The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-14
Togo Presents 1t When
He Visits Saga
more Hill.
HAD GUAt D I'D 1T
WITH MUCH CARE
Hero of Sea of Japan Greets
Peacemaker of Portsmouth,
Meeting Which Oriental War
rior Long Had Anticipated
With Pleasure-Roose-
welt Is "De-lighted."

New York, August 1a.-Admiral
Togo. hero of the Sea of Japan. TO day
paid a warriors tribute to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. moving spirit in
the peace of Portsmouth and appar-
entity Roosevelt. the nghter. had ap-
pealed to the Japanese admiral rather
than Roosevelt the peacemaker. for
when he marched up Sycamore Hill
to-day to meet the former President. he
carried to Mr.. Roosevelt a two-foot
! miniature of a soldiers armor This
unique souvenir of his visit was done
In glistening metal with exquisite
workmanship and incased in heavy
mahogany box adorned with Japanese
colors. Admiral Togo had kept the
prospective gift a secret and had care
| fully preserved 1t in his travels from
the time he left Japan several months
ago.
Ever since he left his native country
Admiral Togo had been looking for
ward to his meeting to-day with Colo
mel Roosevelt, for in the years fol-
lowing the activity of the latter at
the peace parley of Portsmouth the
two men have exchanged many letters
expressing mutual admiration.
The Japanese tourneyed TO Oyster Bay
on special train on the Long Island
Railroad. arriving at o'clock Col
onel Roosevelt, in dark suit and
immaculate white vest, stepped forth
on the veranda and greeted the ad-
iniral, who wore a white service uni
form.
Colonel Is "De-lighted.,
Delighted TO meet YOU" exclaimed
the colonel. The admiral bowed. his
face beaming as he declared his pleas
ure at greeting in person the man
whom he felt he already knew so
we'll
The party filed into the broad -e-
ception room and the admiral pre-
scented TO his host the gift which ne
mad brought from the island empire
The colonel expressed his gratitude in
broadside of superlatives.
After luncheon the party gathered
on the wide veranda, whence sounds
OF frequent laughter and the vigorous
voice of Mr. Roosevelt often issued
The luncheon was a strictly private
affair. Three Japanese photographers
mo'ored from New York In a taxicab
10 get q picture OF Colonel Roose-
Welt and Admiral Togo together for
use in Japanese papers. When they
reached Sycamore Hill the register
STOOD at $3.50 Colonel Roosevelt said
NO" and the three Japanese turned
away dejectedly ana started back for
New York, with the taximeter clicking
away again derisively.
The only out-of-town guests at the
luncheon besides the admirars party
were General Stewart L. woodford.
former United States minister to Spain
ana kok!chi Midzuno. the Japanese
consul-general at New York
Photograph for Togo.
Admiral Togo returned from OYSTER
Bay in a special train in record time,
and went Immediately to Carnegie
nan. where several hundred Japanese
residents were gathered and where he
In turn received a gift To the man
whose CHIEF characteristic is silence
they presented handsome box pho
nograph. The admiral is fond of mu
sic and made brief speech of ac-
Acknowledgement in Japanese.
Tonight Admiral Togo was the guest
Of honor at banquet given by Chand-
Ter Hale, Third Assistant Secretary If
state Mayor Gaynor sat at Admiral
Togo's right hand in front OF a NINA
.ure or the Mikasa, the fla gship of Ad-
mirai Togo when he vanquished the
Russian fleet