The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
THANKFUL IN LONDON.
Amerioans Observe Thanksgiving
Day in the Big Metropolis.
Ambassador Hay Grows Iacitsons very
Much at Home Among L"E''s"'"""-
The Turkey for the Naii"nn' I'm
b:em New England Pumpkin fi".

LoSpoN. Nov. 70. Over 500 American
men and women and few English
persons celebrated Thanksgiving uay
by dinner at the Hotel Necii last
night. The party iaeluded John ilay'
the United States amb lssad1r ana ms
wife and daughter; Henry White.
secretary of the United states en-
bassy. j. Il. Carter, second secretary
of the embassy; Lord stratheCnH Nnu
Mount Royal. of Canada; Archde"'on
Sinclair, Louis Astor Chanier anu
William Fuich. United states munster
to Uruguay.
The menu, which was especially de-
signed for the occasion, was orna-
mented with American and British
flags. and over the seat OF the chairman
was an enormous eagle. The hst OF
toasts was long. The health of Queen
Victoria was proposed by the CHAIR
man. who read letter dated windsor
Castle, from Sir Arthlr John Biggs,
private secretary to her majesty, say
ing:
.The queen desires me To beg that
| the American ambassador Will be 80
good as to convey to the members OF
4 the American society in London the
expression of her majesty's sincere
thanks for the beautifully illuminated
address of congratulations she re-
ceived from that body. have further
l. assure your excellency how deeply
the queen was touched by the sent-
ments of sympathy with the enthusi-
asm of her own subjects on the SIX
tieth anniversy of her accession to the
throne, which was contained in THIS
address from citizens of the United
States
Hon. Sir John Gorell Barnes. justice
of the high court of justice proposed
the health of Ambassador Hay. dwell
ing upon the great friendliness that he
believed existed between England and
the United states. saying: IF the two
countries will only put their backs
together they can rule the destinies OF
the world
When the health of Ambassador
Hay was proposed he responded wltn
bright speech. lie sSe;ched the
origin of the day. which began. he
said. lin that pathetic thank offering
of our forefathers when they were
keeping alight the spark of freedom
which was destined to l<indle into 4
beacon blaze cnlightening and admon'
ishing the world. 'some of our own
peculiar Institutions continued Mr..
Iay. thank Heaven, we have lost
The worst passed away in the tempest
of the war il caused; but this, tho
unquestionably peculiar of all, we can
trust to abide with us forever. This
is one OF the few things we can &c
that offends nobody, threatens no one
and completes with no one. There can
never be too much gratitude in the
world.
J SEVENTY millions OF voices pralsin!
; God together would not justify the adj
dition of one ironclad to any navy OF
+ earth. Tonight we can hardly be sal
: to be in a foreign land. Frencl
! statesman said the other day: "Wher
, there is one Frcnchman there !
! France" SO we have 300 good reason
. here to believe we are in America I,
night and may be pardoned for speak
I ing Of some little things we care abou
c Mr.. Hay then aid AN eloquent tril
ute to the ''un!snOwn, nameless artis
: who. in the days OF New Englant
e first brought 10 perfection the pump
1 kin pie" lie indorsed Benjaml
: Eranklin's suggestion that the turiSe
should be the national emblem instea
of the eagle, who, with aristocrai
r profile. loud voice and predatory III
h position, hardly commends himself !
L the emblem of modest industrious an
n conscientious democracy. while "a
> turkey, like "A true altruist, exist on
Q for the good of others, and perishes
thousands yearly for the public We
fare"
In concluding his speech Mr. liza
"a enumerated the causes for Thankful
ness. and said:
- I'VE are thankful that we spea
! English. or, if our friends on this SIC
:, OF the ocean think that is boast'ni
= that we talk United states, whi'
- answers equally as we'll for telling q