The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-14
LANDING OF THE
FIRST settlers
Celebration at Jamestown in
commemoration of Advent OF
First Permanent Colony.
FOREIGN SAILORS ASHORE
PARADE A REALLY MAGNET
CENT SPECTACLE.

Norfolk va May ls,-The celebration
today aH jamestown island. forty miles
up the Jalncs riv r. Of the seth ami
versary OF the landing there OF the first
permanent English settlers under SiI
Christopher Newport. John Smith
and others. was hello under fair skies
and conditions IN every way suspicious
'rhe exercises upon the island were di-
rectlv under the auspices of the Soei-
ETY. Tor me Preservation of Nmginian an
uquirics. Joscuh ErVan Of Richmond,
Va. presided ava thr Invocation was Of
fered 10y Bishop Randolph 1f the diocese
of Southern Virginia.
The Opening address was delivered hy
Governor swanson OF virginia, and AM
haSsacnr SrECo followed with an address
the subject being The Greetings OF the
Old Mofif Ia the New.
Governor Ellis of Yirginis introduced
Governor Swanson and Alr. Bryan intro
duced Ambassador Bryce
A choir composed of students from VIII
liam and Mary college was in attend
ance, and Bishop Gibson Of the diocese
Of Virginia. and other clergy, partici-
pated.
Lady Grey wife of Earl Grey Of Can
ada, is with Ambassador Bryce.
Magnificent Parade.
The parade Of army troops. marines
ana sailors. with 100B men i'm line. was
a beautiful spectacle. The foreign bands
played THE Star-Spangled Banner as
they passed the reviewing stand, and the
outbursts of applause incident to this
were deafening Rear Admiral Thomas,
commanding the second division of the
first squadron of the Atlantic fleet, was
chief marshal of the parade Rear Adj
miraj Evans was unable to come ashore
In addition 10 the marines and sail
ors from the American warships, de-
tachments participated from the Jap
anese, Italian Austrian. Brazilian and
Chilean warships.
The Twenty-third infantry. with
twelve companies. repeated us splendid
marching OF the opening day of the ex-
position.
The small army from the Atlantic fleet
was commanded by Captain Schroeder of
the battleship Virginia and consisted of
forty-eight companies of bluejackets and
marines. divided into eight battalions.
The Third battery of the United States
field artillery, commanded by. Captain
Horn. made splendid showing
Kuroki Honored.
The elaborate celebration at the James
town exposition today was ushered in
10y the firing of a salute of seventeen
guns from Fortress Monroe. incident to
the arrival at Old Point Comfort at 6.l5
a. m. in honor of General Baron Kuroki,
his staff and party. accompanied by Gen
eral o. +. Wood as official escort.
General Kuroki and party were met at
the Old Point Comfort pier by General
Grant and Major Strong. the latter COM
manding Fortress Monroe.
All honOrs were accorded the distin-
guished Japanese, and after breakfast
General kuroH 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
The Italians from the Duke De Abruz-
zfs flagship won the first of the inter-
national races the cutter class.