The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-27
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
At the Jamestown Exposition Yes
terday at Opening Day

The ceremonies incident to the for
NAL opening of the jamestown Ter
Centennial Exposition on April 10th,
were under direction of Mr.. G.. T.
Shepperd, secretary OF the James
town Exposition Company, assisted
by Lieutenant P. NJ Bagby, 9th
United States Infantry, military at
tache TO the department OF the Sc
cretary
At sunrise the Norfolk Light Ar
tillery Blues. stationed at the Ex-
position grounds. fired a salute OF
three hundred guns to usher in the
commencement of the day opening
the jamestown Ter-Centennial Ex-
position in CONNIE m Grafton of the
three hundredth anniversary of the
first English settlement in America.
On the arrival of President Rose
welt, on the Mayhower in Hampton
Roads, salute was fired by the Unit
ed States and foreign warships there
assembled.
When the President arrived at the
Exposition grounds he was met at
the end of the pier by military es-
cort and saluted by the United States
artillery, stationed on the Expos
ton grounds. Promptly at II 80 the
President was escorted to the review
ing stand on Lees Parade. in the
rear OF the auditorium building,
where the following exercises took
place:
J. Opening prayer by the Ri Rev.
Alfred Magill Randolph, Bishop OF
the diocese of South Virginia
2. Address and introduction of the
President Of the United States by
the Hon. Harry St. George Tucker
President of the Jamestown Expo
sition Company.
3. Address by the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States
A. Opening Of the Exposition by
the President of the United States
When the President pressed the
gold button, starting the machinery
Of the Exposition in motion, it was
at the same time. the signal for the
unfuThng of more than one thousand
flags on the various buildings OF the
Exposition The pressing OF this
button was also the signal for a sa-
lutte to the Union by the United
States and foreign warships assem-
bled IN Hampton Roads and by the |
garrison at Fort Monroe At the |
conclusion Of the salute all of the |
bands on the Exposition grounds |
played the "Star Spangled Banner" |
at which time all troops saluted the |
national emblem by presenting arms /
and the entire cOnCOurse uncovered |
during the rendition of this ceremon- |
ial.
Immediately thereafter the Presi-
dent Of the United States reviewed
the parade, of which Major General /
Frederick y. Grant, Of the United
States Army was grand marshal. par
ticipated in by the soldiers and sail
ors of the United States and foreign
governments and the National
Guard. The governors OF the differ
ent States Of the Union having mill
tary representation participated II
the parade.
On the reviewing stand. besides
the President of the United States
and his Cabinet, were the Diplomatic
Corps officers and directors OF the
jamestown Exposition Company,
members Of Congress, the General
Assembly Of Virginia. United States
and State Commissioners to the
Ter-Centennia1 Exposi- f.;
ton, official representatives from the
different States Of the Union. officers
IF the various historical societies and
the mayors and municipal officers Of
he cities surrounding the Hampton
Roads
From FIVE to six p. m, a reception
was rendered the President OF the
United States by the officers and di- I
-ectors Of the jamestown Exposition I