The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-26
Japanese Prepare Entertainment For
 U. s. Naval Class
By JAMES M'CLAIN, International News Service Staff
 COrrcSuOnGent,

Tokio, June 26.-The Annapolis class of 'S1 picked the worst time Tn the year to hold their reunion. m Japan, and if the members of the class with rhier families expect to find Ja- ,pan either a mass of cherry blossoms Or of flaming maple leaves in July they are due for 8 distressing shock just as soon as the transport Tender son reaches Yokohama July ?. Japan with the exception of Toklo and the mountain resorts. in July swelters un- der rays of an intense sun with little relief at night, while mosquitoes add to the discontinue.
 Tho Japanese Government, in plan ming the official programme for the stay of the American naval men In Tokio, is taking this fact into con sideration and also the request or Senator Weller, written to Admiral Baron Uryu to the effect that the as young as they were a. few years ago, and a strenuous programme could hardly be agreeable with such maturity.
 The Japanese are noted for their entertainment of foreign visitors and it is certain that they will fill with joy every minute from the time the Henderson arrives at Yokohama leaving Tokio. The officials enter tainment will be confined to the week that the party spends in Tokio, and on July or 10 the members
 
 small parties to tour Japan for other week as private citizens and at their own expense. They will visit Nikso, MIyanoslhita, the ancient capital of Kyoto, and the nearby his~ torLc town, Nara. The latter ordinari- ly would be the most interesting spot in Japan to any visitor but Nikko and Miyanoshita in July will afford more comfort both being in the noun tains. The Henderson is scheduled to leave Nagasaki for China ports and through the beautiful inland Sea. The Government has taken over practically the entire accommoda- tions of the new Imperial Hotel that size of the party will fill nearly every chamber in the wing of the hostelry SO far completed.
 This assures the official party the best accommodations in Tokio, but most of the other visitors to the Japanese capital will have to migrate elsewhere for that week, as the de struction of the old Imperial Hotel by fire before the new one was con1- pleted leaves the city badly handicapp.- ed. tsls4se.ss.se2 One day of the stay of the Ameri- cans in Tckio will be devoted to- a pilrimage to the monument erected In memory of Commodore Perry at kur1nama a small fishing village be where the Ameican commander first landed in 1854 in his effort to force
 Japan to open her doors to the coun- tries of the West The trip probably will be made from Tokio by motor through interesting villages and pad dy fields. where the rice crop will be we'll along by that time.
 The night of July Is the time set for the class reunion, and as only | the members of the class will be per nl1tted to be present the Japanese entertainment committee is now sorely perplexed in it's effort to provide Su1tablA entertainment for the ladies or the party for that night. The rest of the progra amme is in rather an in dat.nite form as yet, but each day is to be featured by official iuncheons and dinners and visits to noted and interesting places in the capital city. These dinners probably will cJln1i- nate with 8 brilliant function given Dy the 4r1nce Regent for Edwin Den py, the American Secretary of the Navy, at the Imperial Palace and at Wa1ch the Empress and the Imperial Princes and Princesses will in all
 proha piIity be present. Premier Ia
 kahashih Count Uchida, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Charles Reecber warren. the American Ambassador Ine american Japan Society and the Jpan-America Friendly Relations committee, headed by Viscount Shf- i husaWa, will give dinners while Ad m1ral Baron Kato will be host on one also will entertain
 one Of the most delightful enter i tG1nments of the visit is exnected to be the one given by Admiral Baron Ufyu, member of the famous class of s1' nero or the Russo-Japanese War at whose invitation the class will hold IFS annual reunion in Japan.