The sun., 1902-11-16
FAREWELL DINNER TO CAMBON
GIVEN BY SENATOR DEPEW AND
JAMES n. HYDE.
banquet In Grand Ballroom ~ Sherry's
Attended by . Representative Gath.
ering-Speeches by the Retiring
French Ambassador and Others.

Attended by . Representative Gath.
ering-Speeches by the Retiring
French Ambassador and Others.
In the grand ballroom at Sherry's last
night Senator Depew and james II Hyde.
first vioe-president Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, entertained at dinner
his EXcelency, NJ Julc, Canton, who
las presented his letters of recall a. French
Ambass d # TO the United States and sails
this week 10 his now post at Madrid
II was the largest dinner ever arranged
by Sherry for other than an association or
society and one OF the most notable. in point
Of character Of the men present. OF any
dinner ever given in This city.
There were 28O of tho representative
citizens of the Republic who accepted the
invitation Of the hosts and they sat at
tables deckcd with pink orchid, and Aneri-
can Beauty roses, blooming amid II bedding
of Virginia creepers and the red aud yellow
leaves of autumn.
The scheme OF the tables was exactly
that followed by sherry for the luncheon
given in honor Of Prince Henry of Pru,s ia
and the American Captains of Industry
last March. Indeed. the liveries of the
lackeys were those worn at that historic
luncheon. The hosts and the speakers
lat on the convex side of a great crescent
shaped table. which extended along the
length of the west side Of IN" room. The
uthcr guests sat at smaller table, of the
same shape, each facing the speakers
table. AT either side of the entrance 10 the
banquet hall, and on the opposite side from
the head table hung the Stars and Stripes
and tho tri-color of Fra nee. draped to-
gcther.
Senator Depcw presided the guest Of
honor sitting between him and Mr.. Hyde.
On the Senator'S right sat III" following,
in the order given; Gov. Odell, Secretary
# War Root, J. Pierpont Morgan, Attorney
General Knox. Major-Gen Henry E. corbin,
Adjutant General Of tn" Army. Melville T..
Stone. Arthur IT. Hadlrv. pr' -idcnt of
Vale; Chief judge of the Court Of Appeals
Alton b. Parker. james ". Alexander. pres
dent Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
On Mr.. Hvde's loft were these guests:
President Eliot Of Harvard. Archbishop
Ireland, Senator Thomas E. Platt, Presi-
dent Harper of Chicago University. Presi-
dent Butler of Columbia University. White
law Reid. Jacob II. Schiff and Rear Ad-
riral Albert =. Barker. commandant of
he Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Some of those at the other tables were:
John Ju cob Astor, August Belmont. Perry
Belmont, the Hon Cornelius y Bliss. Charles
Francis Adams. John W Alexander. Ma jor
Gen. Chaffec, the new commander of tn.
department Of III. East; Il oul Chandon do
Brales. II. c. Frick, Lyman j. Gage, Edwin
Gould. Hugh J. Grant. Maurice Grau. W. VI
1afan. T.. VI. Hartman Henry Lee HiSgln-
son. }. J. Hill. " D. Howells, Pr dent T. J
James of y . I-Iiv, rsity of Virginia. Bradist
10 ., ns9n, % n laifarre, ID. o '.,i. tns Hon
sRt EeM s4.eS HnTRsy Rayycd Ice ormdE MFsT
In.afanSss !1 stompssay, s. R,t tlRs,irt MSksl1aE
dc Navarro, George ". Perkins. Joseph
Peabody. Samuel Rea, sidney - Ripley,
George J. kiye.: Gen .harl.s + Ros; I, Tomas
sands. Charles Emory Smith. Charles Stew.
sI, Smith s1mnel Spencer IF. ,iden' Of the
o.Brien. Henry yWsttsrson, wiiiiin 6 VI it.
ley; eSnsis SG wood .e?" T Wii,n,5 5 e"rse
Westinghouse, President George Will m-on
?mi!n Of Trinity 1ollrge, President William
Munroe Taylor Of las-nr
Among the notable ab-"n'ees was NJ $
de Magny the rew Consll-Genorsl TO New
York, who 90, Il I get tu the oinner b. 5
cause his ship :, n't get in.
Ami the smoke ritt~ Of freshly lighted
cigars and cigarettes senator Depew raped
The diners TO order and read letters Of re-
gret from Abram :. Hewitt. Secretary OF
State Hay and the following from Presiden,
Roosevelt.
WHITE IIorsE. |
WAsHiNCIoN, \oy IL, 1909,
ana aa, vor TIss he'd 9'a quest, T.. % you
Monsieur tambon retirement personal
s ass to me Nc. no irs- man . I9-~ to ~" ! nited
YOU, | am. sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
New York. y. !.
Following the reading OF these letters,
Senator Depew said;
MI .FEItSps: Mr.. Hyde, and myself are
most happy 20 greet YOU here thi, evonin Z
We are dels6"d 'G3S, i2r oSG cordial rood7ny
there should he present such a rcpre,.r-
'stIIye compquy OF Amcricap.
lnited State, have been most picturesque
'or $50, year. The romance chapters OF
The early ,ettlem'ut of onr country are the
and other Frcnchmc,. whose adventure,
skill and genius discovered and mapped
reloped into our magnificent system ol water
way~. which has mad" Io~-ihlo the vast
internal comInercr OF TIA" country
In the battic- Tor empire and territory in
the ~avrn 'eenth c'ntury ih" English colon
i"r stood lorally by the mother country, aud
were her most efficient add IN wre~lug from
Fraucc the domain of Cauadn For This
France bore no vrudg" avalu~, Wa hin gton
and li. CompatriO Oh the contrary. the
French soldiers learned aud respected tho
quality md character of the American troops
NJ tc ui,t- Oi thc 10 vonlt ionary war.
when prospects OF success W,r" darkest
France recognized tn" iudep"nd"nce OF our
country and formed ar ali nee Tor it's main =
,.nanc", second ia our q ctions. next to
Wns ingtou. i the ne norN Of tnat brilliant
vQuug fr"nc man " o east is lot at the
lpginning and continued with IL until the
triumph lafayette.
Next. that great soldier, Marshal do Ro-
81" mheHu, W ose splendid army and cordill
go srstIou with Gen. Na- ington brought
about the surrender at Yorktown aud the
indepeudenCe of the United StAtcS.
Since then the relat ions between tho two
countries have been courtesy and iriendsl ~
rather than Closencss and commerce We
are to celebrate next wear the QUESTION of
the Louisiana territory from France. wi ich
las been OF such incdlCulable benefit to oir
country. II gave us tYr mouth oil tie Mis-
sissipri and a vast domain out OF WI ich has
been carved nft"en Of our nos ;; prosperous
and powerful Common vcalth-. The terms
,ically a eift from F-nncc. and France has
loyalty supported our title ever since.
This commemorative exposition il 10 be-
the most important ard significant OF - lon
line of industrial fairs which originated in
the desire 20 celebrate = 9 discovery and de-
velopment Of the nation. H. Is d"sira be
that among tho first IN welcome as well a. in
display at this great eNi ibilion at 81 i,ouis
~hsl be the generous nation from whose
.Iansfsr has come to lis so large a contribu-
,,on to the power, wealth and happiness
OF our country.
Tho current of diplomacy flowed smoothly
on with occas asional commercial col . -sons.