The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-07
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an hour unde aay sea conditions,
and is following an itinerary which
will bring the sips to Manila on Oc-
tober /, 1905. The complete route
from Manila to Hampton Roads has
not yet been definitely announced. but
Il Is expected that the fleet will ar
i've at it's ultimate destination dur
ing the latter part of February. 1903,
when it will be joined at Hampton
Roads by most of the other ships of
the American navy then on the At-
lantic coast, and this great feet of
war vessels-greater even tnan that
which gathered in San Francisco bay
on the morning Of May 9Th, and great
er than the one that assembled at
Hampton Roads December 16 when
the present record breaking voyage
began and where ii will again be re-
viewed by President Roosevelt just
nrior to his going out of office.
The feet is scheduled to arrive at
Honolulu July l6. Residents of that
remote possession of the United
States have prepared a magnificent
and fitting reception to the officers
and men, which will be of the nature
of a reception and belated fourth
of July celebration combined. 1t Will
be the first special entertainment OF
the fighting men since Puget Soura
cities delighted to do them honor, ard
preparations nave been making for
months at Honolulu that no pleasing
feature shall be lacking.
After a stay OF one week in Homo
lulu, the fleet will proceed to Auak-
land, New Zealand 1t IS by special
invitation of the New Zealand govern
ment that the American ships so there
and at this port the Yankee" sail
ors win receive their first greetings
from a foreign people since leaving
South America. This greeting will
be particularly cordial and the enter
tainment arranged for officers and
men promises 10 be magnificent. The
fact that this greeting viii come at
the end of the longest leg OF the voy-
age around the world, when the men
are worn by a stretch OF seventeen
successive days ont OF sight of land,
will tend TO make it all the more well
come.
Australia viii Make splurge.
Perhaps the greatest of all the en-
tertainmentz TO be given the men of
the feet in any fo-eign city however,
win be waiting their arrival at Sidney,
the great port OF Australia, where the
warships. after leaving Auckland on
August rs. will arrive on August 20.
half a million dollars Is tae sum the
government of Australia aud the pee
PIE OF Sidney have appropriated for
the entertainment Of the American
sailors Varied and many are the
pleasures The Australians have plan
.ned and placed in store for them. dur
ing the nine days Of their stay al that
port The government win take an
.active part in these entertainments.
those in the official life of the Colony
viewing with private citizens IN et
forts 10 display theif Hospitality A
series of elaborate social functions
for the officers, and parades and ex-
|cursions and sports for the enlisted
men comprise the program.
Melbourne and Albany are two 9TH
or ports OF Australia where the fleet
win stop, and where open-handed hos
|pltality. and lavish entertainment
win be given the men Prom the
port Of Albany the fleet win steam on
|september " for Manila ana IL viii
|arrive in these American waters, the
last home port until Hampton Roads
on October T.
The reception to be accorded the
fleet Ia Manila Viii be a striking one,
and iac entariairncni Of the cficers
and mou ashore win be rs cordial and
heartfelt II not as elaborate. as the
Perceptions AZ other places Tho Amer
ican colony IN Manila Is looking for
ward 20 the even5 with ie-geut ana.
clpafIon. la-ec fund has been spli-
|scribed, and committees are al work
on the preparatlons
jaran and China.
Great Interest IS felt in the heets