Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-24
Program of Events at the jamestown
Exposition.

The ceremonies Incident to the
formal opening of the Jamestown
Ter-Centennial Exposition on April
26th, 1907, will be under the direc-
ton of Mr.. @ Z. Shepperd, secre-
tary Of the Jamestion Exposition
company, assisted by Lieutenant 2.
H. Bagby. 9Th United States in
fantry, military attache to the de-
partment of the secretary.
At sunrise on April 26th. the Nor
folk Light Artillery Blues, stationed
at the exposition grounds, will fire
a salute of three hundred guns to
usher in the commencement of the
day opening the Jameston ter-cen-
tenElal exposition in commemora-
ton of the three hundredth an
niversary of the first English settle
ment in America.
Upon the arrival Of President
Roosevelt, on the MAY flower, 10
Hampton Roads. 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
at the end of the pier by military
escort and will be saluted by the
United States Artillery, stationed
on the exposition grounds. Prompt
" at the hour of 11:30 the president
will be escorted to the reviewing
stand, on Lees parade, in the rear
of the auditorium building, where
the following exercises will take
place.
L. Opening prayer by the Right
Reverend Alfred Magill Randolph,
bishop of the diocese of southern
Virginia.
2. Address and introduction of
the president of the United States
by the Hon. Harry st. George
Tucker. president of the jamestown
exposition company.
8. Address by the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt, president of the United
States.
4 Opening of the exposition by
the president Of the United States,
When the president presses the
gold button, starting the machinery
of the exposition in motion, is will,
at the same time, be the signal for
the unfurl1ng Of more than one
thousand flags on the various build
ings of the exposition. The press
ing of this button will also be the
signal for a salute to the union by
the United States and foreign ships
assembled in Hampton roads and
by the garrison at Fort Monroe.
At the conclusion of the salute
all of the bands on the exposition
grounds will play the Star
Spangled Banner" at which time
all troops will salute the national
anthem by presenting arms and the
entire concourse will be expected to
uncover during the rendition of
this ceremonial.
Immediately thereafter the presi-
dent of the United States will re-
view the parade. of which Major
General Frederick D. Grant, of the
United States army, will be Grand
Marshal. which Will be participated
in by the soldiers and sailors of the
United States and foreign govern
ments and the National guard. The
governors of the different states of
the Union have military representa-
ton in the parade will participate
therein, together with their staffs
Boxes on the reviewing stand, will
be assigned to those governors who
do not participate in the parade.
On the reviewing stand, besides
the president of the United States
and his Cabinet, will be the diplO
matte corps, officers and directors Of
theIJamestown Exposition company,
members of congress the general
assembly Of Virginia, United States
and State Commissioners to the
jamestown Ter. Centennial exposi-
ton, official representative from
the different states of the Union,
officers of the various historical
societies and the mayors and NUM-
ipal officers Of the cities surround
! Hampton roads.
Should the weather be uufavor-
able these opening exercises will be
held ID the auditorium building to
which invitation cards viii be issued
to the distinguished guests.
From five to six p N. a recep-
will be rendered the president of
the United States by the officers
and directors of the jamestown Elk
p osition company in the rotunda> of
the auditorium building. At this
reception the president will receive
the diplomatic corps the governors
of the different states and the Off
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