Show HOSPITALitY AUTY ON ONBOARD ONBOARD BOARD WARSHIP t Rear Admiral Ijichi Entertains l rl i j I F Officials anti and Citizens of ofSan i iSan ISan San Francisco 1 Sah San Francisco Frandi cO May S n Adais Ijichi and the Ute officers of the tM cruisers Aso and Soya returned today the cour courtesies extended them during durin the past week by the citizens reception commit committee tee representing the tM civic and commer commercial commerciAl I cial cia bodies of San Francisco when from i S 2 to 5 this afternoon over TOO representative business and public service men of this city augmented by b leading Japanese resi reel residents residents dents were tendered a 8 reception on onboard onboard onboard board the Japanese flagship Aeo AtO The vessel was appropriately decorated for forthe forthe forthe the occasion and an Rn Oriental program of entertainment was offered by the theAms Ams band and by members of the warships crew The program included Japanese music sword wont dancing and a Japanese comedy corned drama in all ail of which the performers were sailors from the two Nipponese training ships Light refreshments completed the afternoons hospitality which will wilt be long remembered remembered remembered by b the thi occidental guests to whom an opportunity was thus given to be b present at a truly Japanese Tap nelle festival Another Reception Today A similar reception will m be held to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow afternoon also alfO aboard the Aw Aso where here prominent Japanese e from San Francisco and the cities and towns will be given an elaborate return for the welcome extended by b them to their visiting seafaring countrymen The Japanese admiral gave a small dinner tonight on board his flagship to Rear Hear Admiral Governor Gillett Mayor Maor Taylor James McNab president of the Chamber of Commerce General Weston Veston of I the department of California F s P Stratton collector of the port James Ralph Jr president of the Merchants Exchange John P Irish naval officer of o the he port John Tol A MacGregor of the Union Iron works H H North orth com corn commissioner commissioner I missioner of Immigration Japanese I Consul General M 1 United States Attorney Robert T Devlin and Arthur ArthurM M Briggs Brigge president of the state board I of trade I |