Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-05
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Complimentary Banquet to the Foreign Com
missioners to- the Chicago Fair

Complimentary Banquet to the Foreign Corn
missioners to- the Chicago Fair.
The Commissioners frem the District of Co
lumbia to the Worlds Columbian EXPOSITION
Messrs. A. 7. Brit.on, A A. Wilson. E. Kurtz
johnson. and Dorsey Clagett,-entertained n
distinguished company at dinner on Saturday
evening. complimentary to tue Oommissioaers
to the Exposition from England, Germany and
Denmark. who were making a short stay in
Washington The banquet was given at the
Arlington Hotel. aud was in overy Way worthy
:he occasion The table which occupied the
eeater Of one OF the large parlo-s in the now
extension Of the hotel, was profuscly decorated
with the most exquisite and fragrant howeY
while rare palms, ferns and trailing vines gave
10 the apartment the appearance OF huge
tropical arbor and this effect was heightened
by the soft strains OF music supplied during
the evening by n detachment "a the Marine
Band stationed in adjacent ROOM The
menu was a Handsomely engraved souvenir,
adorned with n representation Of the haSs OF
Great Britain, Germany and Denmark, anu as
q matter of course il included all the delicacies
OF the season. and appropriate wines OF the
choicest quality were served with each course.
On one side Of the large oval table ar. Brit.
ton was seated, with Mr. James Dredge, one OF
the English commissioners, on his right.
and Secretary Foster his left Opposite
him was bis colleague Mr. Wilson, with Herr
Vermuth, the German commissioner, on his
right. ana Secretary Proctor on his left A
the cas-. end of the table Mr.. johnson occupied
the DC ition of host, with Mr.. Meyer, the Dan
ish commissioner, on his right, and Attorney
General Miller on his left His ris n Uis was
his colleague, Mr.. Clagett, similarly hanked
BY Sir Henry Wood. the other English commits
sioner, and Secretary Rusk- Others present
were District Commissioners Douglass Robert
and Ross, Mr.. Halford, Private Secretary to
the President: Commissioners Butterworth, OF
this city, and Mccormick, Of Chicago; Mr..
Beriah wilkins, Mr.. Alexander ID. Anderson,
Myron VI. Parker, President of the Board OF
Trade; Mr.. Sevellon Brown; Mr.. ;. II. kauf-
mann. Prof. j. Brown Goote, Col Frederick
Brackett. Mr.. Vim. Z. Curtis, and Major iley,
of New York.
II was understood that there was to be no
formal speech making; but. nevertheless,
after coffee was served few tossts were offered.
and the interest Of the occasion Was heightened
BY brief but bright remarks from a number of
gentlemen. in the course of which high and
proper compliments were paid to the distln-
guished foreign guests present and their re-
spective countries and by whom IN turn the
heartiest cooperation of their respective coun-
trymen was pledged toward making the great
exposition OF 1898 the most pronounced success
Of the 18th century The occasion was most
delightful ono throughout, and reflected the
highest credit on the enterprise and good taste
If the hosts Of the evening, each OF whom was
highly complimonted by their guests on leave
taking, which occurred IN time for all to reach
their homes before midnight