The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-10
A Brilliant Spectacle to-
Mark Celebration Of
Georgia.
PRESIDENT is 81
GUEST OF HONOR.
Thousands from Georgia and
Other States Arrive for Cere- n
lnony-Boomirlg Of Sig
nal Guns and Tramp Of
Military Throw City &
in Whirl.

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Especial to Tho Times Dispatch j
j AN ENPOSITION9s
|GROUNDS, VA, January 9.-Vast hosts
OF people who will tomorrow ioiAs
President Roosevelt in the celebration
of Georgia Day at the Jamestown Expo-
sition have already arrived here. -Four
solid trainloads of them arrived carly
to-day from Georgia, and all during the
day, or as fast MS trains and boats ar-
rive, the number of visitors would
be swelled by hundreds. Trains and ST
boats arriving tonight brought In
greater crowds. The march of soldiers
has been almost constant during the 4S
day. The entire Seventy first Regi- gs3
ment Infantry, Virginia Volunteers,
has gone into camp Many companies
from the two State regiments. are here,i
and by tomorrow morning the entire
/ State brigade will have arrived. The E
companies or the Seventy first with
headquarters in Norfolk and Ports
mouth, marched to Camp John Smith
before noon to-day. Brigad ier- General
C. c. Vaughan, commander Of the bril-
gnde. has established headquarters at 81
t the camp.
The Fifth C;c0rgin Arrives,
X The entire Firth Georgia arrived
early to-d day. and marched from the city
| tn Camp John Smith. There are about
$50 officers and men In the regiments. .s5
They We're ready for tho siX-niles
march as soon as they stepped from
the trains. Other arrivals during the 4
day We're the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues, the cadets from the Virginia
military Institute, and the Naval Re-
serves from Savannah, Ga. Naval arr
rivals to-day We're the midshlpman
A from ANNAPOLIS aboard the cruiser
l.oympia, II flag gsh ip, u and Z 8nonit tors n
Kansas, Florida and Nevada u, comp ris-Ss
men will go cruising this summer
Tho middies were ashore this after-
noon on the Exposition Grounds.
Fired Sunday SnIutcs.
An unusual departure from the Sab
bath day customs Of the American navy
to-day was the firing Of salutes by the
vessels of different nationalities at an-
chor off the Exposition Grounds. The
custom was first broken by tho FRENCH
land after that 1t was #unobserved DUR
ing the day. 3
The arrival of Secretary Of the Navy ];
4 Metcalf aboard the Dolphin was the1
4 signal for the first salute. AS soon as II
llhis flag appeared the booming Of tho
!. French signal gun was commemorate
| Austrians BraZilians and Hollanders
4 followed the example and the saluting
1 did not cease until the Americans them
compelled to disregard the custom, had
4 doomed a salute to their own war min
4 lister. The Dolphin returned tho sa-
lutcs. The Frenchman burnt moro
powder this afternoon when General
4 = tel ~
mander of the French squadron aboard
4 the flagship Wares. No sooner had the,
4 general set foot on deck than the Stars
land Stripes were run up and the BOOM
ing commenced. III
Business Men Clear Grounds
The emergency brigade, composed Of
i young business and professional men
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, formed for
4 the avowed purpose of making the Ex-e
i position Grounds as clean as pin In
Ishonor of the coming of President
4 Roosevelt to- morrow was hard at work
4 to-day. and before operation were dis
4 continued tonight the purpose for
(which the brigade was organized had
4 been executed. ls
a The Greatest Day Yet.
4 Tomorrow has been looked forward I
4 Ito with the greatest expectancy and
anticipation since the opening of the
II l1eXposition. The military and naval
i features will reach the zenith OF their.
splendor. The Governors party ar
lrived from Atlanta and besides Cover
nor and Mrs. Terrell, came Colonel y. 4
w. English, chief of staff; Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
Roland Ellis. of Macon; r. c. Edwin, OF
Atlanta; Colonel J. Van Holt Nash, Of
Atlanta; Miss Ida Fl. Nash, Atlanta;
4 Miss George Wilkins Mrs, Kate M.
: Thomas and Miss Thomas, Miss Jennie
q English, Atlanta and Mrs. A. A.
! Holmes. Atlanta
/, To Meet the President. 5si s
!, Governor Terrell and the president OF i
: the Georgia Exposition Commission
will leave Old Point Tomorrow norm
Il ing on a special yacht and sail up
{ tho Chesapeake to meet the Maytlower,$ 81
d (which hears the President. The party
will board the NInyilower and rcturn.,
to tho Exposition Grounds landing at
lDiscovery Landing with the President ,&
FL. At 1850 o'clock Tomorrow a res 4
ccption will be rendered the President
! and Governor Terrell In the Georgia
Building. Admission will be by card.
and shortly after the President and
the Governor will receive the Georgia
people.
Many Colonels There.
/ There are sixty members Of the Cow
4 ernors staff staying at the inside Inn
and other hotels about Che exposition,
These will ohiclate at the reception.
4 An Interesting incident on Georgia Day
4 Will lie tho presentation ola handsome
! silver loving cup to- the battleshipI
Georgia by Miss Stella Tate. OF Tate.
..Iwho clristened the vessel when 1t was :
! launched In October, 1904.
The cup is one of artistic desi gn and
exquisite workmanship, a fine engraY-s
Ing of the bnttleship is done on one Z
= sida Ayifh tho cnnt-nf .arms. of GeorRia1