New-York tribune., 1909-09-30

IN 4 scene Of exceptional beauty and splcndor
~, York extended its hospitality last night
:. rs guests of the Hudson Fulton celebration.
s,s new grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor was
.,ro,,n open Tor the first time for the occasion.
si,b WAS the official dinner of the commits
-, In great room. powered in laurel and
s,qreen and noddng clusters of orange co..
orsd chrysanthemums. more than twenty five
hundred guests dined surrounded by brilliantly
-,une1 women. who looked down on them from
tvo tiers of boxes
~-be spectacle presented the floor TO the
lockers WAS no less elaborate than the pre-
eminent Of beaut! in the boxes above. Seated
:. the round tables each holding ten, were the
,,rirals of the greatest navies in the world and
ne 5ipIor1sts of the foremost nations. all in
.bsir fun dress uniforms. while sprinkled
,snughout the room and relieving the austere
black Of the civilian guests were the officers
~ tho fleets and the secretaries and attaches
- the foreign delegations.
Al one table Archbishop Farley. in his
rrrrle robe and cap a brilliant spot of color.
while II another We're the two delegates from
Morocco. and their interpreter. all in flowing
y.ite robes and with white turbans piled high
On their heads. Opposite them was the Cuban
reuresentatire in his white uniform, plentfully
covered with gold braid. At another table were
The admirals of the British, German, French
Italian and American fleets. with uniforms IN
which tie blue OF the cloth could hardly be seen
fcr the gold and the epaulets AT yet another
table was the French representative, NJ. Da-
lroux. IN his green uniform And so it was
throughout the room. Each table of black clad
men was relieved by group Of men in gold
braided uniforms
The prevailing color Of the decorations was
delft blue. with-the garlands Of laurel and ever
green tuined about the pillars and the galleries.
Special decorations had been provided for the
dinner which will be removed after this week
Around the upper gallery was series OF mural
Tain1ings representing the voyage OF the Half
Moon At one end of the room. extending from
the upper gallery. was a representation of the
bow of the Half Moon. and facing fl at the
oiher end Was the bow of the Clermont. The
two slips were draped with white chrysanthc-
rsunss while clusters OF yellow chrysanthemums
were fastened in front of each box. and there
was bouquet Of yellow chrysanthemums or
Zach table
overhead was grilled dome Of bronze. lighted
ly innumerabIe electric lights throwing soft
blue light on the screen. -Four great chandeliers
Of bronze hung from the grille, and numberless
tiny incandescent lights picked out the powered
galleries. Small concealed lights flooded each
table
GUESTS GATHER EARLY.
The guests began to gather early. and the
sinin,- room, and assembly room were kaleide-
scope of gold and blue. The halls were
crowded with guests of the commissions and
a the hotel. who came TO look on. Diplomats
and military men stood about chatting or wan
dered in To admire the ballroom, while General
woodfard stood in the centre Of the assembly
-sf.o iecfs.r
J p Morgan was an early arrival Admiral
Seymour and Admiral Hamilton were not long
brhind him. General Roe and Admiral Won
Koesier. also. oame earlv General Leonard
Wood Was :nong the later arrivals. coming Al
5b,ut The samc lime as Senator Root with
whom De stood chatting. Then Governor
Hughes and Vice President sherman arrived
and the guests rapidly filed into the dining
room for the beginning Of the dinner.
As soon as an were seated General Woodford
went 20 the rostrum and introduced Archbishop
Farley. Who asked the blessing. The Neither
land national anthem was then played on the
great organ which furnished the music for the
dinner. and this was the signal for the four
hundred walters TO begin TO serve the dinner.
All through the dinner a musical programme
Was rendered on the organ. Following the
Aetherland hymn came the bridal music from
Lohcngrin' minuet in A. by Boccherini;
"Fugue "A la Clique" Bach; "Chant de Bonhour'
iy Lemare, the or9anist; overture in major,
Aendelsaohn and al the close Of the dinner and
before the speeches "Andantno." in a fat by
Lemare. Before play the "Andantino" Mr..
Ieinarc. by request played America" all of
he guests rising 10 sing in chorus
As there We're 50 many distinguished guests it
was decided not to endeavor 20 observe an or
oer of precedence and there MAS no speakers
ialle. A rostrum WAS provided in the centre Of
NE east side Of the room, and before it the prin
oIal guests aud speakers sat at round tables.
m attempt was made 10 gather the chief guests
y The tables nearest the rostrum, but all
through tho great room distinguished men were
scattered
THE ARRANGEMENT OF GUESTS
Al the table Immediately in front Of the speak
efs stand Was Governor Hughes. with Vice
PRESIDENT Sherman on side Of him and Ad-
hliai K0ster on the other Opposite Gov
"nor Hughes WAS General Woodford. with
Fance Kuni on his left and next 10 Prince Kuni
vas Admiral le Pord. while next to Admiral Won
Aosier was Admiral Seymour
A. the table on the left were the Moroccan
pslesates and their interpreter, and with them
He Count de Buisseret from Belgium: Dr.
saa2 j Cnoa. Of Costa Rica: Senior Don Este
naA Carlo. Of Ecuador, and Brigadier General
~aehado, 81 Cuba
Al the table on the right Senator Root sat and
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