Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-27
DINNER TO MARLBOROUGH.
His Grace n Guest at New York
Union League Club.
New York Sun-25th.)


The Duke OF Marlborough was the guest
OF honor at dinner at the Union
League Club last night. The dinner
was given by Mr.. Harry L. Horton,
senior member Of the banking firm OF
II. l.. Horton & Co., at No. 65 Broad
way. Mr.. Horizons idea was that the
Duke should meet. before his return to
England some of the representative
businessmen OF New York.
In carrying out that idea the host
gathered about him forty-two of the men
whose interests are allied with the COM
merce and finance Of the world. Besides
the host and the chief guests, the diners
Included the Hon. Ivor c. Guest, cousin
OF the Duke OF Marlborough; Harding
Milward, legal adviser TO the Duke; III.
Graham Harris, an English engineer;
Joseph II. Choate, General Horace Por-
ter. Frederick D. Happen. president OF
the Gallatin National Bank; J. Edward
Simmons. George j. Gould. Mr.. Fish.
A. Barton Hepburn: John II. Inman, John
p. Duncan, Thomas L. James, Henry
w. Cannon, George r. Sheldon. r. G..
Rolston, Brayton Ives. j. II. Harper,
A. #. Gilllnder, John J.. Riker. f. j..
Berwlnd. John A. Mccall, Chester s..
Lord. II. S. Manning, r. A. c. Smith,
Professor S. r. Emmons. Henry Thomp-
son. L. d. Bangs, Il. =. Goodwin,
Judge Moore. Frank Plat, ex-Judge
Charles Traux. General Benjamin f.
Tracy, \. b. Boardman. J. r. Hodges,
David Mcclure. A. +. Dimrock j..
Frank Emmons, Philip Brown. and 70,
bert Marclay.
The tables in the form OF horseshoe
were laid in the club dlning-room,
on the third floor The table decora-
tons consisted of large baskets OF Ameri-
can beauty roses and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The host, OF course. sat at the head OF
the table. At his right was the Duke OF
Marlborough. and at his left sat Mr.
Guest. On the Dukes right was General
Porter, next to whom sat Mr.. Harris.
To the left Of Mr.. Guest sat Mr. MIlward
and Mr.. Happen. Brooke's orchestra was
stationed in an alc0ye just of the dining
room.
After the dinner had been eaten Mr..
Horton raped his guests TO order, and
made some felicitous Few remarks" at
the end OF which he introduced General
Porter General Porter's speech was
rather in the nature Of welcome to the
Duke OF Marlborough 10 pretty much
everything in America, including the
lUlDn l-FtbNe tlhb. <AltfI 'sNiittdl
ter's speech the rest OF the speaking was
very informal.
Mr.. Choate had something TO say about
Americans and Englishmen and their in
ternatlonal marriages. There was plenty
OF humor IN Mr.. Choates speech. and II
was free from satire. Following Mr..
Choate. the Duke spoke
The Duke IS boyIsh-looking az any time,
but in evening dress he Is much more SO,
and. among 30 many gray boards. the
contrast between him and the diners was
marked.
The Duke is not a natural orator, but
he talks common-sense, and what he
had to say was well received. He said
that, having been so short a time in the
country, Il would be fair neither to HIM
self nor to the United States to express
an opinion OF the country. What had
most deeply impressed him since he had
been here. however, was the remarkable
industry Of the American people. More
wonderful still were the results which
that industry accomplished.
He believed that the future Of the world
lay with the Anglo-Saxon race, and the
closer that race Is bound together In
England and America the better it will
be for the worlds civilization.
Mr. Ives. who followed the Duke OF
BARTHOLOMEW. SPOKE III liliOIIldl way
OF tn relations between the two great
speaking nations and then Mr..
Horton called upon Mr.. Harding Mlward.
the Dukes solicitor. The most striking
thing in Mr.. Milward's remarks was this:
II have known the Marlborough family
for over twenty years, and / tell you
that this young man is a credit 10 an
illustrious house. l have never known
a brighter or more promising young man
than he is, and by his allying himself
with one Of our great families that fami-
ly and America have received honor"
In the opinion OF all the diners, one
Of the best speeches OF the evening was
made by Mr.. Guest.
lie is about rs years old, and speaks
with ease and grace. Just the least bit
OF lisp adds an attractiveness to what
he says.
Mr.. Guest said that he believed he knew
the Duke of Marlborough better than tho
Duke knew himself, and then he told at
length how the Duke was impressed by
America.