Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Official Ceremonies at Oyster
Bay Today.
HARBOR A GALA SCENE
YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
Every Available Point of Vantage on
Shore Occupied Early-Details
of the Events.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, August 5.-In an
ticipation of the arrival of the peace en-
voys, Oyster Bay assumed early today an
activity that has not been apparent since
the naval review off this harbor two years
ago.
Hardly had daylight appeared when
teams with parties were observed coming
in from the surrounding towns on Long
Island, and yachtsmen along the shores
boarded their boats early and began prepa-
rations for taking out friends or parties
A heavy mist, almost a fog hung over
the bay, and the Mayf1ower, which was
anchored about mile and a half from
the shore, was just discernible. The mist.
however, soon disappeared under the sun
that burned fercely through the humid at
mosphere. and a little later the Dolphin
and the Galveston, which had come in dur
Ing the night, visible at anchor in the
lower part of the harbor. just within the
lighthouse.
The Harbor a Lively Scene.
The harbor was soon filed with yachts
and pleasure craft of all descriptions.
Motor boats were scudding in and out
and rowboats and the small sailboats
We're moving IistIessy in the light breeze
that was astir, while boats from the gov
ernment vessels piled between the shore and
their respective vessels with mail and
stores.
On the shore every available point of
vantage was occupied early, and noon
approached hundreds of persons were on
watch for the arrival of the vessels bear
Ing the peace ENJOYS.
The Presidents Trip to Mayflower.
AT noon President Roosevelt entered the
launch from the Mayfiower at the j. West
Roosevelt pier where he had driven from
Sycamore Hill. He was met at the pier
Il
Winslow of the Mayfiower. The trip from
the pier to the Mayfower was made
through hundreds of pleasure craft from
which cheers rolled forth as the launch
passed the President dotting his hat as he
stood in the launch
Passing the Dolphin the crew dressed
ship, the bugle sounded salute and then
the Mayfiower was reached. From stem
to stern the sailors had dressed ship, and
as the President went over the side the
Presidents flag was broken out at the
main trucks and the national salute was
fired by the Mayfower, the Dolphin and the
Galveston.
1t was just a few minutes before this
that the warship with the japanese peace
commission aboard arrived and anchored
astern of the Mayflower. She too, took up
the firing of the national salute as the bu-
giles and drums on the Mayfower sounded
and the band played the Star Spangied BAN
ner.
After the President had been greeted by
the officers and guests aboard the May
flower preparations were made by the Jap
anese commission to go aboard the May
flower. Soon afterward the japanese party
embarked in launches and proceeded to the
Mayf1ower. A salute of nineteen guns was
fired in honor of the Japanese. AS the en-
voys boarded the Mayffower they were
greeted by Commander Winslow and were
escorted to the ward room of the May
flower. where they were presented to the
President
In the meantime the warship bearing the
Russian plenpotentaries had arrived and
dropped anchor in the harbor.