The sun., 1909-06-08
DINNER TO SEA FIGHTERS
JAPANESE ADMIRAL AND ENG
LISH CAPTAIN TALK PEACE.

Have Peace" Should He Inscribed OF
Every Warship- Admiral Uriti's VII,
the Guest or Mrs. Peil nj Sherry's
Two battleships. ports alight and guns
elevated, swan on sea OF glass, theiI
bows pushing aside leaves OF the lotu'
and their military tops scraping the
nodding heads OF red and white peonies
About the battleships there sat as the
guests Of Col. Robert M. Thompson In
the banquet hall OF Sherry's last night
Admirais. Fear Admirals, captains oI
ships and OF industry--all there TO gree
the special guests OF the evening, Vice
Admiral Sotokichi Uriu of the Japanese
navy and Capt. Henry Bertram Pelly
OF King Edwards fighting line.
One OF the long gray ships that 30
vigorously ploughed its way through the
lotus leaves was an exact duplicate Of
the Japanese cruiser Naniwa, Admira
Urui's command on the day when he
whipped the Russian cruisers outside
Chemulpo Harbor; the other was little
image OF H. NJ. s. Edward VII. the ship
upon which Capt. Pelly last served. While
the instruments OF war navigated the
mirrors peace was the sentiment that
followed the coffee cups about the tables
There were really three honored guests
Of the evening. While the Japanese sea
fighter and his British companion in arms
were being entertained in the earlier
part of the feast Baroneas Uriu was the
guest Of Mrs. S. n. P. Pell in an ad joining
dining room. Those who we're with Mrs.
Pell as hostesses to the Baroness were
Mime. Imanichi. Mrs. Pelly, Miss Deer
ing, Mrs. George Miller, Nine. Fukui,
Mrs. Edward MoVlckar, Mrs. Arai. Nine.
Midzuno. Miss Ethel Post and Mrs. H.
Archie Pel.
After the walters had cleared of the
final courses in both rooms the women
Of Mrs. Pells party were escorted to seats
on the dais in the main dining room fac
ing the great roeette Of stripes and stars
composing the rayed sun flag and the
American banner, beneath which Col.
Thompson and Admiral Uriu sat. The
red and white Of the Japanese emblem
shone throughout the wilderness OF
peonies and roses about the tables and in
the fringe Of the great centrepiece
Col. Thompson saluted the presence OF
the women by instantly proposing toast
to "a power that excels the strength OF
potentates and kings" The orchestra,
concealed in a corner, mstaking the tip.
started immediat tely with The Star Span
gled Banner The guests OF Mrs. Pell
enjoyed the joke.
Rear Admiral Brownson, retired, gave
the toast of welcome to the representa- :
tives of the navies Of the east and west.
The Admiral gracefully brought Baron
Uriu into the limelight and paid credit
to Annapolis for having trained one who
had served his countrys navy with such
distinction.
country said he in closing, you will
express to Admiral Saito and TO that
other great fighter. Admiral Togo. the
fact that every American naval officer
holds the earnest wish that the relations
which exist between your Government
and ours shall ever be as they are to-day
Then. Il give you the health OF the
japanese navy; called CO..: Thompson
es ms n snd a1 Pound eure ney syod so
Admiral Uriu. whose after dinner exper.
ience in the last ten days has taxed all
OF his knowledge of English. found his
feet amid handclappimg.
Il see many about me who must sym
pathize with me- said he, for they know
as do that speeding was not
taught at Annapolis. / am afraid that
was one OF the studies which NEGLECTED.
Since my arrival in your country ]
have been overwhelmed with welcomes
and receptions. especially at our class
reunion in Washington. where the Presi-
dent made 80 kind speech. You cannot
imagine how gratified the people OF Japan
will be when they hear from me the de-
tails OF the remark able reception ! have
received.
Il left Japan purely for the object OF
attending the class reunion. but 80 eager
were many people there to see me when
they heard that l was coming TO this
country that was the guest at two BAN
quets OF farewell. | think my hosts be-
lieved that was coming to this country
for other reasons than pleasure. so anxious
were they to have me hear what the
bankers and business men OF Toxic felt
about America.
Il am a member OF the Americas
Friends Society OF Japan. which is COM
posed of men who have been to this
country at least once and who have a
great love for it. | voice the sentiments
Japan is worthy Of your friendship"
Capt. Pelly replied briefly to a toast
to the British navy, saying that each
battleship should have az it's motto the
words Of Gen. Grant which are craven
on his tomb. Let us have peace.
Then Rear Adrpiral Seton Schroeder
rose to reply TO the toast The American
Of peace. Gen. Leonard Wood spoke for
the army. Vice-Commissiope r. Sakai
told about the plans Of the Japanese ex-
position of 1917. Judge Ebert Gary
wanted it to be remembered that since
here must be such things as battleshps
ne knew who it was that stood ready to
supply the steel and Consul General
Midztino pleaded that Americans dis.
abuse their minds OF the belief that Japan
q nneralv a nIace of MADAME Rutterf,y-
and punk sticks to kill mosquitoes.
Among Col. Thompson other guests
we're Rowland Pell, Herbert Satterlee.
William Allen Butler. Jr.. Judge Hough.
Jol John J. McCook. Lieut.. White, aide
10 Gen. Wood; Mr.. Fukui, Mr.. Sakai,
Frederick W. Whitridge. John Foord.
Lindsay Russell yice-Consul Yamasaki
and s. H. p. Pell.