Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-14
kUROKI STAR OF
JAMESTOWN DAY


STATS. the Japanese general was
brought over to the Exposition
grounds in the steam yacht Nc
Grcgor, and landed at the government
pier, where carriages were In waiting
To convey the party to the reviewing
stand on Lee parade
In the parade, of which Rear Admi.
raj C. II. Thomas was the grand mar.
shall, there was brilliant showing of
gold braid, the foreign sailors and
marines comparing fuvorably with
our own jack tars and marines
Formation of Parade.
The formation Of the parade was
as follows: Three companies OF Japa-
nesc seamen and band; two compa-
MES OF Austrian sailors: one company
OF marines and one company of sail
ors from the CHILEAN ships, accom-
panied by their band; detachment
OF Italian sailors, accompanied by
a band; the Twenty-third Infan.
try; 1G companies OF u. S. ma
rines, with THERE bands: 80 COM
S. marines, with their bands: 80 com.
panies u. S. sailors with bands; 3D.
Battery of Field Artillery and the
I'd squadron of the 18th Cavalry.
In the official party which accom-
panied General Kuroki from Wash
ington were the following officers:
Japanese-Lt. Gen. Yasutsuna Kigo-
shi, Mai. Gen. MichilaSru-U
Col. Masauori.Ota, 1t. Col. Sushki.
Maj. Teyohiko- Yoshida, Maj. Tanaka,
Capt. Shojiro-Tamaka, Capt Jutoku-
Laigo, Capt. Tamura and Capt. Go
Kfbayashi; Chinese-Col. LII Ting
Hsin, Mai. Wang Yu Chin, Capt Wing
Lung Chwang; Belsian-Col Michel,
Capt. Lefcbnre; Argentino-Col. Val
lee. Mai. LARAMIE, 1t. Pcrtela; Gillian
Col. Monhanlau, Lit. Passig; Next
can-Capt. Dairla.
Accompanying this foreign dclega.
ton were General *. o. e. Wood.
Mai. Lynch and Captain Brewster, U.
S. a. A,
The landing of the American and
foreign Jacks tsrs, which began at
. O'Clock, was completed by 1000.
In the best of order, the arrangements
for the landing of the sailors having
been well handled At the conclusion
OF the parade the sailors and marines
were likewise well handled and no
difficulty was caused by the embark
ing OF the $500 men that came
ashore. ~g ~SS
Immediately after the parade Gen.
ernl kuroki and his staff returned
to Old Point, and the other foreign.
ers boarded their ships Following
the parade President II. St. George
Tucker. of the Exposition Company.
made short address. in which he
referred to the great work done b.
the Exposition officials in the com
plention of the Exposition since the
opening day.
After Mr.. fuckers speech. Judge
Garnott. Of Norfolk. read a portion of
the jamestown Ode" by the late
James Barren Hope. President Tuck.
er's remarks were as follows:
President Tucker Very Brief.
Ladies' and Gentelcmen: We do
not propose to dctain you very long,
but You will remember that in our
calendar the 18th of May is the great
day of the feast. This Exposition
was opened on the Goth of April by
an Grafton delivered l;T the President
of the United States, which will long
be remembered by those who had the
pleasure Of hearing him. He set forth
in fitting terms the historic features
of our great celebration and we have
not been unmindful of the fact that
along tho waters of the noble James.
Just above It's about thirty miles.
where the colonists landed. band
OF devoted women. who with patriot.
ism and zeal have kept alivc the
fires of patriotism in this old state,
have set about TO preserve there, upon
that ancient island, the marks of the
first coming Of the colonists.
we have deemed II fit and appro.
pirate that In carrying out this Ex.
position that noble Society for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
should share with us the honor OF
this great event, and since
on the opening day. the Goth of April,
we were honored by an Grafton by the
President Of the United States. we
have thought 1t only right and proper
to yield to that society the palm OF
Dratory today, and while we sit here
ut this hour the Ambassador of Eng.
and, the representative of the moth.
rr country, is telling the story of
jamestown upon the banks of the
James. Mt the island.
No Tiresome Exercises.
1--WE have determined, therefore,
lot to weary you with this story,
which is a thrice.told tale to many
Of YOU. but 10 satisfy the expectations
'f today by presenting at the hands
Of Judge Garnet. OF Norfolk, the
,de of Virgina's noble songstcr.
James Barron Hope, on the settle.
ncnt at Jamestown which YOU Will
lear now at Judge Garnett's hands.
81 thank you, my friends. for being
iere today. wish our foreign
trends had not been compelled to
cave that | might have EXPRESSED