Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-01
DIR. N0RVIN GREEN
BauqEeted by a Most DistinguIshea
Company of English GentIeaen.
His FeIicitOus Response 40 :he Toast
10 His Health.

LONDON, April so. "A complimentary
banque. w-s given tonight to DR.. Norvin
Greer, president of The Western Union TeIe-
graph Company, by John Fender, me ember
of Parliament, at the Ship Hotel, Green
wlch. There was large number of guests
present, prominent among whom were Sir
Hugh ViviaD, Sir Sydney Watsrlow, Prof
Rogers, Geo. Armistsad, Sir George Elliott,
William Cartwright, Sir Evelyn Ashley and
John Ruleston, members of Parliament;
Admiral Sir Sydney Ksppel, w. s. Cunard,
Barber Pender, Fuller Wells, Wesver Ford
and J. Green, son of DR.. Green, Count Lam
bcrIice, Pouyer Quertier and Leon Rianti.
Ihe menu was excellent, and generally ap-
precisled by the whole company. John PEN
der, In proposing the health of
her majesty, the Q1een, said "her
dominion extended all over America,
where she is as much loved and esteemed as
in England" The next toast, TO President
Arthur, Ponder said he hoped and knew
wonid be dTunk as heartily as that to the
Queen. The President never died, but there
we're occasions when he was stricken down
by the hand of an assassin. On the last oc-
casiou this happened, England, and its
Queen above all, expressed such heartfelt
sympathy as can never be forgotten in Amer
lea. Vicount Bury, replying to the toast of
The House Of Lords, thought il was a great
honor its health should be drunk by such
distinguished company. Ii ever it should
come that the House of Lords should be
abolished, he would apply for The post Of
electrician to the combined cable companies.
| Ruleston remarked, "Aud very good posi-
| ton, too."I
| Fender, in proposing the health of DR..
| Green as the toast sf the evening, said that
bel fore submitting it he must apologize, on
l IF ilig.pSS fOr h=eu ta
| Lords Monck aud Tweeddale aud james
| Anderson. Continuing, he said: "This is
| he d ,c'or's first visit 10 Europe, and that
| fact is The only fault we can find. But he
| has told me he has looked forward to vist-
! ing The old country, and l am convinced
| that England is as ready to honor him ss he
is 10 honor England.
DR.. Green, in replying, said: Il feel an
overwhelming sense of the great honor done
| me. After several days of dissgreeable
| rocking on The ocean, L am delighted with
such welcome. | had an idea that on COM
ing TO this vast metropolis person lost his
| indy duality; but l suppose from my being
| selected Tor such distinction that am
| an exception. | see before me 10 a
strange laud American and English flags en-
| twined They are sy n bols of the cables uniting
| the two countries. i is true / nave often
wished to visit my mother country, although
| It Is not much dltferent from America. Your
common law is ours, your bill OF rights and
| decisiols of personal and civil rights are
models for ours. On the other hand, no
tice you are progressing and improving in
science after u. 1t is said the sun never
sets on British soil, but it takes nins
hours for it to rise on our tele
graph system We claim to do the
sharpest ;elegrsphing work. AS an instance
| the closing London prices at 3 o'clock pm
are published in the San Francisco evening
papers. l have seen New York clerk dis
patch a commercial message from the Pro
duce Exchange 10 Chicago, and receive the
answer while waiting at the counter. Ap
plause.l Business from New York to Lon
don would be doubled il We could, as il
the case OF Chiesgo, receive an answer
as sooa. And jast as telegraphy can over
come time and apace, so will it progress
There was = battle at New Orleans in 1917
where the English Gen. Packenham wa
killed aud his body sent home. This wa
fifteen days after peace had been sigued. l
teiegraphy had been in Its present state, theI
Paokenham would have been saved with tn
700 who were killed with him. DR. Gree
concluded with expressing his thanks for t.
honor done him.