Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-15 | Page 5 | Japanese Prince, Princess Given Official Welcome

Japanese Prince Princess Given Official Welcome WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April 15 The Thc welcome of Americas America's highest officialdom officialdom oUi- oUi headed by President and Mrs Hoover was extended today to Prince and Princess Takamatsu of Japan The year old prince as the second sec sec- second ec- ec ond younger brother of oC the emperor of or Japan is second in line to the throne ranking after his older brother broth broth- er er Prince The princess is a daughter of the illustrious house of which for two tuo and a half centuries supplied the shoguns that actually ruled the empire bu but let go their rule to permit full restoration restoration restoration restora restora- tion o of the emperors They arc are the thc first t Imperial Japanese couple to visit Washington A greeting had been prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for the arrival at Union station from New York including an honor guard of marines and a band to play the Japanese and American anthems Mingled 1 with official and state stale ent entertainments entertainments en en- t among them a state dinner tonight at the White House were several periods during the thc six six- day stay slay w when hen the prince and princess will be free to Indulge in hi the pleasures of oC sightseeing such as thousands o of Americans and foreign visitors do annually Two periods were set aside one to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow and one Saturday for a visit to the tidal basin where the world famous cherry trees trees gifts gifts o of Tokio to Washington two decades ago arc arc now in full bloom Diplomatic protocol called for a visit to President and Mrs Hoover at the White House Immediately after the arrival although similar greetings occur at formal functions afterward