The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
GIVEN GLIMPSE OF
THEIR HOME LIFE
Commissioners From Japan Are
Entertained at Bowie and
De Saba Villas
Pretty Ceremony Follows the
Luncheon by Henry I. Scott
at the BurIingame Club

A glimpse of their own home life
was given TO The visiting members OF
The honorary commercial commission OF
Japan yesterday when. as the guests
Of Henry P. Bowie and Eugene de Saba
of san Mateo, they assisted in the
formal dedication of a Japanese gate
erected 10 the memory Of the valor OF
the Japanese army in the Russo Japan
csc war. and We're received in the beau
1iful japanese gardens attached TO the
country residences of the two men.
Prior To the reception and the dedica-
lion the visitors were the guests of
Henry T. Scott al luncheon given in
the Burlingame country club.
UNDIsGUISED PLEASURE
II is doubtful if anything on the long
greater impression on the japanese
than being given The privilege of dedi-
eating a gateway in honor of their
heroic dead. Their attitude of polite
curiosity gave place to one Of undis-
guised pleasure and happiness. They
felt thar in this event they had gone
beyond the stage Of international plati-
tudes and mere words of friendship. 1t
was a distinct surprise. Little thought
they that in California would be erected
q monument 10 Japanese heroes and
this tribute of an American citizen to
their brethren brought home TO them
more forcibly than aught else that the
expressions Of friendship were not
words OF The occasion, but those born
OF a sentiment Of good will
Then. to add 10 the days pleasure,
they were conducted to exquisite Japan
csc gardens. surrounded by japanese
servants. served the tea Of Japan after
the fashion of Japan and in every con-
ceivable way made TO feel thoroughly
Al home. The day, coming as it did at
the end of long siege of banquets,
81 ght seeings and mannerisms foreign
and strange TO them, was appreciated
10 the fullest extent
DEDICATION OF GATE
The main event was the dedication
OF the gate. II is opposite the Bowie
residence. leading into a beautiful Jap
anese garden. Standing before il Henry
T. Bowie delivered an address in Jap
anese, declaring that it was erected in
commemoration Of the brave men of the
Japanese army and fitting that il
should be opened by the leading men
of Japan There were a succession
of battles" he said, and each battle
was victory. The war placed Japan
among the foremost of the nations OF
the world, and this gate is but 10 COM
memOrate i'm this country the bravery
OF the men who. by deeds OF wonderful
NslOr lifted their nation to its pres
ent standing. More than this. it eX-
presses the sentiment which the Amer
lean people have for the brave of any
nation
1T is fitting and proper that the
gate, erected TO japanese heroes. should
be opened by one who stands today
as the most unique and loved figure
in the Japanese empire. a man who is
= close friend OF the emperor, and able
adviser 10 his councillors. an idol of
The people and the financier Of the ma
tion-Baron Shibusawa"
The baron in his speech said that il
was strange that rnan of peace
should be called upon to dedicate and
formally open a gate erected in COM
memoration Of martial glory.
This is the first thought wSlich
rises 10 ones mind he said but S
the idea develops we see that martial
glory and deeds OF military prowess
are governed by something higher and
nobler than the mere qualification of
The actual achievement Underlying
these deeds is the sentiment Of 10y
atty TO the nation. latent in peace. but
which arises in stern and stubborn OBJ
lection when the life of the nation is
IN danger This, then, / take it, is
what the gate commentaries; not the
deeds Of Nalor but the sentiment which
brought about those deeds and such
erected in honor of this
sentiment, are worthy of any soil. and
particularly that Of the United States.
The formality over, the visitors were
served tea in the De Saba gardens They
were received by Mrs. de Saba and
conducted over the grounds by Eugene
de Saba.
AT BURLINGAME
The luncheon given to them at the
country club was an ex-
ceptionally brilliant affair. They were
met at the Buriingame depot by Henry
T. Scott Laurance l. Scott and Walter
r. Martin and driven over 10 the club
IN automobiles. Among the women who
aided in receiving at the luncheon were
Mrs John Barneson, Miss Muriel Barne- |
son. Mrs. John Hope, Mrs. Eugene de
Saba, Mrs. George Howard, Miss Fran /
ces Taylor. Mrs. J. D. Grant. Mrs. |
Samuel Knight. Mrs. J. Crockett. Nffs |
George A Polk. Mrs Walter Martin. I
Mrs. Henry T. Scott Mrs. J.. J. Scott |
and Mrs. r. p. SchWerin
Lunch was served on the veranda of /
The clubhouse and at its conclusion I
brief addresses We're made by Henry T. /
Scott and Baron Shibasawa Scott. IN /
his address, declared that there was
one thing at least which the American
people could copy from Japan with
credit TO themselves. and that" he (
said, is the merchant marine Let us
hope that the day viii come soon when
-he nation viii awake to the necessity I
Df an adequate merchant marine and /
AXE a lesson IN this respect from our 1
kindly neighbOrs on the other side of |
he Pacific"
TOUR CITY IN AUTOMOBILES
During the morning hours the party Il
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