The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-08
MR. BAYARD'SFAREVELL
Banqueted by the American Society
in London.
PRAISED BY HIS SUCCESSOR.


Ambassador Hay and His Predecessor
Vie with Each Other In Honeyed
Words Of Flattery-Many Leading
Americans of London Absent.
London, May 1O.-The farewell ban
quet given last evening by the Ameri-
can society in London to Mr. Bayard
former ambassador of the United
States, was attended by 270 guests.
The company included Ambassador
Hay, Mrs. Hay and all the members Of
the American embassy, the lord bishop
of London CDR. Creighton), Baron Rus
sell of IIillowen, the lord chief justice
Sir Francis and Lady Jeune, Sir Ed
win Arnold. Sir Henry Thompson,
Lady Randolph Churchill, Lady An
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Vivian and
Miss Genevieve Ward, the actress; but
there was a notable absence of the ma
jority of the best known Americans
residing in London
Mr.. Bayard had a cordial reception
He brought with him the log Of the
Mayiiower, which he deposited in its
glass case I'm the reception room, where
1t instantly became the center Of at
traction. He took Mrs. Hay into din
ner, Ambassador Hay taking in Lady
Jeune.
The dining room was prettily deco
rated with flowers and banners, the
Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack
being entwined about the arms Of the
state Of Delaware above Mr.. Bayard
The lord bishop of London, in a
felicitous speech, proposed the health
of the president of the United States.
4
evening, Ambassador Hay cordially ap-
plauding all his eulogies of Mr. Bay
ard. During the presentation Of the
loving cup, which is in the form of a
pumpkin, surmounted by a bust of
Mr.. Bayard, Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard
We're visibly affected.
Mr. Bayard on rising to respond to
Mr., Cranes sentiments was greeted
with a storm of applause. He spolIs
for an hour slowly and impressively.
He said in part:
There is nothing we desire to con-
| ceal except a strange shamefacedness
that temps us to restrain the love each
feels for the other, but there never
should be a trace of doubt as to that
| affection between the heads of the two
countries. No man feels this more
than my illustrious successor. If l
was ever worth a button you have
/ here a better button to put in my
/ place 1 rejoice in my successor, for he
win be as far as 1 have always sought
/ to be-"
Mr.. Bayard insisted eloquently that
there was no cause Of a quarrel be-
tween the two nations, and, after q
few words of graceful and touching
farewell, concluded with a happy refer
ence to the log of the Mayflower.
Baron Russell, in proposing the
health of Ambassador Hay, said
"The United States have sent us their
best men to represent them, and we
have no doubt that the chain will be
continued unbroken. To Ambassador
Hay we will give the heartiest of vel
comes, for we believe that he is the
harbinger of peace and goodwill to all
This toast was received with great
enthusiasm.
Colonel Hay, responding, said:
"When your chairman kindly in
vlted me to be present tonight, and
when Mr. Bayard added the sanction
of his own friendly request, 1 could not
but avail myself of the opportunity
to pass so delightful an evening in
your company. l stipulated, however
that was to come not in any official
capacity, but simply as an American
temporarily resident in England ant
desirous to add my tribute Of regard
to your distinguished guest.
Il always have been, and fancy
am now, cordially opposed to Mr. Bay
ard on almost every matter of public
concern upon which men Of goodwill
may differ, but l have always beer
] md Cf IA "a
friendship. I have shared the pleasur
all his friends have taken in observing
the unexampled affection and popu
larity which he has conquered in Eng
land. They are successes so complet
that they can provoke neither env
nor emulation.
Certainly no successor Of Mr.. Bay
ard would be so injudiciuus as to at
tempt to rival his brilliant career o
to replace him in the regard of tn
British people. Nothing but disaste
could follow such an attempt. Non
but Ulysses could bend the bow o
Ulysses. Mr.. Bayard will always b
remembered as our first ambassador
and all the more because he has gaine
the aftectionate esteem not only Of tn
government and the governing classes
but also of the masses of the people o
these islands,
"Since the great revolution in France
which brought the people forward a
the principal factor of sovereignt
there, it has been the fashion of tn
I kings and emperors to call themselve
emperors and kings, not of France
but of the French. In like manner
would not he Inappropriate to call Nj
Bayard not so much amba Nador
England as ambassador to the En-
gisS / join you in wishing him an
: his family God speed"
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