The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-09-12
ENJOYS AT OYSTER BAY
Peace PIenipotentiaries Of Both Ma
tons Dine With President.
FAREWELL AT SYCAMORE HILL


at SIR. RoosevsIt's Summer Home
The AIikado's Representatives Enter
tanned in the Afternoon and the Gar,
In the Evening Of the Same Day.
Oyster Bay, N president Roose
Welt entertained the peace plenipoten
tiaries of Russia and Japan at Saga
more Hill Baron Komura and Minis
ter Takahira, the Mikado's ENJOYS
were the guests at luncheon. NJ
Witte and Baron Rosen, the Russian
ENJOYS. dined at Sycamore Hill in the
evening.
There was as little ceremony as Dos
sible about the visits. At the same
time, there was one official purpose for
the envoys-that OF taking leave Of the
President, and expressing to him in
person their thanks for what he has
done to bring about peace.
The trip to Sagamore Hill was made
in response to invitations extended BY
the President ON the historic day. lust
five weeks ago. when the four ENJOYS
were introduced on board the May
flower. On that occasion neither the
President nor the ENJOYS could foretell
the outcome of the conference. That
his guests might be at ease, in any
event, Mr.. Roosevelt arranged then to
receive the Russians and the Japanese
separately
The Japanese ENJOYS came from
New York City on the naval yacht
Sylph. 1t was 1890 o'clock when the
vessel came to anchor off the j. West
Roosevelt pier, which generally is used
by the President
The demeanor of the two Japanese
visitors was very different from that
noticed on the occasion of their vel
come on board the Mayflower. Jaunty
assurance seemed to have given way
to a gravity of manner.
The first one to greet the ENJOYS at
the Presidents home was Secretary
Loeb who received them in the Ii
brary. A moment later the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt came in.
The luncheon served at 100 o'clock
was purely informal affair All
trough the meal the President chatted
gayly with Baron Komura, whose ac-
quaintance he made when both were
Harvard students, and Minister Taxa
MIRA with whom he has established
most cordial relations since he became
the Mikado's Minister at Washington,
d. G.
The luncheon ended with a toast to
the Mikado and peace proposed by the
President. and toast to the United
States and it's President, proposed by
Baron Komura. After about two hours
spent at Sycamore Hill the two ENJOYS
again boarded the Sylph and returned
to New York City
The two Russian ENJOYS arrived at
oyster Bay on the train due at Gal
O'Clock. The private car Of President
Peters, of the Long Island road, had
been attached to the train for their
use. On the train were Secret Service
Agents Byrnes and Gallagher, from the
New York office, and Detective Ser
geants Foy and Downing, of the Cen
trail Office. who generally act as the
Presidents body guards on his trips to
New York There had been no body
guards with the Japanese.
The train was several minutes be-
hind schedule. In the gathering dusk
crowd of about 200 persons, many
women among them, had assembled on
the platform. The ENJOYS private car
was at the rear, and in the minute or
so that elapsed before the Presidents
carriage from the other end of the
platform, Mr. White, towering above
his colleague. Rosen, formed the centre
of an interested group. There was no
demonstration.
The ENJOYS were driven rapidly to
Sycamore Hill, where they arrived a
little after Z o'clock Half an hour
later dinner was served. AS at lun-
cheon, no member of the family except
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt sat
at the table with the guests.
The President kept up an animated
conversation in French with the two
ENJOYS, M. White not having mastered
the English language.
The health of the Gear was drunk
standing AS the dinner was brought
to close, Baron Rosen, in proposing
the toast Of the United States, rem
dered acknowledgment of the great
service performed by the President in
the interest of peace and humanity.
The ENJOYS returned to New York
on the train which left here at 1903
O'clock at night. M. White and Baron
Rosen. on returning from Sycamore
Hill, ran into larger crowd than be-
fore at the railroad station. AS the
train drew out from the station large
group of women waved handkerchiefs
and the two ENJOYS raised their hats
and bowed repeatedly in response.