The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
EXPRESSIONS OF FRIENDSHIP
BANQUET OF THE AMERICAN SOCI-
 ETY IN LONDON.

A Remarkable Gatherins-CordiaiE Ex-
 change of Friendly ySentiments-Presf-
 dent Mckinley and King Edward
 clares Britain and America Hold the
 Worlds Peace i'm the Hollow of Their
 Hands s-Reference to AdeIbert Hay.
 London, July Alive hundred per
 sons sat down tonight at the banquet
 of the American Society in London, given at the Hotel Cecil It was re-
 markable gathering, Across the up-
 per end of the great hall and inter-
 spersed between the members of the
 United States embassy and prominent Americans sat members of parliament and representatives of Great Britain S colonies, all participating with hearty good will in celebrating the 125th birthday of the reballous sister who founded a new empire in the western world.
 Morgan Richards, fanked on the right by MT. Cnoate, and on the left by Robert W. Hanbury, M. F., presid- ed. Representative of India Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Cape Col ony were present General Ian Ham, ilton, who might be taken sentiment ally to represent all South Africa, was q prominent figure Chancellor Me- Cracken of the University of New York attended, and, scattered through the hall were representatives of all phases of material progress in the United States. The chairman toasted King Edward, the toast meeting with a warm response from the audience, who sang the British national anthem.
 pr. 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 weakening during the past century, it is now well recognized that no other nation can sustain the relation to Great Britain which the United States now holds and fortunately for the world Great Britain and the United States now hold the worlds peace in the hollow of their hands,"
 Three cheers were then given for President Mckinley and they were thrice repeated, after which an addi- tiona three were given for Old Glory at the suggestion of James M Beck, United States assistant attorney gen. eral,
 MT. Hanbury, proposing a toast to T.-st t4D@ zl..- J... e.. 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 interests in South Africa will be remembered in Great Britain as long as the memory of the South African war endures."
 Referring to more material questions, Mr. Hanbury paid a warm compliment to the United States department of ag riculture, whose progressive work has enabled the British people to feast daily at the overhowing table of America no less surely than the British guests are feasting here tonight. Speaking as a member of the British board of agri- culture, MT. Hanbury said he regretted greatly "the inability of purse that has prevented the British government from doing as effective work for the benefit | of our own farmers"
 MT. Choate, replying, referred to the | marvellous material prosperity of the | United s.tateS. He reminded his Brit ish hearers that at the inception of the | American republic the best parliament tary friends and defenders of the struggling colonies, Chatham Burke and Fox, enunciated principles that had 1 ever since guided Great Britain in deal ing with her colonies.
 Mr. Beck responding to the toast, '"The Day We Celebrate" after some introductory remarks concerning the growth of the American republic and it's position in the family of nations spoke in part as follows:
 "The presence of our distinguished kinsmen tonight reminds us that no nation has been more quick or generous 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 a mother with her brow regal with achievements of immortal honor'