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Morgan Richards. thanked on the
right by Mr.. Choate and on the left by
Richard w. Hamburg, M. p, presided.
Representatives OF India, Canada, AUS
tralia. New Zealand and Cape Colony
We're present. General Ian Hamilton,
who might be taken sentimentally to
represent all South Africa, was a prom
inent figure. Chancellor McCracken,.
OF the University of New York. attend
ed, and scattered through the hall were
representatives OF all phases of ma
terial progress in the United States.
The chairman toasted King Edward,
the toast melting with a warm response
from the audience, who sang the Brit
ish national anthem jtIss
Dr. Joseph Parker, minister Of the
CITY temple, who proposed the toast to
President Mckinley, said in the course
of his speech:
Despite the traditional prejudice,
which happily has been weakened dur
ing the past century, it is now recog
| n1zed that no other nation can sustain.
the relation to Great Britain which the
! United States now holds, and, fortu-s
nately for the world, Great Britain and
the United States now hold the worlds
peace in the hollow of their hands,,
Three cheers We're then given for
President Mckinley, and these were
stii ~ iSpSatCl, dlkSk WHICH I'LL AOOl-l
tional three were given for old glory at
the suggestion Of James M. Beck, Unit
ed States assistant attorney general.
Mr. Hamburg, proposing toast to
the United States ambassador, referred
gracefully to the sympathy and joy OF
the British people in connection with
Mrs. Mckinley's illness and recovery,
adding that the same sympathy, tenn
pered with the most profound sorrow,
was extended upon the death of Adel-
| bert Hay. whose faithful and effective
service to British citizens in South AZ
RIGA will be remembered in Great Brit
ain as long as the memory Of the South
African war endures.''
| Turning to more material questions
MI. Hamburg paid a warm compliment
!, to the United States department Of
agriculture, Swhose progressive work
has enabled the British people to feast
daily at the overlooking table Of Amer
lea no less surely than the British
guests are feasting here tonight"
I Speaking as a member of the British
board of agriculture, Mr.. Hamburg said
he regretted greatly 1.-The inability Of
purse that has prevented the British
government from doing as effective.
work for the benefit of our own farm
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Mr.. Choate, replying. referred to tbs.
marvellous material prosperity OF the
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ish hearers that at the inception OF the
American republic the best parliament
airy friends and defenders of the strug-
Cling colonies, Chatham, Burke and
Fox. enunciated principles that had
ever since guided Great Britain III
dealing with her colonies.
| Mr.. Beck responded to the toast,
The Day We Celebrate After some
introductory remarks concerning the
growth Of the American republic and
its position in the family OF nations he
spoke in part as follows Ss @
THE presence OF our distinguished
kinsmen tonight reminds us that no
nation has been more quick or gener-
GUS to recognize the growing greatness
of America than that at whose hearth
stone we are privileged to be. How
could it be otherwise The mother
that would not be proud OF such a child
would indeed be unnatural, and well
may the child be proud OF such q moth
er, with her brow regal with achieve.
4 ments of immortal HONOR