Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-14

back 70 Japan and build a railway for
himself some day; meanwhile the young
mar keeps his own counsel as TO his pur-
pose.
Clad In overalls and a mechanics Jacket,
he rubbed shoulders with the barons and
magnates to tell them In their own tongue
and In the japanese way Of the marvels
before them.
Lea by w. n. McExeen.
The visitors saw all the steps Of the
construction Of railway rolling stock and
the motor cars. The party was led about
by w. r. McKeen. the father Of the motor
car. Members Of the Commercial club as
sisted Commissioner Guild in showing the
visitors about and the few English speak
Ing japanese were much in service repeat
ing to their associates what their guides
were telling them.
Baron Kanda, a prominent japanese
educator, saw the motor cars through the
eyes Of a literary man and was evidently
much amused.
They seem very much to me like a
torpedo" he remarked. l had been wonder
ing why they were so rounded off on the
corners and pointed in front, but they tell
me that these little cars can travel at
very high speed. They ought to; they're
built like a projectle."
Part Of the commission decided to take
a rainy day nap and remained on the spe-
cial train at the Burlington station. This
train was switched to the Union station at
noon.
Some Of the women III.
Illness and fatigue from continuous sight
seeing entirely changed the schedule that
was planned for the entertainment Of the
women Of the japanese commission and
incidentally disappointed not a few Omaha
women who had been anticipating their
visit for a fortnight or more,
A committee including Mrs. A. C.. Shall
lenberger, Mrs. Gould Dietz, Mrs. G. w.
Wattles, Mrs. Luther Kountze, Mrs. J. r.
scoble and Mrs. William ]. Bryan went to
the train expecting to take the visiting
women to the Dung Women's Christian
association. Garrison hospital and the
Linlnger Art gallery, but several of the
distinguished guests were i'll and the others
too weary from continuous attention to
make the proposed trip. They did attend
the breakfast at the home OF Mrs. c. N.
Dietz at 1880, as planned, and later were
entertained at the home of Mrs. Luther
KouRntze for dinner, but were obliged to
forego the musical and reception at the
home Of Mrs. George A. Joslyn.
Mrs. Distz's breakfast was an altogether
charming affair. 1t was entirely American
in every detail; in fact, 1t had been the
Intention of the local hostesses to give their
foreign guests a glimpse into the American
home and American home life.
Besides the visiting women, Mrs. Dietz's
guests included Mrs. A. c. Shallenberger
and Mrs. w. ]. Bryan Of Lincoln, Mrs. c.
F. Henderson, Mrs. G. w. Wattles, Mrs.
Luther Kountze, Mrs. Gould Dietz, Mrs.
Leonora Dletz Nelson, Miss Mae Hamilton
and Mrs. c. N. Dietz, five of whom have
visited Japan, including Mrs. Bryan, Mrs.
Wattles, Mrs. Kountze, Miss Hamilton and
Mrs. c.. N. Dietz.
Following Mrs. Dietz's breakfast the Wis
iting women were taken to the residence
of Miss Jessie Willard for an informal re-
ception, Miss Willard being assisted by
Mrs. p. A. Cudahy, Mrs. C. F. Henderson,
Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Clement
Chase, Mrs. ]. e. Baum, Mrs. Philip Dodge,
Mrs. Bertha Offutt, Mrs. Harold Clifford,
Mrs. Herbert Rogers, Misses Carrie and
Helen Willard, Mrs w. b.. Millard, Miss
Richardson, Mrs. E. M. Fairfield and Miss
Ethel Morse.