Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
Royal Chinese Prince Received
at White House.
OFFICIAL VISITS ARE PAID
Secretaries Knox and Meyer Call
and Are Called Upon.
PRESIDENT TO BE DINNER HOST
Imperial Commission to See Drills
at Fort Myer and Inspect
Navy Yard.

, The arrival in Washington last night of
the imperial Chinese commission, headed
by Prince Tsai Sum, of the blood royal.
uncle of the child Emperor of China and
brother of the prince regent. put the
Sultan of Sulu and his suite in total
eclispe temporarily
Prince Sum is one of the highest and
most powerful dignitaries of the celestial
kingdom. He was welcomed to Washing
ton with the most formal official honors.
The commission will remain in the city
until Thursday afternoon. Then the party
will board a special train for New York.
Big Welcome to Capital.
With Prince Sum on the special which
pulled into the Union station at $50
O'Clock last night were Vice Admiral Sab
Chen Ping. Vice Admiral Chow Tszchi,
Capt. Tsao Yu Ying, Capt. Tsang Yu
Cheng, Capt. Chu Chen Pang, Capt.
Tseng Chu vi, Capt. Lin Pao Lun, Chao
Ho Ling. Fung Shu. Lii King Ho, Kung-
pah I. King. Chang Pu Ching, and five
non-commissioned officers and five serv-
ants
The prince, who has not yet entirely
recovered from the severe cold contracted
aboard ship just before he landed at San
Francisco, and which for a time threat
ened to develop into pneumonia. went i'm
med1ateiy to bed on reaching the New
willard. He was much improved this
morning. however. and participated in all
the official functions of the day.
The distinguished visitors were heartily
welcomed to the city upon arrival by a
large party of officials. Capt Butt, mill
tary aid to the President, was on hand
as special representative of the chief
executive. Chandler Hale. assistant sec
retary OF state, represented that depart
ment. All the members Of the Chinese
legation. Minister Chang Tin Yang, the
first secretary, Yung Kwai the honorary
secretary. Henry X. Chang: Attaches WI
Chang. Yuan Ko-shuan, Tan Yao Fen
and Ch1ao Chung Tan, and the inter-
Chief Wflkie Of the secret service was
there with some of his men.
Omcia1 Visits Paid.
Today's program of formal festivities
began at 10 o'clock this morning. Secre-
tary of State Knox at that hour made
an official call upon the prince at the New
Willard. He was followed, a quarter Of
an hour later. by Secretary of the Navy
Meyer.
governs such occasions, the prince imme-
diately returned both calls. Then there
was an interval for luncheon.
At half-past,2 o'clock this afternoon the
prince and his party proceeded to the
White House. There they were received
by President Taft.
The program for the rest of the day in
cludes a visit to Fort Myer at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon to witness public
exhibition drill by the cavalry and artil-
Tonight at 8 o'clock President Taft will
entertain the imperial commission at din
ner at the White House.
Vice Admiral Sab Chen Ping has ex-
pressed his intention Of visiting the
Washington navy yard with his staff and
making a thorough inspection of the
great gun shops. in order that he may
absorb a few modern ideas concerning
manufacture of naval rifles and equip
ment.
On to Annapolis Next.
Tomorrow morning the commission will
leave Washington on a special electric
car for Annapolis, where they will in
spect the Naval Academy and be the
turning to the city in time to attend the
dinner to be given in their honor at the
Chinese embassy at o'clock.
A visit to Mount Vernon is the feature
of Thursdays program. At A o'clock the
party will leave for New York, where
they will stop over Sunday.
Prince Tsai Sum is a dignified, intelli-
gent-looking man, who speaks not a
word of English. conversing through his
interpreter, Chow, under secretary of
state. His dress is Of gorgeously en-
broidered silks. He wears no jewels save
a whopping big ruby.
Since the commission left the Pacific
coast it has been travelling continuously,
execution at
Niagara Falls and at Bethlehem. Pa.
and three days in Philadelphia Conse-
quently the members of the commission
expect to enjoy this break Of several
days in their flying journey.