The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-30
JOINED BY CABLE.
Banquets Held in New York and
London simultaneously.

London, Jan 30.-While the American
branch of the Pilgrims society was Civ
ings its dinner last night at Delmonico's
in New York in honor of Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand, British ambassador
to the United States, the English branch
of the society celebrated the occurrence
with a supper at the Carlton hotel.
Shortly before the Delmonico banquet
commenced some seventy members of
| the Pilgrims society here sat down at a
number OF small tables, which were all
/ Topped up with telegraph wires strung
on miniature poles and decorated with
| Foliage. Among those present were
1 Joseph H. Choate the American ambas-
| sador; the Earl of Halsbury, lord high
| chancellor; Sir Edw. L. Durand, brother
OF Sir Henry; Sir Thomas Upton Lord
Deerhurst and Lord Defairfax, Sir AL
| fred Lewis Jones, John Henniker Hea-
ton, Secretary Carter, United States
/ embassy; Archdeacon Sinclair and Alex
ander Siemens.
Several well known Pilgrims, includ-
/ ing Lord Roberts and Admiral Lord
/ Chas. BeresfOrd. who are i'll, sent re-
/ gretS. The unique feature of the even
| ing consisted in the installation by a
/ transatlantic cable company of cable
! Instruments on one end of the supper
room. By means of this arrangement
| frequent messages We're EXCHANGED be-
| tween Delmonicos in New York and
/ the Carlton hotel here, so that the Eng
fish Pilgrims felt almost as much in
/ touch with the New York celebration
as if they had been actually present
/ Two old grandfather clocks, one show
/ ing English and the other American
time, enabled Mr.. Choate. the Earl of
/ Halsbury and the others to keep an
/ eye on the progress of the banquet at
! New York. The usual cable company
/ clock with a red hand showing Amer
| lean time was placed between the two
! Old re Il HI
marked the progress of the age
Strands of the Atlantic cabled laced
upon the table enabled the guests to
realize the means by which instan-
taneous and intimate interchange was
possible in spite of the difficulties of
distance and difference in time
The name of Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand when pronounced was given a
hearty cheer.
AT DELMONICO'S.
! New York, Jan. 30.-Interchanges of
cable messages of good will with the
English pilgrims a supper at the Carl
ton hotel, London, formed a striking
feature of the banquet given at Del
monico's last night by the Pilgrims of
the United States in honor of Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand, the British ambassa-
dor.
Bishop Potter presided. There was
with him at the guests table Sir Henry
B. Armstrong, Captain W. H. Brown
son, u. s. N, James Beck of Pennsyl-
! Nd1ild, d6u0Idl Alfred GATES, IhOndS
barclay OF Paris and London, former
Attorney General GriggS, Circuit JUS
tice George Gray, Morris K. Jesup, Col.
A. L. Mills, Rev. D. Parker Morgan,
former Attorney General MacVeagh,
Rear Admiral Frederick Rogers Sir
Percy Sanderson, Rev. Ernest n. Stires,
President Woodrow Wilson of Prince
ton university, Major General Joseph
Wheeler and Lieutenant General S. B.
M. Young.
han ho1
with a great profusion of intertwined
British and American flags. Just before
the dinner began the following cable
was sent by Secretary Wilson to Wal
ter Neef of London;
Hello there. Whenever you are
ready we are. Hoopla." Bishop Potter
sent this to Lord Roberts:
I'VE reciprocate your good wishes
and return hearty greetings. God
speed the good work of the Pilgrims
and all efforts to bring the anglo
Saxon race together. We hope you will
pay US the promised visit
From London came a message to
Bishop Potter from Lord Roberts ex-
tending a hearty friendship of the Eng
lish pilgrims. Ambassador Choate sent
cordial greetings to ATnbassador Durand
and best wishes for the success of the
American pilgrims.
A cable in a similar strain was sent
by Earl Roberts to the British ambas-
sador. The military pilgrims, repre-
scented by Lieutenant General VIM.
Nicholson, sent a message of greeting
to Major General Corbin as did Ad
miral Beresford to Admiral Rodgers.
Lord Brassy cabled good wishes and
compliments of the English pilgrims to
Morris K. Jesup. Senator DePew re-
ceived a cable from DR.. Sinclair ex-
tending greetings. Lord Chancellor of
Great Britain sent a message extend
ing hearty greetings and good wishes
on occasions when science is aiding the
great mission of the anglo-Saxon race
toward peace and civilization"
Colonel Hutchinson, chairman of the
British pilgrims sent cordial greetings
to Bishop Potter.
Bishop Potter read a message of re-
greet from Mr.. Roosevelt and compli-
nentarv cable from Sir Thomas Upton
and introduced as the first speaker Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand.
Sir Henry said he had spent twenty
years in India, where men worked hard
and said little; that speaking came to
Americans as singing came to birds, but
to Englishmen it came slowly. He had
been told years ago that Enghshmen
and Americans would never be in SYM
pathy with one another but he was glad
to say he had seen the prophecy fail of
fulfllment He predicted that the feel
ing would continue to grow. There was
nothing in England but good will for
America
Mr.. Griggs dwelt on the cordial rela-
lions existing between the two coun-
tries He said that America had not
always been represented by the best of
her citizens.
England had been the first to negative
the divine right of kings, Mr.. Griggs
said. and had created government by
the people, for the people He spoke OF
attending the coronation of the king and
queen and of the gorgeous uniforms
worn by most of the people attending
the ceremonies But" he said, among
that glittering gathering there was one
man dressed in the ordinary attire of an
English gentleman, Arthur J. Balfour,
who represented all England, represent
ed the common people"
President Woodrow Wilson, the last
speaker of the evening, said he did not