Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-07

Americansin tie English Metropolis
CelSbrate Thanksgiving.
OVER 400 or TEEN lTIETD DINNER
An Eneaishman's Toast 70 President
Roosevelt Called Him . "king
Among Diplomats and DiDlo-
mat Among Kings"


was celebrated in London in the time
honored manner by reunion Of lead
ing Americans at q banquet in the
Grand hall Of the hotel Cecil Among
those present were Ambassador Reid,
Capt. G. H. Stockton, naval attachee
Of the American embassy and Mrs.
stockton, Maj John H. Beacon, the
military attachee, Delaney Jay, private
Richard Westcott, deputy American
secretary to Ambassador Reid ana
consul-general at London, who repre-
sented the consulate, other Americans
present included John L. Grifiths.
consul at Liverpool; Lord Fairfax,
william l. Buchanan, Douglas Slayden,
Col. Millard Hunsicker and Mrs. Hun
sicker; and J. G. Richards. In all
over 400 Americans were In attendance.
The guests of honor included Wal
ter Vaughn Morgan, lord mayor OF
London, and Mrs. Hornby Steer. the
lord mayoress; Randolphe Lemieux,
solicitor general for Canada; Sir Jo-
seph Cockfeld Dimsdale and Lady
Dimsdale; Hon. Alban Gibbs and Sir
Henry Edmund Knight
F. G. Vanduser. chairman OF the
American Society in England, presided.
The great hall was unadorned except
for an American eagle backed up by
monster American and British flags
above the seat Of the chairman.
The scene was particularly brilliant
because Of the presence Of 80 many
women. The band played American
airs and concluded its programme with
God Save the King and "The Star
SpangIed Banner"
Mr. Vanduser proposed a toast to
King Edward. Mr.. Lemieux in an elo-
quent speech proposed the president
Of the United States" He said: Every
true American must feel 1t an honor
to be governed by a man whose name
and fame not only belong to his own
country but to humanity itself and to
whom the peace Of Portsmouth is'a
monument which coming generations
will respect and revere as the GROWING
triumph Of the uncrowned king Of
powerful republic who has earned
the right to the title Of diplomat
among kings and king among diplo-
mats"
Lord Dimsdale proposed a toast to
the American ambassador to which Mr..
Reid replied in part as follows:
Mr. Reid, in responding first grace
fully welcomed the English govern
ment who, he said, helped to complete
the family reunion. IF they chanced
to notice the American Eagle Tapping
its wings during the evening he hoped
they would think better Of the bird
on that account, and at the same time
understand that the Americans pres
emit were fully aware that the British
lion was carrying on business at the
same old stand"
After defending the use Of the term,
America" as applied 70 the United
States, quoting from Pitt. Fox, Burke
and Daniel Webster, who 80 used, thus
absolving the present generation from
the charge Of undue assumption. Mr..
Reid said that the thought uppermost
in the minds Of Americans who every
where were celebrating the festival
was pride, in America. pride in his
prosperity &C Home ano in nsr renown
abroad, profound gratitude ror the
blessings Of peace, gratitude that It
had pleased Providence that America
should be helpful in bringing peace to
others, and above all gratitude that
there was now no cloud on the nation
al horizon and that America had not
an enemy In the world.
Mr.. Reid paid tribute to President
Roosevelt. He said that the pride Of
the American in the president was not
the pride of party but Of the patriots
in all parties, because the mutations
Of politics had brought to the front
and kept in the front such q type Of
Americans as was now known to the
world as Theodore Roosevelt.