The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-26
SIR MICHAEL HERBERT GUEST
AT DINNER OF PILGRIMS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
The British Ambassador Glad to See That
the Game OF Twisting the Lions Tail
Has Given Place to. Baseball-sec'
rotary Root on the Crime or war.

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The Pilgrims of the United States, at
Delmonico's last night met and greeted
one another demurely, az it "a proper for
Pilgrims to do, and then sat GOWN to their
first annual dinner, with Sir Michael Henry
Herbert. British Ambassador toIhe United
States as the guest ofr,honor. Bishop
Potter, president of the organization, pre-
sided. The guest of the evening sat on his
right and the Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw. Score
tary OF the Treasury, sat on his left Next
to Sir Michael sat the tHon. Elihu Root.
Secretary Of War, ard next to Secretary
Shaw was Wayne Macveagh. Others at
the presidents table were.
r. T. Wilson, whose eldest daughter
ia Lady Herbert United States Senator
Russell A. Alger of Michigan; Assistant
Secretary of War William Cary Sanger,
Collector Of the Port Nevada N. Stranahan,
Venerable Archdeacon G. F. Nelson, the
Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires. rector OF st
Thomas's Church: Sir Percy Sanderson'
British Consul-General at New York; Henry
Clay Pierce, Frank s. Witherbee. Richard
A. McCurdy. president Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company; Isaac N. Selgman'
Horace White, j. II. Hyde, Thomas F.
Ryan. Brig Gen. Henry c. Corbin, Adjutant
General of the Army; Count Seckendorh OF
the German Legation at Washington; Cor
nelius N. Bliss and Col. George H. Over.
At other tables were; Gen. James Il.
Wilson, Gen. Joseph Wheeler. the Hon.
Myron T. Herrick Of Cleveland; William
Butler Duncan, Paul Dana. Chester S. Lord,
Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern
Railway; Adrian 1selin, Jr X. A. c. smith,
John B. McDo nald, Jacob H. Schif. Daniel
O'Day Justice Henry A. Gildersleeve, Henry
NJ Flagler, Julian r. Davies. Prof. Adolph
Cohn of Columbia University, B. ID, Wood
ward, secretary Of the Pilgrims and Theo-
dore I.ewald, Imperial German Commits
sioner- General to The St, Louis Exposition.
The Pilgrims Of London formed them
selves into society last June at the sug-
gesiion of r. A. {. Smith and some other
New Workers. Their first dinner was
given in honor Of Ambassador Choate,
who made a epeeCn that was quoted all
over Great Briia IN. Some months later
the Pilgrims of the United States organ
lied and, following the lead Of their brothers
in England, arranged their first dinner
in honor of the British Ambassador to the
United States.
The tables were arranged in the form
of huge az. with two round tables near
the top and bottom of the letter, an electric
fountain playing between them. American
and British flags were draped together on
the walls.
1t was few minutes after 10 when Bishop
Potter raped for order and spoke briefly
proposed the health Of the President of the
United States, which was drunk standing.
while the orchestra played "The-Star Span
gled Banner" The health OF King Ed
ward was pledged Immediately afteIward;
glasses being clinked to the music OF God
Save the King
and now, said the Bishop Il shall ask
you to rise and pledge our guest. the British
Ambassador to the. United States, we
love him for himself, because he had the
can woman for his wife; Applause ]
We admire him for his admirable dip omacy,
and we also sympathize with him, because
/ know Of no more exactng work than that
of the representative OF one OF the great
1 Offer you tho British Ambassador to the
United States. -,
There; was hearty cheering. then. but
above II the orchestra could Be heard play
ING, -For He's a jolly Good Fellow" In
responding to the greeting he got, Sir
Michael said: =.
II we'll remember, gentlemen, the dinner
Of tho London Pilgrims and that At spie enil.1
speech Of Mr. 9ns q tb the ~ op ,ha
speech cannot but apologize for the very
indifferent effort that must make tonight.
But have this to console me:
when I entered on diplomatic career
l was counselled BY wise ministers that l
teri Therefore ! have had little practice
in public speaking.
Bit want to tell you that when was
| appointed Ambassador to this country l
not only felt greatly complimented but
going 10 another home. IApplause. re-
member that. when / first came to this
country about fifteen years ago, / found
that the game OF twisting the lions tail was
very much played all over this country;
Il may say that it was almost national
game. Laughter. Now, however. ! am
glad to see that it has given place to base
ball lRenewed laughter
There is meaning for you and for US
in the Anglo Saxon race. II may be that
| do not see much in it: But am sure that,
with the better feeling toward England
that is spreading all through Ireland,l
| Irishmen in America will come. after
time. to think OF Great Britain with more
Ambassador Herbert paid a high COM
| pliment to Secretary Of State Hay "than
whom he said. none stands higher among
| the Foreign Secretaries Of the world
Secretary Root .ai "a. ,r,o,,o. -, INV NM
fession, that the best way to settle dis
| putee La to get the parties face to face. As
with individuals, so it is with nations, The
more they know OF one another the better
they get along. . a.,
sfn these days, whom II ia possible for
nations to understand one another, 1t would
be crime for the United States, except as
| last resort. to 90 TO- war with any OF the
great Powers But for us to. war with
Great Britain would be not only crime.
but an indictment against our capacity for
managing national affairs.
Wayne Macveagh spoke Of the remote
possibility Of war In these times, and said:
@In this new century we face the fact that
there is no more territory for any predatory
nation to seize. Africa has been seized,
| and We ourselves have lately done some
thing in that line. I do not see now any
, prospect Of war. but OF long peace.
"Valor in war is not to be undervalued,
| but out Of the night the world grows into
| light and the evolution Of humanity Is not
toward war and more war. but is toward
peace and more peace. This fraternity
| between the two countries was not possible
at any other time. Yesterday we we're
at each other 8 throats; now we are In each
others arms"
| DR.. Stires, Gen. James Grant Wilson and
Gen Joe Wheeler also spoke.