The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-20
KUROk| At
TOMB OF GRANT
Japanese General Pays Tribute
to Memory of Noted
American General.
RECEPTION AT HOTEL ASTOR
LAUNCHING OF NEW JAPANESE
SOCIETY.

New York, May 1s.-When, twenty
eight years ago. General U. 5. Grant
in his tour of the world was the guest
of the emperor of Japan, one of the
officers assigned to attend him was a
young colonel, who today, as General
kuroki of world renown, visited Riv-
erside drive and there, with impressive
Oriental ceremony, placed a laurel
wreath upon the Americans tomb.
To General Kuroki today's pilgrimage
to Grants tomb was the chief event OF
his stay in New York, and part of
his program which he had repeatedly
said must be carried out, no matter
what feature was sacrificed.
Kuroki Carried the Wreath.
Accompanied by General and Mrs. T.
d. Grant, L. s. A, General Kuroki's
party proceeded in automobiles to the
tomb late this afternoon. Reaching
the vicinity. General Kuroki was the
first to alight In his hand he carried
the wreath.
AS the party entered the tomb all re-
moved their hats, and General Kuroki
advanced toward the sarcophagus.
When about fifteen feet away he
bowed, and then as he proceeded step
by step. he continued to bow low.
When he reached the bier he stopped,
and an aide. descending the several
steps. placed the wreath III position
For several minutes the party stood in
silence, and then. retracing their steps.
entered the automobiles and were
driven back to the Hotel Aston.
Reception at Hotel Astor.
Earlier in the day General Kuroki
gave a reception and luncheon at the
Hotel AstoF to several of those who
had helped to make his stay here
pleasant
At one end of the banquet hall,
where was stationed an orchestra, was
a low stage set to represent a Japan
csc garden. The decorations were
American Beauty roses and smilax,
laid in quaint Japanese figures. Cen
eral Kurokfs only decoration was
medal presented to him by the en-
peror At his right sat Mrs. GrOnt,
wife of General F. d. Grant. Others
present were General Stewart l..
Woodford, Cornelius n. Bliss, General
KigCshi, General Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob II. Schiff, General Benjamin F.
Tracy and the Japanese consul, Mr..
KOike.
The real object of the luncheon, II
was announced by those in charge of
the arrangements, was to launch the
recently formed japanese society of
New York. The project, is was said,
had met with the hearty approval of
General Kuroki and all of the Amer
leans present
Address of Lindsay Russ.
When the time for toasts came Cen
eral Grant proposed the health of Gen
eral KurOki, which was drunk stand
ing. Lindsay Russ then presented the
following address:
ITO General Baron T. Kuroki:
''On behalf of the committee we have
the honor to announce that as one of
the results of your visit to America,
and in order that we may renew from
time to time the international cour-
tesies which it has prompted, there
has been formed a japanese society of
New York, having for its object the
cultivation of friendly relations be-
tween this country and yours We
shall always cherish the memory of
your visit to the United States, which
will no doubt become part of our his
tory, even as the visit of Commodore
Perry is memorable in Japan for more
than half Il century"
He then announced that the Japan
Society of New York, founded May II.
1907, had elected the following officers:
Honorary president, Viscount Aoki;
president, DIT. John H. Finley, presi-
dent of the college of the City of New
York; honorary vice presidents, Gen
eral Fred d. Grant, L. s. A.: Dr.. J.
TalIamine, Admiral Dewey: secretary,
Z. A. Delima; treasurer, Y. Ono; COM
mittees, Stewart l.. Woodford. Jacob
H. Schiff, Cornelius N Bliss, August
Belmont, Z. A. Delima, Hamilton Holt.
Lindsay Russell, ]. Takamine, Y. Mu-
raj, YeEijiro Ono, Chozo Koike, R.Arai,
II. Okura, r. Fukui and r. Ishinemiya.
Response of kuroki.
To this General Kuroki, through an
interpreter, responded:
II am very much pleased with the
reception of the people of New York
and 1 drink to the health of the asso-
citation with all my heart
The luncheon came to an end when
General Kuroki arose and, giving his
arm to Mrs. Grant, led her back to the
reception hall.
Later Mr.. Russell explained further
the objects of the new society He said
it's purpose was similar to that of the
Pilgrims society.