The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-20
PATRIOTISM ABROAD.
Inaugural Dinner Of the American
Society in London.
AMBASSADOR BAYARD PREsIDES

A Permanent Organization Which VIII
Celebrate Our National Holidays in the
British Metropolis-Preparing to Do
Honor to Vice President Stevenson.
LONDON, April 20.--Last night the in
augural dinner of the American Society in
London was held at the Cafe Royal, pre-
sided over by the Hon. Thomas f. Bayard,
the American ambassador. The banquet
was given in the gilt dining hall, which
was beautifully decorated with festoons of
American flags. Over the chairman's S
table was mosaic portrait of Washing
ton, surrounded by American flags. A
hundred and fifty of the most prominent
Americans in England were present, and,
in addition, some members of the Ameri-
can colony in Paris, who came to London
especially to attend the banquet.
Mr. Bayard had at his right hand Hon
]. B. Eustis, American ambassador to
France and at his left Mr.. Andrew Car
negie The guests included the entire
staff of the American embassy
Mr. Bayard toasted the queen in felici-
tious speech, and then the president of the
United States. Both toasts were received
with uproarious cheering. In the course
of his speech Mr.. Bayard explained the OBJ
jects of the society, and said he hoped it
would always uphold American traditions.
Much could come of this nucleus. Ameri-
can citizens could see nothing but good in
IT,
The band played "Hail Columbia while
the toast to the president was being hon
ored.
Mr. H. b. Chamberlain followed Mr.,
Bayard, proposing a toast to the society
and giving further details of it aims. He
announced that some special greeting
would be given to the Hon. Adlai Steven
son, vice president of the United States,
on his arrival in London.
Replying to the toast "Our Guests, y
Mr. Eustis said that such society as this
ought to be organized in all the principal
cities of Europe. He eulogized Mr.. Bay
ards distinguished services and predicted
glorious future for France under her
new president.
Mr. Newton Crane responded to the
toast "The American Resident in Lon
don," Mr. Andrew Carnegie to "The
American Binationalist, Consul General
Collins to "The American Official in Lon.
dom and Rev. DIR. Pentecost to "The
American Abroad.
Some three weeks ago Mr.. H. B. Cham
berlain, an old newspaper man, approached
some of the leading Americans here with
the object of asceruaining their views on
the matter of forming society. He also
consulted Mr., Bayard and Consul General
Collins, and found on all sides that the
suggestions thrown out by him were but
echoes of the feeling entertained by all
Having sounded the Americans in London
H., ,l..a., 1aI tF
work his scheme out in detail, and letters
were sent to a number Of American citi-
zens, asking them to attend meeting to
draw up and consider plans.
Accordingly meeting of American citi-
zens Interested in the formation of an
American Society in London, on the lines
of the Ohio Society, the New England So,
oiety and the Southern Society in New
York, was held at the United States con
sulate general on March 2, and after dis
oussion committee on organization was
| anpointed by consul general, who was in
the chair, and as result OF the work OF
that committee an organization was
affected at a subsequent meeting and
| strong general committee appointed.
The general committee Is as follo"s'
Ex-officio members; The American am
bassador, the American military attaehe,
the American consul general ana the
American naval attache,
The working executive officers are: ben
janin Franklin Stevens, chairman; Hum
phrey b. Chamberlain, secretary ana
treasurer.
The rest of the committee are' waiter
H. Burns, Francis S. Blake, Frank h.
Bliss, Poultney Bigelow, Newton Crane
Howard Potter, James II. Roosevelt
James G. Taylor, Roland X. Dennis, John
A. Ferguson, Thomas H. Field, John IT,
Meiggs, George A. Mower, j Morgan
Richards, Ballard Smith, Frederick O.
VanDuser and Henry White.