Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-05
Will Formally Greet Peace
ENJOYS, Today.
All Is in Readiness According
to the Program.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Informally
Entertain Russian ENJOYS.


reception by President Roosevelt Of
the Russian and Japanese peace en-
voys, tomorrow. The reception, which
will be formal greeting to the rep
resentatives of the belligerent powers
by President Roosevelt on behalf of the
United States government, will take
place on the cruiser Mayfower at $50
P. NJ, and will be attended by a nota-
BILE demonstration in honor of the dis
tinguished guests of the country.
The cruiser Mayflower arrived here
and cast anchor in the lower bay, early
this afternoon. She is In command of
Commander Cameron MGR. Winslow,
the Presidents naval aide, and carries
a full complement of $50 men. Her in
terror furnishings are beautiful and
she has been specially fitted for this oc-
casion.
Assistant Secretary Of State Ii. II. ID.
Pcirce, who will do the honors for the
department of state, accompanied by
his guests. will go aboard the May
flower, probably about noon, tomorrow.
Ho will be accompanied by Rear Ad-
miral Charles d. Sigsbee as repre-
sentative of the navy, and Major Cen
eral Frederick D. Grant, commander
of the Department of the East, as 4
representative of the army.
The Russian and japanese plenipo-
tentiaries and their suites will leave
New York, tomorrow morning, the JAP
| anese at o'clock. and the Russians at
10 o'clock. The departure will be from
the foot of East 23d street. The en-
voys and their suites will make the
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the Chattanooga and the Tacoma, the
Japanese on the former and the Rus
slams on the latter
The cruisers are expected to arrive
| in the outer bay. that bearing the Jap
| anese ENJOYS. about 11.45 O'Clock. and
| that bearing the Russian plcnipotcn-
| tiaries, an hour II so later.
President Roosevelt will go aboard
| the MayfloWer at l o'clock. He will be
greeted with a Presidential salute of II
guns from the Mayflower. as he goes
| aboard, and his pennant will be brok-
Ell out at the fore peak AS soon as
| his flag is displayed, the Japanese
pleniroteniaries, Baron Jutaro Komu-
IA, minister of foreign affairs. and
| kogoro Tlkahira, minister of Japan
to the United States, and their suite
viii proceed to the Mayflower in
launches from their cruiser. AS they
| go over the side. a salute of 10 guns
Will lie fired in their honor. the crew
| VIII dress ship and they will be re-
ceived on deck by Commander Wins
low and his officers in special full dress
uniform. They will be escorted to the
| main cabin, where Assistant Secretary
Pierce will present the ENJOYS and each
member of their suite 20 the President.
AZ the conclusion Of this ceremony, the
| Russian plenipotentaries. Sergius White,
| president Of the committee of ministers.
and Baron Rosen. the Russian ambassa-
| dor to the United States, accompanied
| by their suites, will board the Mayfower
| and in the same formal manner, be re-
| ceived and presented to the President
Tho ENJOYS of the two powers then will
| be presented formally to one another
| These ceremonies concluded, luncheon
will be served. In order to avoid any I'M
| usual questions of precedence, the lunch
con will be buffet collation.. Thus will
| be avoided the seating of the guests at
| table with the President.
Shortly after tho luncheon, President
| Roosevelt will return to shore in d
| launch.
From tho Mayflower, the Japanese en-
voys and their suites will be conveyed to
| the dispatch boat Dolphin. the Russian
ENJOYS and their suites rema ming on the
Mayfower. On these ships. the two sets
of ENJOYS will be conveyed to Ports
| mouth. n. H.. the sessions of the peace
conference to be held at the Kit'ery, Me,
navy yard, across the river. Soon after
the departure of the guests, the May
flower and Dolphin will woigh anchor and
start on their journey conveyed by the
cruiser Galveston.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, today.
and Baron Rosen, the Russian plenipO-
tentiaries to the peace conference. The
distinguished visitors arrived at Oyster
Bay on the 1920 y. m. Long Island
Railroad train from New York. They
went directly to the Fast Thirty Fourth
Street station of the Long Island Rail-
road from st. Nicholas Cathc dral where
they attended a special service.
Mr.. White and Baron Rosen made the
trip to Oyster Bay accompanied only
by two railroad detectives and Il secret
service man.
Many residents Of oyster Bay as
sembled at the station to see the Rus
sian ENJOYS. AS they alighted from
the train, they were confronted by
battery of cameras. Baron Rosen
wavered them aside, indicating evi-
dent displeasure. Neither Mr. White
nor Baron Rosen would make any COM
ment upon their visit. They were driv-
en- rapidly to the Presidents home in
time for luncheon. President Roose-
welt gave Mr. Wittc, who was pre-
scented to him by Ambassador Rosen,
q most cordial greeting and they chat
ted informally before the luncheon was
announced.
Soon after arriving at Sycamore Hill.
Baron Rosen entered to the President
vigorous protest against the actions
of some of the photographers at the
railroad station.
The President called two secret service
officers and gave directions that the an
noyance his guests had been subjected to
on their arrival should be averted if nos
Sible, when they returned to the station
to take their train for New York While
some pictures were taken at the station