The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-20
PATRIOTISM ABROAD.
Inaugural Dinner of the American
Society in London.
AMBASSADOR BAYARD PREsIDEs

A Permanent Organization which WIN
Celebrate Our National Holidays In the
British Metropolis--Preparing to Do
Honor to Vice President Stevenson.
LONDON, April 2O-Last night the In
auaural dinner of the American Society in
London was held at the Cafe Royal, pre-
sided over by the Hon. Thomas II. Bayard,
the American ambassador. The banquet
was given in the gilt dining hall, which
was beautifully decorated with festoons OF
| American Gags. Over the chairman'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 tho banquet.
Mr. Bayard had at his right hand Hon.
]. b. Eustis, American ambassador to
France, and at his left Mr.. Andrew Car
negie. Tho guests included the entire
staff of the American embassy.
Mr.. Bayard toasted the queen in a felici-
tious speech, and then the president OF tho
TJnited States Both toasts were received
with uproarious cheering. In the course
Of his speech Mr.. Bayard explained the OBJ
iects of the society, and said he hoped 1t
would always uphold American traditions.
Muoh oould come of this nucleus. Ameri-
cnn citizens could SEQ nothing but good IN
1t.
The band played "Hail Columbis'wlile
the toast to the president was being hon.
ored.
Mr., II, b. Chamberlain followed Mr..
Bayard, proposing a toast to the society
, and giving further details Of It's aims. He
| hat anpOinl greeting
/, would be given to tho Hon. Adlai Steven
, son. vice president of the United States,
on his arrival IN London. -,
. Replying to the toast "Our Guests, :
a 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
" a glorious future for Franco undor her
@ new president
A Mr.. Newton Crane responded to the
d toast "rhe American Resident in Lon
don" Mr.. Andrew Carnegie to 1.-The
n American Binationalist," Consul General
!, Colli-- n "The American Official in Lon
n don" a. Rev. DR.. Pentecost to "Th'
II American Abroad"
10 Some three weeks ago Mr.. II. Is. Cham
,r |, berlain, an old newspaper man, approached
m some of the leading Americans here witt
the ODleUI Oh HSCcFltihlhB thNii faS"S "
- the matter of forming society. He als'
~ consulted Mr.. Bayard and Consul Genera
~ Collins, and found on all sides that tn
suggestions thrown out by him were bu
A echoes of the feeling entertained by all
q, Having sounded the Americans IN bondoi
~ Mr.. Chamberlain at once proceeded T.
,d work his scheme out in detail, and letter
NJ were sent to number of American cltl
~ zens. asking them to attend u meeting Il
rl draw up and consider plans.
m Accordingly meeting of American cit
~ zens Interested in the formation OF Al
r.. American Society in London, on the line
to of the Ohio Society, the New England -
,,o ciety and the Southern Society In NeN
to York, was held at the United States cot
M sulato general on March 2, and after di
cussion d committee on organization wa
m appointed by consul general, who was |
,s the chair and as a result OF the work {
ica that committee an organization WI
lu. affected at n subsequent meeting ana
to strong general committee appointed.
W. Tho general committee is as follo|'
Fx.ofllcio members: The American an
bassador the American military attach
n. the American consul general and Il
Al American naval attache.
- The working executive officers are. Be
~ iamip Franklin Stevens, chairman HUI
zee, phrey D. on''''i'0ri"tt' 'OoiN' ="
In treasurer. -
of lie rest OF tho comm nte; H'u
has II. Burns, Francis s. Blake, Frank
M Bliss, Poultney Bigelow, Newton Gran
hr Howard Potter James r. Roosevelt
,oJ James C. Taylor, Roland X. Dennis, Jol
nrn A. Ferguson, Thomas L. Field, John
! n Meiggs, George A. Mower, j. Morgi
Richards, Ballard Smith, Frederick
VanDuser and Henry White.