Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-13
ROYAL GREETING Is ASSURED
Special Train is Due from Kansas
City at 1850 O'clock.
MANY FEATURES ARE ARRANGED
Party Will Be Met by Reception
Committee at Burlington Station.
DAY WILL BE UNUSUALLY BUSY
Party VIII See City from Automobiles
and viii view McKeen's Motor
shOps-Banquet in Evening
ut Commercial Club.

ut Commercial Club.
Omaha today swings wide it's gaes tc
the honorary commercial commissioners Of
Japan. a special train of nine Pullmans
will steam into the Burlington station at
.7:JO o'clock this morning and from that
hour until early Sunday morning, when
the palatal train leaves FOR Denver. no
stone will be left unturned to entertain
the distinguished visitors from beyond the
seas
High officials of the state and Of the
city members Of the Commercial club and
society women OF Omaha viii DIN in eX.
tending to the noted Japanese a hearty
welcome and days entertainment has
been planned that will keep the visitors
busy during their stay in the city.
An informal reception win be held at the
Burlington station at o'clock shortly after
the arrival of the special from Kansas
City. Governor A. c. Shallenbergcr will
welcome the visitors on behalf of the state
of Nebraska and Mayor j. c. Dahlman
will voice the greetings Of Omaha. Colonel
| w. f. Cody viii be one of the visitors
in the city to DIN ir the welcome.
| Attractive Z oErnm Arranged.
Throughout the day and evening a va
ried program has been arranged. The
women in the party will be entertained In
various ways. Prominent society women
have olned forces and they Will be as
sisted by Mrs A. c. Shallenberger, wife
Of Governor Shallenberger, and Mrs. w,
! j. Bryan OF Lincoln.
At noon they will have luncheon at the
home Of Mrs. c. N. Dietz and during thl
afternoon they will visit the homes OF
J. IL, Miard, L. L. Kountze and later
lof ~, ,f A
they will listen to an organ recital. They
will be entertained at dinner, after which
the women will witness the show at the
Orpheum from boxes.
Following the reception at the station
the following program has been announced
for the days entertainment by the Omaha
Commercial club:
$3.50 A. M.-Take McKeen motor cars for
shops and McKeen Motor Car works
Demonstration of electric control of ten
ton electrical storage battery truck at ll.31
from distance by a wireless system
Leave shops at u o'clock for Florence.
1850 T. M.-Inspection of settling basins
and pumping station of the Omaha Water
Works company. Luncheon will be served
O'Clock Leave water works az :45 o'clock.
on way back will be seen a demonstration
by T. +. Stroud & Co.'S dirt moving ma
245 p. MEVisit to Lane cutoff, thence
through stock yards and packing house
dtsIict, South Omaha, and back to Union
depot, Omaha, arriving there at $3.50
$3.50 p. M-Automobiles will be at Union
depot to take the commissioners around
the city. Run will take In wholesale, re-
tail and residence portions, boulevards and
eCnth and Davenport streets) enroute, and
reach residence OF Mr. and Mrs. George
streets, al 1880 o'clock for a brief musicale.
Return to depot not later than 5;lb o'clock.
banquet at Commercial Club.
Automobiles will be at the Union station
. at O'Clock, where the train will then be
! standing ready for the trip westward over
the Union Pacific to carry the party up
town. a formal reception will be rendered
A in the Commercial club rooms at $50
r O'Clock and at o'clock the formal ban
, quet will be served. This will end the
Il days festivities,
Z A special edition OF the beautiful Omaha
booklet, with special cover for the occasion
. has been printed. and one will be given 70
. each visitor at the club rooms. The key 70
n the city will also be presented TO each
4 the silver keys with Omaha" in ceroll.
D The menu card at the banquet in the even
e. ing will also be a handsome souvenir of
g the visit to the Gate City. In addition to
= these, each visitor will be handed a pack
age OF postal cards of Omaha, including
b one with a portrait OF w j. Bryan, and
another of his home at Lincoln.
The two speakers OF the evening at the
banquet Saturday night at the Commercial
club rooms viii be w. J. Bryan and f. l..
7 Haller, regent-elect OF the University OF
Nebraska. Assisting IN the reception OF
= the noted visitors win be Governor shallen-
berger
= DIR. Frederick II. Mnlener has his big
a truck at the Union Pacific shops all ready
a 70 demonstrate the use OF wireless elsc-
tricity in handling power from a distance.
r As the Japanese have a special COMMITTEES
e to investigate electricity and the transmits
II sion Of control this win be most interest
s ing. as Dr. Mnlener is the pioneer In this
!. work His success IN lighting the Audi
torium from the government station al
s. Fort Omaha last spring during the cleo
d trlcal show has attracted attention all over
the country.
Personnel of the Commission.
, There are fifJy-eight japanese In the
/; party, Of whom thirty-nine are commits.
? sioners, thirteen are private secretaries
a and six are women. Five Of the womer
accompany their husbands and one Mis-,
= Takauaslsi. Is a niece OF Baron Shibusawa
the head OF the party. The women dresi
IN their native costumes and have received
marked social attentions upon the Pacfi,
coast and in all the eastern and middle
western cities thus far visited The womer
y are the Baroness Shibusawa, Baroness
Kanda Madame Mdzuno, Madame Horl
koshi Madame Taxi and Miss Takanashi
There are eight members OF the Japan
j. ese Parliament In the party, one OF IN,
10 House Of Peers and seven OF the Hous
- OF Representatives. The two great bank
ing houses Of Japan are represented-tha
OF Baron ShibusaWa by the baron In per
son, and that Of Mitsui & Co. by Mr.. Kenz
. Iwahara, Its managing director. Six othe
III extensive bankers are also In the party
D. Nearly every line OF industry and com
merce Is represented In the commission
e including ownership and management o
ar electric railways, shipbuiding, manufac
IS turing OF silk and cotton fabrics. export