Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-26
Executive on his Arrival Will Review
Fleets in Hampton Reads
sPEEcHNANNG At THE AUDuORwH
Parade Of Soldiers and Sailors and Natisl al
Guard in the Afsmoon.
CHAIRMAN JOHNSTON ISSUES STATEMENT
Head of GOverninE BOARD says All
Departments of Exposition
Wnl BE Ready by
Middle of May.

/ WASHINGTON, April S President
! Roosevelt members OF his family and party
Of friends left the Washington navy yard
/ at $40 this afternoon aboard the Mayfiower
I for a visit TO the jamestown exposition.
/ They are TO return Monday morning. On
Sunday the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
are to make trip Up the James river In
| the dispatch boat sylph.
! The congressional party. comprising a
joint committee Of the senate and the
members OF their family. preceded the pres
! idential party this morning Secretary and
I Mrs. Metcalf and others left earlier in the
/ afternoon on the United States steamship
Dolphin and the diplomatic corps, whose
members are to be the guests of the
jamestown Tercentennial commission. fol-
lowed tonight.
| The presidents party was made up a.
| follows, in addition to himself: Mrs. Roose-
welt, Miss Roosevelt, Masters Archie and
Quentin Roosevelt Justice Moody OF the
supreme court, Secretary Loeb. Assistant
Secretary Bacon and Mrs. Bacon. Assist
ant Secretary Latta, Mrs. Ralph Cross
johnson. Captain Lee OF the presidents
military aides, Captain Key. one Of the
presidents naval aides Lieutenant Long
and Dr. Ohnesorg, U. s. n.
! AS the president ascended the gangplank
Of the Mayfiower the band aboard the ves-
sci played "The Star Spangled Banner
and the presidents flag hoisted TO the
foremast. AS the ship pulled out salute
OF twenty-one guns announced the presi-
dents departure
Busy Day To-day.
The president will take an important part
in the opening OF the exposition and the
exercises incidental thereto. which are to
begin soon after he arrives at Hampton
Roads tomorrow. In the morning there
is to be a review OF the assembled mem
Of-war and the reception OF the nag ofi-
GERS and commanding officers Of the for
eiEn ships At 1O:SO the president is to
leave the Mayhower and to be met at the
end OF the government pier by the officers
Of the exposition and a military escort
and will be saluted by the United States
artillery stationed on the exposition
grounds. An hour later he lie TO go to the
reviewing stand on Lees parade in the
rear Of the auditorium building. where a
program Of exercises, including the ad-
dress OF President Tucker Of the exposition
and Of President Roosevelt and the pressing
Of the gold button opening the exposition,
are TO take place. In the afternoon there
is to be a lunch to the president and his
party IN the auditorium building. review
Of a parade OF the soldiers and sailors and
a
president ythe officers and directors OF
the jamestown Exposition company, after
which at p. m. the president returns TO
the Mayflower.
In the evening at O'Clock the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt are 70 dine with Presi-
dent Tucker at his home IN Norfolk.
Statement by Chairman.
NORFOLK. Va, April sc Brooks
, Johnston, chairman OF the governing board
OF the jamestown exposition. has issued the
following statement explaining the expOsi-
ton situation today:
While it is, Of course. a source Of some
disappointment 20 the management that IL
is not possible 70 present on April -
completed exposition yet We shall view
suits suits which will then be in evidence.
We wish to be fair with the public, as
, We shall hope IL will be with US. and -, I
fed statement that we expect within two
weeks OF the opening and certainly by
May Is. with favorable weather, the ex-
position Will be all that was expected or
has been promised.
. We do not consider that we are unpre-
pared. as expositions 60 and we only ask
protection against instrumentation.
Rapid Work in Progress.
The day before the opening Of the
jamestown Tercentennial exposition on
Hampton Roads hnds the MANAGEMENT OF
the big enterprise straining every energy
20 put the grounds and buildings In pre-
sentable shape for the Inauguration cere-
monies. Several thousand labOrsrs were
engaged today clearing the streets which
are 20 be traversed tomorrow by the presi-
dent and his party and by the others who
, will participate In the ceremonies. Not
, withstandinE the rush Of work being car
, ried forward today the exposition win be
far from completion tomorrow. Temporary
railroad tracks. debris Of all sorts and ur-
finished sidewalks are the rule on the
grounds, while almost every building is
marred BY an enclosure OF scaffoldings
Many Of the buildings win not be open to
morrow. the management having deter
mined that progress can only BE- made By
excluding the public during the time the
: workmen are engaged In their labors.
Feature of Opening Day.
The feature OF the opening day. which
nothing but bad weather can mar. VIII be
the naval pageant in Hampton Roads
! President Roosevelt on board the yacht
Mayhower. will review the ships OF the
nations now at anchorage. and the spec
tacle VII be witnessed BY thousands from
the shore OF the exposition grounds.
Pleasure craft and excursion steamers by
the score viii frame the anchorage
grounds OF the feet and the water show
, is expected TO surpass anything ever seen
IN this country.
Foreign fleets Arrive.
Today witnessed the arrival Of the most
formidable OF the visiting warship squad
rons. The Austrian ships, sankt George
and Aspern, and the British cruiser squad
3 ron. composed OF the Good Hope. the Ar
( gyIi. the Hampshire and the Roxburgh.
5 passed in thecapes within a few hours Of
each other. With saiutinE cannon and
a dropping hags they cruised slowly up
; Hampton Roads 20 the positions assigned
. them on the naval rendezvous grounds.
{ The flagship Connecticut Of the American
heet exchanged salutes with the sankt
e George and the Good Hope and later Ad-
[ miral Sir George Neville OF the British
3 squadron and Commodore Hermann Pres
4 oott Of the Austrian squadron put out IN
small boats 70 visit Rear Admiral RObley