The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-26


around the formation. and come to
anchor slightly above Old Point,
opposite the flagship of the Ameri-
can squadrons and inside the double
lines The flagship of Rear-Admiral
Robley d. Evans, commander of all
the American vessels. is the Connec-
ticut. When the Mayflower drops
anchor Admiral Evans and his COM
mandcrs and the commanders OF the
various foreign vessels will come
aboard the Presidents vessel and
pay their respects.
Most Powerful Fleet
In History of Nnvics.
The following are the warships
now in Hampton Roads:
British Cruisers Good Hope, Ar
gyle, Hampshire and Roxburgh
Germall-Cruisers Room and Bre-
men.
Austrian-c Cruisers sankt Georg
and Aspern.
Argentine Republic - Training
Cruiser Presidente Seriemento.
American = Battesh.~s Maine
Connecticut. Louisiana, Missouri,
Virginia. Georgia, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Alabama, Illinois, Kearsarge,
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Min
nesota and Texas.
Cruisers st. Louis. Tennessee,
Washington, Cleveland, Denver,
Brooklyn. =,
Monitors Miantonomah and Can
onicus
Torpedo-Boats Hopkins. Hull. Mac
ley, Delong, Stockton, Stringham and
Wilkes.
Eat the conclusion of the reception,
at about IL A. NJ, the President and
his guests will come to the govern
ment pier, where they will be met.by
President Tucker and other officers
of the Exposition Company. and VIII
be escorted through the grounds to
the reviewing stand on Lees Parade
by detachment of regular and vol
unteer infantry.
A detachment of regular artillery
stationed in the grounds will fire the
presidential salute of twenty-one
guns. Immediately on the arrival or
the President and his party at the
reviewing stand it is the purpose to
begin Immediately to execute the
program for the orators and for the
review.
Meanwhile. the government trans
port bearing the members of the
diplomatic corps, and other officials,
will arrive in the Roads from WASH
ington.
The dispatch boat Dolphin will bear
ficials.
Program of Exercises
on Exposition Grounds.
The program of exercises, at the re-
viewng-stand was finally announced
this morning. The band will play
.Jamestown Dixie" as an overture, ana
the exposition chorus and the Wash.
ington Choral Society Will render Hay
denis. The Heavens Are Telling"
Following the music. Rt Rev. Alfred
Magill Randolph, bishop in the diocese
of Southern Virginia, will deliver am
invocation. and then President Tucker,
of the abestown Exposition. will make
an address of something less than an
hour. introducing the President of the
United States.
Mr. Roosevelt will speak forty min
dress will press the button which VIII
start the machinery whirring, and
which will be the signal for the UNI
fnrling of thousands OF, flags on the
Exposition Building, and also the sig
nal for the firing of salute to the
Union by warships lying in the Roads
and the garrison at Fortress Monroe.
The Star Spangled Banner and
america" Will be played, the sposi-
ton Chorus and the Wa Ns~frlon
Choral Society rendering tht lg-s.
Immediately upon the conclue OF
the salute the President fnemI
the diplomatic corps, the Govern U.S. 81
States and other guests on the
form will retire to the History
ing, where luncheon will he IS. lar
them.
AT the conclusion of the luncheon
the President and other guests who
will have places on the stand will re-
turn thereto and the parade will move
by, under command of General Fred
u. Grant, U. S. a., who is in COM
lnand of all the military at the expo
sition. The parade Will be formed
by detachments Of United States SOL
diers and the Virginia National Guard
and sailors FRONT the vessels in the
harbor 1t is not.'liilefy that any of
the Governors of States will ride in
the parade.
Presidents Reception
in the Auditorium.
When the last of the parade has
passed, the President will hold a re-
ception in the Auditorium Building,
which will be attended by visiting
Governors of States, the members Of