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.epeated over and over again at the clubs

and country houses. Soon a1ter MI
Choate's arrival the company was con,
party: THE new American Ambassador Is
splendid, At breakfast the other morn
inr at our house Lady So and So, who SAT
beside him, in cracking the egg. let II iali
and said. "Oh, Mr.. Choate, l have droPpea a
my esg' What shall ae cackle' ~ Madam me-
aWe have for our own country the most
successful diplomacy In the world. because
it is the diplomacy Of truth: Roosevelt
Hay and Choate are its brllliant rep st.a-
tives. It has no concealment and no subter-
fuaes. Happily, at last it is understood"
kilograms OF regret were read from
Attorney General Moody and Secretary
OF War Taft and letters to the same eIect
from Gov. Higgins and vice presid len
Fairbanks. President hoose'eiI seh' lid
regrets az follows: u.
ut ia with real regret that find myself
unable to accept your invitation to meet
Mr.. Choate at the dinner on the l3tn OF
June At that date it is out OF the question
for me to leave Washington, otherwise
would have taken peculiar pleasure IN
being present at the dinner and teetiiy1nR
to the admiration and regard which all
Americans interested in seeing their country
we'll and worthily represented must feel
for Mr.. Choate. During his six years resi-.
dence at the Court OF st. James ne mas not
merely safeguarded the honor and interests
of this country. but has done 1t IN such
manner as to leave the relations OF the two
countries better than ever before. Sin-
cerely YOURS. THEODORE ROCKWELL,
Elihu Root, introduced rs "one who has
been peculiarly identified with our guest.
followed. He said:
-Mr. President and Gentlemen OF the
Club 1t does seem pity that Mr.. Choate
should come away from England Just az the
English people were learning to understand
him applatisel. Six years was about the
time necessary for them to reach that con-
All England was an interrogation point
for considerable time after he began his
public appearances there. And Just as they
had crossed that barrior line which sepa-
rates the appreciation Of humor by one
people when considering the highest ea x,
another ne is taken away.
Il call him Mr.. Choate ecause was
brought up at his feet. at the bar. and
have certain instructive and natural rev.
erence which prevent me from call
his seniors in age feel at liberty to do,
How fresh. how unworn by time. how
unit arnished BY he cares Of life is that clear,
high courage regardless OF consequences,
Indifferent TO the future, which character.
friend whom we are honoring o-night.
I'VE know. as the people OF England cannot
have learned to know. how warm the heart
is how tender the affections are how true
the loyalty ID; what the man whom we are
honored by calling ouIr. friend is. Sages
the value OF earthly renown and there seems
to be a general consensus of opinion that IT
Is of little worth--that the true happiness OF
life is to be found in giving happiness to
others.
But how happy the man who can attain
renprp vhoSa m mo can be written hi Oh for
all the world to read. who can enlist the
admiration. the commendation and the
praise of all mankind and who can know and
feel in his heart that he is not merely graft.
that he is giving inestimable pleasure to
great multitude of friends who feel to
him as we feel. Not what he does, but
what he has become old Carlyle, says
Not what MIR. Choate has done-and he has
done much, he has done great things for
our country, great things for us-but what
he Ia, we may most regard.
He has shown to the people Of America,
to the young men of America. that not time
serving and sutserviency to political leaders
that not the piling up OF great fortunes, of
great wealth by hook or by crook, Is the
condition OF great success. He has shown
the young men of America that a straight
forward, clear. uncompromising, fearless
life, speaking for the truth, spea king for
tne TlRnl' ioa! icSSiy' uIiieS'atins iJ' - WIG
supreme condition OF acquiring honor
and fame among the people OF America.
When Mr.. Root had finished Mr.. Bliss
called upon Sir Percy Sanderson to say.
word as to the Englishman's idea Of Mr..
Choate. Sir Percy said that highlands
debt OF gratitude to Mr.. Choate was no
less than that Of this country.
what is true in this respect individually
ia true to a great extent collectively and It
appears to me that when any discussion
or any difference arises from time . to time 7.
We honor him on our side and he left us
with those honors. Now he has come here
and has cast of the shadow, and we
have the substance OF those eXcellences
which he displayed with us [Applause.l
E4-Judge Rowland, who was the last
speaker, paid tribute to Mr.. Choate.