San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-23
Minister Reid's Banquet.

PARIS, March 90. - The farewell
banquet 10 Whitelaw Reid, the retir.
ing United States minister. will be
given tomorrow night in the Sale du
Pete of the Hotel Continent. Among
the guests who will be present will
| military household, Ministers Riliot
Richie and Rouvier, Deputies Spuller,
Mellini and Sigfried, Senator Oar bey,
M. de Blowilz General Adam E
King, General j. Meredith Read, the
well known bankers Seligman, Harjes
aud Monroe, Augustus Jay and Col.
Bailly Blanchard. Mr.. Hayes will
preside and General Meredith Read
will have chars g of the toast program.
The first toast will be 1.-THE Presidep
of the United States" 1t will be fol-
lowed by "The President of the
French Repuolicn and "Our Guest"
proposed by the chairman The adj
dress to Mr.. Reid, engrossed in parch-
mepI, will next be read by COnsu
General King. 1t isin part as foil
lows. We, your fellow citizens, de.
sire to mark our warm appreciation
of the able, dignified and successful
manner in which you have fulfilled
the duties of your high Office during
the last three years. At the very
commencement of your diplomatic
| functions you were confronted with
unanswerabie intricate questions
rising out of the opening of the
| French exposition of 1889 which as
we'll as the constant calls upon your
| time and patience were successfully
met by the Judgment, foresight and
courtesy, which have invaluably dis
guised your official career. We have
not forgotten. moreover, that you Sc
cured from France the first official
| acceptance by any nation of our
govern ments invitation to the World e
olumbian exposition, your faithful
laboTs for copyright and the repeal OF
the duty on works of art have like
wise carried you the applause OF
your countrymen, and as the crown
ing act of your Cal ear, the long nego-
tiations for the removal of the prom
biton of American pork. y question
Of the first Importance TO the United
States, after increasing efforts extend
ing over eleven years have triumph.
antIy closed through the vigor tact
and wisdom of your exertions. The
thoughtful courtesies you have eX-
tended not only to those residents in
the Capital, nut to Americans pass.
ing through Psris, as well as to mem
bers of the government and people of
France, in which you have been so
effectually aided by your accomp
Iished wife, have Strengthened aud
confirmed the reputation o our coui :
try for kindly hospitality. In fact
il can be truthfuliy said that no
American minister has more faithful
ly and admirably administered his
| trust than yourself
After Mr.. Reid has replied to this
| address, other toasts will be given,
among them being "The Two Repub
lics," response by Minister RiOot;
1.-The Press and Diplomacy" by Min
lister de Freycinet; Education and
Democracy" by Jules Simon, and
French and American Friendships, ]"
by Col. stuart Taylor. Mr.. Reid will
speak for the most part ia English.
His closing remarks will be French,
addressed 10 the French guests. The
American women artists, whose asso
citation Mr. Reed has frequently aided
by his contributions, today presented
Mrs. Reed with portfolio of original
| sketches. many of which are of high
merit. Mr.. Reid's departure will be
greatly felt by all the American resi-
dents. No United States minister
ever sent here has fulfilled his duties
more satisfactorily than has Mr..
Reid. His diplomatic duties did no
consume all his time and he went ex-