Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
MR.. ROOTS LUNCHEON
BUT TWO ToASTS DRANK AND
NO SPEECHES.

Guests of the Secretary of State at an
elaborate luncheon, where they met most
of the eminent people connected with the
federal government. was the only number
officially down on the program of the Chi
nese commissioners yesterday They had
the luncheon and met all of the noted
guests who had answered the Secretary's
invitation, but they managed to put In a
few hours of work Notwithstanding The
commission divided into subcommittee in
the early morning and took another turn
at the Treasury, and especially at the bu-
reau of engraving and printing. Another
party called at the District building and
went over good many features of the
municipal administration with the District
Commissioners beside Investigating the po-
lice department and the national system
of criminal Identification. Then they APP
Deared in force. the commissioners and
eighteen of the suite, at the Willard, where
they were the guests of the Secretary of
State at luncheon, and finally they had
further session with Commissioner Mac
farland this afternoon. going over the de-
talls o. city administration.
The luncheon was. of course the event
of the day. All the members of the cab
met were present, members of the foreign
relations committees of the House and
Senate, number of distinguished officers
of the army and navy officials of the State
Department and number of other guests.
mostly oriental.s;s or in some way inter
ested in the far east.
The table was laid in the red room of the
hotel. 1t was in the form of a great oval,
the central well filed with lowering plants.
while the decorations of the table itself
were carnations, a great heap of cut
blooms a each end and lacewOrk of the
same flowers down the length of the Loard.
Secretary Root received the guests in the
library After luncheon the Secretary
arose and said that there were to be no
speeches ED but two toasts without
sponses. One of these was to the Pres-
dent of the United States and the other
to the Emperor of China. Both were drunk
standing.
Those Present.
Those present at the luncheon were Sec
cretary Root. His Excercncy Tai Hurg
Chi, His EXcellency Tuan Fang, Mr.. Shaw,
Sir Shentung. Mr.. Lodge Mr. Iung hwaI
Mr., Wilson, Mr.. Kwan. Mr.. Money. Mr.. Yo,
Mr.. Perkins, Mr.. Fung, Mr.. Longworth, Mr..
Howard, Mr.. McNary, Mr.. Robert Bacon,
General Barry. Surgeon Russell Mr.. Chow
Hung Yek, Mr.. Foord, Mr.. Mitchell, Mr..
Stewart. Mr. Kin Mr. Sho, Mr. Charles
DENLY, General Whit, Mr. PIERCE, Mr..
Garner, Mr.. Flood, Mr.. Fassett, Mr..
Foster, Mr.. Yao, Mr.. McCreary, Mr.. Tong.
Mr., Metcalff, Mr., Teng. Mr.. Foraker,
Mr.. Wan, Mr.. Cortelyou. Mr. woo.
Mr.. Chow Tszchi, Mr.. Bonaparte, Mr..
Tsung, Mr. A. o. Bacon. Mr. Wang. Mr..
Kean Mr.. Lu Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Lands, Mr..
Capron. Mr.. Mckinley Mr.. Lamar. Admiral
Harris, Gen. Crozier. Lieut.. Commander Nc
Gully, Prof. jerks, Mr.. Reynolds. Mr.
Hackett, MIR. Van Loon, Mr.. Cook Mr.
Hunter, Mr.. Wales, Gen. Foster. Capt
Rodgers, Gen Chaffee. Mr.. Towne. Mr.. Ed
win DENLY, Mr.. Often, Mr. Muk, MIR
Cousins, Mr. Yuk Mr. Beveridge Mr. Liu
Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Sao-ke.
Washington's Peculiar Government.
After the luncheon the commissioners had
meeting by appointment with Commits
sioner Macfarland, and went thoroughly
into the details of Washington's peculiar
system of government. 1t was a regular
course in municipal mana cement, and f the
emperor wants to rearrange the government
of Peking on the basis of three commission
ers and grudgingly appropriating congress
when the exploring party returns they will
have all the data ready to his hand.
When the meeting with Commissioner
mcfarland was over the two commission
ers, MIR. DENLY and few of the party took
tea at Gen. j. w. Fosters. Vice President
Fairbanks and number of other officials
were there to meet the commissioners. This
wound up rather eventful day The Chi
nese minister who has been faithful in his
attendance the party since its arrival in
Washington. had a dinner engagement for
the evening. and the visitors were left to
rest for the first night since their arrival in
Washington.
There will be nothing to do this morning,
but this afternoon the party will take car
riages and drive to the Soldiers Home,
where they will be the guests of the COM
mandant about 2:30. Their stay will be
short, however, and they will go over to
Arlington, take a look at the military post,
drive through the cemetery and inspect the
Agricultural Department experiment sta
ton there On Monday they will so to
Mount Vernon.