Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-15
TOGO BEARS GIFT TO TEDDY
japanese Naval Here Presents MiniA-
ture Suit Of Mail 70 Roosevelt.
COLONEL Is HIGHLY PLEASED
~. Hen Are Already Acqainted ~
Former Ccrrspvndence-Lsn
eon Party .. strfrtly Pr
~nrr Affair.

NEW York Aug H-AdmirOl roeo'
hero Of the SEA tocaE paid a Warrior >
tribute 70 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt NOV
ing spirit in fh. peace Of Portsmouth, Al
psrsntly Roosevelt the fighter. had HT-
pesled 10 the Japanese admiral rather than
Roosevelt. the IeHcsrnAksr. for when he
marched M Sycamore hill 10 meet
the furmv president he carried MI Roose-
Welt q tuo-foot miniature Of suit OF
arnor. The unique souvenir was done IN
rIiEtsning metal with exquisite workman
snip and encHFed IN heavy mahogany
bux adorned with Japanese colors. 40
mirsl Togo had kept the prospective gift
secret and had carefully preserved II
IN mis- travels from the time be LEFT japan
several months ago.
Ever since be left his native country Al
rniral Togo had been looking forward 70
ms meeting today with Colonel Roosevelt.
Tor ia the years following the activity Of
The latter ~ thu peace parley OF Ports
mouth the two men have exchanged many
letters expressing mutual admiration
The Aomiral journeyed 20 oyster Say on
a sT,ecial train ON the Long Island railroad,
arriving 1T ] O'Clock Colonel Roosevelt. in
dark suit and immaculate white shirt,
stepped forth ON the VerRndA and greeted
the admiral who wore & white serFies
uniform
Delighted to meet lou exclaimed the
colonel The admiral bowed. ms face beam
ing as he declared his pleasure Al greeting
in person the man whom he felt he already
knew 30 well
Admiral Presents Gift.
The party filed into the broad reception
room ana the admiral presented TO his
host the Efft which he had brought from
80 NJ u.T
ms gratitude In q hroadside Of superla-
tives.
After luncheon the party gathered on the
vide vsrandR whence sounds Of frequent
laughter and the vigorous voice Of Ny,
Roosevelt often issued
The luncheon was q strictly private af-
fair Three japanese photographers mo
tored from New York in q tR11csb 10 get
picture OF Colonel Roosevelt and Ao-
/ rnirBl Togo together for use IN japanese
papers When they reached Sycamore Hi
the register stood At S1B7O. Colonel Roose-
welt said no. and the three Japanese turned
4 away dejectedly and started back for New
4 York with the tRximeter clicking away
/ again derisively-
/ The only out-of-town guests al the lunch
con besides the sdmirATs party were Gen
I eral Stewart L. Woodford former United
I states minister 10 SPAN ana AoklCm MO
zune, the Japanese consul general al New
/ York.
/ Admiral Togo returned from Oyster Bay
/ IN a special train IN record time and went
( Immediately TO Carnegie hall, where sew
erRl hundred japanese residents WERE
gathered and where he IN return received a
! gift To the man whose chief chRrRcter1Etlc
is silence they presented a handsome box
phonoErBph The admiral il fond of music
Rnc made q brief speech OF AcknowledEe-
ment IN japanese
! Tonight Admiral Togo was the guest OF
honor al a banquet given by Chandler
hale third assistant secretary OF state
Mayor GRynor sat at Admiral ToEO's right
hand In front Of 4 miniature % The
'MIkAsA." the flagship Of Admiral Togo
when he vRnquished the Russian fleet II
was equipped with 4 little wireless Appsr-
Efus which spanked and flashed throughout
the dinner The service at the banquet
was of GOLD marking 1t as one OF the no
table feests Of his tour.