Evening star., 1898-12-20

States A happy Christmas and New Year
for you all from the high commissioners OF
her Britannia majesty.
The toast was drained, the orchestra play
ing The Star Spangied Banner
AS Lord Herschel took his seat Senator
Fairbanks arose. II know We shall be sim
cere to our friend in the toast l propose" +"
he began. at is one of total and absolute
reciprocity, something our Canadian friends
have so long wished for. Let us drink to
the safe journey home and joyous return
of the Canadian commissioners to the
United States
The Canadian commissioners
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was prevailed upon to
say a word. Il have only this to say said
he, that deep down in our hearts we want
to express many returns of the good wishes
our American friends have extended to US.
We hope to come back to Washington and
to find reciprocity not only in words, but
also in fact
Over the Cigars.
After escorting the ladies to the parlors
the gentlemen returned to the dining hall
for a half-hour's talk over the cigars. The
arrangements for the banquet were perfect.
They were in charge of Messrs. Pope and
OHara, secretaries to the Canadian COM
mission. There was much regret that the
Presidents absence from the city prevented
his attendance and that of Mrs. Mckinley.
The guests were: The Vice President and
Mrs. Hobart, Sir Julian Pauncefote G. C.
d.,
Pauncefote, the chief justice and Mrs. Full
Ter, the Secretary of State, Mrs. Hay and
the Misses Hay, Senator and Mrs. Fair
banks, Senator and Mrs Faulkner, the
Misses Faulkner, Senator and Mrs. McMil-
Ian, Miss Mcmillan, the Secretary of Agri-
culture and Miss Wilson Justice Gray and
Mrs. Gray, Justice Brewer and Miss Brew
err Justice Brown and Mrs. Brown, Speaker
Reed, Mrs Reed, Miss Reed, Nelson Ding
ley, Mrs. Dingley, Miss Dingley, John w.
Foster and Mrs. Foster, John A. Kasson,
T. j. Coolidge, Mrs Sears, Miss Sargent,
Admiral McNair and Mrs. McNair, Mr.. c.
p. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman, Miss
Boardman, Miss Florence Boardman, Mr..
General and Mrs Boynton, Mr.. c. H. and
Mrs. Butler, Mr.. Cartwright, c. NJ. g.;
Captain and Mrs. Cox, Colonel and Mrs
Boynton, Mr.. and Mrs. Cropper, Miss Da-
Club and Mrs. Davis, MIR. Edwards, NJ P
Mrs. Edwards Miss Wilson, Mr.. Eliot. c.
b; Captain Fairbanks, Mr.. and Mrs
Efoulke and Miss Ffoulke, Mr.. w. c.. Cor
don' Mr.. and Mrs Arnold Hague. Mr.. and
Mrs Hazeltine, Mr.. and Mrs. Heath, Mr..
and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. j. B. Henderson,
jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Horstman, Miss Horst
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Houston, Mrs
Huntington, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. King,
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter, Miss Letter Mr. Stew
art Lyon and Mrs. Lyon, Miss Marsh, Mr.
NJ. Z. Nichols, Mr.. f. c. 7. O'Hara Mr.
Humphreys owen, Mr.. and Mrs W. G.
Parmelee, Miss Patten, Miss Josephine Pat
ten, Miss Helen Patten, Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
seph Pope, ]. A. Porter and Mrs. Porter,
Mr.. Ernest G. Walker, for the Post; Mrs
Richards, Mr. Robidoux, Rev DR.. Alexan-
der MackaySmith, Mrs. Mackay-Smith,
Mr.. NJ. Sauvalle, Mr.. Robert Small, for
The Star; Mr.. Reginald Tower, Mr. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Thompson, Miss Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. r. n. Vennng, Mr.. and Mrs
Walcott, Mr.. Hedley Williamson, Mr. n.
Clarke Wallace, NJ. P; Mrs. and Miss Ward
and Miss Wills