, 1873-05-24
QUEEN VICTORIA,
Celebration Of Her Birthday by
tho British Residents
OF Chicago.
Banquet ut tho Sherman.

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" oeeut"toA l"1. o,onAs " ~, 4u0.'ots ~,
OF Chscago anu tlolr 1rlentH " panquot as tho
Sherman House. Tho preparations for this
nnniyoreary wore mado with considerable atom
tim IN tho part of the Committoo. and M minis
,rorn aa.ro,1 ,,1 thosn ,ont1omor - r,nla ~, t,o
AMIR ''sas an ~ assured sacooss It was 80 In in
everything but tho banquet. There wcro about
thom. although here and thoro could bo aoon
some omluont iurist who was born undor tue
sta18 aho a.flpos, OF "noso noa'oo16niP m VIVA .n"s
Of somo kindred society. Tho gathering had
ample timo to wait in tho dining-room. Thoro
was no especial mood for waiting. Tho Committee
had mado all necessary ,t arrangements for
Punctual dlhner, pue uhtl long hiter ha't-past
0 tho unfortunate gontlomon ondoavorod to
whi1o away tho dismal interval between o'clock
d;nnor ,,ns ,,at raaGv won 1innor ,saa ,oai1r "tn
"o. a., .r':I "'sa no' lu"a' n, 0I ., "s1 .eaus
tho gathering filed III and acatod themselves.
Whom everybody was seated, tho hoV. Oanon
Street pronounced ahort grace, aftor which tho
Brisons waited for thoir soup.
Musical Club sang "Non NobiB Domino" aud
then tho gentlemen smoked thclr cigars.
I'll Tho Chairman. ". Charles, Esq, called tho
received from Con. MoArthur, Con. II. r. II.
Wallace. Y: 9. accord, and Dr.. Dyas, aftor which
rend. It was better in gentiment tlnn in metro
and rhyme,
Tho President then proposed tho honlth of
"Queon Victoria tho moat excellent of wvos
and most constant Of Widows" Which was re-
coiyod with tho most onthuslhato cheora.
=, Robert Aeryoy, ESQ, in "reply, roBo to deliver
brief skotch OF tho peaceful reign and lovely
personal character Of this emnont laay: a!!ud-
ing In eloquent language and with doop
fooling to some Of tho most i'm
portant achievements Of her administration,
especially that through hor wisdom Aruoricn had
boen loa to recognize tho truth TINT she had no
bottor fr1ond than England and England's noble
Quqon. &IApplauee] Tho address concluded
lows: "Thia j. our oarnest aud heartfelt
' nay u jone ''y snare '''Y Tho % ouoea On " to % raio
q grateful and contentod peorlo. md whom in
His wisdom sho is called from fL tLo M i.iah ptation
which she AaB 30 worthy filled, to receive that
reward which no nro we'll assurod al,ol at last DO
bestowed upon faithful and Ionoat heart. tho
memory Of hor gcntlo reign and lovely lifo will
still survive and live in history fresh in eternal
youth, exempt from change or decay, with
bonuty and n grandeur oynr Gathering. and the
triumpha Of : distinction that Gun never w dio,
eycr to DO remembered whilo tho human heart
beats RESPONSIVE to tho touch Of all that is noble,
aGod Bnyo tic Queen " WAS then sung by tho
whole gathering, I'D by the Musical GLIB, after
which three hoarty choera were givon Tor Queen
Victoria.
"Tllo President of the United statog was Of
fered. and rosponllod to by Mr. John Iyle KIM,
in tic absence Of Gen, Macarthur, While tLiss
talented contloman 1yos compellod to ciyo utter
anco to AZ entirely impromptu address. .ho acquit-
ted hi1nson 40 hanpiiy ag to leave no room to
regrot tho change. oven though, tic meeting
wero sorry for tic absence OF the illustriouS
politician whose place he took. Ho WAS loudly
applaudea, ''0@''
The CLEO Club sang "All Honor to tho Soldier
Give" also received With cheers.