The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
Significance Of Richmond.
Day to Great James
town Exposition
SHOW TOOK
ON NEW LIFE.
High Officials Much Encouraged.
by Enthusiasm Of Capital City
Visitors, and Declare They
Will Strive to Make
Venture Notable
Success.
High Officials Much Encouraged
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JAM EsTowN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS. July 1s.-Thousands OF |
citizens OF Richmond visited James
town, Exposition to-day, and by
their presence and enthusiasm by their
hearty appreciation OF the exhibits.
and by their keen interest in the royal
reception which greeted them, put an
tend for, all time to the slanders spread |
abroad that the capital city OF Virginia
,ras not in accord with the celshrat ton
of the e8tercentennial.
The happy crowd was typlcaiiy
,Virginian. good -natured, eager 70
the top OF Its bent. There may have have
been greater assembiages at the ex-
nosition indeed on three occasions
there have been more people Wlthlh |
the enclosure-on Opening Day, on
Virginia Day ard on Georgia Day,
when the President attenoea ~ =. s6.,u.. ,taaa
ory of his nother--but none OF THESE THESE
t.oocas sions was there such display OF
enthusiasm, such thorough air OF
good fellowship as obtained to- day,
when the hosts OF Richmond journeyen
to the shores OF Hampton Roads. y
was like DERBY Day IN IN Eh ,anu, =.
that every one knew everybody, else
or did not wait for any formal ntro-
fduction before u speaking. The blue
land gold badge with the magic WORD.
i.Richmond," inscribed upon IT. worn
ny allGtrue and faithful pilgrims rom
the Cityo Seven Hills upon .1ne .sainas'
was sign of friendship and the oc-
cation brought together In close toucn 'lci 1
tYhonsands of Richmonders who, Until
to-day had been utter strangers
Has Given Impetus to
Tercentenninl celebration
sT,hat the. people OF Ttde~a tsrSs ap s
Iorcciated the advent OF the sclllzes, clllzenss ~
Richmond was proved by the 70 oyaiiys
i,varm welcome extended,{in which the
,vaather not to be denied. took ex1$
ceedingly sunny and intense parI.
president Tucker and Mr.. Barr on
Wednesday stated that they pinned
Iteeir faith on the patriotism OF Rlcn- .t.o 3
,nond and counted on the loyalty OF .its
people to set an example OF iriehu,i. iNl.
hyorld might know that the stories
epread broadcast, OF unprepareoness
fand failure. were untrue.
Las. night President Tucker could
scarcely speak In expressing his ap-
rreciation Of what Richmond had Done
and OF the impetus which the day nao
gwen ths tercenternial fair. BY the
tnnn1ber Of Its people who travelled more
II than zoo miles to be present, and by
the earnest stamp of approval which
they placed upon the great fair Rich
1rond laid the evil spirit Of the ban ban
.shee" and turned the tide Which must
and will carry the exposition to grand
SUCCESS. =
With the presence OF His EXcellency
the Governor OF Virginia: His Honor,
Mayor Mccarthy all of the City Fathers
and practically all of the city oftl-
GERS. Including the Chief Of Police and
many OF his blue-ciad keepers OF the
peace" Jamestown owoke to new life
Bnd wore happy al. OF prosperity and
energy. The very grounds and build
irss were more beautiful. the hum
Idreds OF exhibits seemed more attrac-
.tIve and the very amusemeits on the
tWarpath, for weeks past wrapped IN
the darkest gloom of pecuniary de-
sphir found new life when Richmond
placed its shoulder under the incubus
and sent it rolling away.
what Richmond Day
Has Taught Americans.
No one was more enthusiastic than
was Judge Alton Parker, Of New
York who entered fully into the spirit
of the occasion. Ne one listened more
closely than he did to the excellent
ispeeches made By President Tucker
Governor Swanson and Mr.. ] ohm Skel.
ton Williams; no cne applauded the
Richmond troops more loudly nor die
II
the beauty OF the Richmond womer
than did ne, and, indeed, SO enthusi
astic was he over Richmond Day tha
II he gave out statement which fol-
lows:
"Richmond Day has taught me
thkt 1t is the duty OF every good
American citizenn to visit the
Jamestown Exposition to learn the
history of his country and to Inn
bibe the spirit OF liberty that Is
Indigenous in this mir. The early
settlers would he proud II they
could know of what the yirglnians
81 OF this generation We're accom-
plfshing in the land which they
discovered.
.I count 1t a great pleasure to-
be here and to meet my friends,
Governor Swanson, Lieutenunt-
Governor Ellyson and other dis
tinguished officials of this State,
and count 1T a very great plens-
ure to he here RichmOnd Day.
when your beautiful Capital is
helping to celebrate your mnsni-
cent exposition. And regard 1t
ms being particularly Fortunate
TINT may be here and see that
glorious organization, tho Rich-
niOnd Blues, more than century
old, Hnd none of them 4 not un-
worthy of the ancestors of tho
repuhltc who landed here 800
years ago." 45
Mr., L. q. Morris, Of the Rich1ilon
Chamber of Commerce, offered a resc
lutlon which tbespeaks tho ttitude (
Richmond to the exposition and sitf
support which the people Of Rlchmon
are prepared to give 1t. The resoll
ton which was adopted at the Ricl
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