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Chandler Hale was an Assistant Secretary of State. "Virbeck" should have correct spelling "Verbeck" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E0DEFDF123AE6...

August 4, 1911 per NY Times "Last night he wore a light gray overcoat, a black suit, black derby and patent leather shoe" -Togo "Those in the party that went on board the Lusitania to welcome Admiral Togo were Third Assistant Secretary of State Chandler Hale and Capt. Templin M. Potts, U.S.N, representing the United States Government; Major Gen. Frederick D. Grant, commanding the Easter Division of the Army on Governors Island; Commander Hiraga, the Japanese Naval Attache in Washington; Mr. Hanihara, the First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy; Adjutant Gen. William Verbeck of the New York National Guard, who represented the State of New York, and Gen. Nelson H. Henry, the Surveyor of the Port." query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C05EEDE1531E2...

Ck tags for other photos from Togo's visit to the U.S.

Another Bain/LOC photo of the after-dark reception of Admiral Togo in New York. (Togo actually disembarked in New York after midnight, on the morning of August 4, 1911; the photographer may have been dozing -- his camera suffered a jolt during the exposure:

LOC -- your misspelling of Verbeck in the title has not been emended. The error appears to have originated with Bain.

I find it quite interesting how they all had to wear white outfits. That might have been the uniform since they were all students. Aside from the white outfits I really like this picture cause of how the strings are aligned on the side.