The gold leaf., 1907-04-25
Jamestown Exposition.
Program of Events That Will be
Observed at the Formal Opening
April 26-President Roosevelt
to Press the Button that Will
Set the Machinery in Motion.

NORFOLK, VA, April 22.-The cere-
monies incident to the formal open
ing of the jamestown Ter-Centennlal
Exposition on April 26th, will be
under the direction of Mr.. &. T. Shep-
perd, Secretary Of the jamestown
Exposition Company, assisted by
Lieutenant p. H. Ba%by, 9th United
Stotes Infantry, Military Attache to
the Department Of the Secretary.
At sunrise on April April Goth, the
Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, sta
toned at the Exposition Grounds,
will fire IL salute of three hundred
guns to usher III the commencement
OF the day opening the jamestown
Ter-CentenniaI Exposition in com
memoration of the three hundredth
anniversary OF the first Engli n set
Element III America.
Upon the arrival of President
Roosevelt, on the Mayfower, i'll
Hampton Roads, IL salute will be
fired by the United States and foreign
war ships there assembled.
When the President arrives at the
Exposition Grounds he will be- met
at the end OF lie Pier by IL military
escort and will be saluted by the
United States Artillery, stationed on
the Exposition Grounds. Promptly
at the hour OF 11:3O the President
will be escorted to the Reviewing
Stand, on Lees Parade, in the rear
of the Auditorium Building. where
the following exercises will take place.
1. Opening prayer by the Right
Reverend Alfred Magill Randolph,
Bishop of the diocese OF Southern
Virginia.
?. Address and introduction of the
President OF the United States by
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker, Pres
ident Of the jamestown Exposition
Company.
3. Address by the Hcn. Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States.
+. Opening of the Exposition by
the President OF the United States.
When the President presses the
gold button, starting the machinery
of the Exposition in motion. it will,
at the same time, be the signal FOR
the unfurling of more than one thou
sand flags OH the various buildings
of the Exposition. The pressing OF
this button will also be the signal for
a salute to the Union by the United
States and foreign ships assembled
i'll Hampton Roads and by the gar
rison at Fort Monroe. At the con
clusion of I'll tie all of the bands
on the Epos. Oh Grounds will play
the "Star Spangled Banner" at
which time all troops will salute the
national anthem by presenting arms
and the entire cOncOurse will be eX-
pected to uncover during the rendi-
tiOn of this ceremonial.
Immediately thereafter the Presi-
dent of the United States will review
the parade, of which MajOr-General
frederick d. Grant, Of the United
States Army, will be Grand Marshal
which will be participated in by the
soldiers and sailors of the United
States and foreign governments and
the National Guard. The governors
of the different States of the Union
having military representation in
the parade will participate therein
together with their staffs. Boxes or
the Reviewing Stand will be assigned
to those governors who do no par
ticipate i'll the parade.
On the Reviewing Stand, besides
the President OF the United States
and his Cabinet will be the Diplomat
ic Corps, officers and directors of the
jamestown Exposition Company
members of Congress, the Genera
Assembly of Virginia, United States
and State Commissioners to the Ex
position, official representatives from
the different States of the Union, of
ticers Of the various historical socie
ties and the mayors and municipa
officers of the cities surrounding
Hampton Roods.
! Should the weather be unfavOrablt
these opening exercises will be held il
the Auditorium Building, to whicl
invitation cards will be issued to the
distinguished guests.
From five to six p. m. a reception
will be rendered the President of the
| United STAGES by the officers and di
rectors OF the jamestown Exposition
Company in the rotunda of the Audi
torium Building. At this reception
the President will receive the Diplo
matte Corps, the Governors of th'
different States and the official repre-
sentatives to the jamestown Ter
Centennial Exposition.
Admission to the ceremonies in tht
Auditorium, and on the Reviewing
Stand, and to the Presidents recep
| tiOn. will be by card