Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-19
England's Friendship.

1AS anu
~ an Indication OF the depth OF the
feeling 81 amity and friendship which
now rcrmratcS Great Britain for this
country. We have only to refer to the
tIvc-c"lulnn account, in the Richmond
and Tw!ckonham Timts OF the 9th nit. =.
81 TIM Amglo-Amcrican garden party
gwen Ivy Lady Cook. on the afternoon
and evening ui .lulv 9Th. ut which
nearly three thousand people, com
pri>ing many hundreds oi representa-
tiyc> oi the mobility and noted people
uf the grand old commonwcalth-m
and women whose opinions carry
weight on the great sentiment that il
WAS designed to honor, on the day I'M
mcdiately following Americas ma
tional holiday. The commingling of
American and English sympathie> and
interests, represented by the union OF
one OF our country's brightest women
and Sir Francis Cook, III arked them
out a. peculiarly fitted to represent
that feeling which is now winning so
many adhercnts on both sides of the
Atlantic, an Anglo-Amcrican alliance.
1t became evident, as the project as
sumed shape, that the elegant and
spacious grounds of Doughty House
would be inadequate to accommodate
all who desired to avail themselves Of
this opportunity to testify their SYM
pathy with the future harmonious
progress of the Anglo-Saxon race. In
this strait, the spacious grounds of
Wesleyan College, adjacent thereto,
were placed at Lady Cooks service,
and by tearing down n wall the area
for the immense demonstration be-
came ample. Florists and nursery.
men then transformed the grounds
into veritable Fairyland.
Lady Cook received her guests as
they passed through the great hall,
and accorded to all hearty welcome.
Passing across the galleries into the
garden, each guest was handed little
button badge bearing the crossed flags
OF the two nations with the simple
legend, Zone Tongue, One Purpose"
Out on the grounds Sir Francis Cooke
moved about among his visitors, re-
peating the welcome they had been
accorded in the hall.
Entertainment for the visitors was
met at every turn. Splendid music
vocal and instrumental-of the great
masters, was rendered by some of the
worlds noted artists, among whom we
observe the name of Miss Yaw, the
celebrated American cantatrice. On
the lawn of Doughty House, the Royal
Artillery Band rendered a delightful
programme of classical music; at the
extreme limit of the college grounds
the Royal American Bell Ringers dis
coursed sweet and unique melody, en-
bracing national airs embellished by
compositions specially adapted for
such rendition, including Cathedral
Chimes" "The Sleigh Bells" West
minister Chimes-introducing the great
bells of the Palace, Westminster and
the tones of Big Ben" Vocal music
was rendered in the long gallery with
in doors, where, in addition to other
novelties and recital of the poet
laureate's Voice 'from the West" a
charming programme of solo, duet,
trio, and quartette was given. One of
these, "The Coming Power" was
charmingly sung by a quartette of
young ladies from Sir Francis pet in
stitution, Alexandra House-a poem
written and the melody composed ex-
pressly for this occasion. 1t is sup
posed to represent an appeal from the
States and an answer from England,
the chorus verses of which we're as fol-
lows:
What would your answer be,
Jonathan, tell us now:
Would you do the same thing for me,
In this far Eastern row.
Send us million men,
Our ships will put them to sea-
Tell us, my friend, will you stick to the end,
what Will your answer be.
What would your answer be?
England, now tell us true
We need the Union Jack
To stand by the Red, White and Blue.
We've got the men on land,
We've got the ships on sea-
Tell us. John Bull, will yOu give us n mil,
What will your answer be?
What would your answer be-
II you should danger fear,
ana were you to ask for aiC.
whisper and we shall hear"
We will stand by your side.
Whatever the cause NAV be.
Aud with our navy you can depend on me-"
That would our answer be.
1t is impossible, in our limited space,
to give an adequate idea of the magni-
tude or splendor of this demonstration
OF friendship for a land and people of
which England feels justly proud as
being the ancestor. Suffice it to saw
that the feeling displayed shows every
evidence of sincerity, and that it per-
meates the whole of the British Pos.
sessions, as has been shown by previ-
GUS reference to acts of the mother
country as well as of her American
dependencies.
This demonstration possesses a pc
culiar interest to the readers of the