The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-10
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rscaas eecS ADORE were filming sts
shooting nrucsss OH tina Iss-k BE
Euw-
When the paE-uI hGa- dcrkastr thirty
alrnrohf.ss drawn IN ~ the LANDING
By 4 pra-a-ra7geI signal Est Acsase
Ecu- niasrs from their horns. The
dzn confirmed As ths party sped up
Ezuat1aE ~ ths cIzF hall where
Acslnx Mayer 1oEizag formally vel
comsn Ambassador Gerard and eI-
tended to Esm the ksFs az the cizS-
En- the pa--F that welcEmeG che
Ambassador were Sumner and IEEiar
Gerard, MS hraehsrs-
The ambassador 10 Germany was
EfsihEy Affected By the tributes paid
him He relifsd bur hrie.v. tears
feeding ms eyes as he finished He
said
NJ Stratus. Mr Acting Mayer, and
Gentlemen On heEaE Of both Mrs.
Gerard. VINO has 50 noEiE stood by
ne during the IasE TWO YearS n Ger
ma1y, and myself Z want 70 thank
you f0r tbs reception There = no
recognition Eka 1hs reception CT the
city where q Kan las passed hrs LIE
and NO city can give 4 more splendid
recognition rhal the great city CT
View York
feel very highly con- pIzmsnrsd
that EsU gentlemen should get up AZ
shis very early -Four ct the morning.
with two eEanltasaaE-ars who II the
same great gosE made splendid reEu
rztions-Nr. SEH-s AID Mr. Moran
zhaTand pay Us the compliment OF
canning down to TIE beat I am very
glad, Mr. SgraUs. TO hear FuG speak
words ct praisE. which remind me 50
much Of tie phrase Of Addison. that
Appreciation from Sir Robert Stanley
IS praise indeed You VITO nearly
thirty years ago In the difficult post
AZ C0ESIantiaopTe so ucbIy upheld
al the best traditions Of our Anert
can diplomatic lie And thank you
because you have also mentioned my
stat N Berlin E Is largely owing
TO the devoted eEorrs CT that star
thar We have been able to be Of sols
small service, not ouiy to America.
but to the warning nations and It Is
my only regret that Hn part OF that
stat. because they are AL so occupied
IN Berlin, have been able TO be hare
to hear the hrd words which you
have spoken IN their work Gentle
mem thank you
Former Ambassador Stratus tender
ed high praise 70 Ambassador Gerard
He said In part.
your counrrymen all feel the great
est pride IN the magnificent manner
n which you have performed your
exaeting and responsible duties, first
when the war broke CUT In 1914 when
scores OF thousands Of your fellow
citizens returned to their native land
and made demands upon your official
services, such az have never been
upon diplomatic reprssen-
tatfve IN the history OF the Country
We know how difficult your task
has been. We are proud TO testify
and we express the opinions Of al
America. that you have IN such adj
manner performed -FOUR
duties az ambassador OF the greatest
neutral country IN the world. IN the
spirit CT that fupartizlity and ueu-
deayored in every way to preserve"
Lansing in Town. Too
NEW YORK Oct Ie--Secrerary
Lansing says today there YVES moth
ing signffcz 1T IN his appearance IN
New York today when Ambassador
Gerard arrived from Germany TIE
secretary il stopping at the Bfltmore,
Just two or three blocks from the
where Ambassador Ger
ard went from the steamer German
Count Won BernstorT
also is at the Ritx--or he was imme-
disteIy after lis visit with President
Wilson yesterday at Shadow Lawn
Lansing planned To leave for Shadow
Lawn al Ave D. m TO discuss the U
boar situation with the president
Asked II he would see Gerard before
going To Shadow Lawn, he replied he
had no appointment with Gerard
Il was thought possible Gerard
might go to Shadow Lawn while Sec
rotary Lansing Is here