New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
CANADIANS CHEER QUEEN.
ENTHUSIASM ALSO FOR "BOBS" AND
COLONEL BADEN-POWELI, AT THEIR
DINNER AT SHERRY'S.

Cheers for the Queen and cheers for "Bobs'' and
General BadenPowelI were interspersed with cheers
for Canada and the United States at the fourth
annual dinner Of the Canadian Society of New
York last night Sherrys Back Of the guest
table were arranged the American and Brit
fsh flags At the guest table were Sir Percy
sanderson. Consul-General; Franklin Edison. Paul
Dana, ex-Distrlct Attorney Hiram R. Steele. of
Kings County: Robert H Turtle Rowland Davis
William Temple Emmett. George H Morrison jr
the Rev. Dr. James, DR.. William NJ. Polk. NJ l.
Southland. Robert c. Ogden and DR.. H NJ Vineberg.
Letters OF regret at enforced absence were re-
ceived from President Mckinley. Governor Reose-
welt, Lord Pauncefote. Sir wilfrid Laurier. Post
master-General Smith. Elihu Root. Mayor Van
Wyck. Richard Olney. whitelaw Reid. S. V. R.
Galloway, Samuel ". Foster and Andrew Carnegie.
The following cable message the
Queen:
c1agratulations, Canadian Society Of New.York
al banquet assembled In celebration Of brthday
The Canadians had hardly finished their dinner
before some enc proposed the health of the Pres-
dent Of the United States. The drinking Of this
was closely followed by toast TO the Queen
The Queen God bless her. shouted hun
dred men, and then. after the glasses had been
enptied there followed scene OF intense enthusi-
asm as round after round OF cheers for Her Maj
esty were given Every one seemed TO be in q
cheering mood No sooner had the cheers for the
Queen died away than followed for Lord
Roberts or "Bobs," he familiarly called;
Colonel Baden-Powell, General Kitchener and then
''Bobs' again.
President Thomas H Bartindale presided and
introduced Sir Percy Saunderson c. NJ. B., who
said that at the Queens Jubilee the prophecy
made that while the colonies appeared all very
well there would a great difference when
Brltain's hour OF trouble came.
Well gentlemen" added Sir Percy, trouble
has conae-unwelcome and sertous-and we have
seen how noby England's daughters have stood
by her in her hour of need"
This greeted vsth great applause
Premier Ross Of Ontario delivered q carefully
prepared address, which received with evi-
dences of satisfaction. He said IN part:
The Civil War Of 1850 proved that repubIicanism
ha1 SUFFICIENT vitality TO survive and suruount
crisis, The Spanish war proved that the man be
the days OF England's greatest sea kings, while the
possessions acquired consequence of that war
rents OF thought the effect OF which must be bene-
Would a It higher 0 grade Of nationai 9di eaca
uon. ~f1lch, IN the very nature OF things must
your public men the best qualities of statesman
without the scope which the mountain top affords;
so there cannot De the largest craftsmanship with
out the largest problems 10 solve.
Dwelling or the South African war situation and
the part borne in it by Canada the Premier said:
The three contingents which we sent TO South
Africa, and for whose maintenance we are pre-
cndans 70 the empire m Ty TEat mode aRa Of feyTfqn
ing for its defence is !ustiable and the spirit in
able than millions Of money wrested from the tax
payers And should Bntain want as many more or
Ten times as many more men as we have sent, I
have no doubt they would be placed cheerfully at
her disposal.
IN closing the speaker said:
II goes without saying that Britain never prop
erIy understood the Colonial temperament Had
she done so there would have been no American
revolution II took her many years TO understand
the Canadian terCpera ment. I think under
stands Il tolerably well now I say. however
without presumption. that think Canadians
understand the temperament Of the people of this
continent even better than IL is understood Ia
5rer BTsn IA and he to that 9 extent I believe
continent. least. strengthens the hope that
never so long as time endures shall the armies Of
Great Britain and the United States confront
other IN battle array their navies plough the
,1erVenng ocean for purposes OF mutual destruc-
significant conflict between forces OF ciyfliza-
ton and OF barbarism. You are endeavortng to
HtapAsh higher grade Of citizenship in your Span
1T possessions Britain is similarly employed in
South Africa. Should the nineteenth century close
win victory in both cases as l trust IL NAV
re new century, now will open its portals
sty s.!oerty vas heretofore mere phantasy Of the
sem Low, president % Columbia University
made brief address in a happy vein and was
1oilowed by the Rev. DR.. Chamberlain and the Rev
DF Macarthur. The latter said:
II is unfortunate that the Boer gentlemen who
Catne 70 TINS country a few DAYS ago as envoys
eiioLlo nave raIlen into the hands of noIiticians
@ Nao EKtenqed 70 them their first welcome in this
cfuhiIy 1hey are the poor provincial come ons
VINO n this instance have drffted counnIetelv irt
tEe names OF Dunco steerers, political bankrr,prs
pense ' 0 "a
Robert c. Ogden closed the speechmakine vv,th
response 70 the toast, The Sister Societies.
HARBOR GAY WITH BUNTING.