Distinguished Welcome Given At Pilgrims' Banquet London, May 4.
What Mr. Baldwin in the course of a toast described as the most representative and distinguished gathering of pilgrims from both Sides of the Atlantic ever assembled met at the Hotel Victoria to wel-some the new American Ambassador, Mr. Alanson B, Houghton, to-day.
Lord Desborough presided. The Duke of York was present.
Mr. Houghton in the course of a lence of ter for granted. Referring to post war reconstruction of Europe, he said that he had noted a really substantial advance during the past year, There had been a marked improvement in the reorganization of international trade markets and the foundations of a new prosperity had been aid, but the remaining difficulties particularly changed attitude of mi storation of good faith.
The full measure of American felptulness could only be obtained lessening of the tree supply, that industry has been hard hit—Reuter's American Service.
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