Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-28
Japanese Day Will be Notable o.
CasIOn al The Ter.
centennial.
LANTERNS BROUGHT FROM JAPAN
Seventy Thousand viii Be Used in
Decorating Grounds, and Thirty
Thousand Are to Be Distributed
Among Visitors-Dr. '<ushhki Ex-
plains Origin of Custom.

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One hundred thousand lanterns,
which are to be used in celebrating
the choicn gcrtsufcast OF lanterns
at the Exposition during the evening
of Japan Day. October ., have arrived
in Norfolk from the land of the cherry
blossoms. where they were made cs-
pccially for the jamestown Exposition.
They will be taken to the Exposition
grounds early in the week.
The greater number of them will
he used In decorating the grounds.
Some thirty thousand. however. will
he set aside for the Exposition vlsl
tors, who are expected to participate
in the ceremonies.
From the station In front of the
grounds long lines of lanterns will be
hung to the main entrance, touching
nj the various ticket offices. From
the gate n pathway illuminated with
these strange Japanese creations will
| lead 10 the Japanese Bazaar. thence
through the manufactures building To
he auditorium and finally to the gov
lcrnmcnt pier, where the principle rites
win be observed.
All during the afternoon the liant
cns Will be distributed among the
Visitors. Each will be fitted with Il
| candle and n long stick; for one of
the Japanese customs of carrying the
us ~ "t'"chcu 10 SUCK over
DIR. Yumcto kushibikl, who will
~ n't ~, c.,.no unarse Oh tne ceremonies
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om shoulders !, I"' ''" n,, oNc'
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now I, ~ 81, 20" - Wy no nic1hs
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hnconsc II ,s M nr.', ~, ~, W., ~
this countrv for witch t,s ,on,,,'' ~ ~
hrourht djrcctlv IRON, i.a"u,S Wa
othnr oxnosi,inns M I,,,,I ~
lhonrht ms thov wora eomn1 sror, Nv
rious .torns i'o''' va
In odditton IN tho ,or,,rr d,.,,o,.
there viii no two dis,,mc, faa,, "."l''" ~,
Interest Evcrv odm,s"ion -. I ~
dnrInr mo nnv ' "'' 800. ',.hct SOU
coupon slammed with n,r Mi.".'' Th -
holders of certain nn,mhnrs -,,aso
numbers are IN bo dctorm,nod NV
drawings. will receive honhsnn,o nj,
cs and souvenirs nj tbn Jononesa ha.
zaar I'm the manufacture, hmi,di,c rna
aggregate vnlun NJ mo nrira" nc
thus given away Is s5.0o0
Again. one of tho caIohrotion, Will,
be the liberation of fiItv Innonaso hai'
looms. each of which viii corrv
ticket emitting the porson who unds
the balloon TO n present from tho Ina,
zaar
II is expected that this dov will hn
one of the largest ana most imnortont
of the Ter.centennial, ne thousande NJ
japanese from all parts of the countrv
will be present.
The formal ceremonies will take
place in the Auditorium. beginning otI
III o'clock in the morning DIR. Knsh.
ibiki will preside. The exercises will
be preceded by the rendition of sew.
eral Japanese airs by Phinney's mn.
rine band. Mr.. Tucker will he fol.
lowed by Japanese Consul Cenerol
Kickc, of New York. An address Inv
Professor Fukushirua will close mo
meeting.
The balloons will no r,nosod ot