Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-26
CUBAN DELEGATES DlNED
BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
DisdnRuishcd Men Meet Reprc.cnta-
ttNes of the Constitutional Com
Nention Mt Havana

\ company Of distinguished officials Of
this government greeted the Cuban visit
ors at the dinner given in their honor last
night by President Mckinley at the White
House. The banquet Was one of the most
brilliant social events NJ the White House
in recent Years. Nothing was left unione
to make the occasion cvCntful and To Inn
press the visitors with the desire " this
government t. extend them every possible.
courtesy and mark II cordial attention.
In the east room the guests assembled
TO find it lavishly decorated with palms
flowers from the White House conscrva-
tory and ablaze with lights The formal
introductions were made here, and Tn.
party then proceeded To the state dining
room. where another brilliant scene was
presented. The table. set I'm the shape Of
double I, WAS decorated with cut flow
ers, the color sohcm, being in red Th.
center piece Was basket OF red hyacinths
on bed OF ferns. iankpd on eth side
by smaller beds "f red hyacinths, and tive
immense vases OF liberty roses large bas-
ketS OF tulips. with ferns and Carnat lions
were prominently placed. and at the plate
of each guest Was a boutonniere of carna-
lions. Pott"d plants and two immense
'noan crotonS were the main decorations
OF the room itself Red-cappcd tapers
burning in eilj"d cludclabra furnished
light that Was reflected in the countless
piiSms of tn" glassware on the tables and
y
nlshed the music.
Guests OF the Evening
Those who SAT down to table We're. The
President thu Secretary Of State. the Sec
rotary of the Treasury the Secretary or
War. the Attorney General the Postmaster
General the Secretary OF the Interior. the
Secretary Of Agriculture. the secretary Ia
the President: tn" Cuban delegates, con-
sisting of DIR. capute, president nr tho Gu
ban constitutional convention; DIR. Tamavo
secretary of state and government; Justice
i-lorente, associate justice supreme court
OF Island OF Cuba; Governor Betancourl
civil governor. province Of Matanzas and
General Portuondo. fiscal of the audiencia
or Santiago de Cuba; General Leonard
Wood: Governor Allen, Mr.. Justice Har-
Ian, Mr.. Justice White Senators Plat
tConn), Morgan, Foraker. Hanna Lodge
Depew. Cockrell. Daniel. Fairbanks. BUR
rows, Wetmore. Willard and Dietrich Rep
resentatives Grosvenor, Hepburn H.
cooper, Burton, Moody and Adams. the
assistant secretary Of war, ex-senator Nm
r. Chandler. Lieutenant General Miles
General Corbin, General S. II. NJ. Young
colonel Bingham. Lieutenant Colonel Ed
wards. Admiral Bradford. Mr.. Entenza
Interpreter to the Cuban commission, and
MIR. Gonzales. General Woods secretary
Informal Dtscussfon.
1t was after IL o'clock before the last
Of the guests left the White House They
fingered in the state dining room I'm groups
discussing informally the one absorbing
topic Of the relations between Cuba and
the United States. The remarks made at
the dinner gave the impression to some OF
those present that the tariff on Cuban
products would prove to be the most i'm
portant issue between the two countries
and that upon favorable settlement of
the customs duties would depend I'm large
amendment