Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19

the flowers upon the tables. The favorite
songs of the two nations were heard, too,
a quartet of women leading the singing in
an admirable manner. Just before the first
toast tie quartet sang the old English ditty,
Now is the Month of Maying.'
Bishop MackaySmith requested that the
two national toasts be drunk standing and
in silence. After the first. The President of
the United States,' the "Star-Spangled
Banner was sung by the who,e company
and after the second His Most Excellent
Majesty, King Edward VII" God Save
the King" Then the quartet struck into
the sweet strains of The Old Kentucky
Home"
Bishop MackaySmith warmly welcomed
the British ambassador His speech was full
OF happy illusions to the eies of kfnship
and sympathy between Great Britain and
America. He spoke of Mr.. Bryce's proved
inclination to say of this country whatever
good he could and his disinclination to
speak I'll of us. although he certainly knew
more about us than many of us did our
selves. In closing he said that he included
Mrs. Bryce in the personal toast which he
proposed.
Speech Of the Ambassador.
Mr.. Bryce was received with every DEM
onstration of cordial delight He said
that the greeting had a much more than
double value for him in the fact that II
included his wife.
IF I wanted" he said, "any further
reason for my affection for America. which
began SO many years ago, think I should
have found it in the fact that my wife's
family on one side is descended from Amer
lean stock"
He spoke of the great welcome that had
met him after his appointment as am
bassador, even before he had again touched
our shores. THE fact" said he. that I
have not deserved these marks of your
favor does not diminish the delight which
l derive from them" He expressed an an
ticipation of pleasure In the speeches that
the lieutenant governor of the common
wealth and the mayor of the city were to
deliver.
II greatly appreciate the honor" he said.
that is shown me in Pennsylvania and in
Philadelphia both of which have so great
and so familiar a place in modern his
tory. 1t is interesting to note how the
different cities of America are developing
different qualities. You haven't got here
those purse throbs that Wall street pro-
duces in New York. nor that bold. slap
guishes some of your sisters IN the west.
But you have your own social entity. a
self-consciousness belonging to your great
ness tradition of the gravity of the gifts
which you inherit. l speak only Of your
social character. OF the poitical-fHere
Mr. Bryce's words were drowned in laugh
ter, his hearers apparently anticipating a
pronouncement to the disadvantage of Phil
adelpha politicans)
lone cannot think of PHILADELPHIA with
out remembering two remarkable events
in the history of the world-the American
Declaration of Independence and the franz
ing of the Constitution of the United States.
am tempted to speak about the Constitu-
ticn, but If l begin l fear shall not know
when to stop. l think l had better confine
myself to the Declare ton"
If There Had Been No Revolution.
He then INDUCED In some speculations as
to what might have happened had the
Declaration of Independence never been
made. He thought the separation from
the mother country might have been eff
fected later. but in a peaceful manner or
that the relations between England and
America might have become Substantially
| the same as those that now exist between
England and Canada and Australia The
Anglo-SaxGn people then would have pos.
seSsed a power greater than any other DO
| litical organization in the world and would
| have been able to overawe all of theil
| neighbors
/ L.