The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-27
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
LAUNCHED BY PRESIDENT

propriate work by Wilberforcs g
Owst--President Tucker faced Y sui
titude. A spontaneous outpF o
cheering greeted him as y MIA
of approval by the people, gi
gantic work that had be- = ne II
celebration of one Of the . impor
tant events in sthe histc the ma,
ton. as well as ck4- .iia. Mr..
and chronologicai Ter and;s- a
Roosevelt,
when the pres$ 4 81 the exposition
President Roose. could proceed with
his address. The people again and
again gave vent to their enthusiasm
AS he pressed the gold button which
formally opened the exposition II was
the signal for the unfurling Of thou
sand or more flags on the various
buildings. At the same time a signal
was given to the United States and
foreign warships and to the garrison
at Fort Monroe and all fred salute
to the union. When the echoes of the
last gun died away all of the bands
on the exposition grounds played the
star Spangled Banner" and the troops
saluted the national anthem Ivy pre-
senting arms and all persons present
barred heads.
RooseveIt's Concern.
President Roosevelt began his ad-
dress at 1906 p. m. That he might be
better seen and heard, he mounted q
table which raised him high above the
heads of his audience. He was great
ly concerned by the danger in the
crowd to women and children. To dis
courage enthusiasm he said at the out
set of his address that he should ask
the audience ito make the speech as
much a monologue as possible" Speak
ing directly to the crowd which
stretched across the parade grounds.
the President, at the top Of his voice.
earnestly requested that the people re-
frain from crowding He called atten-
tion to the fact that there were wom-
en- and children in front, and said:
III there is one thing that marks
a body of Americans. and especially a
body of Virginians. 1t is that they take
good care of women and children"
This had the effect of stopping the
danger for a time, but 1t was not long
before the peoples enthusiasm swept
away all semblance of order, and Gen
eral Grant sent squad of cavalry out
in the throng. This move. 1t is be-
lieved, Is all that saved the immense
gathering from breaking through the
ropes and lines of guards, in which
event there must have been many cas-
ualties. A broillng sun poured down
on the distinguished guests seated In
the front row of the grand stand, and
the President commanded them to keep
their hats on. Members of the diplo-
matte corps, all uncovered in the pres
ence of the President, attracted his
attention, and. singing out the French
ambassador, he said.
"Put Your Hat On, Jusserand..
Put your hat on, Mr.. Jusserand.
won't have you get sunstroke."
AS the audience laughed. the Presi-
dent Joined in and remarked that he
was obliged to take care Of the hy-
gienic conditions. -
The Presidents reference to his visti
to the foreign warships and the Ameri-
can navy was turned In an impromptu
manner on the recent gathering in New
York to discuss the world policies. and
he held up peace and Righteousness as
virtues and blessings that go hand IN
hand. He said that II the time ever
comes when the world must choose be-
tween shame to 1t II 1t chooses peace. "
The thought of this impression was
accredited to the Bible. which the
President said contained a good deal OF
sound reading that would not be GU;
of place in a peace conference. This
sentiment was cheered to the echo and
the President then took up his pre-
pared address.
After this impressive ceremony the
president of the United states, his cab
met, members of the. diplomatic corps
committees from both branches OF
Congress. Governors of States and Off
cial guests of the exposition, were
tn ha nd q n
mex. During the luncheon the parade
grounds were cleared and the great
crowd sought places around the walks
to witness the military pageant. Or
the reviewing stand besides the presi-
dent were members of his cabinet and
other official visitors as we'll as severa
hundred specially invited guests.
Military Feature Splendid.
While the military feature was not
large, it was of a splendid character
II was commanded by Major Genera
Fred d. Grant, as grand marshal, who
was attended by his entire staff. IT
addition he had about a score of hon
orary aides, chosen largely from I'm
ion and Confederate societies and his.
torical associations.
Pressing of Gold Button.
The pressing of the proverbiaI GOLD
button invariably used in connection
with the opening of an xposition wa:
also an important function in itself
as had been expected. On account OF
the unreadiness of the buildings ant
the grounds there was little machinery
to set in motion andl many of tn,
buildings had not been supplied with
flags to be unfurled.
Memorable Review.
The deep throated guns of five great
nations today voiced a salute in unison
to the American flag and to the Presi
dent of the United States. The rever,
berating cannon doomed laundering
and echoing over the waters of far
fame! Hampton Roads. whore nearly
half a century ago the Monitor ant
the Merrimac made honorable con-
fiict which brought into being the ar
mored craft of war.
From the Yankee cheesebox set up
on a raft" and the rectangular mass Of
iron, which carried the Confederate
flag in 1862, to the modern lighting ma
chimes, typifled by the flower of the
American navy, gathered in holiday as
semblage today, is a far cry. Yet
many of those who stood on the shore
and witnessed the naval pageant in the
roadstead wildly recalled the historic
time when the wind-rippled waters
which formed the setting of this great
international rendezvous of war YES
sells of recent years were splashing
with the shot and she'll of the first
great battle of steel-cla1 ships.
President Roosevelt. from the bridge
of the trim little yacht cruiser May
flower, whose decks were the meeting
place of tho peace plenipotentiaries OF
Russia and Japan less than two years
ago, reviewed the great Issemblage oil
flag -draped fighters gathered from the
corners of the world to make a notable
nrnninr dav of the Jamestown Ter.