The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-26
Off FOR JAMESTOWN.


Presidential Party Leaves washington
Mid Cheers end Salutes.
Washington, April 25.-President
Roosevelt members of his family and
| a party of friends left the Washington
navy yard at $3.50 this afternoon aboard
the yacht Mayflower, for a visit to the
jamestown Exposition. They are to
return Sunday morning. On Saturday
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
to make a trip up the James River on
the dispatch boat Sylph.
The congressional party comprising
joint committee of the Senate ana
the House and their families, preceded
the Presidential party this morning.
Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf and others
left earlier in the afternoon on the
United States steamer Dolphin and the
diplomatic corps, whose members are
to be the guests of the jamestown ter
centennial committee, followed tonight.
The Presidents party was made up as
follows in addition to the President;
Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt, Masters Ar.
chic and Quentin Roosevelt, Justice
Moody, of the Supreme Court; Secre-
tary Loeb Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Bacon, Assistant Secretary Latta, Mrs.
Ralph Cross Johnson, Captain Lee, one
of the Presidents aides; Captain Key,
one of the Presidents naval aides;
Lieutenant Commander Long and DIR.
Ohnesorg, U. S. N.
large crowd assembled at the navy
yard to see the distinguished guests
depart. As the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt with their children. reached
the yard about o'clock, they were
met by Commander Leutz ana Captain
Long, of the Mayflower. and welcome
from the buglers of the marines, de-
tachment of which was drawn up on
the wharf The President assembled the
nh "a vessel
playing the Star Spangled Banner and
| the flag was hoisted to the foremost,
| 1t took but very few minutes Tor
| the vessel to be loosed from her moor
| ings and the President and his guests
| standing on the after starboard side OF
| the. ship waved a good bye TO the
! crowd. AS the ship pulled out Pres
idential salute of twenty-ore guns an
nounced the Presidents departure.
While the arrangements were being
made for the vessels departure the
| crowd, among whom were NUMBER OF
children surged near the ropes which
| held her, notwithstanding the warning
| of the officers. The President showed
deep concern for their safety and ad-
vancing to the rail of the vessel ad-
monished the children to keep back
| The president will take an important
| part in the opening of the exposition.
! In the morning there is to DC the re-
| view of the assembled men-of-war and
| the reception Of the flag offers and
| commanding officers of the foreign
| ships. At half past ten the president
| is to leave the Mayfower and Is to be
| met at the end of the governmnt pier
| by Officers of the exposition and
| military escort and will be saiuted by
| the United States artillery stationed
| on the exposition grounds. An hour
later he Is to go to the reviewing
| stand on the Lees parade in the rear
| of the auditorium building where
program of exercises will be held, In
| Guiding the addresses Of PRESIDENT
| Tucker of the exposition and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the pressing OF the
| gold button, opening the exposition.
| In the afternoon there Is to be
| luncheon to the president and his party
| in the auditorium building review OF
| a parade of the soldiers and sailors
| and the national guard and a reception
| to the president by the officers and
| directors of the jamestown Exposition
| Company, after which. at n! M, the
| president returns to the Mayf1ower.
In the evening at o'clock. the
| president and Mrs. Roosevelt are to
| dine with President Tucker at his
| home in Norfolk. Saturday will be a
| day of comparative rest for the presi-
| dent; he and Mrs. Roosevelt taking a
| trip up the James river on the dis
| patch boat Sylph. returning 90 Hamp-
| ton Roads in time to board the May
| flower so as to start for WASHINGTON
about 7 O'Clock in the evening. The
Mayfower is scheduled to reach Wash
ington Sunday morning about 10