The Washington times., 1906-01-28
CHINESE STOP A DAY
TO CATCH BREATH.
Visitors Need Rest After
Strenuous Week.
INTRODUCED TO FAIRBANKS
Met Vice President at Reception Given
for Purpose by General and
Mrs. Foster.

After strenuous week or visiting the
Nations Capital seeing the different
Government buildings and departments
and being entertained morning. noon
and night, ending with the most impor-
tant social affairs OF the entire visit
luncheon by the Secretary of State
and tea given by former Secretary of
State and Mrs. Foster in the afternoon
the imperial Chinese commissioners and
their attaches and secretaries viii spend
quiet sunday
The tea yesterday afternoon was civ
en- during an informal reception from
10 10 o'clock at the home of General
and Mrs. Foster, 1929 Eighteenth street
northwest. The entire party of foreign
visitors, to the number of nearly sixty
headed by Tai Hung Chi and Tuan Fang
together with the Chinese minister. Sir
Chentung Liang-Cheng. and legation
stan. were present. and to meet them
General Foster invited large number
OF personal friends who had at different
times been in China.
Met Vice President.
The feature Of the event was the
presentation of the visitors 10 Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks The Vice President
was presiding In the Senate when the
foreigners visited the houses Of Con-
gress. and on other occasions had failed
10 meet them. General Foster invited
the Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks
10 the tea especially that the visitors
might be presented.
Aside from the members Of the two
parties Of Chinese. there were a score
or more OF persons wno mad been more
OF less in China. among them, Charles
Denby- chief clerk OF the State De-
partment and a number of Senator's
and Representatives. VINO formed the
Taft party that visited the Far East
last summer
The distinguished visitors have been
received and dined profusely since their
arrival in Washington. but decidedly
the most important event OF all I'm which
the Administration figured was the
elaborate luncheon given TO them at the
New Willard by Secretary of State
Root The guests numbering about
eighty. were composed of members OF
the Cabinet, members of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations. mem
bers of the House Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce, and gen
eral officers of the army and navy and
the assistant secretaries and attaches
of the State Department.
Two Flags Mingled.
In the large red banquet room of the
Willard was. long, oval table. with the
open cente. filed with palms and other
scattered profuseIy over the board OF
feasting. At one end OF the table the
Stars and Stripes welcomed in its folds
the yellow banner with the black dragon
While no set speeches were made. the
occasion developed the most friendly
feeling between the guests OF honor and
the others present.
Chief Clerk DENLY. OF the State De
partment, who has charge OF the enter
tainment Of the Chinese visitors. sa "
TO it that the foreigners were so placed
about the bic that those who speak
English could assist their fellows in
with Cabinet officers. Sen
2tors and Representatives.
Secretary Root proposed the two
toasts, which were drunk standing The
first TO the President of the United
States and the second 10. the Emperor
Of China.
First for Chinese.
. The occasion was the only formal en-
Jertainment which this Government has
arranged for the commission It was
also the first time In the history OF this
that a Chinese official party
has been ofhcially entertained in Wash |
ngtOn.
If today be favora BILE, the visitors will
be driven for visit to the Old Soldiers
Home. Monday they will visit Mt Yer
non.