LUNCHEON TO THE COLONIAL GOVERNORS, ETC. 



cm 



TOAST LIST. 



1. THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY. 



Profostd by The President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart., K.C.V.O. 



2. THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND OUR GUESTS THE PREMIERS, 



GOVERNORS, COMMISSIONERS, AND OTHER VISITORS FROM 

 THE OVERSEAS DOMINIONS. 



Proposed by Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., D.C.L., 

 D.Sc, V.M.H. 



Response by Sir Albert J. Gould, CB. 



5. THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Proposed by Sir Thomas Elliott, K.C.B. 

 Response by Sir Albert Rollit, D.C.L., LL.D. 



4. THE PRESIDENT. 



Proposed by The Hon. J. H. Turner. 



Luncheon finished, 



The President said that he was thankful the toast of His Most 

 Gracious Majesty the King and Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, 

 which he had the honour to propose, required, under any circum- 

 stances, very httle introduction in this country; but, on behalf of the 

 E.H.S., he would like to give a word of welcome to their many guests, 

 of whom he would have liked to see even more. He was very pleased 

 indeed to see them and he was sure that no horticulturist was present 

 who did not feel that they all belonged to one family. Many of the 

 visitors were from our Colonial possessions ; and the feeling in this 

 country was that whenever, if ever, the Mother Country found itself 

 in difficulties it could count upon getting all the help they could give 

 from the Colonies. He thought the spirit of patriotism v/hich animated 

 them all round could not be better illustrated than by the story of a 

 well-known officer who lost his life in the Indian Mutiny. He was one 

 of a family who gave many lives to the defence of their country, and 

 when he was told he could not survive his wound, he smiled and quoted 

 the old Latin tag, " Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. " That feel- 

 ing animated English, Scotch, and Irish wherever they might be. He 

 thought they would agree with him in saying that their Majesties had 

 shown a most gracious cordiality in every direction towards the visitors 

 who had come from all parts of their Dominions; and he thought they 

 had all been most anxious to follow the admirable example of their 

 Majesties in showing a warm sympathy towards their countrymen 

 beyond the seas. 



The Toast was duly honoured. 



In proposing the toast of The British Empire and our Guests the 

 Premiers, Governors, Commissioners, and other visitors from the Over- 

 iseas Dominions," Sir Daniel Morris, KC.M.G., D.C.L., D.Sc, 

 'V.M.H. , said he felt honoured in being entrusted with the toast of the 

 ;day. In the system of benevolent despotism exercised by his friend the 

 (admirable Secretary of the Society it was impossible to evade his com- 



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