stand, besides
the President Of the United States
and his Cabinet, will be the Diplo-
matte Corps, Officers and directors cf
the jamestown Exposition Company
members OF Congress the General
Assembly Of Virginia, United States
and State Commissioners to the
jamestown Centennial Exposit
Ion, oflicicial representatives from the
different states Of the Union, officers
of the various historical societies and
and the mayors and municipal
officers OF the cities surrounding
Hampton Roads.
Should the weather be hnfavorable
these opening exercises VIII be held
10 the Auditorium Building, to
which invitation cards will be issued
TO the distinguished guesus.