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Show J J JAPANESE PREMIER ENTERTAIN5 0" J IN HONOR OF AMERICA'S FLEET gfj TOKIO, Oct. 2L The dinner and j 'Jall iven this cvouinp; in. honor o Mic 7 1 jfisit of tlio American fleet of bat-1 bat-1 j -jtleships by Promicr Kalsura at his J ircBifionco. bronphL toceLher about 3500 4 apromhient people, including all the fAmorican officers who were iuvitcd to ?thc ball. The guests at the dinner, how- 1 Sever, worn coiilincii (o those holding rf official positions. There wore no .set 11 . '(speeches. Premier Katsura proposed SVi 'i1'10 health of President 'Roosevelt, and ! .'American Embassador O'Brien that of i '-(the Etnpcror of Japan. A toast to tho " J.'tleet hy tho Promier was responded to J.Vby Ttear Admiral Spcrry. CI Zi The ball was the most brilliant func-i func-i nion of the week, and brought tho t Americnns and .lapnnes-c into ho closest 1 'touch. American officers dajiccd with VI tho wives and daughters of .Tapaiicso, 1 ma.iorit- of whom wero dressed in I J 'fEnrortcan costumes. Premier ICntsura p3 j'provod himself u porfecf host, moving II v k111 ad. out and greeting nil tho Ameri-lJ:5?nB Ameri-lJ:5?nB 1,1 tllc kindliest manner. Among thoBO present, were Sir Claude Mac-. Mac-. i "jPonnld, tho British Embassador; Baron Jtvon tjchwartzeustein, Gorman ICmbas- t .sador; "French Embassador Ferard, and representatives from all the other J """ssies and legations. Tomorrow S3 l0l?. sailors from the fleet will come to A tm J 10 atte"i a gurdon nnrtv at I Ilibiya park lo bo givon bv Vowiki, 1 tho inayor of Tokio. At Iho same time 3 the ofhpors will bo entertained at lunch- . ' P''en by tho mayor nnd by Prince Shimadazii, later attending a rtril gardvii parly at tho British embassy. ,X1U, Many of the olliccra will also bo enter- i . tamed at the home of the president of the Aippon Yuzen' Kaisha, u big llBj JfJ1?!1(!se steamship company, and later -i nil Hie commissioned ofilcors and mid-l mid-l Miipmen of the fleet havi- boon invitod 3 a, 11 tlioatriral performance to be eiveu al the Ivabuki (heater, ihc biggent - playhouse in this city, the Bankers ''as- sociaiion being the hosts. At this 1 gathering President Shlbusawa of the jaiV"1'"' ,'elcomo society will speak, ."i f. lhvoughout tho week of the rcccp- lion there has not been a discordant 77? !IOi '"l10"?, !ho American bluciaeiiota I f "shore in okohama. The men have fl fl 'i peun cntertainod lavishlv on overv side J f Admiral Sperrv and "tho other Ad- 3 nnrals ot the fleet leave Tolcio for ! J okohama on Friday. October 23, but Jj the last feature of the eitv's entertnin-' entertnin-' v.ivaii 01 thc Americans will bo given aAi i? 1"'ir.on Kaueko, president of tho Saj '. Amorican Friends society," on Fri- h "X n,Rllt-' :,.,'3 Kenr Adiniral Emory .will remain m Tokio to represent Ad- ? thirnl Sperry. The reception will be YJ 'hold at tho rooms of the Maple club j tend Baron Kaneko will then present to i Sr' .Wk ,tliroiipli Admiral "" i t'lW' ? rul,c of Commodore Perry s -! to Japan. Sfl- ll,?nAt,1C Same veniuu a recoption to T ' . Aicncan officers will be givon 71 ft?,-1 ,th wmnese battleship Mil S 1 nri" ,0nT,n'fie nL this Unction, I lib. mL?sat "i0 Bmo,:er v-'hich follows j " Ino1t formal entertainment. 1 at Yokohama a reception will be hold aboard Admiral Sperrv 's flagship, the Connecticut, followed by a dinner. |