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Show EIIRAL10G01fP0SIB"VllEllTH"0r ROSES ON 10! IB OF WASHINGTON ceremony at the tomb tha party strolled throue-h the ptctureeque Washlnn-toa ea tate To the mansion In which tha nation's na-tion's first president lived and died. Th admiral was led through the numerous smell rooms and up the staircases to the todroom where waehlnffton died. He bowed and a&luted. He paueed before Weehlncton'a sword and carefully read the Inscription. Ons of the party pointed point-ed out the wine and liquor case which dhoe f I cured In the hospitality of Mount Vernon. "Pretty generous bottles. commented a navy offlrer. and the Itttte Japaneee smiled quickly In appreciation. On the Mount Vernon autograph book the admiral ad-miral wrots with a firm hand In Rnallsh: "Admiral Count Togo, Auguat 4, 1911. Togo Takes a Nap. . On the return cruiee to the city Admiral Ad-miral Togo rested In a big chair on the quarter-deck,, chatting for a while with ! Rear Admiral. Herher. Presently his head drooped and he feel asleep. Last nlaht Admiral Togo waa tha guest of the Jepanees embassador, at which j were preeent Vice President Sherman. Speaker Clark, Secretary of State Knox. Acting Secretary of the Navy Wlnthrop, Secretary of the Treasury MacVeash. Attorney At-torney Oeneral Wlckersham. Postmaster General Hitchcock. Secretary of Agriculture Agricul-ture Wilson, Major Oeneral Wood, members mem-bers of both houses of congress and several sev-eral naval officers. Toasts were offered by Mr. Sherman to t he emperor of Japan and by t he Japaneee embassador to tha president of the 'United States. WASHINGTON', Aug. 7. Reverently "and with a brief Invocation tn Japanese, Admiral Count Togo placed a wreath of roses on the tomb of Waahlngton at Mount Vernon Sunday. A group of a doaen. among whom were the Japanese embassador, acting Secretary of the Navy Wlnthrop. five American rear admirals and Chandler Hale, third assistant secretary secre-tary of slate, watched the diminutive oriental enter the mausoleum and stand silently at salute. He spoke softly but audibly for a moment and then set down the wreath. Cameras Busy. Emerging from the tomb the eol enmity of the occasion wss broken by the admiral ad-miral himself, who smiled as he saw confronting con-fronting htm a battery of cameras. "That's the only way we'll ever shoot at you, I guess' remarked Rear Admiral Ad-miral wainwiight. amid laughter. Ae the guest of the nation. Admiral Togo's trip from the city to Mount Vernon Ver-non was made on the president's yacht, the Mayflower. As Admiral Togo and bis aide. Lieutenant Commander Tanlguchl. and the Japaneee embassador mounted the gangway a company of marines on shore presented arms, while every man on board the Mayflower stood at attention, atten-tion, the bugles blowing a salute. The Marine band then playsd a few strains of the Japaneee national anthem and the ship weighed anchor. Comfortably seated on the quarterdeck, quarter-deck, the visitor listened attentively tc the naval officers as they pointed out the sights along the Potomac. He displayed dis-played especial Interest In the bis; fourteen four-teen -Inch guns at the navy yard. At Mount Vernon two electric launches |