The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-26
JAMESTOWN FETE
President Opens TerCenten.
NAL Exposition.
NAVAL DISPLAY GREAT FEATURE
President Made an Address and
Pressed Golden Button.
GUNS NUMBERED WORLD WELCOME


Virginia. on shores OF James River
90 Commemorate Landing OF Ftrs'
English Coioni.ts Three Hundred
Year. Ago-rosr Line. of Bsttie'
ships OF American and Foreigr
Fleets Make Greatest Naval Dispia,
Ever seen In Our wsters-Roose'
welt and Evan. Leading Men of th'
Ceremonies Governors, senstor'
aud Gold Laced Diplomats In End
les. Array Grace the Many Cere'
monies.
JAMESTOWN. Va, April 26.-Presi
dent Roosevelt opened the great James
town tercentennlal exposition here ~
day. ilCe
The president made an address, ant
Immediately after he pressed the golt
button which set the machinery Of thu
exposition In motion. simultaneously
the foreign aud American warshlps IL
the harbor aud the adjacent garrison
at Fortress Monroe gave a salute 4
the nation.
Then came one OF the most inspiring
scenes OF all. As the echoes OF the "a
lutte died away all the bands on the ex
position grounds playsi In union thu
Star Spangled Banner" As the nrs
notes burst forth all the troops on pa
rade presented arms. aud all presen
rose and remained standing Throughout
the singing as salute 10 the nationa
anthem.
with the president were Mrs. Roose
welt and members Of his cabinet. Man,
foreign delegations. with their prodi
gal display Of gold lace and bright dec
orations. were present. these being II
gliitering contrast 10 the staid. sombel
attire OF President Roosevelt and 9th
er dlg-ltaries OF this government
which alone Is something that canno
be seen In this country except In th'
nations capital when a president l. In
auguratsd or on an occn sion similar 4
the present The fact that the exposi
ton IA 70 accessible from Washington
has resulted In q larger number OF dip
lomatlc Representatives being presen
than ever has been known In cosnec
ton with err..lssn ei'enlng eercmo
nies ia the past.
The parade. OF which General Fred
crick Dent Grant was the grand mar
shall. was then reviewed by the prcsl
l a..e ~ go ,.etl.lua0..l In ~ IA,
soldiers. sailors and marines Of thl
and many foreign governments. th'
national guard aud the government
Of states having military Represents
ton la the parade. On the reviewing
stand besides the president and hi
cabinet were tho diplomatic corps. ON
GERS and directors OF the exposition
company, members Of congress. IN
general assembly Of Virginia, unlte'
states and state commissioners 10 IN
exposition. Official Representatives o
the states Of the Union and municlpa
officers Of the cities surrounding HamT
ton Reads.
The governors OF the following state
were present with their stats; Mary
land. Mississippi. Connecticut. we-
Virginia. Rhode Island. Georgia. Mort
Carolina. Virginia. Louisiana, Dsls
ware. New Hampshire. Florida. Ns'
York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vel
mont. Alabama aud Indiana.
The opening was attended by muc
pomp and ceremony. At sunrise til
morning the Norfolk Light Infantr
Blues. stationed at the exposltio
grounds. frcd a salute Of 200 gum
President Roosevelt came from wasl
lngton GA Tire United States steams
Maynower and on his arrival In HAM
ton Roads received the presidents ~
luts Of twenty one guns from each Z
thu American war vessels and from
monster fleet ~ foreign warshlps, ri
rcssntlng the naties 81 the world, .
anchor In Hampton Roads. When i
arrived at the exposition grounds
was met by q military escort and ~
luied by the United States artiller
stationed there. lie was then cscorte
TO the receiving stand. where the priI
elpai exercises OF the day took place.
Bishop Alfred Magill Randolph. blsl
op Of the Episcopal diocese Of -ouiher
Virginia. made the opening prayc
after which Harry st. George Tuckc
president Of the exposition compan
made nm address and introduced Pre-
ldent Roosevelt.
The ceremony OF placing the grcI
seal OF government sponsorship upe
the exposition was thus performed 7
President Roosevelt In the presence
the Joint committee OF congress. u
ambassadors and ministers OF forcli
governments, the governors and re-
resentatiyes OF states and territories.
The spectacular feature Of the ope
ing day was the naval pageant
Hampton Roads. President Iiooseye
on the yacht Maynower. reviewed u
ahlps Of many nations now nj their a
chorage. and the spectacle was wltnc'
cd by thousands from the shores.
The Maynower. with prcsidel
Roosevelt on the bridge. steamed dow
the long line OF dag bedecked war ve
sells on review aud passed around q
feet. smiling up between thu third n
fourth lima of American yeaaolH. lni