The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-14
CELEBRATE LANDING JAMESTOWN ISLAND Gen. Kuroki Specially Honored at 30Oth Anniversary PARADE GREAT SPECTACLE Landing of First Permanent English Settlers Occasion for Elaborate
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 Others Speak.
PARADE GREAT SPECTACLE

Norfolk, Va, May 13.-The celebration today on Jamestown island. forty miles up the James river of the 300th anniver- sary of the landing there of the first permanent English settlers, under Sir Christopher Newport, John Smith and others, was held under fair skies and conditions in very suspicious way. The exercises on the island are directly un- der the auspices of the Society for the Preservation of Virginian Antiquities.
 Joseph Bryan of Richmond, Va, pre- sided and the invocation was offered by Bishop Randolph of the diocese of South ern Virginia. The opening address was delivered by Governor Swanson of Vir- ginia and British Ambassador Bryce, fol- lowed with an address, the subject of which was Greetings From the Old World to the New"
 Lieutenant Governor Ellison of Virginia introduced Governor Swanson and MT. Bryan introduced Ambassador Bryce A choir composed of students from the hls- toric William and Mary college at Will liamsburg, was in attendance and Bishop Gibson of the diocese of Virginia and other clergy participated.
 Elaborate Celebration.
 The elaborate celebration at the James, town exposition today was ushered in by the firing of a salute of seventeen guns from Fortress Monroe, incident to the arrival at Old Point Comfort at 6:15 a. m., of Gen. Baron Kuroki, his staff and party, accompanied by Gen. o. E. Wood, as official escort. General Kuroki and his party were met at the Old Point Comfort pier by General Grant and Ma jor Strong, the latter commanding Fort ress Monroe.
 Ill honors were accorded the distin- guished Japanese and after breakfast, General Kurolki and party proceeded by special boat to review the great fleet of American and foreign warships in Hampton Roads. after which they landed at the Jamestown exposition grounds for the exercises of the day. which included an address by President Harry St. George Tucker of the Jamestown Exposition com pany. and parade and review of the federal troops on the camp at the ex- position, together with several thousand sailors, landed from the American and foreign warships in Hampton Roads, all being reviewed by General Kuroki, the Japanese vice admiral, Sir Gerot Ijun, the Italian Duke De Abruzzi, Generals Grant and Wood, and other American and foreign navy dignitaries.
 The parade of army troops, marines and sailors, with 5000 men In line, was a beautiful spectacle.
 Play "Star Spangled Banner"
 The foreign bands played the Star Spangled Banner" as they passed the reviewing stand on the parade grounds and the outbursts of applause incident to this feature was deafening. Rear Ad- miral Charles M. Thomas, commanding the second division of the first quadron of the Atlantic fleet, was chief marshal of the parade. Rear Admiral Evans was unable to come ashore.
 In addition to tie marines and sailors from the American warships, attachments participated in the parade from the Jap anese cruisers Tsuki Bai, Italian cruisers Varese and Etruria, Austrian cruisers SanRt George and Aspern, Brazilian bat tleship Ria Chuelo, cruiser Barroso and gunboat Tamoyo and Chilean cruiser Ministro Zenteno.
 All the foreigners appeared to excel lent advantage. The Third infantry, com manded by Col. Phillip Reade, with twelve companies repeated Its splendid marching from the opening day of the exposition, and came in for it's share of applause. The small army from the Atlantic fleet was commanded by Capt Seaton Schro- der of the battleship Virginia and con- sisted of forty-eight companies of blue jackets and marines, divided Into eight battalions.
 Applaud u. S. Sailors.
 The appearance of the United States sailors was the signal for loud outbursts of applause.
 The Third battery of United States field artillery commanded by Capt. T. N. Horn. made a splendid showing.
 The second squadron of the Twelfth United States cavalry, commanded by Maj. H. J. Sickel, evoked great enthu- siasm. General Kuroki and his staff off cers, next to the sailors from their own, seemed to be most interested in the cav alrymen.
 me passing of the last command was the signal for the admittance of the spectators to the parade ground in front of the grand stand. where the brief ex- erclses planned for the day were held. The invocation was by the Rev. George Booker, pastor of Epworth Methodist church, Norfolk
 The Jamestown Anniversary Ode" By the late James Baron Hope, was read by Judge T. s. Garnett of Norfolk. Pres ident Fuckers brief speech concluded the grand stand exercises.
 The American and foreign naval visitors were driven from the reviewing stand to Discovery Landing where they re- boarded their launches and returned to th,ir ships.
 Ahe day was an ideal one in every respect and the programme was com pleted without hitch. The Italians from the Duke De Abruzzis flagship Varese, won the first of the international races, the cutter class, the elapsed time of the competing crews being:
 Verese, Italian, 30 minutes 27 seconds
 Sankt George, Austrian, 42 minutes, 40 seconds.
 Aspern, Austrian, 34 minutes, 23 seconds
 iowa, American, 34 minutes, 8 seconds
 Chitoz, Japanese. 37 minutes, 27 seconds
 Tsulxu Ba, Japanese, 3S minutes, 50 sec- onds.
 The Dinghy race was not rowed as the contestants did not report on starting time
 Russian Socialists in London.
 London, May 13.-The Russian social