The sun., 1919-05-02
KING AND PILGRIMS
HAIL LORD READING
Cables Unite Two Nations in
Farewell Greetings at Ban
quet to Envoy.
BROTHERHOOD KEYNOTE
Depew, Lansing and Others
Pay Tribute to Guest on
Eve Of Sailing.

1t was Chauncey NJ. Depew, laden but
not burdened with the wisdom and wit Of
more than eighty-fve years experience
on this mundane sphere, who babe fare
we'll last night In the name Of the Pill
grims Of the United States to His Elk
cellency the Right Honorable the Earl
of Reading, q. c. b., Lord Chief Justice
Of England and His Britannia Majesty's
Ambassador to the United States, on the
eve Of his departure from America to
surrender his Amba ssa dorial dignity and
| resume his interrupted duties as head OF
the judicial system of Great Britain.
With graceful phrase and anecdotes
going back through more than half
century the president of the Pilgrims
complmented the distinguished guest at
the societys dinner in the ballroom OF
| the WaldorfAstoria and expressed the
unanimous regret OF the gathering and
| the entire nation that the need for Lord
| Readings services at home should have
made necessary his recall from his post
at Washington.
! But though he did the honors of the
| occasion. the venerable ex-senator from
! New York State was far from alone in
his efforts. Six hundred members and
guests of the Pilgrims. making up one
Of the most distinguished gatherings
ever assembled in this city. cheered Mr..
Depews remarks and the words of the
other speakers. Paul D. Cravath and
Nicholas Murray Butler, while the guest
Of honor sketched his experiences In this
| country for nearly an hour to the &C
! compartment OF almost continuous APP
plause and emphasized his intention 10
return at intervals to renew the friend
| ships and associations he had made dur
ing his duties here.
Nor were the words of good cheer
for Lord Reading and OF hopes for the
further Strengthening Of Anglo-Ameri-
can solidarity limited to those who were
present in the flesh. From buckingham
| Palace the Lord Chief Justices Sover-
eign cabled his expression OF good will
| From Paris, Secretary Lansing sent a
long message recalling his pleasant re-
lations, official and personal, with the
retiring Ambassador and Lady Read
| ing: the Duke OF Connaught and a COM
mittee OF the British Pilgrims cabled
congratulations to the man who has
done SO much to promote good feeling
between the two great branches Of the
English speaking race
|
The kilograms exchanged between the
King and Frederick Cunlifre-Owen. vice.
president Of the Pilgrims, we're as fol-
| lows:
"Hts Majesty the King, Windsor Cas-
| tie. Engldnd:
American Pilgrims and their guests
including Cabinet Minister and Allied
ENJOYS assembled at banquet TO bid
| Godspeed 10 your Majesty's Ambas-
eador on the night before he sails, offer
tribute OF affectionate respect and CRATE
full goodwill to this country's most tried
and loyal friend. Great Britain's Sailor
King. who has SO warm a place in every
true American heart. Your Majesty
sent us most gracious message when
he welcomed Lord Reading on his ar.
rival a year ago. May we not hope
for a similar honor, to US, to the cause
! of Anglo-American brotherhood which
we represent. and to him. on the eve
of his universally regretted departure
and conclusion of his mission.
FREDERICK CUNLlFFE-owEN."
WINDSOR CASTLE. April 80. 1919.
. Frederick CunhGe -Open, Vice-Presi
4 dent the Pilgrims Of America;
II sincerely thank the Pilgrims and
their distinguished guests who on the
occasion OF the farewell banquet to Lord
Reading have conveyed to me in such
gratifying terms the expressions OF their
affection and good will. l rejoice &c
think that at the close OF my Ambas
sador's special mission the clouds oil
war which at its commencement over.
| Swallowed the world are now disappear.
ing, and l look forward not only to tn,
assurance OF lasting peace. but to ar
enduring and steadfast brotherhood o.
our two great English speaking nations
GEORGE. r. J."
From the Duke OF Connaught the fol
lowing cable was read by George T. vii
son, vice-president of the society ant
chairman OF the executive committee
which, with the committee on arrange
ments headed by r. A. G. Smith. haC
charge of the dinner:
ION the occasion OF the dinner giver
by American Pilgrims to Lord Reading
desire in the name OF the British Pill
grims to associate myself very warml,
with them and TO express the hope tina
the function will be a great success anC
will promote the warm feelings tina