The Washington herald., 1907-06-11

Norfolk Va, June 10-This, Georgia
Day at the jamestown er-Centennial.
might as well have been called Roosevelt
Day. for the President, who came down
from Washington TO participate in the
ceremonies. was quite the whole show.
II is true there was naval pageant
military parade. and several other fea-
lures less spectacular and less important
but the President figured so c0nspicu0usly
in all Of them that he was the sole at
traction.
The crowd followed him from place to
place about the grounds shouting and
cheering from the moment he set foot
on the government pier, at Il O'Clock.
until he left the exposition to go aboard
the Mayfiower six and a half hours later.
During the time he was here. the Presi-
dent made two set speeches. two other
brief and informal talks held no less
than SIX formal and informal receptions.
did two reviewing stunts. and found time
TO partake of a sumptuous luncheon at.
the Georgia Building. All this was done
under the auspices of Georgia Day.
President Enjoys Himself.
The Cracker folk put the Presidents
strenuousness to d severe test but he
went through the programme which they
had arranged without any particular diff
Guilty, and seemed TO thoroughly enjoy
himself The Georgians shared his
pleasure
There were several thousand of them
here. Most of the men were colonies. and
all Of the women were beautiful SO the
colonels said, and generally speaking they
told the truth, for il cannot be gaiusaid
that there was much feminine loveliness
in evidence about the Georgia Building.
Even the President seemed not imperyi-
GUS to this fact. for he fingered long at
"Bulloch Hall" surrounded by a bevy of
fair daughters from the Southland. each
one Of whom sought to claim him as
kinsman because he had told them in his
speech Of his Georgia lineage. and all
prominent families in Georgia are related.
So the President was made TO feel quite
at home among the Georgia folk. and par
tcularly because the Georgia State Build
ing is replica Of her typical old South
ern mansion, where his mother spent her
girlhood days and vas married. and in
her honor the structure here has been
named 'Bulloch Han" a gracious compH- |
aent to the President which he did not
overlook.
Conditions Much Improved.
It was the Presidents second and prob
ably his last visit TO the exposition. He
found conditions somewhat improved over
what they were on the opening day. when
everything was in a state of great disor-
der and unpreparedHess.
But the President had little or no time
TO look al the show places He visited
only one Of the exposition buildings-the
one erected FOR the negroes. wherein they
have Installed their products, their hand
iWoTk, and the evidences Of the progress
they have made up from slavery. This
place may well be considered one Of the
features Of the jamestown show. and it
made a strong impression upon the Pres
ldent. brief though his stay there neces-
saTily was.
completely on the grounds to-day the
negroes refrainLng from participating inI
the general exercises. and remaining in
the vicinity of their department and
awaiting the arrival Of the President.
When he did come they gave him a rous-
ing reception. Under the escort Of
committee he walked through the main
building and was shown the exhibits. At
nearly every booth he stopped to say a
word Of encouragement
One progressive representative of the
race had a large exhibit Of shoe dressing.
With much pride he told the President
that eight years ago ne had started out
with $50, and that he now had a trade Of
$4,000 a year, and that his goods sold all
over the United States and in foreign
countries.
by George. my good fellow. exclaimed
the President you have done rem8rka-
bly' 1 want TO congratulate YOU"
Arrives at $ O'Clock.
The President arrived on the yacht May
flower off Old Point Comfort at s O'Clock
this morning. When the trim little Yacht
passed Fort Monroe the guns Of the fort
belched forth q salute Of twenty-one guns.
She hove TO directly at the head Of the
double lire Of American and foreign YES
sells. and the President received on beard
Gov. Terrell President Mitchell. of the
Georgia State Commission. the Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs Metcaf and their
party. including the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Meyer. George w. Vanderbilt
and Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Chabot.
In the Presidents party, besides him
self and Mrs. Roosevelt were Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs CowIes, Douglas Robin /
son and Mrs Robinson. Assistant Secre-
tary Latta, Miss Hagner, c. Grant La
Fargo and Mrs. La Fargo, Rear Admiral
Evans, and Lieut.. Commander Long.
This ceremony over the Mavdover, |
with the President standing on the bridge. !
passed in review of the assembled fleet /
First on the line at the head Of the
column nearer the exposition grounds. /
were the vessels of the visiting n1vies-
the Sankt George and Aspern, Of Austria
Hungary. Riachuelo Barroso, and Ia
mOyO. Of Brazil. Klebsr. Victor Hugo, !
and Chasseloupe Laubdt. Of France: Va /
rese and Etruria. Of Italy; Gelderland. Of
Netherlands, and Don Carlos ]. Of Por-
tugal
As the Mayfiower passed in review their |
mighty cannon roared forth the Presi- |
dents salute, which he acknowledged by /
dofiing his hat as the yacht steamed by /
each vessel On the bridge Of the Varese /
stood his royal highness the Duke of /
Abruzzi. Reaching the end of the column, /
Continued ON Page 3. Column ,.
The Presidents speeches will he /
found on Page ?.