The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
PILGRIM WELCOMED
FROM DER THE SEA
National Unity Society Greets Ed
wards Ambassador

NEW YORK. May -Representative
Americans. statesmen, soldiers. dipIo-
mats. clergyman. authors and fnanciers
united last night TO honor Sir Michael
Herbert, British ambassador TO the
United States. and In honoring him to
cement in closer bonds the two great
English speaking peoples OF the earth
Something less than year ago there
was formed IN London an organization
called the Pilgrims OF London, whose
purpose was primarily to promote good
fellowship and amity between English
men and Americans Somewhat later.
under the leadership of Bishop Potter
and other representative Americans.
there was organized in this city a kim
dred body called the Pilgrims OF the
United States
In the banquet hall OF DeImonIco's
last night the Pilgrims of New Yorg,
rendered a dinner to the ambassador of
King Edward VII to the United States
The hail was decked with the colors NJ
the United States and Great Britain
To the right of Bishop Potter who
presided. sat these guests at the main
l..
hassador; Elihu Root, Secretary OF
War; former Secretary OF the Interior
Cornelius N. Bliss, Francis 3. LOOMS.
OF the United States Diplomatic Corps:
r. T. Wilson. Count NJ G. Seckerdorff
Maj. Gen II. C. Corbin, T. s. A.; Thomas
F. Ryan. Walter s. Johnston, Horace
White. George p. Merseryy. Paul NJ.
Warburg. Isaac y. SelIgman. E. r. l..
Gould. Henry Cachard and Richard Nc
Curdy.
At the left Of the president were Les
lie NJ. Shaw. Secretary OF the Treasury:
former Attorney General Wayne Mac
Feagh, former Secretary of War Rus
sell A Alger. the Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ.
Stires. William Cary Sanger. n. A.
StranahaE, Archdeacon G. T. Nelson.
Sir Percy Sanderson. consul general for
Great Britain at New York: H H. Bene-
dict, Gilbert Fraser. Thomas F. Walsh.
Frederick Townsend Martin, Henry Clay
Feirce, Frank s. Witherbee. Col.
George H. Dyer, ]. B. Reynolds, Louis
Stern, and H. W. Bookstaver
Silent toasts were drunk standing to
the President of the United States and to
King Edward, while the orchestra play
ed THE Star spangled Banner" and
God Save the King"
Bishop Potter then introduced the
guest of the evening, eulogizing his able
discharge Of a delicate mission. his tact
and good fellowship that had won the
affection OF all Americans. and finally
the extreme good taste he had display
ed in marrying an American woman"
Sir Michael spoke OF Mr.. Choate as a
consummate master OF eloquence, and
modestly expressed his coincidence for
those who must listen 10 his own indif-
ferent observations. which, he feared,
must seem most commonplace to those
who had attended the London dinner
rendered TO Mr. Choate and had there
heard him speak.
But Mr.. Choate has the advantage
OF me- said the British ambassador, lin
that he has been practicing post-pran-
dial eloquence all his life. while I. rear
ed IN the conventional school OF British
diplomacy, have been trained chiefly In
the arts of silence"
Sir Michael caused laugh when he
said: LAS for that little national pas
time OF yours of twisting the lions tial,
It was quite popular game among you
when I first came here I am gratifed
to think that II IS somewhat less so
now though I believe it still obtains IA
yor in certain Irish-Auterican circles