Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-25
EXPOSITION READY TO OPEN.
NORFOLK AND NEWPORT NEWS
A SEA OF COLOR.
Crowds IIurrying TO jamestown By Land
And Water From All Parts of The
United States.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GOES
ON MAYFLOWER

Newport News and their neighbors are
blossoming out in sea of color in
anticipation of the opening tomorrow
of the Jamestwon Ter-centenaTy EN-
position. At the Exposition grounds
the managers and an army OF work
men are getting things i'm the best pos
sible shape for the opening.
Although much remains 10 be done--
as is the case usually with ALE such
affairs there will be more than enough
novelties even at the start to interest
all sightseers, and the remaining at
fractions undoubtedly will be placed
in position before many days have
passed. Visitors in considerable num-
bers are already arriving and the peo-
pie of Norfolk begin 10 get some idea
of the conditions that will confront
them during the summer and fall.
Governors and their stats and
many other public men were among
today's arrivals. The visitors who
came merely to see arrived by the
hundreds. Though the rush came
like tidal wave everybody was
promptly and properly cared for.
Bureaus of information provided
quarters for all who applied for them.
The distinguished guests were met by
escorts and conducted to quarters pre-
viously set apart for their comfort and
entertainment. Many regular and
state troops have come in during the
day TO take part in the military page
ant that will be q feature of the open
ing exercises.
When President Roosevelt reaches
here tomorrow on the yacht Mayflow
er he will receive salute from the
largest fleet ever assembled in these
waters. Sixteen modern battleships
flying the United States flag and under
this command of Rear-Admiral Robley
ID. Evans, are now anchored in Hamp-
ton Roads. Prominent among them
are the battleships Louisiana, Maine,
Virginia, Georgia, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky,
Ohio, iowa, Connecticut and Mime
sofa. In addition there are six first
class cruisers and number of torpedo
boats, making an aggregation of thir-
ty-six warships of the various classes,
and constituting the most powerful
fleet ever assembled in the waters of
the United States.
Neatly n score of foreign warships
will participate in the naval page
ant. Among the vessels already here
or which are expected TO arrive in
Hampton Roads before noon tomor-
row, are the British armored cruisers
Argyll, Good Hope, Hampshire and
Roxburge; the German cruisers Room
and Bremen, the Italian cruisers Carl
baldo and biguria, the training ship
Presideute Sarminente, Of the Argen-
tine navy, the Portuguese protected
cruiser Don Carlos, the Austrian cruis-
ers Sankte Georg and Aspern, and the
battleship Riachuele, cruiser Barroso
and gunboat Tamayo, of the Brazil
ian navy. Later this fleet will be
Joined by vessels representing the
navies of France, Chile, japan, Dem
mark and Sweden.
The programme for the opening ex-
ercises tomorrow will be carried out
MS previously announced. At sunrise
the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues,
stationed at the Exposition grounds,
will fire salute of three hundred
guns in commemoration of the three
hundredth anniversary of the first
English settlement of America. Upon
the arri val OF President Roosevelt in
Hampton Roads n 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 by military
escort. Promptly at the hour OF
II. 30 he will be escorted to the re-
viewing stand, on Lees parade, where
the following exercises will take
pace:
Opening prayer by the Rt. Rev.
Alfred Magill Randolph, bishop OF
the diocese of southern Virginia.
Address and introduction of the
President of the United States by the
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker, presi
dent of the jamestown Exposition
Company.
Address by President Theodore
Roosevelt, and formal opening of thu
Exposition.
Immediately after the formal open
ng of the Exposition President Roose
velt will review the parade, of whicl
| Miaior General Frederick ID. Gran
will be grand marshal, and which
| will be participated in by the lanC
| and marine forces of the United State
and squads of sailors and marine
| from the foreign warships.
From to 6 in the afternoon a re
ceptiop will be rendered Presiden
Roosevelt by the officers and director
of the Exposition Company in tn
rotunda of the auditorium building
The President will receive the diplo
matte corps, the visiting governor
and other dignitaries.
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