Mayor Yukio Ozaki presents cherry tree saplings to First Lady Helen Taft on behalf of the city of Tokyo, a gift celebrating the continuing friendship between the United States and Japan. Mrs. Taft and Viscountess Chinda, the wife of the Japanese ambassador, would plant the first seeds north of the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park.
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