Show PRESIDENT GOIS liua W UP THE MR JAMES ONA onta TRIP OF sightseeing SIGHT SEEING AND REST he WIH will view the historic scenes of the first settlement of the american continent norfolk va adril 27 president roosevelt and party after their strenuous participation in tho the inaugural incidents of the jamestown exposition spent today on a pleasure trip up tip the jamea james river rich in its historic associations soc lations its shores lined with landmarks of the colonial days of the old dominion the james river appealed to the abe president as the field for a days quiet vacation and he looked forward to the trip as one of the noteworthy features of his bis trip the yacht sylph on n which be he embarked last evening after his return from the dinner given in his honor lionor by the president of the exposition will carry the party up I 1 I 1 the james river the little yacht had I 1 slipped down the bay from norfolk during the night to be in readiness for the early start the sylph was headed directly up the river with jamestown as ag its final 1 destination much interest has been 1 4 felt in the ruins at this historic spot oe first settlement of which the exposition commemorates hero here it was that the first permanent settlement of english speaking people upon the american continent was made on may 13 1607 the peninsula jutting out into the james river jamestown successively named fort rort james city and jamestown became an island through the washing away nearly two cen aurlea ago of the neck which connected the body of the peninsula with the main maln land abong albang tho the river several stops at famous colonial homes had been planned tor for the party the entire trip for the day was arranged as a strictly private affair no newspaper men accompanied the party and the president sought as far as possible to enjoy the days vacation in tho the se seclusion elusion of his family and friends the party will return inte in the afternoon and will be transferred to tho the erl cruller ilver yacht mayflower which Is ex eald to leave it the return trip to wa washington about 7 adock this thi evening it Is ls ope expected that tho mayflower will reach washington about 10 sunday morning mornin in |