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Coronation notes from Yokohama mission circle 1916
The writer, from Yokohama on November 24 1916, shares reflections on the Japanese imperial coronation from Kyoto and Yokohama. She details ceremonies including the Emperor’s ascent, public rituals, and a national banzai, plus church services and baptisms at Kaigan and Shiloh. The letter also mentions visitors from America, missionary events, and upcoming board conference at Shimonoseki with fellow delegates and topics on women’s education.
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Jennie Kuyper
Brobhide Kuyper
Chronicle
Kuyper
Pella
Central College
The
Bluff
Yokohama
America
Scudders
India
Ida
Julia Scudder
China
Chamberlain
Hill
Kyoto
Tokyo
Japan
Okuma
Borth
Shiloh
Shimonoshi
Shimonoseki
Miss Winn
Dr. Oltmans
Barth
Hubert