The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-10
ONE FLEET, TWO ENS|GNS.
America and England United will
be Able to Keep the Peace
of the World.
AN UNIQUE AND SIGNIFICANT BANQUET.

The Queen and the President Toasted
The Stars and Stripes and the Union
Jack Cheered-Two Nations with a
Emitted Destiny Friendship Stronger
than Treaties.
| LONDON, June A most unique and
significant, as well as one Of the most
enthusiastic banquets ever given in
London, was the Anglo-American ban.
quot given last evening at the Hotel
Cecil.
Six hundred Britons and Americans
assembled fraternally, the purpose OF
the entertainment being the promotion
of good fellowship between the kin.
dreG races. Englishmen, many OF
whom had experienced American hos.
pltaIty, were the hosts, while resident
Americans were the guests. Political.
business and literary circles were we'll
represented, but the purpose of
making the affair Spontaneous and a
wholly unofficial celebration excluded
the embassy.
American and British flags were
draped over the tables at which were
Doth men and women with 1.-The flag of
the future, the Union Jack and the
Stars and Stripes blended on coats of
arms. All wore buttons emblazoned
with the two flags surrounding the
Canadian beaver.
Among the bdnquetcrs were the earl
OF Carlisle, Niscount Powerscourt, Sir
Normal Logger, Sir Frederick Pollock.
SIR Richard Temple, Lord Beresford
the dean of Hereford, Rev. Newman
llaiI, Mr.. Hiram Maxim and Mr.. GEORGE
w. Ward, manager of the Commercial
Cable Co.
Literature and journalism were rep
resented by SIR john Robinson, man
ager of the Daily News; Mr.. Alfred
Harmsworth, proprietor of the Daily
Mail and Evening" News; Mr.. William
L. Stead, editor OF the Review of Re.
views; Sir Walter Basant, Mr.. Anthony
Hope, DIR. Conan Doyle and Miss Beat
rice HarradeD.
Lord Bernard Coleridge presided.
4oasts to the queen and to the presi-
dent OF the United States were hon.
ored, accompanied by the strains of
Cod Save tle Queen aud The Star
Spangied banner
Lord Coleridgc, in proposing the
health of President Mckinley, said:
Where can the old world show such a
line OF rulers of men as have been the
lree choice of the American people"
FRATERNITY and the future alliance"
PerVaded all the speeches. The speak.
erS were the bishop of Ripon (Rt Rev.
IN. Boyd Carpenter), Lord Brassey,
Col. Taylor, president of the American
society in London; Sir George William
Des NoeuX, Mr.. Newton Crane, former
president of the American society in
Londoni Earl Gray, Prof. Albert Won
Diccy, Mr.. Georg, w Cable and Sir
Frederick Pollock, corpus professor OF
Jurisprudence at Oxford.
The English speakers Landed the
achievements OF the revolution as en-.
Enthusiastically as if they should have
been their own victories Where all |
the sermons were practically from the |
same text, extended quotations would |
be mOuotonOus.
Mother country" and ''sons beyond |
the sea were Phrases reiterated by all |
the speakers.
The bishop of Ripon elected the
greatest enthusiasm by a pointed ref. |
erence to the war, saying that although
both nations had been accused of wor-
shipping the dollar, 1--WE both know |
when To spend our money, and we
Know that some causes are worth
spending any price for
Lord CJtcri igs sail that he hoped |
tn outcome of the gathering would be
a permanent organic ItioI of repre-
sentative citizens OF either nation, who
would come 10 a mutual understand
ing on all points on ali international
His lordship prayed that victory
might perch upon tue American ban
ncr in the interest of America, in the
interest of Spain and in the interest of
common humanity
Twice America has fought with all
her might, he said. The first fight
was forced by the imbccility of the
king, and she was right Tcheerinrl;
The second time she fought for the
freedom OF slaves and the same spirit
S with her yet. Tremendous cheer
ng.l
lie advocated permanent tribunal
Tor the settlement of international diff
.ercnces.
Lord Brassey said there were closer
les than Il written alliance; ties which
;Ould not be broken.
Col. Taylor raised a hurricane of
.heering by saying:
AS you have stood by us in our day
If trial, when your day of trial comes
cunt upon us.
Sir Frederick Pollock replied, pre-
letting that there would BE- one fleet
Inder two flags to keep the peace of
he world"
y number Of kilograms of congratula- I
ion were read from British and Ameri- {
an bodies here and abroad
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