Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-10
HOSTS
At a Banquet to the United States
Navy Officers Now in
England.
BEREsroRD HEAD BoQUET THRowER
Says Nice Things of President Roose-
welt and the United States
ia General.

London, July 1O.-At the Pilgrims
club luncheon to the United States
officers at the Carleton club Vice Adj
miral Lord Charles Beresford read the
following message from the Prince of
Wales: Il very much regret that an
engagement will prevent me from be-
ing present. Please assure the Amer
lean naval officers how sorry l am that
am unable to have the pleasure of
meeting them on this occasion" The
luncheon was given in the main res
laurant of the club. Two hundred per-
sons We're seated at small tables dec
GRATED with United States and British
flags and roses. At the center table
Lord BeresfOrd presided. At his right
was seated Rear Admiral Cotton, and
on his left Captain Lambton, naval
aid-de-camp to King Edward.
Senator German a Guest.
Ambassador ChOate, Senator Cor
man, Senator Depew, General Lord
Grenefll; the arch-deacon of London,
DR.. Sinclair, and Admiral Sir John
Dalrymple Hay. sat at the same ta-
BILE. The United States officers present
:"
and among the other guests were Cap
tail Charles II, Stockton, United States
naval attache: Consul General Evans,
Admiral Sir Henry Stephenson, Ad-
miral Lord Charles Scott. Rear Admir-
al Sir James Russell; Sir Berkeley
Milne, commodore OF the royal yachts;
Lord George Hamilton. Arthur Lee,
NJ. p; Perry Belmont. George L. vii
son, of New York; Hamilton McCor-
mick. of Chicago, and Louis Hay, of
Michigan.
Edward the Peacemnker."
In proposing the toast of The King"
Lord Beresford said it was particular
Iy easy to do so owing to recent events
in which the king had been mes
senger of pence and good will toward
all nations. The interest of the whole
world favored peace. He believed the
day was coming when King Edward
would be known as Edward the
Peacemaker" The toast was drunk
with enthusiasm. Then Lord Beres-
ford toasted president Roosevelt and
said:
why They Like the President.
''We like the man. we like the strong.
generous man-what 1 may call the
real human man. The president will
do his level best to bring the two
great English-spealdng nations to-
gether I'm one harmonious whole" In
proposing the United States navy
Lord Beresford said that whenever
there was anything disagreeable
abroad Great Britain and the United
States generally drifted together. If
these two nations got together to main
tain their common interests and COM
merce 1t would make for the peace of
the world. Neither Great Britain nor
the United States wanted an alliance,
but the speaker added, 1--WE want an
understanding. Both Great Britain and
America are increasing their fleets, but
that is no more a threat to other ma
tons than increasing the police force
of their cities to maintain order"
Reply of Admiral Cotton.
Admiral Cotton. in replying, testified
to the warm feeling between the two
nations and their navies and recalled
instances in which British and United
Statesans had served together. He
thanked the king and the people of
Great Britain for the welcome given
the United StateSans and proposed the