Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-26
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

A dinner was given at the White
House Saturday night in honor of the
Right Honorable and Most Reverend
Thomas Randall Davidson, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury. The State dining
room was used for the occasion. Covers
we're laid for twenty-eight. The decora-
tons were pink and white carnations.
The Archbishop and Mrs. Davidson and
the other guests arrived at the White
House shortly before O'Clock, and were
received by President and Mrs. Roose-
welt in the Blue Room. The Marine
Band, stationed in the corridor, rendered
number of selections throughout the
evening.
Dinner was served at o'clock, and
seated at the table were the following;
The President, Mr. Roosevelt, the
British Ambassador, the Archbishop oil
Canterbury, Mrs. Davidson, the Post
master General, Mrs. Payne, the Secre-
tary of the Interior, Mrs. Hitchcock,
the Admiral of the Navy, Lieut. Gen.
Chaffee, Mrs. Chaffee, the Bishop OF
Albany, Mrs. Doane, Rev. J. II.
Ellison, Rev. Myla Holden, Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mr.. Silas
McBee, Mrs. McBee, Mrs. Bayard, Mr..
J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. j. West
Roosevelt, Mrs. Clifford Richardson, Miss
Satterlee, Miss Glover, Miss Hagner,
and Mr.. Joseph Wilmer.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore white satin trim
med with passementerie, and Mrs. j.
West Roosevelt was gowned also in white
satin. Mrs. Davidson was radiant in 8
decollette gown of heavy cream satin
with gold tinsel gauze over it. 1t was
made with very long train and hung in
clinging folds. There were trimmings
Of gold passeluenterie and guipure lace.
She wore a large diamond pendant and
carried lilies of the valley. There was
no ornament in her hair, which is of
poetic Titan red and wavy.
Mrs. J. West Roosevelt and Mr.. JOS
eph Wilmer are house guests of the Pres
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Archbishop Yesterday delivered a
salutation urging Christian unity, and
Bishop Doane, of Albany, a sermon tc
fully 10000 persons at Mount ST.
Adams, outside of Washington. During
his sermon the Archbishop said:
at has been given to us English
speaking folk, in the manifold devel'
opment of our stored life, to realize IN
practice more fully than other men
the true meaning of liberty-the liberty
wherewith Christ has made us free.
"He [Christ] taught us that mans
life CONSISTENT not in the abundance Of
the things which, he possesseth.
He taught US that surrender, even Of
individual rights, Tor the sake o.
Christ is nobler then defense of privi
lege.
ave from across the sea join hands
with you in the endeavor to trans
late them [Chrisfs Ideals] into ac-
complished fact---fact, not fancy.
"What we are aiming at and striy'
ing after is plain thing-the better
ing of people'slivcs."
"No other part of Christendom, al
firmly believe, can do more for the
world than we, on either side of the
sea, can do for it, if we only will"
The President did not attend the
services. Mrs. Roosevelt occupied
seat in an enclosure near the foot of the
platform. On the platform were j
Pierpont Morgan and several promi
nent bankers of the national capital
Distinguished representatives of thu
civil government, of the army and of th'
navy were present.