Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-06-13
President Roosevelt and
Gov. Terrell Given
Great Ovation.
Presentation of Silver Service to
the Battleship Bearing The
Name of the South's En-
pire State.
pire State.
Special to The ARGUS.

Special to The ARGUS.
Norfolk, Va, June 1O.-The celebra-
ton of Georgia Day at the jamestown
Exposition today attracted the largest
crowd hat has passed through the
turnstiles since the opening. Two adj
dresses by President Roosevelt, a mag
nifcentnaval demonstration off Hamp-
ton Roads, h presentation Of a silver
service to the battleship Georgia, a
military escort for the President COM
posed of Georgia troops, Virginia Ca
diets and West Point and Annapolis ca
diets, and a reception to the President
by the Georgia commission at "Bul-
loch Hail." the reproduction of the
house at Roswell, Ca, in which Presi-
dent Roosevelt's mother was born and
programme, and they combined to
make the day n that will live in the
history of the jamestown Exposition.
The State of Georgia had the center
of the stage from the opening to the
close of the days exercises. The Pres
lOSJtG1dl par ~ NO1C COhNCJ GU IL lI0
Exposition grounds abroad the mag
nificent hattleship Georgia end next to
the President the most prominent fig
ure Of the day was Governor Terrell, OF
the Empire State of the South. The
Georgia militia and cadets shared nom
ors equal in the military pageant with
the federal troops and the well-groomed
cadets of the United States military and
naval academies. The military parade.
ascorting the President from Discovery
Landing to the speakers stand on Lee
parade, was the spectacular feature of
the day and both il number of men
participating and in the branches of the
service represented the pageant far
eclipsed that of the opening day. The
parade was under the command of Gen.
Fred D. Grant.
The visitors began to arrive at the
Exposition early. They came by boat,
by trolley and by steam cars, while
vehicles of all descriptions were press
ed into service to accommodate the resi-
dents of the vicinity. The Georgians,
wearing distinctive badges, were among
the early arrivals. The cities of the
Tidewater section sent good-sized dele
cations, while others came on from
Washington, Baltimore, Richmond
and other cities. To these were added
several thousand members of the Ma
tional Editorial Association, their
wives and families, who began their an
nual convention at the Exposition this
morning. And to add still more to the
number of visitors the Virginia Edito-
rial Association was on hand in full
force.
The waiting thousands, who were
killing the early hours Of the forenoon
by taking in the sights of the EXPOSE
ton and "doing'' the Warpath, were
appraised at the approach of the Presi-
dent and his party by the distant boom-
ing Of guns as the ship conveying the
President was saluting in passing
Fortress Monroe and the lines of for
eign and American warships at anchor
in the Roads. 1t was shortly before IL
U C1OCk Ludb GAO 1IOS1oOAI oLOPpOd
ashore at Discovery Landing and was
escorted to the scene of the days cere-
monies. Accompanying the chief eX-
ecutive was a distinguished party that
included, besides the representatives OF
the State of Georgia, several members
of the Presidents cabinet and a num-
Der of foreign diplomates.
AS many thousands as could crowd
themselves within seeing and hearing
distance filed the parade ground abou
the reviewing stand. The appearance
OF Governor Terrell and his staff was
the signal for as hearty an ovation az
that accorded to the President him
self.
The ceremonies were opened by
President w. N. Mitchell, of the SEQ
gia commission, who in Introducing
President Roosevelt spoke as follows:
ttyirginians and Countrymen: Stand
ing here on the soil of the grand old
commonwealth, the cradle of American
civilization and true patriotism, in thu
midst of this great Southern interna
tional exposition, On behalf of Georgia
the brightest star IF the Southern con
stellation, I welcome you all on Geor
gia Day. Upon me has been conferred
the honor and pleasure of introducing
to you the illustrious guest, who, il
fitting words, will herald to the world
the pride he feels in his Southern birth
a birthright of which he well may bt
proud, for in the history of this grea'
country over which he presides there
are no pages that glow brighter thar
those that record b deeds Of our be
loved South