Evening star., 1915-02-14
Japanese Admiral Shown Over
Buildings and Grounds of
U. S. Naval Academy.
PARTY OF THlRTY.TWO
SEATED AT LUNCHEON
Supt. Fullam Provides Varied Pro-
gram of Athletics by Midship-
men for Afternoon.

Special Dispatch to The star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 13.-Ad-
rniral Baron Shigeto Dewa of the i'm
perial Japanese navy, the official rep
resentative of Japan for the ceremo-
MES of the formal opening of the Pan
anna exposition. was the recipient OF
round of official and social courtesfes
here today when he paid an official
visit to the Naval Academy. His ar
rival on the government reservation
was greeted with salute OF seven
teen guns from the battery of the sta
tion ship Reina Mercedes and fan
fare of music and later was guest OF
honor at luncheon rendered by Rear
Admiral William F. Fullam.
Accompanied by his retinue of officers
and the military and naval attaches at
the japanese embassy in Washington
and other disnitaries of the empire. Ad-
miral Dewa arrived in the city at 1885
O'Clock on special car over the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis cleo
tric line. The official party alighted
from the car at the Sampson row en-
trance to the academy. where Admiral
Dewa was greeted by Supt. Fullam and
other ranking officers of the institu-
tion. The Japanese officers We're then
escorted on tour of inspection of the
several academic departments. Fol-
lowing the luncheon the visitors wit
messed a varied program of athletics by
the midshipmen.
Guests at Two Large Tables.
The guests at luncheon were seated
about two large tables. there being six
teen at each. Supt. Fullam was at the
head of table No. l with Medical Di-
rector ]. G. Field of the Naval Hospital
at the head of the other. At the right
-
Dewa, while to his left was Gov.
lGoldsborough of Maryland. Others at
this table were Lieut.. Commander Uye-
da, official interpreter to Admiral
Dewa; Capt. Thomas w. Kinkaid, L. s.
N: Capt. Lloyd H. Chandler, U. S. N:
Adjt. Gen. Charles F. Macklin of Mary
land. Lieut.. Col. Itami, military attache
at the Japanese embassy; Commander
Koboyashi. japanese navy; Col. Eli X.
Cole, commanding Naval Academy ma
rine barracks; Commander W. w.
Phelps u y; Sor,1 Gommandsr n1aI Hs.,I:s F A 4
Preston. U. s N: Mr.. Miura of the
Japanese embassy and Maj. Okamoto
of the Japanese army.
Seated around table No. were Capt.
-shipmen; Lieut.. NJ. Manly. aid to Supt
Fullam; Commander Ralph E. Earle,
commanding the Presidents yacht
Mayfower; Commander Nagano, aid to
rAOmlrdl Crlu, Japanese navy, en- route
to this country; Mr.. Ohita. first secre-
tary of the Japanese embassy; Com
mander John F. Hines. U. s. N; Com
mander H. B. Price. U. S. N: Com
mander ]. R. P. Pringle, U. s. N: Capt.
w. T. Hoadley, U. S. NJ. c.: Lieut.. Com
mander Migamoto. japanese navy: Mr..
Kawashima of the Japanese embassy.
Pay Inspector Dewitt Ramsay. U. S. N:
Mr.. Austin L. Sands. Capt. Douglas
Macarthur, U. S. A; P. H. Magruder.
secretary of the Naval Academy and
Mr. Iwate of the Japanese embassy.
At the luncheon Admiral Fullam pre-
sented to Admiral Dewa Photographic
reproductions of steel engravings OF
the two American warships, Columbus
and Vincennes, which probably were
the first vessels of the kind to visit
the Japanese waters. 1t was July 20,
1916. that these vessels visited the har-
bor of Jeddo. or, as the Japanese call
it. Yeddo. Their visit aroused no little
excitement among the natives of the
empire. and none of the Americans
was allowed to land