The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-18
FRANCES GOOD.BY TO PORTER.
THANKED FOR DRAWING CLOSER
NATIONS TIES OF FRIENDSHIP.
Former Ambassador Guest Of Honor At
Banauet-"Loved by Parts and Loves
Paris" Says Foreign Minister Delcasse
New Ambassador Unable tO He There.

New Ambassador Unable tO He There.
Special Cable Despa,eh TO THE SUN
PARIS, May IA farewell banquet ten
dered to Gen. Horace Porter the former
Ambass ador Of the United States. by the
American Chamber Of Commerce and
the American Club was held tonight and
proved an unqualified success. Mr..
Mccormick, the new Ambassador, was in
disposed and unable to be present,
Gen. Dubois, chief Of President Lo,,bet's
military household. represented the Presi-
dent. He sat at the right of Mr.. Porter.
The other guests at the table Of honor
included Prime Minister Rouvier. Foreign
Minister Decasse, Minister Of the Interior
Etienne, L. s. Swenson, the American Min
lister to Denmark Rear Ad mirals Gas ey,
Jewell, Watson and O'Neill, the Chinese.
Corean Chilean, Servian, British, Portu-
gueee, Italian, Brazilian and other ministers,
OK -vice-President Morton, j. Pierpont
Morgan, Mr.. Vignaud. First Secretary OF
the American Ambassy: NM. Lepine. Mol
lard, Bunau Vailla, Brugares, Doumer,
and Col. Henry Watterson.
The banquet hall was tast efully adorned
with American and French Gags. The tables
were masses OF flowers. All we'll known
Americans in Paris were present. The
band Of the Republican Guard, conducted
by NJ. Pares, played selections, the guests
rising when "1he Star Spangled Banner
was played. Above Gen Porter was
portrait of Washington. fanked by por-
traits Of Lincoln and Grant. Across Gen.
Porter's breast was the broad ribbon ofth
Grand Cross Of the Legion Of Honor.
L.
Porter made a witty speech that evoked
roars OF laughter. Speaking seriously he
expressed the pleasure he had felt at being
in Paris when the United States took her
position as a world power. He paid
compliment to the French officials for their
maint enance Of peace, and paid tribute
to Mr.. vignaud and the other members
OF the embassy staf. He declared that Mr..
ViQnaud had not merely as q diplomatist,
but even more as a writer. engraved his
name az one OF Americas greatest SONS.
Gen. Port er ended his speech by express
ing in French the ties binding together
both great republics.
Premier Rouver read his speech, saying
that Gen Porter had done much to draw
closer the ties between France and the
United States He added that President
Ioubet had specially commissioned him to
express publicly his regret at Gen. Porter's
departure.
NJ. Doumer said that France considered
Gen. Porter French citizen. and he asked
him to tell America that there was no spot
on earth where French and American in
terests clashed Therefore, there was
every reason that their friendship should
grow closer.
Foreign Minister Delcasse expressed the
thanks Of fellow worker and friend. Isn't
that so, General'' he asked He spoke in
the highest terms OF Gen. Porter, who. he
said, Is loved by Paris and loves Paris. He
was sure that Mr.. Mccormick would follow
in Gen. Porter's footsteps. He ended by
proposing President Roosevelt's health.
whereupon the band played The Star
Spangled Banner
Col. Watterson spoke OF Gen. Porter's
fathfulness to Gen. Grant. He said that
his action during the Spanish American
war had endeared him to the United States.
He had finally crowned his career by the
discovery of the body OF Paul Jones. who
came away from English waters with much
of the lions name and tail in his mouth
1t was no wonder England called Paul Jones
pirate. but If he was pirate Washington
was q freebooter and Franklin lobster.