Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-16

NEW YORK, October 16-The Right
Rev. Arthur Foley Wilmington Ingram.
Lord Bishop of London after preaching
in the open to Wall street from the Gus
tom house steps at noon yesterday and
visiting the East Side in the afternoon,
was entertained at dinner last night by
the Pilgrims of the United States in the
New Plaza Hotel
President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia University introduced the
bishop to the Pilgrims
Let US drink to the long life and the
happiness of the Lord Bishop of London"
he said
There was tinkle of glasses through
the great ballroom of the Plaza as the
guests stood and drank their champagne
to the bishop. who frowns on the use of
wine. Then w. Butler duncan, president
of the Pilgrims, introduced the bishop
with these words:
First in tennis, first in golf and frs,
in the interest of humanity whether it in
habits a hovel or a palace"
DR.. Ingram lost no time in replying to
what DIR. Butler had said of Wall street
and the President After saying that the
Pilgrims dinner was the crown of hos
pitality and honor shown him while in
America, he said:
Bishops Tribute to Roosevelt.
Il have heard great deal about your
President killing wolves and bears. he
was one of the first to show me the hos
pitality 1 have enjoyed in this country.
and l wish first to thank him before you.
But 1t strikes me that, while he has been
thus killing the wolves and the bears. he
has been keeping the people of America
very much alive. When l met Mr.. Roose-
welt l met one Of the most distinguished
and magnetic personalities 1 met in
America.
The greeting l received in this coun-
try has surprised me. 1 had Roman
Catholic railroad president offer me his
private car. and / have had Wesleyans
and Non-Conformists put aside their sery-
ices to come and toast me. In Richmond
dear old Virginia--10.OOO people tried to
snake hands with me at once, and I was
compelled to beg the use of Mr.. J. Pier
pont MorSan's motor car to escape.
The ignorant ones in England told me
that on this side l would be continually
asked what 1 thought of the magnificent
country. l have been astounded by the
modesty Of the people of this country
only one man asked me what thought
who asked me when I had Just stepped
from my cab at the Grand Central sta
ton. Now, l would like to tell you what
| think of 1t. I look upon the United
states dS OlIt Ol lIc greatest OF the ma
tons and Canada is to be another when
1t has received the population 1t Is ready
to receive. One of the wonderful things
about America is the way 1t receives a
million or more people a year from all
the nations of the earth, and in q genera
ton makes them Americans. The stamp
ing of the love for the country upon these
new arrivals is wonderful.
The Stun Problem Here.
This afternoon I went through the
East Side. I would propose that there be
competition between London and New
York in the matter of looking after the
poor. From what I saw today 1t seems
to me that you have grip on the slum
problem that is wonderful, and yet you
haven't begun to do it all yet. The city
that has the moral, religious and physical
grip on its slums that New York has is
indeed a great city"
The bishop told of his visits to Harvard
and Yale and said: After having known
oxford and Cambridge for twenty years,
l want to say that 1 have never seen
finer and stronger looking set Of young
in your two universities I visited"
In closing he appealed for an end of
pickering between various forms of
creeds. so that all Christians might work
for their countries and their fellow-men.
Judge Alton B. Parker began his
speech by saying that he had been warned
not to talk politics.
THE last time 1 endeavored to discuss
politics" he said. II succeeded in driv-
ing from 10 to 20 per cent of my party
into the opposition. Maybe the president
of the Pilgrims wanted me to discuss
either foot ball, divorce or race suicide"
Judge Parker provoked hearty laughter
at-the expense of the bishop by referring
to his continued abstanance from wine.
Using story told on him in England, he
suggested that the bishop was intemper-
ate in his attitude in this matter.
The gathering of the Pilgrims was a
notable one, and the company was as
representative of the surroundings and
the service of the dinner was brilliant.
The boxes Of the ballroom We're filled
with women and an orchestra played dur
ing the serving of the courses. The deco
rations were the colors of England and
America.
CTIInNIArn namnY