The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
THE, BANQUET.
Loyalty to Native Land and DeVo-
tIon to the Queen.


ton to the Queen.
Loyalty to native land and devotion TO
the Queen were exemplified in a striking
manner bv British residents at the ban
ouet last night in the main dining-room
of the Palace Hotel.
The hall was fittingly decorated with
flags of Great Britain aud the United
States and potted palms arranged with
artistic taste by Amadee JouIlin, and
there was no stint of material. Seats had
been arranged for 275 guests, and there
was not q vacant chair
The decorations of the festal board were
the white rose of England, the red thistle
of Scotland and the green shamrock of
Ireland.
Her British Majesty's Consul General.
J. w. WarouTton, was in the chair. and
filled the post with rare combination OF
dignity and modesty. The menu was of
the best and was discussed with appetite
such as Englishmen can boast, for the
roast beef ana plum pudding of strong
stomached old England were there washed
down with the wines of La Belle France
The following is the menu:
Eastern Oysters on the Hatfsheu.
Sdi0 eT1e SOUP.
Windsor, Clear, with Amontil!ado
REIIsHEs.
Canapes of Caviar Queen Olives
saucisson de Lyon Kadishes
FISH
Paupiette OF cole, Norm andle
,,,.. Potatoes, Gastronome.
ZinfdndI ENTREES.
Mutton Outlets. English STYLE
TImbale of Chi KEN Queen Victoria.
Orange Punch IA Aurora
Moet & chondon
GRIND Cuuee ROAST.
Ponlmeroy Sec Prime Roast Beef. with
Mtgnnl Ertrd Dry. Yorkshire Peddtng.
Roman.
VEGETABLES.
New Peas, Baked Tom atoeA
Plump udding. Brandy sauce.
Biscuit Glace, PFaliues, Assorted Cakes
Dessert. Coffee.
William Greer Harrison was toast.
master and when the wine had begun 70
cheer and the flush of loyalty was on
every cheek Consul Warburton proposed
the toast OF 1.-The Queen" which drew
forth the greatest enthusiasm and round
of cheers. This was followed by God
Save the Queen" sung by Donald de V.
Graham, and the "Star-spangled Banner
by Frank Coffin.
At the beginning of the ceremonies Con-
sui Warburton read the following dis
patches, which were received with con-
tinued applause:
British Consulate General, San Francisco: The
Bri fish born res dents in California desire To
offer her Msiesty their respectful and loving
congratulations on the mple ton of the six,
ueth year OF her reign.
LONDON, Eng, June 20. 1897.
To WdrburtOn British Consul General San
Francisco: Your telegram has been laid no.
fore the Queen, and have received her Males
tvs commands to instruct you to express TO
the British residents in California her Maies-
ty's best thanks for the message and apprecia-
tion OF their loyal sentiments and congratula-
tions. SALISBURY.
throughout the toast-making there was
music by the orchestra and singing bv
Robert Park, G.St. J. Bremner, ]. g. Fyfe
Robert Blair, Thomas Rickard and 9TH
ers.
General w. H. l.. Barnes responded in
his usually happy vein to the toast, ''The
Queen" and was frequently appiauded.
He was followed by Rabbi Voorsanger in
an able and scholarly speech in response
to The toast, "The Victorian Era"
He began by saying that the manhood
OF every nation bowed with reverence to
the womanhood of the Queen of England
The iIlustrious descendant Of Elizabeth
was both great Queen and a good
woman.
He believed the keynote TO the re-
lolcing of all English-speaking nations to-
day was that her character as woman.
her virtues as mother, responded 10 the
woman and the man hood of England and
MADE 1t great. He continued:
Every era in human history is both an
enect and cause. No doubt we will LOOK
pack with pride upon the magnificent history
OF the Victoria reign, but that history is a 7,
enect. IL is long time TO look back sixty
years. yet you must remember that the Vie
torian era was made possible only pv the
STEADY development OF English manhood for
1900 years before. All nations have con.
tributed TO the magnifcence of the English
character.
The, great longing for liberty is after all but
MOD hcation OF the wild desire of the Viking
when he roamed the seas thar layed the
shores of Scotland and England The Honse
of Peers and the House of Commons in the
Victorian era have been able TO amend bu :
very little the liberties of the people as thev
existed when the people conferred upon King
John the crown.
Three hundred years ago and more a roval
poet was able o describe the land of England
in It's grandeur ana supremacy. No man
alive to-day can describe the loyalty OF British
subjects and the glory of Britain in more
foIceful language than did old John OF Gaunt.
many hundred years ago.
The Victorian era will be known in historv
because OF the fruition of two prominent
ideas-the development of PERSONAL freedom
within the limits OF law and the perfection
OF religious liberty within the limits of peace
and fraternity.
Every man is most free when he is able to
surrender part Of his liberty for the benefit