New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

declared that his presence in Europe
was the sweeping away of policy
never before departed from on the
other side of tic Atlantic. He drew
attention to the flag presented by Am
bassador Page, and referred to the
| friendship and sympathy the Anne RI
can people gave to England even be-
fore America entered the war.
The Lord Mayor wore his robes of
Office, with gold chain and diamond
badge. The gold plate of the city was
banked on dark red plaques. making
an effective background for the central
group at the head of the table.
Field Marshal and Lady Haig and
Admiral and Lady Beatty sat across
the table from Presden Wilson
Premier Lloyd George. the Makarajah
of Bikanor, American Ambassador
Davis and Mrs. Davis and the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury were beyond Mrs.
Wilson. Members of tho Cabinet and
officials of the royal household were
arranged on either side Of the head Of
the table, which stretched the length
of the hall
Lloyd George in High Humor
President Wilson divided his conver-
satlon with the Premier, Field Marshal
liaig and the wife of the Lord Mayor,
Mr.. Lloyd George absorbing the larger
share.
A divcrting feature of the occasion
was the informal reception Of the
election returns, which passed from ear
TO car along the tables and kept
Premier Lloyd George in an expansive
smile as they reached him.
Guests at Luncheon
The guests at the luncheon were:
he Duke of Connaught, Princess Pa
tricia Of Connaught, Premier and Mrs.
David Lloyd George, the Earl and
Countess Of Reading, Admiral and Mrs.
David Beatty, LORD and Lady Curzon'
former Premier and Mrs. H. II. As
quith, David r. Francis. Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Davis, Lord Herschel, Field
Marshal and Mrs. Douglas Hag, Sir
Charles Gust, Sir Robert Borden, Pre-
mier of Canada; Premier and Mrs.
William Morris Hughes of Australia;
Louis Botha, Premier of the Union of
South Africa; Archbishop of Cantor
bury, Bishop Of London, Viscount Mil
ner, Lord Chancellor Finlay, Andrew
bonar Law. J. Austen Chamberlain,
George Nicoll Barnes, A. ]. Balfour,
Lord Wier, Lieutenant General Jan
Christian SHUTS, Viscount Varquhar,
Sir Frederick f. Smith, Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, Viscount Sandhurst, Adj
miral Sir John Jellicoc
NiscOunt Bryce Present
Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss,
Niscount James Bryce, Sir Albert II.
Stanley, Niscount Cave, Viscount AS
Burnham, General Sir Henry Wilson.
General Sir William R. Robertson, Cen
eral John Cowan, Sir Charles Fielding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin B. Laughlin, Vice
Admiral w. S. Sims, Major Lionel
Roth schild, Sir Thomas Upton, Marquis
of Salisbury, Marquis of Crewe, DR..
Norman Moore, Sir George Perley, An
drew Fisher, former Premier of Aus
tralia; W. P. Schreiner, representative
OF the Union of South Africa; Lord
Rothermere, Adrian Pollock, City
chamberlain; Sir j. Bell City Clerk;
Roland Prothero, Earl of Crawford, Sir
Fisher, Earl of Chesterfield, Sir j..
White Todd, the Chief Rabbi of Lon
don. Sir w. A. NJ. Goode, Sir Jeremiah
Coleman, Sir Eric Drummond.
Lord Mersey, the Maharjah of
Bikaner, Lord Desborough, James Will
lam Lowther, the dean OF St. Pauls;
Consul General and Mrs Robert P.
Skinner, Ian MacP herson, Sir Campbell
Stewart, Richard Westacott, Charles C.
Didy anu EolllS SLanfey, American
ylce-consuls; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Butler
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bell,
Colonel S. l.. II. Slocum, Major General
Blddle, Brigadier General Harris,
Colonel Henry w. Thornton, Rear Ad-
mlral Cary T. Grayson, twenty EIGHT
city aldermen, editors of leading Lon
don newspapers, sheriffs and under
sheriffs.
When the President returned to
buckingham Palace from the Mansion
House he found awaiting him in the
courtyard twenty-four Americans who
had been prisoners of war in Germany
and had returned recently. The Prcsi-
dent shook the hand Of each and
listened to the experiences of the men.
1t was arranged to have a photograph
of them taken with the President in
the centre of the group.
Dimes With Lloyd George
President Wilson concluded his
strenuous day of entertainment with a