The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
EXPOSITION IS OPENED.
President At Inaugural Ceremonies
Of the jamestown Fair.

y 0uAO0tO"A EXPERIMENTATION CARO0A@
tion, land and water display such
as never was attempted in this couu-
try or on foreign shores, was opened
today with the pomp and ceremony
which always attends an event where
the president of the United States is .
central figure and diplomatic repres.
entatives of foreign nations, COVER
nors Of states, and like dignitaries
are honored guests and participants.
President Roosevelt reviewed from
the deck Of the Mayfower the war yes.
sells anchored In Hampton roads. He
reached Discovery landing. having
been transferred in a naval launch
from his yacht shortly before noon
and amid applause from the thousa sands
gathered to voice their welcome, he
was received by the exposition man.
agement. Then followed the program
for opening to the public, the enter
prise commemorating the 30Oth ami
versary of the first English settlement
on American soil, which program in.
cluded an address by Harry St.
George Tucker, president of the ex-
position, and one by President Roose-
velt; singing by the exposition chorus
Of 700 trained voices, the pressing of
the gold button by President Roose-
velt, which marked the formal open
ing and a review by the president Of
the assembled military forces.
At sunrise the ceremonies were be.
gun by the United States artillery fir
ing salute of 300 guns to usher ia
the day, This was a signal for the
trend of humanity to railroad trains,
street cars and boat lines which from
that moment carried people into the
grounds.
A distinguished gathering received
the president and his party at Dis
covery landing. 1t included Presi.
dent Tucker and all of the general Of
ficers of the exposition, Rear Admiral
P. E. Harrington, in charge of the
naval program, and Major General
Fred D. Grant, who arranged the
military attractions. After an ex.
change OF greetings during which the
bands played patriotic selections, the
party proceeded in carriages to the
grandstand.
The cheering crowd pressed the out
siders and surged after the line of
carriages, which took the most direct
route around the main auditorium
building to the scene OF the inaugural.
The procession was a triumphal one
for the president, but it Was equaled
later in the welcome given him as he
entered the reviewing stand. bowing
to the right and left, his acknowledg.
ments OF the great public acclaim
spurred the crowd to renewed efforts
The gathering in front of the grand.
stand had started rs soon as the
vantage points had become occupied
at the W water front and when the cere.
monies opened the audience extended
over the parade grounds far beyond
wiz AO"Na W VAC opConCIo NOlCcS.
The formal program opened with an
overture by the bands, jamestown
Dixie, which was composed especial.
ly for the occasion, followed by a
selection by the exposition chorus and
prayer by the Rev. Alfred Magill
Randolph, bishop of the diocese of
southern Virginia.
After the chorus had sung the Off.
cial opening hymn-a beautiful and
appropriate work by Wilberforce G..
Owst-President Tucker faced the null
titude. A spontaneous outburst OF
cheering greeted him as q testimonia al
of appreciation by the people to the
gigantic work that had been done in
celebration OF one Of the most import
ant events in the history of the ma.
ton, as we'll as of Virginia. Mr..
fuckers address was OF historical and
chronological character. and at its
conclusion he introduced President