The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-27
BRYAN SPEAKS In LONDON
GUEST OF HONOR OF THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY.
InduIges in Almost sub-AeId Repartse
with Ambassador choats-ProfiIs
Exceedingly by His Visit to the Bank
of Enaland-Duke of Marlborough
Toasss President Noossvelt.
ss President ItoossveIt.


Toasss President Itoossvelt.
| London, Nov. 26.-Thanksgiving day
was celebrated by the American Socie-
ty in London at a banquet given at the
Hotel Cecil tonight. There were over
400 covers. William Jennings Bryan
was the guest of honor. ..-..
/ The speeches while favored by the
usual seasonal cheer and references to
Anglo-American friendliness, developed
particularly into a duel Of repartee,
good natured. but almost sub-acid. be-
tween Mr.. Bryan and Ambassador
Choate. 4.S5
There were number of notable
guests at the banquet, including the
Duke OF Marlborough, who wore the
ribbon of the Order of the Garter; Earl
Denbigh, of the Honourable Artillery
company: Lord Davey, General Ian
Hamilton, Gilbert Parker Major Arthur
! Lee. formerly military attache at
Washington, now civil lord Of admiral
ty; Sir Montague F. Ommanney, all the
ambassadors in London, Miss Evans.
Mrs. Ronalds, Countess Denbigh, Major
Budworth of the Honorable Artillery
company, and several members of the
house oe commons.
The duke Of Marlborough proposed a
toast to President Roosevelt and ad-
dressing himself to the interests which
England and the United States have in
common, referred in terms of the high
est praise to President Roosevelt. He
also sDoke feelingly of the late Sir
Michael Herbert.
Ambassador Choate, responding to
the toast to his health, which was pro-
posed in complimentary terms by Lord
Dayey. took up the Duke Of Marlbor-
ough's reference to the mutual sympa-
thies of the American and British peo-
pie and said that there had been rea-
son heretofore to suspect some such sem
timent on the part Of the duke since he
had set an example in one form of the
Anglo-American alliance on which the
people Of both countries were able to
look with entire approval.
Turning to Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Choate
said 1t was the custom OF Americans,
torn from their native shores, to gather
annually and return thanks. The Amer
ican society in London had now among
them another Of these exiles, for whom
personally he, as ambassador, had been
doing the best ne could. He had taken
Mr.. Bryan to visit the Bank of Eng
land. where he was able to study the
company would be edited, said Mr..
Choate, had they heard Mr.. Bryan cross
examining the governor of the Bank of
England. The ambassador said he had
aided Mr.. Bryan to hear Mr.. Asquitt,
Mr.. Chamberlain. Lord Goschen and
Lord Rosebery. all within forty-eight
hours. SO IL his views on the finance
question We're not utterly mixed they
would appreciate at least the quality Of
the man they had before them.
The speech Of the ambassador was
followed by an ovation to Mr.. Bryan
which lasted for several minutes. Mr..
Bryan, in responding, paid graceful
tribute to the English guests of the So
ciety. He said the highest compliment
he was able to pay was that on looking
over the tables he was unable to dis
tinguish the English from the Ameri-
can women present. He thanked the
British nation for the kindly forbear-
ance it had shown in receiving him
the protectionists for letting him land
at all, and the goldbugs for not having
deported him Immediately after his ar
rival. Mr.. 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 murder
GUS attack by an insane man with re-
volver on Kenneth Graham, the secre-
tary Of the bank. occurred the day be-
fore he called.
Touching the theme of Thanksgiving
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