The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
PUT IN BUSY DAY
President Roosevelt Guest at
jamestown for Nine Hours.
He Reviews the Fleet and Makes
Two Speeches.
REVIEWS THE PARADE
Of Military and Naval Forces,
and Visits Negro Exhibit.
Participates in Presentation OF
the Georgia Silver Service.

Exposition Grounds, Va, June TO-
Brought back to the jamestown exposi-
ton by the formal opening of Bulloch
hall, the ancestral home of his mother
at Roswell, Ga. and reproduced mere
as the Georgia state building, President
Roosevelt today is for the second time
the central figure of an attractive expo
sition programme.
The military and naval spectacle was
not greatly dissimilar to that which
marked the visit of the president when
the exposition was opened on April 70.
The president was the guest of the
exposition for about nine hours, arriv-
ing with a special party, including
Mrs. Roosevelt, the Mayfiower, at
500 a. m. After receiving the Georgia
officials on board and with them as his
guests reviewing the fleets assembled
in Hampton Roads, he was landed at
the exposition grounds at ABOUT II
o'clock He made a speech as part
of the Georgia day exercises in the
forenoon and another at the convention
of the National Editorial association IN
the auditorium this afternoon. He re-
viewed the parade of the military and
naval forces, visited the negro eXhlolt,
participated in the presentation OF a
silver service by the state of Georgia
to the battleship named for her, at
tended a reception given at the Georgia
building, by Georgians alone in honor
of himself and Mrs Roosevelt, ana VS.
tied informally the New York state
building. He will depart for Washlng-
ton at about o'clock.
The weather was just cloudy enough
to break the heat of the sun. From
early morning every street car and poas
arriving at the exposition deposited
hundreds of passengers.
Every part of the exposition grounds
except the war path" was covered by
the president in his strenuous day.
Biggest Crowd Yet.
mr. the
Georgia building and the negro exhibit
are situated at extreme opposite ends
of the grounds and the reviewing STANDS
and the auditorium where the speeches
were made are in about the center of
the grounds. The reservation was
thronged with the greatest attendance
since the opening of the exposition and
the president was given a reception
fully az enthusiastic as that accorded
him on the occasion of his first visit.
AS the Mayfiower steamed down the
long column of vessels each in turn
greeted the president, who occupied
the bridge of yacht with a salute of 81
guns. The foreign vessels had the |
positions of honor in line nearest |
and were reached first by the May-l
flower. so that their guns were the
first to be heard in sounding their |
salutations. The black or dark drab |
vessels of Austria Hungary, Brazil |
Italy. The Netherlands and Portugal |
appeared in sharp contrast to the At |
lantic fleet of SO vessels under the
command of Rear Admiral Evans, the |
ships being draped in the usual peace
paint of white for the hulls and buff
for the superstructures
Each Manned the Rails.
Each foreign and American ship
manned the rails as it passed in re-
view Completing the circuit the May
flower came to her anchorage within
the group of fagships and immediate
~ the president received on board the
flag officers of the Atlantic fleet. The
foreign flags and commanding officers
were then received and in departing
they proceeded to the exposition
grounds where they went ashore at
Discovery landing.
A few minutes later they were fol-
lowed by the president from the barge
of the chief of the
Atlantic fleet. accompanied by the
members of his party.
From Discovery landing the presi-
dents party was driven through a
guard of honor formed by the Georgia
troops, the cadets of the military and
naval academies and the Virginia mill
tary institute drawn up in open ranks
stretched from the water front to the
auditorium and on the outside a crowd
of far greater proportions had assem-
bled on Lee parade in front of the
reviewing stand. Thousands of voices
swelled the cheering which was begun
as soon as the president stepped on
land and continued until the program
was opened a t the stand.
Governor Terrell introduced Presi-
dent Mitchell of the Georgia com
Mr.. Mitchell presented Car
dinal Gibbons, who offered the fnvo-
cation and the band PLAYED the sfStar
Spang1ed Banner" after which Mr..
Mitchell introduced President Roose-
welt whom he characterized as one
''Eeld in esteem. honor and affection |
by the south regardless of politics
haCafIGa his | :
but for his honesty, because when he
sees his duty, like the immortal Lee | !
be swerves not from it. holding that
4uty, right and Justice are above gain ,
whether corporate or individual no |
matter how great when honestly got
ten; condemning and despising it
when gained at the expense of be- !
mother he imbibes largely :
the ideals that have placed him before !
an .admiring country as one who :
means to do his duty by all.
knowing no north, no south no
EAST. no west giving square deal to
The poor as well as the rich, seeking ;
The punishment of i'll gotten wealth
Is he would the pauper. I introduce r
him to you as the most distinguished :
II Georgia'S distinguished grandsons"
President Roosevelt then delivered :
his first address. He spoke for about
an hour and was cheered throughout :
ais entire speech :
The president then reviewed the
parade of foreign and United States
;ailors and blue jackets, marines, ar :
illery, cavalry and infantry, West
Point and Annapolis cadets, Virginia =
cadets, Georgia national guard. Vir- :
sinia volunteers and other small milf :
airy detachments /
The presidents tour of the grounds \
hen ensued. =
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