The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03
CLOSE OF JUBILEE WEEK
SUCCESS LARGELY DUE TO PRINCE
OF WALES MANAGEMENT.
Friendiiness Toward Americans One
of the Most Pleasing Fentures
of the Celebration.

sal pageant, one of the greatest the world
has ever seen, has been completed without
a contretemps to mar its success.
1t has been an anxious week for those
in authority, but the whole scheme for
the celebration of the queens jubilee was
largely attended and carefully carried
out, and has been triumph for the man
agement, and an object lesson for the
hosts of guests. 1t is an open secret that
the prince of Wales was among the hard
est workers. Not single step of import
ance was taken without his approval, and
much of the praiseworthy work done was
directly due to his initiative.
An exception to this state of affairs
was the religious service outside st. Paul's
cathedral, which was the queens idea.
When it was suggested, it filed the Off
GERS with dismay, and disaster was feared
as a result of the rush of sightseers into
that narrow -necked part of London, but
courage and resource accomplished the
queens wishes, and the task of managing
the hosts, numbering couple of million
people, within that exceedingly limited
space and amid scenes of extraordinary
excitement, was carried out in marvel
GUS manner, thanks to the skill of the
police and their strategy in preventing the
possibility of rushes, and also thanks to
the admirable demeanor of the crowds
Unqualified and generous approval of the
festivities has been bestowed by the press
and people of all nations and commune
ties. The naval review was fitting ter
mination of the weeks ceremonies.
A pleasant feature of the week was the
Americans complete success. The United
States special embassy was easily the most
prominent and the most honored through
out the celebration by all. 1t is almost
needless to add that Colonel John Hay,
United States ambassador is equally graf
flied. Both he and the rest of the regular
embassy have done all in their power to
insure Mr.. Reds success.
Pleased by Americans.
The feeling in the press is indicated by
the editorial of the Standard of Friday,
which said:
1T would be a most ungraceful omis-
sion to forget to offer sincere thanks to
all foreign countries that have participant
ed in the jubilee. They have added ma
terially to the pleasure of the queen and
her people by their never-to- be-forgotten
kindness. So far as the Americans are
concerned, we believe they are almost as
pleased and proud as though the jubilee
were their own
In short, nothing is too good for Amer
leans in London today. The British are
thoroughly pleased with the way the
Americans opened their houses on jubilee
day. The designs on the residences of
Whitelaw Reid Colonel John Hay, Henry
White, secretary of the United States
embassy, and j. NJ. Carter, were identi-
cal, being the familiar big "V. r." sur
mounted by a crown and the dates 1887
+ 1897" On either side of the central fig
ure of the design was a large American
flag surmounted by the eagle and l3 stars
in the field. The Examinations were paid
for by the United States government
At the state banquet on Monday at
Buckingham palace Whitelaw Reid led in
Princess Victoria of Wales. On Tuesday
Reid lunched at Buckingham palace. On
Wednesday both Reid and Colonel Hay
had boxes at the opera, but Reid him
self was a guest in the royal box. When
Mrs. Reid arrived at the opera she was
escorted by royal equerry to her box.
" General Miles, u S. A.. and Mr.. and Mrs
Ogden Mills accompanied her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid on Thursday gave luncheon
: to Lady LyttOn and Lady Emily Lytton.
i The former is the widow of Reds Brit
ish colleague at Paris and is now lady-in-
waiting to the queen. The same evening
Mr.. Reid dined with the Prince of Wales
+ at Marlborough house, and went later to
Il a state party at Buckingham palace
4 where he was joined by Mrs Reid, who
i was escorted by a military equerry and
y, by Rear Admiral Miller, General Miles
y Mrs. Miles and Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills
= Colonel John Hay gives grand dinner
- Tuesday next in honor of Mr. Reid, Gen.
. eral Miles and Admiral Miller, at which
- the guests will include the marquis OF
Salisbury, the British premier; Balfour
Mr.. Chamberlain, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, Right Hon. Herbert Henry As
Is quith and many others equally promi
a nent.
n Mr.. Hay has decided to give a big even
o. ing party at his residence July IA in honor
lie of the jubilee, and the affair has awak
Is ened the liveliest interest in the Ameri
10 can colony here.