The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
BRYAN FEASTS
 IN LONDON TOWN Replies to Some FaCetiOuS Re-
 marks from Mr ChOate MR, ROOSEVELT IS PRAISED 
The American Society Gives Annual Thanksgiving Banquet in London at Hotel Cecil, Which Is Attend
 ed By Prominent People.

London. November 2s.-Thanksgiving day was celebrated by the American So- ciety in London at a banquet given at the Hotel Cecil tonight. There were over the guest of honor.
 The speeches. while favored by the usual seasonable cheer and references to Anglo-American friendliness, developed particularly into a duel of repartee, good natured, but almost subacid. between Mr. Bryan and Ambassador Choate.
 There were a number of notable guests at the banquet, including the Duke of Marlborough, Earl Denbigh of the Hon. ourable Artillery company, Lord Davey, General Ian Hamilton, Gilbert Parker, Major Arthur Lee, formerly military att tache at Washington, now civil lord of the admiralty; Sir Montague F. Omman- ney. all the ambassadors in London, Miss Evans, Mrs. Ronalds, Countess Denbigh, Major D. Budworth of the Honorable Ar- tilery company, and severa, members of the house of commons
 The Duke of Marlborough proposed a toast to President Roosevelt and address ing himself to the interests which Eng land and the United States have in com mon, referred in terms of the highest praise to President Roosevelt and spoke feellngly of the late Sir Michael Herbert
 choate Responds.
 Ambassador Choate, responding to the toast to his health, which was proposed s.. took mp the Duke of Marfborough's refer ence to the mutual sympathies of the Am erican and British peoples. and said that there had been reason, heretofore, to sus- pect some such sentiment on the part of the duke, since he had set an example in one form of the Anglo American alli- anoe on which the people of both coun- trie. were able to look with entire ap- proval.
 Turning to Mir Bryan, Mir choate said it was the custom of Americans, torn from their native shores. to gather annu- ally and return thanks The American So- ciety in London had now among them an- other of these exiles, for whom personally he, as ambassador, had been doing the best he could. He had taken MT. Bryan to visit the Bank of England, where he was able to study the fiscal questions in it's native lair. The company would have been edfied. said MT. Choate. had they heard MT. Bryan cross examining the governor of the Bank of England. The ambassador said he had aided MT. Bryan to hear MT. Asquith, MT. Chamberlain. Lord Goschen and Lord Roseberry, all within IS hours, so if his views on the fis- cal question were utterly mixed they would appreciate at least the quality of the man they had before them.
 Bryan Gets Ovation.
 The speech of the ambassador was fol- lowed by an ovation to MT. Bryan which lasted fog several minutes. Mir Bryan in responding, paid a graceful tribute to the English guests of the society. He said the highest compliment he was able to pay was that in looking over the tables he was unable to distinguish the English from the American women present He thanked the British nation for the kindly forbearance 1t had shown in receiving him, the protectionists for letting him land at all. and the goldbugs for not hay ing deported him immediately after his arrival MT. Bryan said he had profited exceedingly by his visit to the Bank of England. He wanted to call attention, however. to the fact that the murderous attack by an insane man with revolver on Mir. Kenneth Grahame, the secretary of the bank. occurred the day before he called.
 Touching the theme of Thanksgiving day. MT. Bryan spoke eloquently of the natural resources and advantages of the United States for which the people must return thanks to God and of the ideals of liberty and progress for which they must thank their English progenltors. He urged the necessity of the present generation bequeathing to posterity some gift commensurate with the blessings Al T fro flaaft. tfr- and suggested that they bequeath the ideal of international amity of which The Hague arbitration tribunal was a lasting monument.
 Hail to the nation" concluded MT. Bryan, "whatever her name, who leads the world toward this higher ideal for the lasting good of all humanity"
 Thanksgiving In Berlin.
 Berlin. November 26.-Three hundred members of the American colony here attended a Thanksgiving banqeut at the Kaiserhoff tonight. Ambassador Tower, who presided proposed toasts to Pres ident Roosevelt, Emperor William and the German royal family. At the uni versity the ambassador delivered an ad- dress on American Ideals The feici- tations of the conoy were cabled to Pres ident Roosevelt.
 Thanksgiving in Florence.
 Florence, November 2G.-In the celebra- tion of Thanksgiving day services were held in both the Protestant and Catholic churches here, attended by the members of the American colony. A banquet was held tonight and among those present were Samuel l.. Clemens fMark Twain), Consul J. A. Smith, Thomas Ford, George Gregory and Admiral Watson.
 
 Ambassador Meyer Entertains.
 Rome, November 25.--Ambassador and Mrs Meyer gave reception this even ing which was largely attended. Those present included members of the diplo- matte corps. the court and the Roman aristocracy Senator Pierantoni, counsel for Italy at The Hague tribunal in the Verezuelan arbitration case. and promi- nert Americans now in Rome.