The Washington times., 1906-04-08
GRATEFUL JAPS
EXTEND THANKS
Help for Famine Sufferers
Is Appreciated.
O UAlNT MISSIVES SENT
Letters That Show How Deeply Pro-
moters of Festival Feel Over
the Results.
QUAINT MISSIvES SENT

dren OF the island empire who are So
| journing in Washington are no excep-
ton to the rule. A number of them
have recently given entertainments
here to raise funds for the people of
/ the famine stricken districts of Japan.
! A committee was appointed after the
! last tea TO express TO the people of
Washington the thanks OF the japanese
| for the liberal patronage and support
they had received. Their quaint use of
English is refreshing and the result of
several sessions at which the state
ment was prepared is given just as it
was received by The Times:
Quaint, Yet Explicit.
Owing to the geographical adyan-
tage. Japanese in the National Capital
were fortunately required to express
appreciation for American aid with re-
gard 10 famine sufferers in Japan Our
social status, however, did not justify
to undertake such responsibilities for
what has been done and what is going
to be done by the American President,
Red Cross societies. and Christian
Herald. and Americans.
Some suggested TO write articles in
Washington papers; others advised TO
engage large theater. and large adver-
| tisement. We followed. however.
neither process. Avoided everything
tending to speculation, and preferred
rather smaller but surer success in both
securing the proceeds, and attaining
the purpose for which we were required
by our fellow countrymen; we engaged
George Washington Hotel. The result
was unexpectedly great success
never dreamt Of before. But success
OF things does not often come spon-
| taneously-
With us. the cause Of IL all rested
on good and great Americans and Japa-
nese, who helped us toward making
success. Indeed, the program of the
evening was embodied with rare
things. Even Hon. E Hiolxi. now high
est in official rank accredited TO Amer
lea from the japanese government.
seemed quite satisfied when writing
US: II congratulate you on the sue
cess in getting up such a nice pro-
gram. evidently with active co-opera-
tion of our ever sympathetic American
friends"
First of all. we tender our most sin
cere thanks to Hon. 3. r. Tillman.
United States Senate, and other large
deIegations from both houses OF Con-
bureaus who have participated with us,
encouraged us. How high and deep
famine sufferers appreciated when the
great American President personally APP
pealed to his people 10 aid them! Now.
that the starving japanese have a sym
pathizer in the Senator. how strong they
feel in knowing the combination OF the
two of the strongest men of the moral
ally of Japan!
Next in point of Importance toward
our success was obtaining assistance OF
two big Japanese-one being scientist
and the other international lawyer. It
may not count so much to Americans.
but 10 us these two countrymen count
very. very much indeed Putting up the
two japanese In program we secured i'm
plicit confidence by all the japanese for
what we have done
Two Great Japanese.
Outside OF the highest official repre-
sentative from Japan to this country.
nowhere Japanese cOuntrymen in Amer
lea may obtain combination of the two
OF their most trusted brothers. Ask TO-
600 Japanese in West, ask 1000 in East.
they corroborate our assertion that there
are two many self-important japanese.
but very few MiyakIwa and Tamura-
DR.. T. Tamura graduated from Aoy
anna. Iowa. Columbia, and Clark; DR..
NJ Miyakawa from Meiho. George
Washington. Indiana, Illinois, South;
former soon joins to Japan's University;
latter to take care of life. liberty and
property of Americans in Japan and
japanese i'm America. former spoken as
representing the Japanese in behalf OF
the sufferers, and latter as chairman of
the evening. right man in right place.
In conclusion we tender our most
heartfelt thanks to those who have con-
tributed their kind services and to
whom our success largely due, and
whose names were as follows:
Mrs. J. A Fleming. A. NJ. MCGEE. l.
A. Langille. L. Mcconnell. Mrs. e
Stevens. Miss Mary Mccain, c. r.
Nourse, NJ. l.. Veitch. Ida Young, E.
NJ. Stevens. Z. Behler. E. Dauer, L.
KoetZ. E. Bower and Arnold, j. A
Fleming. w. II. Holt, E. GaIliher, w.
II. Scholz, E. S. Gee, H. w. Howard.
Sower. G. II. Steven. ]. L. Parker.
Philip Scantling. s. Sakurai, X
Iwanami. Y. Wakamiya, s. Shuto.
My duty for the evening was 10 re-
ceive from coners admission tickets
OulSloe OF pass tickets distributed to
the parties who have assisted and are
assisting sufferers in other directions. I
have received III tickets in all. How
ever. the treasurer's report is that they
are in receipt of prices over Ill tickets
up to date and still more coming. At
last and best, we thank the treasurers,
Mrs. T. Tamura and Miss N Hayes
for their untiring efforts and for their
responsible offices.
Thanks for The Times.
Washington. d. c., April I. 1905.