The Globe-republican., 1907-05-16
JAMESTOWN Celebrates
The Three Hundredth Anniversary
Of Landing Of First Settlers
Commemorated.
MANY NOTABLE VISITORS WERE PRESENT
Honors Accorded Gen. kuroki and
Party - Ambassador Bryce the
Principal orator Of the Day-Fes-
tivities Closed With Banquet on
Italian Flagship.

Norfolk, Va, May 1.-THE celebra-
ton Monday on Jamestown Island,
40 miles up the James river, OF the
3OOth anniversary Of the landing there
of the first permanent English set
tiers under Sir Christopher Newport,
John Smith and others, were held un-
der fair skies and conditions in
every way suspicious.
The exercises on the island were
directly under the auspices Of the
Society for the Preservation or
Virginia antiquities. Joseph Bryan of
Richmond, Va, presided and the in
vocation was offered by Bishop
Randolph of the diocese of Southern
Virginia. The opening address was
delivered by Gov. Swanson, of Viz
ginia, and British Ambassador
Bryce followed with an address, the
subject of which was Greetings from
the old world to the new"
Lieut.. Gov. Ellison of Virginia In
troduced Gov. Swanson and Mr.. Bryan
introduced Ambassador Bryce.
A choir composed of students from
the historic William and Mary college
at Williamsburg was in attendance,
and Bishop Gibson of the diocese OF
Virginia. and other clergy partici-
pated.
The elaborate celebration at the
jamestown exposition Monday was
ushered in by the firing of a salute
of II. guns from Fortress Monroe in
cident to the arrival at Old Point
Comfort at 6:15 a. M, of Gen. Baron
kuroki, his staff and party, accom-
panied by Gen. 0. e. Wood as official
escort.
Gen. Kuroki and his party were met
at the Old Point Comfort pier by
Gen. Grant and Maj. Strong, the lat
ter commanding Fortress Monroe.
All honors were accorded the dis
tinguished japanese and after break
fast Gen. KuroM and party proceeded
by special boat to review the great
fleet of American and foreign war
ships in Hampton Roads, after which
they landed at the jamestown EXPOSE
ton grounds for the exercises of the
day which included an address by
President Harry st. George Tucker Of
the jamestown Exposition company
and parade and review of the feder-
al troops on the camp at the exposi-
ton, together with several thousand
sailors landed from the American and
foreign warships in Hampton Roads
all being reviewed by Gen. Kuroki the
Japanese vice admiral, Sir Gero ljuin;
the Italian Duke De Abruzzi, Cen
Grant and Wood, Admiral Evans and
other American and foreign army and
navy dignitaries.
At noon Monday salute OF 900
guns was fired in Hampton Roads
commemorative of the landing of the
first English settlers on May IL, 1917
Among the features of the day were
races between crews from the .Amerl-
can and foreign warshfps.
Gen. Kuroki and his party later IN
spected Fortress Monroe and the
festivities of the day concluded WITT
a ball and dinner given by the Duke
De Abruzzi on the Italian flagship
Varez. The banquet was attended BY
all foreign and American dignitarie'
now in these waters. The function
was one of the most elaborate eVel
given aboard a warship.
Monday there was great illumi
nation of the warships in Hampton
Roads with brilliant fire works IRON
floats off the exposition grounds ant
in close proximity to the warships.