Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
SPIRIT OE '76 ABROAD
HOW THE FOURTH WAS oBsERv-
ED IN OTHER LANDS.
Americans in I,ondon--Frenchmen Sit
at Banquet in Paris-In Ger
many and Italy.

A cablegram from London last night says:
The American Society In London celebrated
the Fourth Of July with the usual banquet
tonight. Many prominent Englishmen and
Americans attended. Sir Martin Conway
proposed the health Of President Roosevelt
which was received with enthusiasm Lord
Kelvin, who met with a tremendously en-
thusiastic reception, proposed a toast to
Ambassador Choate, saying:
when Mr.. Choate Is with us we feel
as If the happy event we are celebrating
tonight had never occurred at ALL"
Ambassador Choate In reply to the toast
dwelt on the progress of Anglo-American
harmony and said that the Fourth Of July
had now come to be regarded as a day Of
typical British as well as American liberty.
Capt. A. I. Mahan, U. 8. N. (retfred.
who replied to THE Day We Celebrate"
In an eloquent speech dwelt upon the theme
OF the Fourth of July, which, he said. had
ceased to be purely American event. 1t
was no longer day of separation, but one
of unity of the two nations, as we'll as form
Ing for Great Britain the true solution of
imperial federation
Fifteen hundred persons attended Am
bassador Choate's Fourth of July reception
at the United States embassy yesterday
afternoon.
The Day Observed in Paris.
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The Fourth of July was appropriately OBJ
served here. All the leading hotels and
many houses were decked with flags, and
the American embassy and consulate pre-
sented striking appearances. The most not
able feature of the celebration was the an
nual banquet of the American Chamber of
Commerce at the Hotel Quay D'Orsay,
which was superbly decorated with Ameri-
can and French flags.
odH io1e
the guests. who included NJ. Trouillot min
lister Of commerce; NJ. Jusserand, French
ambassador to the United States; M. Jean
Guillemfn. representing M. Delcasse. min
lister of foreign affairs; NJ. Anatole Leroy
Beaulieu, Henry Vignaud, first secretary of
the American embassy. representing the
embassy; Clement A. Griscom of Philadel
phia. Gen. Brugere. president of the su-
preme council of war; John X. GOwdy. con-
sui general at Paris. and NJ. Buneau-Varilla,
former Panaman minister at Washington
Toasts to the health of President Roose-
welt and President Loubet were enthusi-
astically honored. Addresses were made
by Ambassador Jusserand. Consul General
Gowdy, NJ. Bunau-Varilla, NJ. Anatole Lee
roy Beaulieu and others.
American Squadron Celebrates.
A cablegram from Genoa last night says:
The Fourth of July was celebrated on
board the United States cruiser Brooklyn.
flagship of the South Atlantic squadron.
with much mirth and good will. The cruis-
er was gay with bunting and the usual
patriotic toasts were drunk. In the after
noon Rear Admiral Chadwick and the Of
ficers of the Brooklyn were entertained by
the local authorities. headed by Gen. Can
zo son-in-law Of the Italian patriot Carl
baldi.
The American colony at Marseille cele-
brated the Fourth of July with a banquet.
which was presided over by Consul General
President ROOSe-
welt was proposed and warmly honored.
Americans In Berlin Observe Day.
A cablegram from Berlin last night says:
The American colony celebrated the Fourth
of July with the usual steamboat excursion
to the suburb of Grunau, where there were
field sports, a display of fireworks, din