The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR
Attendance Was Largest IN His
tory of Exposition
Distinguished Men Took Part i'm the
Public Exercises-Review OF All
the Troops at the Exposition-Big
Reception Given i'm Honor of the
Governor at the North Carolina
Building.
Especial to The Messenger. }

| estimated attendance at upwards of
| 10000, North Carolina day was OBJ
! served at the jamestown exposition
| today Addresses we're made by
Governor Glenn, Lieutenant Govern
| or Winston, of North Carolina, Gov
ernor Swanson, of Virginia; and Pres
| ident Tucker of the exposition. A
| military review was the feature of
| the afternoon and a reception by
| Governor Glenn at the North Carroll
ma building was the event tonight.
This has certainly been one of
| the big days at the exposition and the
welcome extended officially and 9TH
| erWise by Virginians to the Tar Heel
visitors has been hearty and sin
| cere.
Since last Monday unprecedented
| crowds have been arriving in the
city and it is undoubted that the at
| tendance today, numbering up
wards of 10000 Down Homers"
| has been the largest since the open
| ing of the exposition.
The formal exercises of the day
began at 1880 o'clock in the audi
| torium building, upon the arrival of
| Governor Glenn and the official par
ty from the North Carolina building.
Following a prayer by Rev. DR..
| Ghrietzberg and an overture by the
Third Regiment North Carolina
| band a formal welcome was extend
ed the visitors by President H. st.
| George Tucker, of the exposition
company, who had been presented
by Hon. George S. Powell of the
| North Carolina commission. Follow
| ing President Tucker Governor Swan
! son of Virginia, made one of his elo-
quent and patriotic speeches, referr-
| ing in fine words to the close ties
that bind the two states togeth-
| er
After a brief address in response
! by Lieutenant Governor Winston,
I Governor Glenn was introduced and
he held the vast assemblage SPELL
| bound as he recited in his eloquent
and forceful manner the glories and
| achievements of his native state, his
| words frequently bringing forth tre-
mendous applause
At two o'clock in the afternoon
! Governor and his special party were
guests at dinner, which was served
in the Swiss Alpine building, after
| which they spent a while in sight
seeing.
At 5 o'clock, Governor Glenn and
| his party, Governor Swanson, Major
! General Grant, Adjutant Harrington
and other distinguished visitors as
sembled at the reviewing stand on
| Lee Parade where they viewed the
splendid pageant and movement of
! the following companies:
| The 23rd United States Infantry,
| n or oh, Of hot
! tleship Missouri, Battery D, 3rd reg
| iment United States Field Artillery;
End Squadron, 18th United States
Cavalary, First Brigade, organized
Militia, State of North Carolina, COM
prising 1st, End and 3rd regiments of
| infantry, battery field artillery and
North Carolina Naval Brigade
Concluding the days exercises
there was brilliant and largely at
! tended reception given in honor of
Governor Glenn at the North Carroll
ma state building, the hours of the re-
ception being fir m $50 to II. The
affair was planned by the North Car
| Olina commission and it was one of
the most elaborate social functions
| that has transpired in connection
! with the exposition
|
to Governor Glenn and his view of
the exhibits the Norfolk Landmark
| of this morning says:
In the afternoon Governor Glenn,
accompanied by several members of
| the commission, visited the various
North Carolina exhibits. He was
particularly interested in the exhibit
in the states exhibit building, which
0f bo Of hot
OF splendid displays. He spent almost
an hour here, and was shown every
detail OF the installation. From the
states exhibit place he was conduct
ed to the North Carolina education
al exhibit and the other exhibits on
the grounds made by the Old North
State.
Later in the afternoon the Gov
ernor witnessed the dress parade of
the North Carolina brigade of state
troops and naval reserves.
"Virginians rendered the North
Carolinians the warmest of welcomes
last night, when Governor Claude
A. Swanson, of the Old Dominion,
rendered brilliant reception to
Governor Glen nof the Old North
State.
The reception was held in the
beautiful Virginia building, and it
has never before held a larger or
more cordial throng.
The guests began arriving just
before o'clock, and a little after,
Governor Glenn, with his staff, ar
rived. He was greeted by Governor
Swanson and Mrs. Swanson and the
members of the governors staff and
several members of the Virginia COM
mission, who were in the receiving
lline.
Governor Glenn was also accom-
panied by the members of the North
Carolina commission.
''The Virginia was handsomely dec