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temples, and gardens, with fleeting glimpses of char- 

 acteristic city life by day and by night. Occasionally 

 I was able to accompany her. One afternoon we went 

 by special invitation to drink tea with Mr. (now Tea with 

 Baron) Okura and view his fine private collection Okura 

 (since presented to the nation) of antiquities and 

 works of art in general. Referring to his enormous 

 array of Buddhas of every size and description, 

 he graciously remarked: 'Ten thousand images of 

 Buddha rejoice in your message." This compliment 

 I modestly accepted for what it was worth. At an- 

 other time we were invited to inspect the large Mit- 

 sukoshi dry-goods store. There also we were served 

 with the delicate tea of the country and had our pic- 

 tures taken in company with several agreeable mem- 

 bers of the establishment's directing personnel. 



Unfortunately our entire stay in Japan fell between 

 two flower festivals; when we arrived the lotus blooms 

 were all but gone, when we left the chrysanthemums 

 were only just beginning to open. But by the courtesy 

 of Mr. Hayashi, the progressive manager of the 

 Imperial Hotel, and his gentle wife, we witnessed the 

 fete of the full moon of September. In their garden, Moon fete 

 decorated for the occasion, we walked about with 

 much pleasure, delighting like the others in the 

 mellow beauty of the orb seen through the pines. 



Leaving Tokyo on September 19, I spoke at an Bankers 

 informal dinner of the Bankers' Association at ^ na ~ 

 Yokohama, a large number of English and American dinner 

 business men being present at table. The mayor, 

 who presided, assured us that the "true grandeur of 

 nations is not in the glory of war but in the mainte- 

 nance of peace." Mr. Sammons, then United 



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