The Washington times., 1911-08-05
JAPANESE ADMIRAL
CAPTURES CAPITAL
ON HIS FIRST VISIT
Calls On Secretary Knox
And Is Greeted BY the
Nations Officers.
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L. c. Palmer. military and naval aids
to the President
The White House dinner tonight
will be strictly stag affair. The
guests will number many of the of
flcials of high rank, and among
them will be the Vice President
Acting Secretary of the Navy Win
throp, the Secretary of State. and
some OF the members of the House
and Senate committees on foreign
relations.
For several months it has been
known that new regulations regard
ing army uniforms will be forthcom-
ing soon, and officers have postponed
replenishing their supply OF military
Sress until the revised orders should
"A few days ago. each officer in
washington was ordered to report at
the White House tonight, in full dress
tuHnlLoFm to pay respects to the dis
anything but polite remarks on their
ups, they rushed to their military
talIors. where they have been spend
ing most OF the time ever since. The
rush OF orders has swamped the uni
form makers, and il seems certain
mat some will lose out in the race
Ior new regalia. Meanwhile those
,Eo MEho were fortunate enough to have
SUITABLE dress uniforms have been
laughing with fiendish glee at the
uouOles OF their brother officers.
Makes Short Calls.
Just seventeen minutes were con-
samed by Admiral Togo in making calls
upon Secretary Of State Knox and Win
throp Beekman, Acting Secretary ~
the Navy.
At 10 O'Clock his party entered the
State Department. The corridors were
lined with employees. Everybody wanted
10 get at least glimpse of the visitor.
out there were few audible comments
and no demonstration:
he went first to the office of the Sec
.Tetary or State, where Baron Uchida.
the Japanese ambassador, presented
him to Mr.. Knox.
Scarcely more than five minutes
elapsed before the japanese party left
the State Department and hurried down
the corridors to the Navy Department,
where Acting Secretary Winthrop
The models of the dreadnaughts OF
the navy, which in glass cases line the
corridors of the Navy Department,
caught the admirars eye as he passed. |
and he smiled. but did not stop.
In Mr.. Winthrop's office he remained |
about eight minutes, and then returned |
TO his automobile and was driven back |
to his hotel
Packed Off to Bed.
Admiral Togo's' aides and the men, |
bers Of his party are just as careful |
of the doughty little sea-fghter as |
though rhe least over-exertion would
seriously injure him, and no sooner had
he reached his suite on the eighth floor
of the New Willard than he was liter
ally packed of to bed. so thai he may
gain every moment Of rest possible.
Between Admiral Togo and the curl +
n0RSihla
1t was just hard for one to catch even
a glimpse of him
Secret service men were stationed in
the corridor, and Admiral Togo's mill
tary aide. attired in a full d-ess uni
form little different in general design
from the new dress regalia OF the navy,
was never very far from he door which |
leads into the admral's suite
When Captain Potts, Of the navy,
who, with Secretary Chandler Hale OF
the State Department, has been the
admirars personal escort since his ar
rival in this country, the task Of meet
Ing callers devolved