The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

New York. Feb. l9.-They extended
the glad hands across the sea in the
same Joyous way as Of yore. AZ the
dinner Of the Pilgrims OF the United
States at Deimonico's tonight.
This year the dinner was in honor OF
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. As the
glad hands shook and shook UP and
down. the water beneath was splasbed
TO the winds until by midnight the At
lanttc Ocean existed only as an cpl
sode in the minds OF the imaginative.
Throughout It all the Stars and
Stripes that decorated the ballroom
got all tied IL true lovers knot I'm
the general happiness; even the snow
and slush outside was forgotten. and
the orchestra played the Spring song
Nor did The orchestra forget most Of
the rest Of the British Isles. There
was Scotch music. and English. OF
course. and one or two things that
sounded like Welsh. and-wen. they
sang annie Rooney" anyway. and
you know yourself where the Roonevs
came from. some time after the Pilgrims
had got over here, and had straight
ened things out for their entrance.
Ex-Ambassador Choate had to forrn
his formal speech when It was learned.
some time before The dinner. that ".
Butler Duncan. president Of the Pilgrims.
was too seriously III 10 preside.
Many Noted Guests.
Ambassador Reid upheld Mr. Choate.s
right arm az the guest table and AZ The
port side was Esme Howard. C. Y. o..
. C. NJ c. Then there was Mark Twain
/ Bishop Potter, ogden Mills. Gen. Theo-
dore Bingham, Col Scott. commander at
: West Point; LieEt. Col 3. r James. III.
. Hon Alton B. Park. Rear Admiral
/. Goodrich. the Hon 3 Low. 7. Pier
poEt Morgan, Bisho IIiam Lawrence.
The Hon Levi p. On. Andrew Car
negie, Mai Gen C c. W. Bennett.
G. J. E; J. Edwal simmons. St clair
McKeiway. and Sir .aSpar p. Clarke.
Among others scaJ red among the 80
or more diners were Cornelius Bliss. Her
bert l. Bridgeman, c. CIive-BayIey.
Joseph H Choate. jr-. Paul Dana. Cass
Gilbert. John W Gates. Paul Morton.
Chester Lord. and Ralph Pulitzer.
The candle was toppled over in front
Of Mark Twain Jus, as Mr.. Choate arose
10 start things. and Mark and a waiter
Strengthened them out This incident led
Mr.. ChOate 10 remark that as the dinner
was for Mr.. Reid, ostensibly. II II came
10 grief. Mr.. Reid would be 10 blame.
but that II it did go ali 10 the pie. or
something to- that effect Mark Twain
could pull il together again.
All stand for Toast.
I ask you 10 stand" suggested 1Tr
Choate. adopting the fashionable form
for proposing the Presidential toast this
year. when you drink toast 10 the
President anC the King"
Which was done
Then there were rendItIons Of -Amarf-
ca and God Save the King by the
Pilgrims.
Mr. Choate asked FOR a toast 10 the
absent president Of the society. Mr.. Dun
can and again the diners arose.
4ou can infer from the suddenness OF
the cali for my services" began Mr.
Choate thfl. that have no set speech
with me. once before 1 was I'm a tight
place like, this. but ] was tided over by
borrowing a few notes from ms friend
here, Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan laugh
T ter) I'd Ike 20 - IL now. and should be-
glad 70 nave EN- indorsed by Mr. Car
negie and Levi =. Morton" Gaushterl
Mr. Choate congratulated Mr.. Reid on
the presence of 81 many distinguished
guests 10 honor him. There were sixty.
] said cha fraetr,,.g4..- ---.-f,....-
I bone and siucw Of New York. but GER
tainly the brains. Modest applause and.
several blushes1
Ne Fair Talking.
/ Mr.. Reid and have agreed. however
Mr.. Choate went on. mot 10 talk about
/ each other. DaushterD We agreed 10
\ talk Of things of common interest in
stead of our office. for instance. It's stH
\ our office. that dingy little chamber in
! Victoria street. where. in the past. I re-
/ eeived the formal visits Of the princes
and diplomats and distinguished visitors
I and Americans daughter stranded.
Is this the best the United States
can do for her Ambassadors they used
/ to ask me And I'd answer that il was
another example Of republican simplicity.
Z a. +iflN -hAAlAittlf,elittA AAtll ti4> EhliAE Ee-
hghtfui retreat from those Offices
But around these chambers fingers the
whole history Of the country. Five of the
Ambassadors VINO preceded me became
Presidents OF the United States. In those
days the Office Of American Ambassador
10 the Court OF St James seemed 90 be
the pathway 20 the Presidency But all
times have changed" Gaughter)
Mr. Choate ran over the achievements
Of the Adamses and other Of the famous
Ambassadors Of long ago.
Wants FrankIIn's Picture.
The conclusion Of Mr.. Choate-s speech
was an expression Of hope that a portrait
Of Benjamin Franklin be added as soon
as possible 10 the gallery Of famous
Americans that now grace The Victoria
Embassy.
There were three cheers for The Amer
lean Ambassador. Ambassador Red
arose and spoke in part as follows:
You need no words Of mine 10 ten
you how highly this reception is ap-
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