Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
Pays Earnest Tribute to Father Of Country
Twice in the Day
EASTERN CITIES KEEP GENERAL HOLIDAY
New York and Boston Observe Anniversary
by Cessation Of Work
BIG BANQUET is GIVEN IN ENGLAND
Duke of Devonshire and Others In
sIst on Friendly Relations which
Now Unite BritOn and Its Once
Estranged Daughter.

the Board of Trade, the Stock exchange and
all city and county ofices we're closed today
in honor of washington's birthday and ap-
propriate exercises we're held by various
societies.
meeting was held in the morning at
the Auditorium attended by the pupils Of
the public schools, at which Prof George E.
Vincent of the University of Chicago and
Miss Jane Adams OF Hull House were thu
principal speakers.
In the afternoon Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts addressed a large audience COM
posed Of the members OF the Union League
club and their friends. The singing of pa
triotic songs by the audience formed part
Of the exercises.
banquet was given this evening by
the Union League club at which President
Bancroft proposed the toast. THE Orator
Of the Day, to which Senator Hoar re-.
lsponded
i Dr.. Frank w. Gunsaulus, President Eliot
NOf Harvard and Bishop Gailor of Tennessee
were the other speakers.
New York Keeps Holiday.
NEW YORK. Feb 2s.-whne there was
no oficlal celebration. today was generally
observed as a holiday and there was
very generous display OF bunting. The
public schools. federal, state county and
city offices, exchanges, banks, etc, were
closed and in the down town district lit
Al tie business was transacted. Most OF the
III retail stores we're closed. The weather
was bright.
Military Veterans FOrEather.
BOSTON, Mass. Feb. z3-Army veterans
reunions. patriotic meetings and other
events we're included In the observance OF
Washington's birthday in this city.
General William Boo.h, commander OF
the Salvation Army, addressed large audi
ences in fremont temple.
The holiday was quite generally observed
in the larger cities of New England.
Britons Aid Celebration.
LONDON. Feb. 2s.--The dinner given to-
night b. tho lAnicfieaa society IN honor OF
Washington's birthday was the occasion
for a brilliant assemblage.
The duke Of Devonshire and Lord Lon
dondery. members of the cabinet. off,
cially voiced the good will of the British
government. while such representative Eng
lishmen as the lord mayors Of London and
Bristol, the lord provost Of Glasgow, Lord
strathoona and Lord Rothschild. and the
following members of the house of COM
mons Sir Charles Dixie. ]. H. Dalziel, Sir
Thomas Dewar, Sir Edwin Lawrence, Eb-
enezer Parkes, Sir Gilbert Parker and Jo-
seph Welton, all gave expression to their
hearty wishes.
Among the we'll known Americans pres
ent we're Ambassador Choate, Consul Cen
eral Henry Clay Evans. Stamford Newell.
minister to The Netherlands; John Barrett
T. W. Cridler, Lord Fairfax. Marshall Hal
stead Colonel Hunsiker, Halsey c. Ives Of
the st. Louis exposition. Captain Piper,
deputy police commissioner of New York.
all the United States embassy stan and
many foreign representatives OF the St.
Louis exposition.
sgnor Marconl was also present and was
most warmly received.
The duke OF Devonshire, proposing the
toast of the president, referred to Mr..
Roosevelt as a man who had made his mark
an = successful civil service reformer. a
yllsnt military leader and an eminent
statesman. in whom he saw an intelligent
ann earnest friend of England.
Never in any previous time" said the
duke, have Anglo American relations been
more cordial. Both peoples are in fairly
good humor with themselves, and so It is
unlikely they should be in a bad humor
with each other.
II welcome the tendency on the part OF
the United States to take a larger and
keener interest in affairs outside the Amer
lean continent"
War would BE Error.
Ambassador CAoate following in the
same strain declared that war on euy sub
ieet between Great Britain ard amerie'
would be not only great calamity, bu
an unspeakable crime.
Mr.. Francis eloquently described the mo-
tive and scope of the St. Louis exposition
He gave detailed figures, showing the car'
with which the money was expended tC
make every phase OF the exposition per
feet and useful TO the European exhibitors
and visitors,
He referred to the first great interna
tional exhibition in London. Since theI
England had always been fully represente,
at every universal exposition. He urge,
that the country should not be behind hant
at St. Louis
''No guest" he added, "wiT be more vel
come. feel some delicacy in referring I,
our consanguinity. neither would II be be
coming in the president Of this universe
exhibition to designate the seat of homo
the place at the table to be occupied b!
th-- mother country. You need no assur
Rnee, however. from the exposition manage
ment, from the head OF our government o
from the American people that no one eoul
eenor us more nor anyone be given preced
N ence over you. We feel justified In pre-
dieting that the attendance will not onl
be universal from within the limits OF ou
country extensive and populous as il Il
but that citizens OF every civilized countr
On the globe will visit us In representativ
numbers"
John Barrett proposed the health OF tn
British exhibitor" and In the course G
his remarks urged the United Kingdom I
make Of the 81. Louis exposition anothe
1 Durbar.
- Tower Presides I'm Berlin.
BERLIN. Feb 2S-Two hundred Amerl
Cans in this city celebrated Washington
birthday with a supper and dance al IN
kaiserhor. Ambassador Tower preside.
A musical entertainment preceded the dan
cling.