The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-22
NOTES OF THE JUBILEE.
How the American Society i'm London
VIII Honor the Queen.

LONDON June 21-The most difficult
problem that has been set the American
citizens of London for long time is how
to properly celebrate the Queens diamond
jubilee. All sorts of ingenious and tasteful
projects have been broached, but after
months of careful deliberation, they have
decided on two methods of honoring the
jubilee. The principal effort originates with
the American Society and will take the
shape of an illuminated address to the
Queen. The second project will probably ef-
feet the endowment of number of beds in
the principal hospitals, the idea being to
give to visitors from across the Atlantic
who may be afflicted or injured while in
England a special haven of refuge.
AT the last meeting of the American So
ciety it was unanimously decided to ap-
point a committee which should have ftlI
power to draw up an address, to be signed
by all the representative resident Ameri-
cans in Great Britain, and presented to her
Majesty on the day chosen to celebrate the
record reign The body selected is composed
of the general committee. numbering twen-
ty-One members. prominent among whom
are Mr.. BenJamin Franklin Stevens, Mr..
Moncure d. Conway, Mr.. H. S. Welcome,
Colonel j. L. Taylor Mr.. Newton Crane,
Mr. J. Morgan 1I 3,2, Richards 1.7I i Mr. p G. Halde-
The American Society in London, to give
it it's full name, was founded to keep up
DdlIIOLlc ABROAD
and to promote friendly feelings between
the inhabitants of England and the United
States. With very few exceptions the or
ganizatiOn is not only a thoroughly repre-
sentativ body, but it has a membership
roll made up of nearly all the most promi-
nent Americans who make their home in
the United Kingdom. The desire to appro-
priately aid in the celebration of the dia-
mond jubilee is general one, and the COM
nittee now appointed may be truste to
do it's work not only conscientiously, but
enthusiastically.
Owing to the increase in many cases of
the original estimates of persons to be in
cluded in the scheme of the Princess of
Waless dinner fund and to the extension
of the fund to a few outlying districts, the
numbers have so mounted up that not only
Mr.. Liptons munificent donation but the
other sums received by the lord mayor will
be required to provide for them all. 1t will
therefore, be quite impossible now to en-
tertain any further applications or to aug
ment the amounts Professionally allotted to
the various districts. The total of those
who will participate is close upon 800. 000
The grants allowed by the lord mayor S
committee are being added to in many dis
tricts by handsome gifts in kind. while the
inhabitants are providing the decora tions
and the music for the dinners and in many
cases are volunteering help in personally
serving the viands. The London School
Board have granted the use of their school
rooms in several districts. One of the most
interesting dinners will be that at Olympia
where the HammerSmlth and ChiSWick
committees will entertain 1000 people at one
time. Another will be the great gathering of
1000 crippled children in the Peoples Palace
under the auspices Of the Ragged School
Union. At these gatherings the lord mayor
and the lady mayoress Will be present.
The only thing that is being talked about
in prospective just now, of course is the
fancy ball the Duchess of Devonshire is to
give on the I'd of July Two thousand invi-
tations have been issued and it is said that
ii will be one of the most gorgeous and his
toric functions of the century. And speak
ing of the century reminds me that at
garden party given the other day by Lord
and Lady warwick. at Warwick Castle the
guest of honor Of the occasion was Mrs
Sarah Hough, who is ninety-nine years of
age and who a girl attended the jubilee
celebration of George III. at Hampton
Lucy near Stratford-on-A Avon Mrs Hough
Is still hale and hearty and is said TO have
enjoyed the party immensely. She is to be
sent up 10 town for Jubilee day and will