The Washington herald., 1907-04-27
PRESIDENT OPENS
JAMESTOWN FAIR
ooNrINUED FRoN FInsr PAaE.

Htt-1 hOch aAAN ~ ltAe At1oAGA nay tEhtEW
last fall. but that was only a sinplined
spelling one. ana a little one az, that
But the jamestown press boat joke was
large and wholesome and smaeked Of the
SAVIOR OF Virginlas soil.
The press had been invited 10 go to
the review and see the President press
the button. OF a special boat. which
was to leave Norfolk at o'clock. Be-
tween 200 and 800 representatives Of
the press Menti all of whom were pro-
vided with blue badges. They were
landed at 1915. a mile from the place
where the President was then finishing
his speech.
The wearers Of the blue badges
heard the salute Of guns fred al the
foot of the government pier when
President Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt
the two boys. Quentin and Archie, and
the invited guests Of Mr.. Roosevelt
landed there from Admiral Davis
launch at 1870. The party was met
by Harry 81. George Tucker, president
Of the exposition. and the directors Of
the exposition. Marines lined the road
up to the Administration Building. and
the grand stand behind, where the open
ing exercises were to be held. A troop
Of cavalry cleared the way.
Display of Fine Feathers.
Norfolk had never seen such feathers.
There we're attaches in red ana gold
with medals on their chests like the man
on the cigar box corner, naval officers
with plumes hanging 10 their shoulders.
two from the Chinese Legation in blue
six robes. and seVere-lOodng frockscoated
ambassadors with buttons Of honor in
their lapels. 20 say nothing of the
governors staff. Each governor and
there were a lot Of them. We'd with the
other in the gorgeousness Of Bis retinue.
one executives aid-de-camp was dressed
as a Polish hussar In sky blue trunks
and a fur-trimmed jerkin. His dispatch
bag. which is not meant to open, clicked
against his saber. There was a freckled-
faced citizen. who might have come from
the Georgia mountains, who stood out
side the grand stand an6 watched the
dream of splendor unfold befo4e him
Stranger. got a smoke about you?" he
said at last in a half whisper. Il am
afraid / get kind CT nervous sight seeing. 4"
aAE AAyFf4 AiA AADEl- "a lie - anu 1ttAiitA
surged and swayed under the restlessness
OF those anxious TO get near view Of
the President The people in the front row
were suffering severely. when the Presi-
dent sprang 10 his feet and held Up both
hands.
BE careful Of the women andachfdTen. %
he said Il know you pride yourself in
Virginia on looking out for them. Don't
let ne have a chance 10 change my
opinion
Then the president Of the exposition
spoke after him came President RoOse-
welt Though there was a constant roar
caused By the feet Of late-eomeTs finding
their seats up in the rear Of the grand
stand the Presidents voice carried we'll
When the President had finished. he
went down a lane in the crowd 10 the
Administration Building. on the second
floor Of the right wing. where luncheon
was 10 be served. with the President. the
governors of States. the ambassadors, and
directors of the exposition as guests.
American stand-up Luncheon.
Downstairs. in the left wing, the great
American stand-up luncheon was served
to the uniformed and gpded attaches of
/ legations, Congressman, and citizens va
rious-the stand-up luncheon where you
duck low and get a plate of salad and a
sandwich before your neighbor gets them.
some Of the attaches have not yet become
/ accustomed 10 the etiquette Of the Amer
lean stand-up luncheon. and to-day these
did not eat
But the English officers. in the red
coats and pipe-clayed helmets, knowing
E fafg a@arraeaf7tI
70 the luncheon, got on swimmlngly.
OEa attache OF the Australian Legation
who wore a horsetan in hts helmet. and
whose cuffs were trimmed in ma genta
with gold lining had after much labor
secured two sandwiches. and as he turned
20 seek the salad bowl a boy took the
sandwiches, wrapped them in a paper
napkin and put them in his pocket for
future necessities.
The review Of the troops on the Lee
parade grounds followed the luncheon
without loss of time. The President was
back in the reviewing box a few minutes
after , o'clock. Admiral Evans sat be-
side him. Quentin Roosevelt began to
maneuver for position with a camera even
before the professional photographers
were barred off the field by the soldiers.
A trumpet blew and Gen. Fred Dent
{ 4AEAlALr win s-tH HAcAlf AONE uNMlt AF4NA =
the Presidents stand. The man on the
bay horse never looked more like a Grant
than he did to-day, on Lee parade ground.
The whisper went around: That's the
son. That's the son"
President Reviews Troops.
To the tune Of Dixie" came down the
green three battaIions OF the Twenty
third Regiment, Col. Philip Read at the
head Then "a battalion of Coast Artillery.
under Mai. Strong. The crowd cheered
the artiIierymen and their commander.
President Roosevelt lifted his hat 10 the
officer with a smile of recognition.
It was when three battalions Of sailors
from the ships in the rOadstead passed
in review that the crowd. which had
taken IN the show without remembering
to Chez suddenly found itself. AS the
cheers went up Bob Evans stood up and
said something in the Presidents ear.
Roosevelt nodded his head vigorous
ly and grinned, Quentin hoped ex-
citedly from one corner of the box to
the other taking snaps. The parade
was finished OF with the Seventy first
Virginia Volunteers for the most part
in good line. and B Battery, OF the Ma
tional Guard Artillery, and when this
-es~NNt 0if+1+SA " N-it ~ eitO II = 4~t-i rs
in the gTandstand were unlKind enough
to cough uproariOusly
ION, hey, there you. Charley where'd
you get that old blind horseY'
Say, don't you go Looping that horse
any; he'll sure die"
The Presidents ordeal came next. He
took his stand under the Tome of the
Administration Building and shook the
/ hands Of about COO people.
At 4:30 o'clock the President and his
party returned to the MayfloweT
Entire Fleet Illuminated.