Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-14
Chief Executive Of Virginia De-
Iivers an Able and Appropri-
ate 0raiion--A mbass ador
Bryce also One of the Speak
ers-- Governor Swanson Points
Out In Effective Kramer I'm
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JAMESTOWN ISLAND. May l3.--
The three hundlcdth anniversary at
the establishment Of the first per-
mancnt English settlement In Amerl-
rn was celebrated In jamestown Is
land today In the presence of thou-55
sands Of spectators, including dis.
tinguiBhod representative of the ma.
ton which founded tho American
Commonwealth.
In direct contrast TO the glttcring
Dplendor Of martial ragcantry the
harr Of bands nnd booming of gitna
which marked the official celebration
of the three hundrndlh anniversary OF
tho first permanent AngloSuSon set,
llcmrnt on this continent, which wns
held nj the Jamestown Exposition to-:
day, was the simple program OF eS,
orciscs conducted upon Jamestown
iSlnnd, The very spot upon which the
hardy English ndvcnturors bcnched
| their boats May IL, 1907. and erected
The cabins from which has sprung
the great American nation.
While mt The Exposition nine nm
lions of the world Joined with the
| United States In celebrating tho DC.
casion, not one of them was an Eng
lish speaking country. the Orient.
continental europe and Latin hmeri-
On had their representatives there III
gorgeous array.
Eut upon the historic little island
UP the James river only two peoples
We're represented, the mother country,
/ from which Tho first settlers embark.
cd, nndthc great republic that has
sprung up from their achievements
James bryce, tho ambassador from
Great britain TO America and Claude
A. Swanson. the Governor Of Virginia,
tao mother of States and the birth
! place Of the nation, were The central
figures and they made their address,
cs To Il few thousand listeners who
had come, not as curious spectators
but ~ dcVoui pilgrims. for tho PEG.
plo who gathered around the historic
old tower that marks the first church
OF English ritual built In America,
are nearly all members of Colonial
and patriotic associations.
Tho trrcontcnnial celebration mark
ed an epoch IN the history of the
island aud of the Association for tho
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities.
, under whose auspices the ceremonies
! today were conducted.
The day was made glorious I,y thu
brilliant rays Of n May day sun. and
under sky unbcdlmmcd by clouds
the services IN commcmoratiDn Of the
lnnilinE of Captain John Smith and
his handful of patriots was appru-
priniclY and bcfi,tinely conducted.
Descendants OF those carly patriots
gathered early. and imbucd with n
sense of patriotism and a feeling OF
pride, eagerly awaited the commence
ment Of the exercises
NJ,.
OF tic services at the island ana
tho participants in tho exercises of
The day took seats on II platform,
while the band played Glands Acrosn
the Sea"
Tho opening PRAYER was Offered by
the 1T. Rev. a. NJ. Randoiph after
which the choir, composed of stu
dents of William and Mary College,
sang the hymn. "All People that on
! Earth DO Dwell"
His EXcellency, Claude a. SWANSON
governor Of Virginia, was the orator
of the day. and was introduced by
l.ieutcnant,Governor j. Taylor ELY
SON
Governor Swanson's Address.
Governor Swanson spoke in full Az
fellows:
Three centuries ago today upon this
spot occurred an event world wide In
/ It's significance and farrcaching COM
sequences. Here the great Anglo
Saxon race founded its first perma-
nent colony in the Western Hemis-
phere. The great English speaking
people who hold today in their strong
hands the destinics OF a world. lave
two sacred SPOTS whero they first
planted themselves and logan their
worlds mission Ebbsfleet in England
and jamestown in Virginia. Ebbs
fleet England. was the first snot of
the British Isles that ever felt the