The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

| the staff on the roof. 1t was probably
doing the best it could, but 1t re-
minded me Of my horror during one
OF the big parades a few years ago; it
seems to me 1t was the great pre-
paredness parade in the summer Of
1915, when as I looked with swelling
heart on the splendid flags billowing
out from the State. War and Navy
Building, a man from the State De-
partment said casually.
I'VE won't get any more like that
when those are gone"
To my surprised. why not?" he
responded. Cant get 'em, at least not
till the end OF the war" And 1t de-
veloped that all our big fine official
flags the ones that foated over the
big Government buildings and the big
Government ships, were made in
Germany"
The gentleman explained quite
we'll here. and at first it was the Gus
tom to send over the bunting and have
it dyed there and make up the fiagx
here. Then it really seemed simpler
to have them made up over there; so
for a good many years that had been
done.
Wouldn't that jar you? It did me.
And I suppose the men knew what
he was talking about. He certainly
And / suppose the man knew what
We have been having for the last few
years-cotton flags whose colors were
not right in the first place--a queer
cardinal instead Of clear vermilon
and an ugly purplish blue--and faded
and ran on exposure to sun and rain
would certainly make It appear so.
Along the same line was the COM
ment OF naval officef's wife. Have
you noticed the boys coats. those of
the present and recent Annapolis boys.
how faded they are in almost no time
while those of the men who graduated
n few years ago are as clear a color
to-day as when they first put them
on?' OF course We are going TO
achieve fast dyes. but some OF the
present results are painful.
All the diplomats who went UP to
New York Tor that celebration of the
Quatorze Juliet came back to Wash
ington early in the week. There was
mission from Japan due here on Tues
day and all sorts OF entertaining CEN
tired around it. OF course the Japa-
nese Ambassador had to be here to
play host. even though the mission is
technically the guests of the American
Red Cross and he did 1t assiduously.
He called on the members at their
hotels Immediately after their arrival
and had them to dinner en- famille that
night. He gave them a big dinner
followed by a bigger reception tho
next night. And he attended all the
parties that other people gave for
them, which means all they could pos
sibly crowd into their stay here.
Japanese Mission Entertained.
| The mission, which left here Friday
evening for New York, Is headed by
Prince Tokugawa, OF ancient Shotgun
lineage: and is composed. besides the
Prince. of four distinguished Japanese
surgeons and four distinguished Japa-
nese laymen. And they did-well, all
the usual stunts while they were here
| They were received in the Red Cross
canteen at the station by members Of
me local Red Cross chapter, including
Miss Margaret Wilson; and they were
driven to their hotel by the motor
corps Of the aforesaid local chapter in
charge of Mrs. Borden Hartman
There they were received by Henry p
Dawson. executive head of the Red
Cross, who is officially their host in
America: and Prince Tokugawa was
called upon In due form by the Japa-
nese Ambassador.
Their first dinner at the embassy
that night was as informal as an en-
bassy dinner conducted by the most
! punctilious Of nations could be. Only
the commission and members OF the
embassy staff were present, But the
next night they had a big blowout.
with all sorts of distinguished guests
to dine with them, and later in the
evening a state reception with all the
trimmings And the japanese GER
tainly do know how to pile them on
effectively.
They had spent the day at Camp
Meade, under the chaperonage of Mr..
Dawson, and with a distinguished Off
cial party which he had arranged for
them. It was not until Thursday, az
| ter having been entertained at
luncheon at the Metropolitan Club by
the Foreign and Insular Division OF
the American Red Cross, that they got
around to paying their respects to the
State Department, where they were
received by Frank Lyon Polk, coun-
sellor OF the department, and In the
absence OF Secretary Lansing acting
Secretary of State. And 1t was not
until Friday, just before their depar-
ture. that an appointment could be
made for them to be received by the