The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-08
Underwater DAY is
GLOR|OUSU KEPT
Mems Of Thousands Visit Exposi-
ton to Participate in Public
Observance.
lPREsIDENT G0MPERs SPEAKS
Eonspicuous in the Crowds Were
Members Of the Labor
Unions.
lPREslDENT GoMPERs SPEAKS

JANE sTOwN xPOs1TION
GROUNDS, June ut was Tidewatcr
Jubilee Day at the Jamestown Expo
sition. and gloriously was It kept
Throngs crowded the Exposition
Grounds. Tho day WIS fine and the
program devised for tho day was such
a to keep up the interest and cnthu-
.siasm Of all visitors from early this
morning until late tonight.
MOI only were there thousands Of
visitors present from tho Tidcwnter
cities OF Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport
News. Hampton, and the towns round
about but the people came from Rich
mond, Washington, Petersburg, and tho
cities Of North Carolina.
9s It was perhaps the most successful
day that tho exposition has yet expo
ricnccd The thousands OF SCHOOLGIRLS
dren. hundreds OF cadets In gay uni
form. and many knights OF Pythlas OF
the Uniformed Rank. served no little
to make the day gay and successful.
The workingman was also there with
his family because organized labor
throughout Tidewntcr had decrccd
Jubilee Day q holiday, and urged all
union men to attend the exposition.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. and
orator OF the Jubilee. himself urged all
laboring men to be on hand. They
+ were strongly In evidence, and con-
tributed largely to tho succcss OF the
day.
Crowd ON Lee Parade.
AS early as o'clock this morning.
when the ticket gates opened, there
Z were people waiting at the main en-
trance for adm1ttance. Lee Parade
was tho Mecca for everybody. the hour
of 10 having been set for the opening
number OF the program and the rapid
~ arriving crowds being bent upon Sc
y curing the most desirable points OF
vantage. A detail OF the Powhatan
Guards kept the parade clear OF the
crowds. 30 that there would be no In
tcrference with the parade OF school
children.
At 10 o'clock a cannon salute an
nounced the opening, and spontaneous
~ Phinney's United States Band be-
gan playing. Hundreds OF schoolchil-
dren were assembled In line on the
cast side OF the parade, waiting the
signal to start. The Norfolk city
schools were the only ones represented
as an organization, and Superintendent
Dobie estimated that there must have
been In the neighborhood OF 1000 chill
dren in line. Portsmouth schoolchil-
dren did not arrive at the grounds In
time to make q showing as body. but
some OF the young ones Joined in the
Norfolk county. Newport News.
Hampton. Suffolk, Princess Anne
county and Sussex county had large
delegations, but the children were
present individually only, and followed
the Norfolk pupils.
Superintendent Dobie and Principal
Saunders led the parade OF school chill
3dren ana were followed by the corps
of aids appointed to assist In the
preparation OF tho program. The col
umn passed In review before the
srandstand, where the distinguished
guests OF occasion occupied seats. The
stand was we'll filled with spectators
Guard Mount.
The Twenty-t third United States In
fantry then treated the assemb'age
to guard mount. and Immediately az
and directed by William Wall Whiddit
superintendent OF the bureau OF music
OF the exposition, sang The Star
6panglcd Banner" following that with
virginia poem by Mrs. Kate Ma
son Rowland. set to music
Hon. Harry st. George TUCKER
president Of the exposition. delivered
the address OF welcome. The festival
chorus sang Columbia. the Gem OF
tho Ocean and '.F'reedom America
Hon. Samuel Gompers. president OF
81 the American Federation OF Labor. was
introduced by J. s. Barron, president
OF the Underwater day committee.
AS fitting climax OF the morn
lngs exercises Captain Eugene Godet.
of Paris, made his first ascension In
his new air-ship.
The program for this afternoon In
Guided baseball game between army
and navy teams. an organ recital in
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