Evening star., 1927-10-10
Jap PANESE NAVAL
GROUP SEES CITY
55 Officers and 800 Enlisted
Men Arrive From Squad
ron al Annapolis.

Fifty-f1ve officers and three hundred
enlisted men from the Japanese naval
training squa drop which is anchored
at Annapolis came to Washington
today on a sightseeing trip and to
paw their respects to officials of the
American Government. Rear Admiral
Osami Nagano. in command of the
squadron; Capt. Fuiyoshi of the
Asama. Capt Isumi of the Iwate and
two staff cdicers called at The White
House and were presented to Presi-
dent Coolidge by Ambasaador Matsu-
daira.
The admiral and the four officers
who accompanied him made official
calls on Secretary Of State Kellogg,
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and the
Japanese embassy in the forenoon.
Tomorrow they will place wreaths on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at
Arlington, and of George Washington,
at Mount Vernon.
City Tour Made.
Forty-eight of the officers arrived
at $50 o'clock this morning at Twelfth
street and New York avenue on the
electric railway from Annapolis in
charge of Comdr. Takahashi. They
entered sightseeing busses and left
Immediately for tour of the city.
After visiting the Treasury, White
House, Navy Department and Lincoln
Memorial they went to Arlington and
thence to Mount Vernon, returning
for luncheon at the office of Capt. /.
Yamamoto, Japanese naval attache,
1422 Massachusetts avenue. This af-
ternoon they are visiting the Capitol
and Library of Congress-
The enlisted men left the electric
cars at Fifteenth and ii streets north
east and left in busses on a tour of
the city. They went to Arlington Ma
tlonal Cemetery, but not to Mount
vernon, as there was not time.
Other Half Tomorrow.
The party of officers and enlisted
men who visited the city today COM
prlsed only half of the men of the
SQUADRON: The others will make a
similar visit tomorrow
Nearly 200 student officers. or mid
shipmen, from the training squadron
VIII also visit the city in a body to.
morrow. They are expected to arrive
at the station Of the Washington. Bal
tlmore & Annapolis Railroad about
$50 O'Clock and will spend the day
IN touring the city and visiting Ar
lIngton and perhaps Mount Vernon.
capt Yamamoto has charge of the
arrangements.
Captain to Entertain.
Capt. Yamamoto will entertail. about
zoo guests at the Mayflower at
o'cloc'' this afternoon to meet Ad-
miral Nagano and other officers of the
squadron. AT s o'clock this evening
the Japanese Ambassador will give a
banquet at the Willard for 60 guests
in honor Of the visit. 9 officers. Among
those who have been invited are Sec.
retsry of State Kellogg, Secretary of
the Navy Wilbur, Assistant Seere-
taries of State Wilbur j. Carr and
Willie / r. Castle, jr. Admiral Eberle
Gen. Lejeune, Assistant Secretaries of
the Navy L. Douglas Robinson and
Edward p. Warner; Adn trails Jones,
Long, Leigh, Mutton, McVay and Will
lard, and other high officers of the
State and Navy Department. Present
at the banquet will be Admiral Naga-
no, 20 other officers of the squadron,
and some of the admiraps personal
friends.
Served i'm Capital.
Admiral Nagano was in this city as
naval attache of the Japanese En-
bassy from 1921 to 1923. Until re.
Gently he has been commandant of the
Yangtze patrol force of the Japanese
Navy. He had a brilliant career In
the Russo-Japanese War and in the
World War.
The cruisers Asama and Twate made
records in the Russo-Japanese War.
During the World War, the Asama
was engaged in patrol duty in the
Pacific.