The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-27
Great Crowd Gathers at
Depot on Arrival Of
Commission.
BARON SI1IBUSAWA PINS
DECORATION ON MAYOR
Celebration at City Hall Marked
by Speeches Of Friendliness
and Good Cheer.
This is japanese day.

Thls is Japanese day.
Members of the Honorary Commercial
Commission from Japan who have been
inspecting the industries of this coun-
try were royalty welcomed to Newark
From the moment the merchants and
manufacturers of the Far East left
their special train at the South street
station of the Pennsylvania railroad
they We're aware that the citizens Of
Newark had sought in every way pos
sible to emphasize the fact that they
had been long awaited, and were more
than welcome Everywhere fluttered
the ensigns of Japan alongside of ths
Stars and Stripes.
The seven women of the party, doubts
less for good and excellent reasons.
which the members of the commission
did not divulge, were left for some
time in the special train while their
lege lords and the other male mems
hers of the party took up the tour.
At the station the commissioners
were met by q reception committee OF
twenty-eight members, and medals
prepared by the Board OF Trade were
added to the long list of decorations
and orders already pinned upon their
breasts.
/ Thirty-five automobiles gally decor-
ated with American apd Japanese tags
/ were walting. and into them tic oufn-
missioners, each party In tow of several
members of the reception committee
were seated. Tho long line Of autono-
biles headed straight for the city Hail.
where Mayor Haussling and a number
of the officials of the city awaited
them to extend ansofficial welcome and
flguratively turn over to them the keys
of the city.
A striking feature was the elaborate
decoration of the Mayors office, whera
hundreds of big yellow C hrysantIie-
NUNS scattered through the room gave
most timely touch to the whole room.
As the Japanese commissioners en-.
tered each was presented with one OF
these chrysanthemunls, and each ac-
/ knowledged the gift in the courtly
manner of the Orient, The commits
sioners ranged themselves in double
circle around the room, and Mayor
Haussling addressed them as follows
"On behalf of the city Of Newark and
its citizens. l most heartily welcome
YOU men of Japan. We are indeed
glad to have you with us. and hope you
will enjoy your visit. You have our
greatest and most heartfelt sympathy
on the untimely death of Prince Ito. 1t
must have cast gloom over your party
so far away from home While you
are to be with us but a few hours, we
will entertain you to the best of our
ability, and hope that you will leave
Newark feeling that your visit here
was not wasted"
NIotosada Zumoto proprietor of the
Japan Mail, of Toxic translated the
welcome for his companions and Baron
Eichin Shibusawa, chairman of the
commission, replied in his native
tongue Zumoto translated the reply as
follows:
Thanks TO you, Mr.. Mayor and ~.
| sembled citizens, for your courteous
welcome here. We are deeply touched
| by II and especially are we touched by
! rour reference to the loss we have just
suffered at home. We have been enter
I tand royalty all through our trip, and
think we VIII enjoy our visit to Newark
as much, if not more, than that of any
city we have been in. We thank you
all for your reception"
Baron Shibusawa then stepped for
ward and pinned a medal which bore
the flags of Japan and the United States
on the Mayors coat.
Big List of officials.
with the Mayor when he welcomed
the Japanese were the following city
officials: City Counsel James Il.
Nugent, Wilson J. Vance, secretary to
the Mayor; City Auditor George For
man. City Treasurer Albert T. Guen-
iher, Comptroller j. Henry Bachelor,
Or. A. b. Poland, superintendent of
public schools; Tax Commissioners
John l.. Carroll, Wldrick r. Swain.
John Howe and Moses Reichman; Tax
Receiver Robert l.. Ross, Fire Commits
sioners r. e. Burke. Frank A. Lagay
and Matthias Stratton; Board of Works
Commissioner Augustus T. Eggers,
| City Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd,
Chief of Police Michael T. Corbitt,
Chief Of the Fire Department William
r. Ashley, Secretary of the Board of
Education Robert d. Argue and other
heads of departments.
The members of the Japanese Cons
mission are
Tokio--Baron Eiichin Shibusawa,
president Daiichi Bank; Buyei Nakano.
president Chamber of Commerce, presf-
dent Stock Exchange, member House
of Representatives; Heizayemon Hibi-
| va, president Kanegafuchi Cotton Mill
Company, vice. president Chamber of
Commerce; Sakutaro Satake president
Toxic Electric Lighting Company. spe-
cial member Chamber of Commerce,
member OF House OF Representatives;
Keno Iwahara, director of Mitsui
no I<aicl,iro Nezo trustee Chamber