Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
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Program for Entertainment of
Visiting Traders.
ARRIVE EARLY TOMORROW
Joint Committee Of Local Trades
men Hosts.
SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF CITY
Trip to Mount Vernon on Revenue
Cutter-visit to Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis.
SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF CITY

At a meeting of the joint entertainment
committee of the Board OF Trade and
Chamber of Commerce last evening In
the rooms of the Commercial Club the
final program of entertainment to be
extended to the honorary commercial
commission of Japan was decided upon.
The commissioners. whose special train
arrives In Washington early tomorrow
morning, will be met in the Presidents
room of the Union station at 8 o'clock
by the members of the joint committee
and representative Of the State De-
partment and Of the Japanese embassy.
Breakfast will already have been served
to the commissioners on the train ana
they will be taken at once on sight
seeing tour In about twenty-five auto
mabiles that have been placed at the
disposal of the committee for the three
days the visitors are here.
After view Of the Capitol the cars
will go through the Mall to the WASH
ington Monument and from there
through the Soldiers Home grouds and
Rock Creek Park. They will then go 10
Potomac Park and the commissioners
will view the War. State and Navy
Treasury building.
Wreath for Washington's Tomb.
The trip to Mount Vernon on the reve-
nue. cutter Apache will start at o'clock.
While at Mount Vernon the commits
sioners will place wreath upon the
tomb Of Washington. At o'clock IN
the evening they will be taken through
the Library of Congress and the Capi-
toll Both buildings will be especially
lighted for the occasion. From to 10
O'Clock Monday evening the commission
ers will be rendered a reception at the
Commercial Club. in their new quarters
in Lafayette Square.
The program of entertainment Tuesday
will begin with a trip to Arlington and
Fort Myer. At the fort there Will be
special exhibition drill by troops b ana
c of the 18th Cavalry, and Battery d.
Sd Field Artillery, in honor OF the Japa-
nese At l 80 in the afternoon the COM
missioneys will be the guests of Secretary
of State Knox at luncheon. After lunch
con they will be taken through the Ma
tional Museum and the Municipal build
ing. Early in the evening they Will Visit
the main building of the Y. NJ. Z. A.
About fifteen members of the commits
sion are actively interested in Y. NJ. c.
A.. work in Japan, and have inspected
the homes of the association i'm every
city they have visited in this country
Reception at Corcoran Gallery.
From $50 to IL O'Clock Tuesday evening
there will be a reception and private view
Of the Corcoran Art Gallery. Cards to
this reception have been sent out to many
of the prominent business men OF WASH
ington. The United States Marine Band
has been detailed to furnish music while
the reception is in progress.
A visit to the Naval Academy at An
napolis will be made In special cars
Wednesday morning. leaving at o'clock
from 18th street and New York avenue
AS Wednesday Is the birthday of the
Emperor of Japan the commissioners will
celebrate it at the Japanese embassy in
the afternoon and In the evening. Before
leaving Washington they will attend a
dinner at the New Willard given by The
embassy stan.
Those who attended the meeting of the
FONT committee last night at the Com
mercial Club were Capt. James F.. Oyster
Charles j. Bell, Ralph w. Lee, Thomas
G. Noyes, A. l.. Sinclair, John b. Sleman,
jr., Allen ID. Albert. jr., Arthur c.. Moses
and John l.. Weaver.