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JAPANESE M NEWPORT.Special Mission Here to Honor Matthew C .Perry.Fallowing Sunday'. Ceremoniei, They Vi.it Fort Ad.mi, Torpedo Station and Clam Sake Club.Siatea army and navy, Governof Beeokmon, who had returned to tho city during the day. met the Japanena for llio first time and extended to them a cordial utfleltl welcome to the stat * J To govern- r was ‘i.la:.iup;iiih‘il by Colonel Anthony of Ills persona! stuff, in addition to Captain Dean, who had been his official representative ut cartler functions.I .unrht'on was served at 1:30 o'clock, the entire party sitting down at duo which was profusely decoral rj with palms and cut flowers, the latter being red and white, the national colors of Japan.■Mayor Burdick had Viscount lshli .011 Ins right and Ambassador 8*to on Viscount Isliii, head of the Japanese ;),[* (eft_ (j,j (|)6 opposite sido of the 'table was Governor Bceckman, with Vive Admiral Takeshlte of the Japanese navy. The other members of the mission, with the attendants from ths State and Navy Depart me nls were distributed about the table,. ,, , , The other guests included Rear Ad-.•o full days ulimini| Thomas J. Cowie, U. S. N,. Cap-EN.itedmission Mr. Aiinaro fiuto. uinbauHudur table *va extraordinary and pli-ntjioteiittury to tin- l.'niti-iI Sliili-S, ami other mem burs uf the Japanese mission now oil u tour of ihe country. Oflmu Lo Newpori Sunday and haentertainment. as guests of tin* suiujiuiu II. P. Bryan, U. S. N.. Cap.•irui imiv *111,1 at various summer rcsi-itaiu Bl Ii. 1’moIi, II. S. N„ Cotnmiwidsr and cm and of v.mous summer res* i ^ steatm u Medical Direc-dcnls. The object of the visa m.i?. M ,,, ncnates. U.S. N., Lieutenantplain- a wreath, in !i-i.ulf of ill© Japa- itommander 1111. K. Knya U. S. -X.,ni-.e uovernmi-ni, on the tfriive-of i-'om- Darius Balter of the Rhode■uml ore .Matthew t’alhrnlili Furry. l.'. I island supreme court, Commodore.S. N.. who i-oiumanik-il the expedition I Arthur Curtins Jitmc-s, Henry Clews,which in JS5-1 opened the [KirIs of Ja- (Captain 11. W. Mltehc!]. U. S. A,, Cap-pan, to the commerce of the world. tl|iaiu l'erry Uelmont, Colonel Anthonywas made the occasion fora intiiid of land Captain Dean of the governor'sentertain incuts given hy the city anu staff, Postmaster John B. Sullivan,U:sJd«!itn of Mew port. Which is kivpii-.g | Judge Hugh Raker of the district court.Hi,, distinguished representatives of Lliu'.Representatives Fletcher W. Lawton.Flowerv kingdoms busy, anil by which j Max Levy. William A Maher and JamesNewport has honored Itself in honor- J. Marlin. ex-Mayors P. J. Boyle andlng its il 1stingulshod guests. \V. V. GarieUson, State Ta* Commls-Thc lirst- day was devoted mainly.sloner J. I*..Mahoney. A.derinen Ifun-to Itn; visit m the cemetery for the |ley. Kirby, Hughes, Leddy and Marlin. ■ ieclt;n-n1 inn of the Perry grave, and-City KoHcltor J.'A. Sullivan. Prdbato ii number of entertainments Of u Judge Mortimer A. S'lilHvSUI. Colonel A. iin.ro or less private character, ia-'-V Barker. Chairman T. BCongdon. clmlcd in which were informal rccup-.of the Representative Connell, Reg»-lions at llie Historical Hnclftly build- sentatlves William William* and Wiling ,-111(1 tin! Totiro Synagogue. Ham O. ].andera, T. T. Pitman, J 1‘.Mo inlay the visitors were guests of, San horn , Dr, Horace J. Beck Rev tin: city and under die escort of|Stanley C. Hughes. W. Haz-Mayor Burdick visiled Fori Adainn ard, Sidney 1. Harvey. Cty Clerk r. and the Torpedo Station during the Fullerton and Colonel Frank P. King, morning, and at noon wont lo Dm I Mayo Jliinliek responded to a toast Clam Bake' CJuli to pariake of ado Japan, which was replied to by Via-luncheon given by .Mayor Burdick i. 'oeha.ir of the city. Thu aricmoon's program included ;l visit lo the Naval Training Station, witli a. special drill liy lhlt;- iiuprciilice sramt-n. and a 1-cciipl.lon at the Casino fur Ll»c* gent-in I public, die Of-slro nclng la give all citizen* of Newport an opportunity to meet the distinguished guosts. Monday Governor Recoil -man gave a il inner ut Hand’s End as ail ollicial recognition by lha state.Monday 10:00 o'clock at Fori Adams was the Hmt itnie on the program. Tlie assembly was to be at Captain Belmont's ait 10 -but the start wua a quarter of an hour late, waiting .tor those who -were gu«*ts ot Mr. Henry ICews. This delay cut the .yro-graju at the lort.On arrival tihe party reported «t heaiicjurtera, -where ’Lieutenant Colonel Frank Cannon, U. S. N. G,, officially received them, as acting commandant Of the district. Assembled at headquarters were a Jorge number of officers if the district and the post. Including regulars. National Guard they and Itcserve officers, for the formal «Liy presentation of the guests,'rovt-Falllonlalsolidloycs,chiefHenry■pori’sMalay,illettcloldcr.liningmanyoniiayleeciiother■iend-f.luringftsey*snan t-ricnrus«Te*tlere'llfliir-UHmint Jshii.of the missionMayor Burdick and nlilcrmiin Hughes, representing the city executive Secretary J. Henry Reuter and Captain Herbert R. Dean, representing Governor Beeckman and llie stales; Colonel Joseph H. Will aril, l,\ d. A. (retired). Major E. L. Gtimer, Captain Theodore M. Chase, and Captain Perry Belmont, U. S. R,, representing the United army; Captain Henry F- Bryan, Captain Edward L. Beach, Medical Director- .Manley F. Gates, Pay Director Livingston Hunt, Commander Rufua Z. Johnston, Commander Charles P. Easton, Commander Clark D. Steaftis. Lieutenant Commander Frank H. Sadler and Lieutenant Alfred H. Donohue, representing various branches lt;tf the Navy; Mr. Henry Clews and Commodore Arthur Curtiss James.After brief formalities tihe visitor* were escorted to the residence* where ire entertained during their Newport. Viecount lshii, Ani-OTi.wui.ii ^ iuv _____ bassador Sato, Third Aseivtaut Secre-Mactiines were then entered and the tary of State Breckenrldge Long and party proceeded to the mortar pits Mrs, Long. Mr. Maranao Hanlhara running down into them. wJusre all dls- And Mr. J. J. Nye iof the! State Demounted and iwutched a loading drill partmcnt at washt^on, went to rw-i'-t fwrt fkf mitq Thr» artillerymen oourt, aa fuestb of Giptaln and Mrs.« « JtsrsPmfsi# E sstbSw ssggjzg-jsiiaorvers, while of tno Ame-nco.is * p.-t... w w Phw-nq TT \in the party were seeing Jtf’inv a?e guesle ot Cap^u ana iDs. Henry quite now to •’hem. Tt Is safe to say- F Bryan at t1le Training Station; tho4 the visitors did. not nhi urigndier General John A. Iron* and secrets, snct, probably nothing »M Ijieuteiiaut Colonel Tanikawa went to shown which has not ibean common _m;popt AdIITns whcrc tJ,cy arc BueHtM of Lieutenant Colonel Frank C. Cannon;■ - ■ , .___. i Commodore and Mr*. Arthur Curds*Machines entered again, a siior., jnmPlt; ttrft untertalnlng Mr. Mateuzo tour of the reservation was made Noguli !lnd Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. C. which led past the commanding o'-. Taylor have-as guest Mr. A, B. Rud-™, -« nwf.lPiK'P fllnnc the west Sfiorji rt0(.k of thf, stnte iyepHr(ment nnd Mr.cer's resilience along the west shorj|and then back lo headquarters. ........... ...... .............had been Intended to take the PJr:-v j ohi ted X-h-wVaad Reut^er'sAgencyiiheJohn Russell Kennedy of the Asso-to the old forlress, the usual show] uttt^r leaving Sunday night for New •plane, hut time was too precious. -[York.company had been asscm-bied on the Tlu, flrsr entertainment of the day iparade ground for a lltlio orill, iuit WIlg a |UIlc]loon given by Mr. anil this could not he looked at. Even tlia Mrs ilenry C|ewa at -The Rocks. leave-ink! us was alt;bbreciat«l an. I immediately following this the visitors only a portion of the parly J-'^' were driven to the,Island cemetery, mounleil to say adieu to Colonel Can-|tor Ule ceremonies attending the T'T1 jilacing of a_wreath_on this lomb ufCiiuiniodort— . . | cemetery by the north gate on Faru-tondants, Mayor Burdick and tlie a* wel, stre{1( givjng thein a direct ap-dcnuen, the aoerat service men W‘ ^pt.oaoh t0 pl^y CJrclei near thaISS w , “ J tht Helmont .Memorial Chapel. As they, Z.T members of ^« emerert lhey pagse(1 lht.0UKh uno8 „CSI* q.vouth tin nr! coast artiPerr! apprentice scamco and Naval Re-«JK SquXrs whcrV^vea d.«wn up on either side of theupon the arrival of the party it played. b™ad path the ban.1 playing the the Japanese hymn, and this was thr: Japanese national hymn. A laigo most formal thing about the entire 0'^ of lnterested .pectfttors arnong visit, at the fort, except the salulor!Whom were many Javuncsc resldcnt* and bows of the visitors, colonel Wil- «* *»« city, gathered - about the circle, lard, engineer corps, was at the post.having an excellent view of the lomb to pay hi* roapeets to the visitors. ,,ln,4,,^e Ceremonies.At the Government lAindiTi* With the members of the mission ferryboat Ripple was in waiting as A within the enclosure were Rt Rev. special boat. Only three of the ma-l-Dunes DeWolf Perry. D, D., bishop of chines could hot go on board, but they. Rhode Island; RL K«V. James H. Darl-were not needed on the other side, j Ington. D. JX, bishop of Harrisbuig: At the Torpedo Station the party Mayor Burdick. Aldermen Hanley, were received by Captain Bryan, Kirby. Hughes, Lcddy and Martin: acting commandant of the Second dis-1City Clerk Fullerton, Captain me! trict, and Captain Beach, commanding Mrs. Bryan/Captain Beach, Medical the Station, and his o(Deers. The |Director Gates. Colonel Willard, Lien-three companies of Reservists who (tenant Commander 31. E. Kays. Cfip-have been the naval guard of the Sta- tain and Mrs. Perry Belmont, -Mr. tiun and Rose Island since the wa? and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Jr., Rev. began were drawn up in line and ihe Stanley C. Hughes, Chaplain Gilbert bugler sounded the ruffles, while the S. B. Darlington, Mr. and Mrs. Henry command preseuted arms. Clews, Commodore and Mrs. ArthurThe formality completed, all became Curtiss James, Dr. and Mrs. Alexamim-the guests of Captain' Beach, at bia | Hamilton Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. quarters, where fruit punch was c. Taylor. Miss Fanny Johnson. Mrs. served, and then the Stniion was In-1 Rice, widow of General Edmund Rice, ■peeled. The long line passed through u. S. N.; Miss Butts. Mrs. John R-the machine shops, whore the torpedo)Divxcl, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hoff-in its various stops of manufacture, mftnt jjr. and Mrs. William E. Glyn was observed-. Thence they went to th*ianrt Mr ]i,.eCkenr[dge I.riig.fuse department and saw the hundred girls at ihelr benches, doing the work formerly done by young men. They alec aw what is left of the men help In another section of the fuse factory.It was now bdek to the water front, where the ruffles were again rendered and the salute given, after which the piu-ty returned to their steamer, when they had taken leave of the officersThe members of the Japanese mission faced the Ferry monument, with representatives of the army and navy and tlie state of Rhode Island in the rear. Bishop Perry made tihe only address, SpWoking of the friendship existing between the United States and Japan, he said: - f *“We have cherished, among other things, the close ties that have (held usMrnBelmon!'Bheto awaRUie ho1 for ^ “bo^of that havappeal at WwS the t«t, but whirl,While the Station is a place which;f™. stronger now by mnb «f the.r the American puWlc Is not allowed to,1*™W'S*1} .‘Vi-V!'see, It can be said th.-U the vlsito-Ji tt it the wiser for their inspection, They wir a large number of mnchinet and ntiout i-OOO m .1, a great mass cl muii'i'iul a'i-l i.nrts of .torpedoes, ■■ut that is all. The line kept going right a'(inc. and there was no time to scrutinize oi' to tnl;e a measurement. The aisle through which the Indian file wended its way did not cover many of the special workings of the factory, and pcrhnfis (lie Japanese cfliiid show AmorlcaiM an exact duplication at the present time of what they saw. All one can truLlifully say is that the courtesy of an Inspection was extended.At the Gin in Bake Club, nt Easton's Point, Mayor Burdick gave a luncheon in behalf of the city for the members of the pnrty. Preceding the luncheon there an Informal reception was hold, at which the viator* met lhe other guests, tho latter including prominent state a ml city officials, business men and representative* of the Unitedconfirmed In the heart of every true American the (belief that what you and America hold in common -will result in an alliance that will last for years to cottic. We believe that this friendship is stronger today than It -has been In the [Met. In the alliance against ih« common foe there will be a stronger 'bond and U gives promise of a Dating and glorious peace,A large wreath of green bay leaves, with a profusion of white Japanese lilies and red gkidloW tied with long rlblions of red and white, the Japanese colors, which Assistant Secretary lt;* State Long had hold, was then put into the hands of Viscount lshli, who placed Jt on the tomb. Each jn«nltr nt the mission followed the viscount in u respectful isalula in tribute to th» dead, and when tihe last liad thus jsM silent homage Viscount lehll steppe furu-anj to ahakn hand* with I he bishop, who offered a 'brief pmyer aua(Continued on Page Two.)
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