The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
O-AMERICAN
TREATY JUBILEE
Banquet at Delmonico's in
Honor of the II9th An
niversary.
French and American Flags
Intertwined Are the Only
Decorations.
Fel:citcuS Messages Received BY
Cable From Many Distinguished
Public Men.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb 6-The one
hundred and nineteenth anniversary of
the signing of the treaty of alliance be-
tween France and the American colonies
was celebrated tonight by the Empire
State Society of Sons of the American
Revolution with a banquet at Delmoni-
co.'s. Fully $50 members and their guests
were present. The decorations consisted
entirely of the French and American
coors entwined. Owing to the absence OF
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, president of
slight indisposition, Walter A. Logan pre-
sided.
After grace had been said and before
the guests had taken their seats Mr.. Lo-
gan announced that, on motion of Mr..
Depew, the following cablegram would be
sen. to President Faure of the French re-
public.
General Horace Porter seconded the
motion and Mr.. Logan read:
His Ercellency Feli1 Fdure President Parts,
France: The Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, on the one hundred and nine
| teenth anniversary of the treaty of the alli-
ance with France, 81 ateiully remem be ring the
! priceless services 10 the founders of our Ma
| ton, greets her illustrious President and gem
erous people, and expresses its sincere wish
| for the perpetuation of the friendly relations
OF the two great republics.
Then the diners sat down to satisfy the
inner man, and between courses cable
grams continued 10 arrive from promi-
nent personages in France, among them
Emil LouLet of the French Senate, NJ.
| Brisson, DR.. Raux. J. Patenotre, the
French EN- mbassador, and a number of
others.
Samuel E Morss, United States Consul
General 10 France, also sent the following
letter, which was read:
PARIS, Jan. %, 1897.
Colonel John c. Calhoun. RepTeSentdtise of the
Empire State Society," SINS of the Amer lean Reuo-
llttioH-MY DEAR SIR: very much apprecia te
and wish 10 thank you for the invitation you
have extended me in behalf of the Empire
State Society of the Sons of the America n
| Revolution to attend the banquet to be given
in New York February next. 1t would give
me great pleasure 10 be present on that occa-
sion, and regret sincerely that 1t will be i'm
possible The transcendent Importance of the
even which il is proposed 10 commemorate in
such fittiug manner becomes more i'm nortant
as the years roll by, and its benefceut effects
! upon Europe manifest themselves more
clearly. ] he patriotism and the love of liberty
which sat at the c1uncil-taple when the
| signed will be recalled by more eloquent
| tongues than mine
can say that a resdence of nearly four
years among the French people has only in
tensited my respect and admiration for them
They IL. Ustrate in their character and in their
! achievements many of the highest qualities
OF the world. The love of liberty in behalf of
! which they have shed oceans OF blood is in
herent in them and believe that the attach
ment OF the great masses of them 10 free gov
ernment is as sincere and as fixed that of
tne American.
There many. very many points of re-
sembi biance and sympathy between ourselves
and the french nation, and ! sure that
with proper effort, the ties which now bind
the two great republics of the world together
81 U IaD Dad nd ffnIfn
immense advantage OF both and with distin CT
gain to the causes OF civilization, progress and
| good government The worlu over.
| The French Parliament has already with
unanlmity s1gnlfied its desire that general
treaty OF arbitration between France and the
United States should be made. Surely the
like unanimity to this cordial overture OF
peace and good will. Let such treaty be
| made; let it be supplied by a convention
! which shall assure to the United States the
benefit OF the favored nation" so far as the
admission of our pro iucts TO French markets
is concerned; let the United States be repre-
sented at the great in International exposition in
1900 in manner worthy of her greatne ss
and the wsrm relations between these two ma
| tions, which have never been interrupted for
single moment since the execution OF the
original treaty in 1777. will be so strength
ened and fortified as to insure to each of them
! a future rtcn in the blessings of moral ad.
vancement and material prosperity.
l have been very happy 10 cooperate with
you in bringing this enterprise of inter-
q
leading representatives of the French Govern
ment and OF the descendants of LAFAYETTE
R1chambeau and De Grasse. as well as TO the
leading exp5Gents of literature, science and
art. 1t has, indeed, been TO me a la Dor OF love-
and congratulate you and the society upon
the very grateful and handsome manner in
| VIII ch these distinguished gentlemen and
| ladies have responded. am, sir, yours very
| sincerely. SAMUEL L. MoRss,
AT the guests table with Mr.. Logan
were Consul-GeneraI Eruwaert, Consul
Charpentier, Rev. Samuel A Elliot
Justice W. w Goodrich, Edward Haea.
/ Consul A. Z. Olasopki, General Horace
Porter, Commodore SIcard. General Rus
| sell. Mayor Strong, John A. Taylor and
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Woodruff.
Mr.. Logan, who acted as toastmaster in
| Mr.. Drpew's absence, said: "It is your
misfortune and mine. gentlemen, that Mr.
| Depew is detained by illness from being
with US tonight, as we all had until the
| last moment expected him. l am glad to
say, however, tDat his illness, while seri-
| Gus enough To prevent his being here, Is
not serious enough to give alarm to his
| friends"
DIR. John S. White in responding to the
toast, "Our Debt 10 France" said that by
! ceding TO us for the nominal sum of $l5.-
! 600 coo a bout zoe, 010. .0C0 acres of land our
country has been able to almost double
lis territory.
| Only portion OF this sum, he said, had
been paid and the remainder had never
| been asked for. Without France, said the
| speaker, we should never have achieved
| our independence.
Consul General Bruewart made the re-
sponse, bis remarks for the most part
| being IN French.
| Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff spoke to
the toast, "Influences Exerted by Our
FIRST Treaty with France" and John A.
Taylor responded 10 LA. .ayette and
/ Washington"
The other toasts were: Decisive In
huence of the French Navy on the Revo-
| lution," responded to by Captain Alfred
Mahan. U. s. N; Treaty of FIR endship
and Com merce." responded to oy Gene raj
Horace Porter; The Two Republics
responded to by Justice William W. Good
rich, and 1.-The Broader Patriotism" re-
sponded to by the Rev. Samuel A. Elliot.