The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-27
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Mr.. Whitelaw Reid Returns the Hospital
tiles Of the British to our Representative
at the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

London, July 22.-Whitelaw Reid,
special envoy of the United States to
the recent diamond jubilee festivities,
gave a notable dinner this evening at
his temporary residence in Carlton
House Terrace, as a return for British
Inequalities extended to him and Mrs.
Reid during the last six weeks. Covers
beautifully decorated with flowers and
dressed with a profusion of handsome
silverware and glassware. In n of
the ante-roOms the Hungarian band
discoursed music during the dinner
hour. The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with roses and orchids.
The table was spread in hat is
know as the banqueting hall on the
second floor, out of which opened nu-
merOus reception rooms. The walls
were hung with tapestries which Mr..
Reid had procured for the OCCASION, as
the former tenant, Lord Lonsdale, had
sold off the most of the famous pictures
which once hung in this part of the
house. Mr.. Reid had also installed
electric lights, the rooms formerly hav-
ing been lighted with candles.
The dinner hour was $3.50 O'Clock and
for some time before a large crowd of
spectators was gathered in front of the
house to watch the arrivals.
The prince Of Wales came promptly
at the moment arranged, wearing the
ribbon of the Garter, with ordinary
evening dress. Mr.. Reid received him
in the hall which was lined by numer-
Gus attendants and conducted him to
the drawing room where the company
had already assembled. Dinner was
announced Immediately.
The prince of Wales took in Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid, Mr.. Reid escCrting the
Countess Deym, wife of the AustrO-
Hungarian ambassador. Among the
guests were Baron de Staal, the Rus
sian ambassador; the duke and duch-
ess of Portland, the earl and countess
Of Londonderry, the earl and countess
Of Warwick, the duke and duchess of
Buccleuch, the earl and countess of
Cork and Ore, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, o George N. CurZon, Lord
and Lady Arlington, Baron Tweed
mouth and Lady Tweedmouth, Lord
Hyde, Isabella Deym, Lady
c. Scott, Lady Helen Stewart, Miss
Hay, Miss Greenfield. Mrs. Ogden Goe-
let and Miss GOelet, Henry White Of
the United States legation, Baron Mon
tague Routon, Sir A. c. Stephen, Lord
and Lady Observation-Disclosures, Sir Ar
thur Ellis, Mrs. William James and
Mf. ana Mrs. OSOen Mills. arthur j.
Balfour was also invited but, owing
to the pressure Of parliamentary du-
ties, was unable to be present.
Mrs. Reid gave a reception follow
ing the banquet. Indeed, the Dime
was scarcely over when the reception
guests began to arrive. Among these
were Ambassador Hay and Mrs. Hay,
Lord William Beresford n Lady Ber-
esford Gillian, duchess of Marlbo-
rough); Viscount Peel, Sir Thomas
SandersOn, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Moho~
ly Bell, assistant manager of The
Times, and Mrs Bell, Lady Randolph
Churchill, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Vivian
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley-Martin, Miss
Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley Osborn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adlai E. Stew .nson, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Foster, General
Payne, Of the bimetallic commission;
the bishop of Ohio, the bishop of Ala
bama, Lord Mayor Fuedel- Phillips and
the lady mayOress.
Vocal music was furnished during
the evening by Nine Melba Pol Plan
con, Mr.. Ben Davies and Mile Landi.
tries which impose similar duties on