'An, hour after their arrival at Buckingham Palace, President and Madame Lebrun motored to Mar borough House, where they saw Queen Mary at 445 p.m. 'They were cheered by masses of people who lined their route. "They later went to St. James' Palace, where the Mayor of the City of Westminster welcomed them at 5.30 pin.
The Mayor and the President delivered addresses emphasizing the fact that the present visit was sym-helical of Anglo-French friendship.
AL 6 o'clock this evening, President Lebrun proceeded to. inaugurate the new buildings of the French Institute here. then returning to Buckingham Palace, 'Tater in the evening, a-state banquet was given in honour of the visitors and 195. quests were invited to Buckingham "Palace for the occasion. Both the King and President stressed Anglo-French ties of friendship and the two countries' community of ideals.
In his address, the King stressed the fact that both the British and He stressed the attachment of both nations to the same principles: "The honour, justice and dignity of the human person, respect of treaties and of the pledged word, freedom of thought and speech and of the Press, the desire not to interfere in the in: ternal matters of other States, the same love for peace. It is thus' that these principles may be summed up.
"Each time that they are checked any part of the world, the public opinion of both countries is alarmed fund claims from the respective governments the reinforcement of "ds fences in order to strengthen the [security of the countries and to Promote general peace."
President Lebrun emphasized in cohelusion that British and French 'Slatesmen' would continue their of-forts to restore international conild-
Distingulshed Gathering at Banquet 'The British sovereigns appeared for the banquet at 8 slack, when they entered the-great, hall of the Palace, the King' wore the dark. hive, full dress uniform ofan Admit of the Feet, with the Cross of the Legion itonour as (a decoration. The Qugen wore @ white satin frock and The Duke of Gloucester, the Lord Chamberlain and the: Lord Steward fed President and Madame Lebrun Into the, while drawing-room where Their MMajestios greeted them. All ihe guests then passed. before the King*and the President, and bowed.
'The banquet itself was held in the ball-room, where the guests gat round E'horseshoe table. Buring' the din-fen, the Band of the Scots Guards Paved selections from opeees, while iter. the King's and" President's speeches. the. Scots Pipers played Repulor" Scottish tunes, marching Found the table. ushered into. the" white and, be for the dinner, the guests were
Grewing-rooms, where other guests, for invited for the dinner, arrived a 0 oclock—Havas
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