Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-19
EMMANUEL's VISIT.
King Edward Entertains in Honor Of
 Italy's King.

LONDON, Nov. 19.-St. Georges hall a magnificent Norman gallery of Wind. sor castle, in which many foreign soy. ereigns have been entertained, was the scene last night of state banquet, the first elaborate function marking the royal welcome to King Victor Elm manuel and Queen Helena of Italy. The function was in every way as bril-. liant as any witnessed in the famous hall on past great occasions. The royal hosts and their royal guests. prominent statesmen Of Great Britain and Italy, ambassadors from three continents and representatives of the army and navy looked upon scene of brilliant splendor.
 The guests were seated at long table, on which the famous service of gold plate and the masses of flowers formed a brilliant avenue of color and of sparkling light reflected from an in comparable display of jewels.
 The guests were first received in the grand reception room by King Edward and Queen Alexandra and King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena. Then the guests entered the banquet hall in the following order. King Edward with Queen Helena, King Victor En- manuel with Queen Alexandra, the Prince of Wales with the Princess Vic toria, the Duke of Connaught with the Duchess of Argyle, Ambassadors Choate with the Duchess of Connaught, Signor Tittoni, Italian minister of foreign af- fairs, with the Princess Margaret of Connaught; the Russian ambassador, Count BenckendorT. with Princess Vic, toria of Connaught; the Turkish am. bassador. Stefanuki Musurus Bey, with Mrs. Choate; the German ambassador, Count Wolff Metternich. with Princess Victoria of Schleswig- -Holstein.
 The remaining guests followed in ths order of their rank, including other ann bassadors and their wives, Lord Lon donderry, Lord selborne, Lord Lans- downe, Lord Rosebery, Lord Milner, W. St. J. Brodrick, Sir Henry Camp bell-Bannerman, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Arnold Foster, Joseph Cham berlain, Austin Chamberlain and Ad- miral Kerr. The British premier, A. !. Balfour, was absent on account of in- disposition, which. it. is reported, ia the result of slight chin.
 In proposing toast to their Italian majesties King Edward said:
 '.Sire, 1t has given Queen AIexandra and myself great pleasure to receive you here as our guests in this old, his- toric castle. History repeats itself. I remember as if it were but yesterday that your illustrious grandfather forty eight years ago came here as the guest of my beloved mother and my lament ed father. At that time we were at war, and our armies fought together. Thank God we now are at peace, and the aim of our countries is to maintain it and to work together in the paths Of progress and enlightenment"
 King Victor Emmanuel replied in English, saying:
 1.-The memories to which your majes- ty refers live in my heart and in the hearts of all Italians since the historic and eventful period which led Italy to unity and which rendered to England, always greater and more powerful, the feelings of sympathy and friendship which now unite the two peoples. For my people these feelings have contin- ued to increase, and they constitute a tradition for. my government. They arc important factors in Italian policy. which, like the policy of your majesty's government, is one of peace and civili- zation. I thank your majesty for your cordial welcome of me and of my queen in this historic castle, where ev- erything breathes of the glory of your ancestors and brings before me the i'm age of the great and regretted Victoria. I drink the health of your majesty, l vrl1r nlinAn and the royal family Y