Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-17
JAPANESE HERE
THIS MORNING
Honorable Commercial Commits
sion Of the Mikado's Realm
Spend Two Hours in Visit.
ENTERTAINED AT TABERNACLE
Special Recital rendered at which
National Anthem OF japan Is
Sung by Horace Ensign.

The honorable commercial commits
sion Of japan, 65 IN number, to-
gether with six lady members OF the
party. were the guests Of the state and
city this morning for swift but
happy two hours. They heard an
organ recital st the tabernacle. listened
to their national hymn sung I'm their
own language by an American. were
presented with q copy Of the Book OF
Mormon translated into their own
tongue. and were motored about to the
principal sights OF the city. And an
this between the hour OF s. when
their special train arrived. without
delay or mishap. from Denver and
10 O'Clock. when they left for ogden
and the west
When the train pulled into the Dem
yer q Rio Grande depot the members
OF the commission found awaiting
them Governor SprN, Senator Reed
Smoot. Mayor Bransford, a. J. Davis
president OF the city council: Sec
Rotary Caine. of the Commercial club.
n. G. Whitney, chairman OF the COM
mercial club entertainment committee.
and Lester -. Freed. chairman of the
Commercial club transportation COM
mittee. Lined up along the curb were
~ automobiles which had been provid-
ed for the purpose Of conveying tho
visitors 90 The various points which
were 10 be the centers of their en-
tertainmcnt
RENDERED ORGAN RECITAL.
An Invitation was extended 10 them
to attend an organ recital at the tab
ernacle. gracl0uslv accepted by X Mid
zuno. japanese consul general al New
York. In behalf Of the party. The invi-
tation was as follows:
Japanese Commercial Delegation.
we have pleasure In rendering YOU a
SPECIAL organ recital in the salt Lake
taberuscle and trust that you will be
able 20 attend.
JOSEPH +. SMITH.
JOHN r. WINDER.
'ANTHON H. LUND.
First Presidency"
The party was immediately escorted
20 the motor cars. In the FIRST car
Mayor Bransford had In his care Baron
ana Raroness shibusawa and Miss
fakanashi. while following came Gov
Spry with Consul General AiidzunO and
Madame Midzuno. Senator Reed Smoot
escorted Baron and Baroness Kanda IN
the third car. and the other members
OF the party We're scattered variously
throughout the other motors. r. -.
Hashimoto. leader Of the salt Lake
japanese colony together with others
Of his race prominent locally, were on
hand 70 greet the commission.
At the entrance to the tabernacle the |
visitors were warmly greeted by Presi- !
dent John r. Winder. Bishop c. w
Nibley and Elder Heber j. Grant. 7
The great organ pealed a thunderous /
welcome as the Mikado's subjects filed I
slowly In and gazed about with wonder /
ing eyes. They sat through 40 musical I
minutes with a keen. quiet enjoyment /
which reached an enthusiastic climax /
when Horace Ensign, in splendid voice. /
sang their national hymn In their own !
language. They rose TO their feet as
one and reVerently drank in the deep /
tones OF the KIM Ca va" Beautiful |
ia strains as Il is wonderful in
thought the words came to their ears /
with this English meaning.
Let the MikadO's empire stand till [
q thousand, yea ten thousand years
have rolled, and the sand in the brook
et turns TO stone, and the moss on the
pebbles emeralds make"
PROGRAM N JAPANESE.
The program OF the recital souvenir
copies OF which, engraved in Japanese
'haracters ana furnished by the bu
reau or Information, was executed by
)rganist Mcclellan in his most fault
ess style. It's translation follows:
Chorus from Tannhauser
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..---... Wagner
iayotte from Mignon .......... Thomas
communion IN q ............. Batiste
Japanese National Hsnn ..........
.'...........by Horace Ensign
Did Melody Observation-Disclosures.
launhauser March ............ Wagner
When Mr. Ensign had finished his
ong. Baron Kanda, very much Affect
a. said
THAT Is the ncatest compliment that
.as been paid us since our arrival in
HIS country"
Amer the recital Mr. Ensign, IN be.
alf Of the FIRST presidency. presented
D the commission translation OF tho
hook ~ Mormon into japanese. This |