The sun., 1907-12-03
THE BISHOPS TWO COCKTAILS
DIR. POTTER MADE TINE REV.
PERCY GRANT DRINK ONE.

TOId Him u Was EXhlAaratInS and the
Rector Owneh That so Bt Was-A
"Reminiscences OT Japan at the Japan
SOcIety's Farewell Dinner tn kOlke.
Bishop Potter told ChOzo KoilSe. Consul
General OF Japan At this port, and a dis
tinRuished company Of Americans and
Japanese gathered at a dinner at the Hotel
Astor last night TO bid farewell 10 the Consul
General. who is going to a new post at San
Francisco, how when he was visiting Japan
some years ago he became 50 gatigued
climbing the steps leading up TO a Buddhist
temple that he had to order a Manhattan
cocktail when he got back to his hotel in
Yokohama Not only did the father OF
the Subway Tavern Of recent memory drink
that Manhattan cocktail but, as he con-
fossed last night. he made the Rev. Percy
Grant. rector OF the Church Of the Ascension
in this city and a tetotaller, drink another.
Bishop Potter told the story Of the Ja-
banned Manhattan cocktail to illustrate
some remarks he had made about the
adaptability OF the Japanese people to the
customs Of the Occident He didn't ex-
meet 20 get a Manhattan cocktail when
he ordered il. but he did get 1t and he
congratulated the retiring COnsul-General
upon the cleverness Of that Japanese bar
tender in that Yokohama hotel
There is Just one fault have to find with
the temples Of your country. my dear
onsul-GeneraI." said Bishop Potter. in
the course Of his remarks. -and that is that
in many cases the steps approaching the
sacred fanes are so long and wsarisome
that they leave tho traveller quite exhausted
at the portal One day the Rev. Percy
Grant, who sits at my right here, and who
was my travelling companion on my trip
70 Jaran, and climbed ever so many steps
20 see a temple at Yokohama. When We
returned to our hotel was quite wOra out.
Il called Japanese servant and ordered
a Manhattan cocktail. Now, you know,
had no idea that he knew what meant By
a Manhattan cocktail. but was quite sure
that he would bring me something and say
that Il was a Man haitian. Such is the in
gsnuity OF your race, my dear Consul
General.
ITO my surprise he brought not only one
genuine Manhattan cocktail, but two
ripple OF applause " ent around the BAN
quet table and several diners leaned for
ward in expectancy.
well, here was a predicamcnt, con-
tinued the Bishop in his smoothest tones.
Il arm sorry to say-or should | say that
am very glad to say-that the Rev. Percy
Grant here il a teetotaller and that one Of
his relatives on the distaf side is very well
known member OF the W. {. I. Ia very
well known member.
"'Grant,' said !. you will have To drink
this other cocktail
But. my dear Bishop We protested, Z,
what is the effect OF this cocktail?'
TT Is exhilarati1g. my Gear Grant,
said l.
few minutes he began To rub himself about
the region Of the ve@t-he is rather nm ex-
pansive man In some particulars, you know
at least he was then.
Bishop, he said TO me. you are right;
that is exhilarating.'
Then I called the bartender and asked
him how it happened that in Yokohama
he knew how TO make n Manhattan cock
tail.
"'Ob, used to run a hotel in CINCINNATI
he replied"
given by about hundred members of tho
Japan Society OF New York, which was
organized during the rccsut visit here OF
Cen. Kuroki. Lindsay Russell, president
OF the society, was toastnaster.
The Coneul-Gencral said he was pOTTv
that he had 10 leave New York and 20 out
10 the new post selected for him and that
he felt that many Of his friends in Toxic
were sorry with him that occasion had
arisen which made San Francisco a moro
important diplomatic post than IL used 70
be. But he expressed the belief that what
has been a local issue and is even now ceas-
ing 10 be an issue cannot endanHer the
good relations OF two countries.