The Washington times., 1905-09-05
ENJOYS Ready to Travel.

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| adjourn sine die.
Enjoys Ready to Travel.
| The japanese, after this work is fin
| ished. Will return at once 10 the hotel
to complete preparations for their de-
/ psrture tomorrow morning
Baron Komura will take train to-
night for Boston Joining the members
| Of his suite about noon tomorrow, he
will continue his journey TO New York.
The Russian party will also leave for
New York tomorrow morning. travelling
/ by special train. placed at their dis
posal by J. p. Morgan. After the sign
| ing Of the treaty this afternoon they
will go TO Christ Episcopal Church at
1 Portsmouth. where they will celebrate
special thanksgiving service TO COM
memorate the conclusion OF peace. II
will be the first of its kind ever held
In this country.
The festaI song will be sung by the
rector. Rev. c. IT. V. Brine, and the
vested choir of Christ Church. This
sung by seven Russian priests and part
of the choir of St Nicholas Cathedral
/ of New York city. who have been
brought here for the pnEpose Alto
sixty male voices. TIE ,roc sssoual
I through the clofster. beginning the ser
vices. will be led by Father Brine. his
| acoiytes and the local choir the visiting
/ priests and choristers bringing up the
/ rear. The service VIII be responsive and
choral throughout. and of an interna-
| tional character.
The Russian national anthem. Amer
| lea and My Country. Tis Of Thee,
will be sung by the combined choirs-
After the Services.
| At the conclusion OF the service the
| rx-fl; Fl, ~. ~,
verse order. Arch-priest Alexander
Hotoskovitch. Of the New York Cathe
| dral. and his priests leading. The place
OF honor i'm the church win be assigned
! 10 the Russian envoys. and the members
! of th.ir suite. Immediately back Of
! them will be seated Rear Admiral Mead.
| cOmmandant of the Portsmouth navy
/ yard; Assistant Secretary of State
Peirce. Captain Winsiow OF the May
| flower. Governor McLane of New
Hampshire. the mayor of Portsmouth.
and other prominent Ofncials and news
paper correspondents
Japs Received Guests.
! The japanese ENJOYS last night for
the first time broke away from the Sc
! clusion which has surrounded them
J since they arrived here. and formally
received the guests of the hotel in the
/ large ball room.
Governor McLane and wife stood at
the head of the receiving line. and made
| the presentations The Russian enVoys
and the prominent members of their
suite paid their respects early and re-
] rnained but a short time. while a num-
/ Der of others attached to the Russian
! mission stayed to quaf glass of
! champagne with their former antagon-
( lists.
! The envoys left the hotel for the navy
ward about 2:3O this afternoon Their
! last session began at p m. They wore
! conventional costumes-frock coats and
/ silk hats-and most of the members or
both suites were In attendance. The
special full-dress uniforms.
| The First Work.
I The first work done was the reading
/ for comparison of copies of the protocol
of last Tuesdays session, a: which the
I peace agreement was reached. There
has been a good deal o. quibbling over
/ the language 10 be used In this paper.
/ the Russians having desired to make
record in il of the full conversation
! that occurred and or every proposition
/ suggested by the japanese The latter
: insist that II should be merely a brief
statement OF the most important points,
and OF the results or the dellbe. e.ationS.
/ And q final agreement was yesterday
reached on this basis.
After the protocol is arnrOved arc
/ signed the final engroSSeG copies of the
treaty must be read and compared. This
VIII all take time and the actual sign
| ing OF the treaty WILL therefore, proDa-
! bly, not take place until late this after
noon.
There are four copies in English and
! two in French, all of which are 10 be
signed. Quill pens have been provided
by Sccrctar~ Pcirce for the purpose.
Baron komura and Minister Taxa
hira VIII sign first on the F.ench copies
and English copies. wn-ch are TO go to
Russia. and NJ. Witte and Baron Rosen
Will do the same with those which go
10 Japan.
Going To Boston.
When Baron KomuTa leaves tonight
for Boston he will be accompanied by
Mr. Yamaz. Colonel Tachibana and Mr.
Hanihara He VIII visit Harvard tomor-
row morning Minister Takahira, Mr..
Sato and the other members of the
Japanese party will leave here tonor
ro- morning and the Boron and mis-
COMPANIONS VIII meet them At the sta-
tion and go on to New York.
They expect TO arrive there between
. ana o o'clock Wednesday afternoon
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