The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16

Judge OF the Court OF Appeals; Edwin
Could Hugh ]. Grant. former Mayor of
New York; Henry Z. Rowland, Frederick
W. Hollis. William Rainey Harper, presi-
dent Chicago University; David Jayne Hill,
Assistant Secretary OF State; William
Dean Howells. novelist: James J. Hill.
president Great Northern Railroad: E.
H. Hartman. Albert Haight. Judge
of the Court OF Appeals; Edward W. Patch.
Justice of the Appellate Division of the Su-
preme Court; Jules Huret. Figaro. Paris;
John Hum. Governor of Delaware; Arch
bishop Ireland: General Brayton Ives pres
ident of the Metropolitan Trust Company or
New York: William Jay Morris K. Jesup.
president OF the Chamber OF Commerce; Jo-
seph Jefferson; C. W. Knapp of St. Louis:
Philander c. Knox, Attorney General Of the
United States: John LaFarge. artist; Due
de Loubet; Robert T. lincoln. former United
States Minister to England; d. o. Mills; ].
Pierpont Morgan; Levi P. Morton. former
Vice President of the United States: Frank
lin Murphy. Governor of New Jersey;
Colonel Albert L. Mills. commandant
at West Point; Benjamin 3. Odeii.
Jr, Governor of New York; Sena-
tor Thomas C. Platt; Assistant Secre-
tary of State Herbert D. Pierce, Alton
Brooks Parker, Chief Judge Of the Court
of Appeals; F;lihu Root, Secretary OF war
Whitelaw Reid Jacob II. Schih. James
Stillman. James S. Speyer. Albert shaw.
editor OF the Review Of Reviews: George
VIM. Smith, president Trinity College; Au-
gustus Saint Gaudens, sculptor: 4. +. SAV-
age, Governor of Nebraska: William n.
Stickney, Governor of Vermont Cnaries
Emory smith, former Postmaster General;
William Jewett Tucker. president Dart
mouth College; James Monroe Taylor. pres
ident Vassar College; William G. whitney,
former Secretary of the Navy: George Wes-
tinghouse. George Gray Ward, p. A. b.
widener. Woodrow Wilson. president OF
Princeton University; ]. Q. A. Ward. sculp-
tor; Henry Watterson; Joseph Ramsey, Jr.,
president Of Wabash; General Leonard
Wood. Joseph c. Hendrix and General A.
r. Chaffee.
'T saw that these ties were different from
those which united other countries, nave
thought that 1t was my duty 70 remino
listing exclusively between French and
American democracy.
This is why you nave seen me tIsveI
ly at Washing ton, aid this is why You have
seen me particularly visiting Your univei Sd
ties. where is being deveioped your great
IF / have succeeded you must give ali
the honor TO my country, TO the sentiments
you yourselves have always manifested Ior
me and these since they are very much
above and more important than the person.
aiity of the man who Is about to return to
France and the most precious memories
which I shall take back with me-"
Depew's HumOr.
Long applause greeted the Ambassadors
speech MIR. Depew then said:
Il am happy to be informed by M. Cam
bon that he is pleased that most of the
audience understand French.
I'VE have no; with this evening. 1
am sorry TO say. the Pres dent OF the
United States, because he is shooting bears
In Mississippi. Qaughter) He went in the
wrong direction. He should have gone to
Wall street. Q.aughter.) The bear has been |
there for three days. Qaughterl While we
PRECEDENT, We have with us two members |
of the Cabinet. and l have the pleasure of |
our own distinguished citizen |
Of our own State, the Secretary of War
Secretary Root was quick to take up the |
quip about the bear.
II have an idea he said. that the rea- !
son why the President would not shoot the
bear in Mississippi was that he was caught
seem to have been caught"
President Eliot of harvard. who followed
Secretary Root. was introduced by Senator +
Depew. who said:
1--WE have not the President Of he United
States here but we h. =; the president of
Harvard. our Presidents alma mater, and
the Oldest university in this country"
President Eliot referred to the debt we
owe to France and concluded his remarks
with the hope that the retiring Ambassa-
dor whose career, he said. would go on.
might visit us again.
Archbishop Ireland.
Archbishop Ireland was the next speaker.
He said:
M. Cambon. I am sure you realize to-
hight that America has recognized your
work and is grateful for the affection and
regard which you have extended toward her
Turing your diplomatic carser. It cannot |
ne said surely tonight that Republics are
::The great Republic of the Cnl,ed States