The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-26
WHITE HOUSE BANQUET
Dinner Given the Cuban Dele
gates at the White House.

Washington, April 26.-The members
Of the Cuban constitutional committee
were entertained at a state dinner given
in their honor by the president at the
White House last night The guests in
vited to meet them were thoroughly rep
resentative Of the executive, legislative
and judicial branches of the government
and included members of the cabinet,
senators and representatives who have
been prominent in the discussion of in
Suiar affairs. justices of the supreme
court and officers OF the army and navy
The dinner was limited exclusively to
gentlemen and covers were set for forty
seven The guests assembled in the east
room, where the formal 1ntrOducUOnS
were made, after which the party pro-
ceeded TO the state dining room where
dinner was served Here the table, set
in the shape of a double T. was hand
somely decorated with profusion of
cut flowers and ferns Red was the pre-
dominating color The center piece was
basket of red hyacinths on bed Of
ferns, fanked on either side by smaller
beds Of red hyacinths and two immense
liberty roses Large baskets of tulips
with a wreath of ferns and carnations
were prominently placed. AT the plate
of each guest was a bOutOnniere of car
nations. Potted plants and immense
Cuban crotons We're the main decora-
tons Of the room itself The floral dis
play in the east room and in the red,
almost entirely to palms, crOtOns, rubber
plants, cOleus and maiden hair ferns.
String orchestras furnished the music.
among those VINO sat down to dinner
We're. The president, secretary of state,
secretary OF the treasury, secretary of
war, attorney general, postmaster gen
eral. secretary of the interior, secretary
OF agriculture, secretary to the president,
Dr. CapOte, president of the Cuban con-
Stitur0nal committee: DR.. TamaO, secre-
tary of state; Senior Llorente. associate
NH
Betancourt, civil governor of province
Of MatanZas. General PortuandO,
audiencia of Santiago de Cuba; General
Leonard Wood, Mr.. Allen, Justice Har-
Ian. Justice White. Senators Plat, Con-
necticut, Morgan. Foraker. Hanna,
Lodge, Depew, Ccckreu. Daniel. Fair
banks, Burrows, Wetmore, Willard and
Representatives GrOsvenor,
Hepburn, H. A Cooper, Burton, Moody
and Adams, the assistant secretary OF
war, William z. Chandler; Lieutenant
General Miles. Adjutant General Cor
bin, General Young and Admiral Brad
ford.
The guests remained at the White
House for several hours, 1t being after
II before the last one had departed Tne
Cubans were delighted with the atten-
ton shown them and with the cordially
with which their views on the questions
Of moment to them were received The
party remained in the state dining room
and in groups Of twos or threes, dis
cussed the situation. This gave but few
Of the Americans an opportunity to talk
with all the visitors and for this reason
they were unable 20 ascertain with any
degree Of satisfaction the probable out
come of the committees visit Enough
developed. however, to show that the
Cubans are not a unit in their opinions
as TO the best step which should be
taken to bring about entire harmony
between the people OF the United States
and Cuba The observations made con-
WINGED some of the guests at least that
the tariff is the key to the situation,
and the opinion is expressed that if suf-