The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-30
An Auspicious Day.

An Auspicious Day. :.
A fairer day has never been seen
than that which attended the opening
Of probably the most notable exposi-
ton ever held in the South. The
heat at times during the afternoon
was somewhat intense but it was al
ways tempered by n strong breeze,
laden with the life-giving qualities Of
salt sea air.
The military encamped about the
exposition grounds began the days
ceremonies with the firing of the
three-ccntury salute. Soon thereaf-
ter from across the waters Of Hamp-
ton Roads came the boom of ship
cannon. signalling thc beginning Of
the naval review by me president of
the most formidable fleet Of intcrna-
tional battlcships and cruisers the
world has witnessed in many years.
On board the crusier yacht Mayflow-
er the president with a few especial
ly invited guests was greeted by a
roar of 2l guns from each Of the YES
sells, foreign and American. Then rs
he steamed along the line Of the Wis
iting men-of-war he was salutcd in
dividually and in turn by every bat
tlcship and cruiser at anchor in the
Roads. The marine picture, viewed
from shore by thousands and from
the decks of excursion and pleas
urc craft by almost as many more,
was at once imposin" and impressive.
When his yacht had anchored in
| the very midst Of the naval vessels
the president received on board the
flag and commanding officers of the
foreign fleet and the flag officers of
foreigners who called were: Admiral
Sir George Neville, commanding the
| British cruiser squadron; Commo-
dore Kalau Won Hoff, commanding
the German cruisers; Commodore
Hermann Won Plescott, commanding
the Austrians' and the commanding
! officers of the Argentine ship Sar-
micnto. TO each Of the visitors the
president had word of greet
ing, expressing his pleasure in meet
| ing them on home waters. The hos
pitality Of the nation was extended
by the president, who in turn receiv-
ed from his brilliantly uniformed
visitors many expressions of the es-
TEEN in which he personally and the
American people as Il whole are held
by the sovereiens whose ambassadors
1t was their pleasure to be. The for
eign officers We'd with one another in
the cordiality of their expressions.
| the German commodore and the Eng
lish admiral especially voicing senti-
mcnts Of the warmest admiration
| for The president.
The President Lands.
The president landed at the ex-
positl"2 grounds shortly after II a.
m. The immense government piers
undergoing construction are still
many weeks from completion and it
was with some difficulty that a way
was cleared for even the light laun-
ches in which the president and the
naval officers of the various squad
rons made the journey to shore.
Booming cannon again greeted The
president as he stepped upon the tenn
porary structure which is eventually
to be magnificent water gate known
rs Discovery Landing. President
Tucker Of the exposition personally
welcomed Mr.. Roosevelt, and cheer
i ing crowds along the water front ac-
| claimed a chorus to the simple words
! Of Mr.. Tucker, who said:
"NIr. President, old Virginia salu-
tcs you, SIR
The president returned the saluta-
tion, expressing his pleasure at being
present, and entering carriage with
Mrs. Roosevelt, was driven to the
grandstand on the Parade between
two lines Of soldiers from the
Twenty-third United States infantry.
The infantrymen, in open file, cov-
| cred the entire course of the presi-
dents drive from the shore front to
the place of the inaugural cercmon-
les. The big grandstand was filled
to overflowing by the time the presi-
! dent reached the centre box assign
cd to him and to the members Of his
family. Arranged in the front rows
of boxes were the ambassadors and
ministers Of the foreign nations, at
| tended by their military and naval