The Washington times., 1927-10-11
President HOnOrs Peaceful Invaders
From Japan; Many other Festivities
Entertaining for Naval
Officers From Nippon
Distinctly Masculine in
Character
Rv Jean ELIOT

ENTERTAINING for Rear Ad-
II miral Osami Nagano, comman-
dant Of the japanese training
Squadron. and the officers Of the
two cruisers in his command is
distinctly masculine in character.
But the ladies will have their in
nings tomorrow when Admiral Ma
Eano will hold a reception aboard
his flagship, the Asama, anchored
off, Annapolis. Most of the high
ranking Navy Giles in Washing
ton will go to Annapolis for this
gala event. taking their womenfolk
with them. And prior to the recep-
ton a group of officials will be
guests of the admiral at luncheon
aboard ship.
Meanwhile President Coolidge en-
tertained at breakfast this morning
for Admiral Nagano, Captain Full
yoshi, commander of the Asama,
and Captain Isumi. who commands
the cruiser Iwate. This was no
luncheon party masquerading as
''breakfast," but an honest-to-good-
ness S-o'clock-in-the.morning break.
fast of hot cakes and coffee and
maybe country sausages like those
occasional political gatherings which
the President likes to entertain.
The Japanese ambassador, ME-
Matsudaira, was a guest. as were
Secretary Of State kellogg, Score.
tary of the Navy Wilbur and AID.
miral Edward w. Eberle, chief of
operations Of the Navy. The COM
pany numbered less than dozen.
Wilbur Host Tonight
This evening Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur will give a dinner in
the patio of the Carlton Hotel for
Admiral Nagano and several of
the visiting Japanese officers, haV-
ing a company of officials and
Navy officers to meet them.
Last evening the Japanese AM
bassador, Mr.. Matsudaira enter
tanned at dinner at the Willard for
his countrymen. In the company
were the Secretary of State, Frank
B. Kellogg; the Secretary of the
Navy. Curtis D. Wilbur; Admiral
Edward w. Eberle, Maj. Gen. John
A. Lejeune, U. S. M. c.; Assistant
Secretary Of Navy, Theodore D.
Robinson; Assistant Secretary of
Navy, Edward P. Warner; Assist
ant Secretary Of State, Wilbur ].
Carr; Assistant Secretary of State,
William r. Castle, jr.; Everett
Sanders, Rear Admiral Hilary p.
Jones, Rear Admiral Andrew T.
Long. Rear Admiral Louis Mutton,
Rear, Admiral Charles B. McVay,
jr., Rear Admiral A. L. Willard,
Rear Admiral r. H. Leigh, Capt.
A. Fujiyoshi, Judge John Barton
Payne, Capt. Frederick j. Horne,
U. S. N; Capt. K. Isumi, Capt.
Hayne Ellis. U. S. N; S. Sawada,
Capt. David Med. LeBreton, u. S.
NJ; Mr.. John K. Caldwell, Lieut.
Comdr. P. P. Powell, Col. George
G. Thorpe, Capt. /. Yamamoto,
Eng, Capt. Y. Takenouchi.
j. Pierrepont Moffat, Walter
Scott Penfield, Frank B. Noyes,
Alexander C. Kirk, S. Togo, Col.
Morita. Surgeon Capt. B. Abe, DIR.
Frederic Bancroft, Paymaster Com
mander X. Kawada, Comdr. L.
Mkt, Comdr. C. Takahashi, Comdr.
K. Madarame, Engineer Comdr. S.
Namekawa, Lieut.. Comdr. K. Noda,
Engineer Lieut.. Comdr. K. Sakurda,
Lieut.. Comdr. M. Kobayashi, Lieut..
Comdr. A. Endo, Paymaster Lieut..
Comdr. S. Arakawa. Lieut.. Comdr.
Y. Ohno, Lieut.. Comdr. S. Kajioka,
Lieut.. Comdr. S. Tonomura, Lieut..
T. Ono, Paymaster Lieut.. M. Kita-
n1ura, Lieut.. T. Takata, Lieut.. Y.
Miwa, S. Okamoto, G. Morishima,
T. Satow. Fumio Morita. d. D. L.
McGrew and Burge McFalI.
Midshipmen Received
This afternoon Ambassador and
Nine. Matsudaira will be at home
at the embassy to the officers of
the two japanese cruisers and the
brigade Of midshipmen. They have
been sight seeing most Of the day,
and were entertained at luncheon
at the Navy Yard.
Rear Admiral Louis Mutton, su.
perintendent of the Naval Academy,
came to Washington today for
some of the festivities in honor of
the Japanese visitors, and is stay
Ang at the Willard.