The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01
DINNER 10 ADMIRAL CANPION.
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spd bic star aod the eaptaies ~ the
Amsdrsa ships, ton. tlosaes Pewter. foemsg
Ambeasador 10 Ttaaep; NJ Aieide Rbray,
the french Coasui. uensrsIi 0ea, Fred y
Grant and Heag Admiral Coghiaa Mayor
Ncsls.lsa had besn levlted, but was obliged
10 decline 90 aocpsint u smother engage
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The DINNER Was Get on tho questefdech
NJ ths Wsse vlTEinla, which vas hs.iilantly
Illuminated for the occasier. - we're the
other Amsflcan sh,rs. The diners SGT
under q canopy sI hap and toasts were
drunk 20 the Prpeident % Ffence, the Presi:
dent Of the uaitsd Eteees shs IsenSh ana
army. The band Of the. West Virginia
ssiIlalses snd the sasar Span led Banner'
Whan the two COUNTRIES were toasted. y.
miral Champion = 70 give 2 dinner to-nlEht
on board his hagshIp' the cruiser MAJ
seillRiRe.
While the dinner was going on aboard
thu West Virginia last night for the French
Admiral and hia stat the othe! French
ohicers were being entertained aboard
the otber AmericaA chips aud the stretns
Of tho different hands that came hOatins
over the water made u enjoyable Tor the
folks on Riverpite Drive. Nobody was
allowed aboard the ships last night save
the invited guests.
REcEPTIoS FoR " ADMIRAL"
Admiral Camplon and the officers o. the
French squadron attended yesterday siter-
moor a reception givsn In their honor py
Admiral Coghlan az The navy yard. Inc
function was held in the upper Hoor OF
The entire upper floor b q single huge
apartment. In the old days y was the
aail loft. but sails are not much employed
on Uncle Sans vessels nowadays and the
room Ia mostly used for parties. Two
bands played alternately, the regular navy
yard band and that Of tbs Hancock.
Admiral and Mrs. CoGhlan received.
At about half past z the ba.iIs suddenly
struck up the "Marselllaise' n all the men
in uniform stood at attention while Admiral
Campion entered the room, side by side
with Admiral Coghlan, who had gone 20
meet him. Then followed in a group the
other senior officers Of the French squadron.
A halt was made part way up the room
about the silver punch bowl which the
Kaiser presented to Capt, Hemphil Of the
K~earsarge az KEEL three years ago. liner,
proached the ordeal Of talking English to
the ladies'. Some succeeded better than
others. A young and admiring ofiicer
was introduced to a girl who, like him. oould
speak only one language. He made seveTal
leads in French, but II was no use, Finally
he remarked in accents OF despair. Fine
day, yiss,' and relapsed into silence. his
companion after u pause asked him whether
he had been to West Point. Win ms hanu
on his heart he bowed, gratefully. evil
IDENTIFY under the impression that ne WAS
receiving a compliment. audi
-No, no." said his companion, west
Point, or the Hudson River, you know
"Ah om. oui, ne great Hudeonne Hvaire,
Eat iss by here"-he motioned expresslveiy
toward the Erie Basin AND Gowanus Canal.
The room was decorated with the navy
yards supply OF foreign Inc
sunlight came in through these, and fell upon
the women's gowns, mostly OF pure White
or family, tinted silks, making these husa
some dancing. and the effect was striking
AZ the COUPLES waltEed out OF one patch
Of color and into another.
Among those present were Gen. and
Mrs. Frederick D. Grant and the Generals
Daniel Butterfeld, Gen. Wade, Gem Horace
Porter, Col, Pullman, Mrs. Clement Best,
Miss Anna Best, NJ. Aleide Ebrey, French
Consult General; Gen. James D.. wilson
Gen. Frederick Pierson. Col; n MIS-
and Mrs. Philip Rhinelander Miss Pauline
Morton, Sir Percy ~Sanderson, British Consul
General: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sanger
Snow, Gen. Horatio c. King, Mrs e., W.
Jungen and Mrs. Edward Hagerman Hail.
TALKS TO THR Aye m
Admiral Campion made a formal call
Yesterday on Mayor Mcclellan. Besides
His aides the Admiral was accompanied
by NJ. Aleide Ebray, the French Consul
General. The Mayor, who oonyersed with
Admiral Campion In the French language,
will return the visit to-day.