The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-04
LUNCHEON FOR THE
SAILOR VISITORS
BIuejaCketS From the Atlantic
Fleet Entertained by City
of London.
FEAST IN ANCIENT HALL
Pleasing Speech Of Boatswain's Mate
Benson Takes the Englishmen
by Surprise.

London. Dec. Sir Thomas Vesey
Strong. the lord mayor. and the cor
porstion or the city OF London. today
gave "a luncheon az Guild hau 20 $50
American sailors from the visiting feet
at Gravesend and WEYMOUTH.
The bluejackets arrived by train at
Charring Cross. headed by Commander
Sims OF ihe Minnesota. and the officers
of STAFF. and accompanied BY the band
~ the Cold Stream guards. which the
war Office had ordered out FOR the Oc-
casion. marched through the streets in
the west end of the city TO the ancient
Ian. where so many famous guests
have been honored.
a big crowd assembled outside the
ststion and lined the streets on which
the traffic had stopped. They gave the
Americans m rOusing welcome.
Arriving no Guild han the visitors
formed into a quadrangle while the
ngnd played the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner"
Received by Mayor.
Sir Thomas received Commander
Sims and his officers iu the reception
iaU. AMI before luncheon was served
passed around the dining hall greeting
the guests The biueiackets were
seated AZ long tables I'm the main hall.
mayor. with Commander Sims az his
rfEht. and with aldermen and uni
formed officers around them. Tn the
gallery the lord mayoress entertained
Nrs. Reid wife Of the American am
haSsgdor. and the wives Of the visiting
officers. The menu was simple but
plentiful including turkey and great
tarOns If beer carried in with pOmp-
Gus ceremony. plum pudding and
wlnCC pie.
Tho dining was followed FIRST By for
mat toasts To- King George and Presi-
cent TAFT. Sir Thomas then welcomed
the sailors he said 10 had been q
privilege Co receive the officers OF the
American fleet yesterday. and that the
corporation of the city Of London was
equally proud 90 receive I'm the same
nall today Che men Of the American
navy. adding.
II offer you the heartiest welcome 81
Eugiaud. whore no one Isl more popu-
Tar On man behind the gun. The
AmcrIt. s tar is re gardcd with a
large share that affection which IS
felt FOR our own men"
Response of Commander Sims.
Replying. Commander Sims spoke
with enthusiasm OF the friendly man
nor I'm which the men OF the fleet had
been received I'm London. This. he
said. could not happen in any other
country. but was made possible by the
strong ties o. blood between the two
,0untries
Speaking FOR himself he believed
That Or lhe time ever came when the
British empire was mcuaced by an exc
ttrual enemy 10 might count upon every
man. every crop or blood. every shin
and every dollar Of their kindred
across the sea.
chief Boatswain's Mate s. r. L. Ben
son 90 the battieship Minnesota replied
On behalf or the men. expressing
thanks Tor the entertainment I'm n neat
speech. which took the EnElishmeu
hy surprise. and which was frequently
Interrupted by the guests with spon-
tnnoous cheers for the lord mayor and
the city Of London.
AZ Crystal palace "a football clever
from the hattlcShip Idaho defeated tho
team from the battlcship Connection
by score or FIVE Co nothing. thereb,
winning the navy cup