Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
sAldom is Such ProfuEiOn Of American En-
tsrtAinmsnt Seen There.
cHoATE DINNER SURPRISES THEM ALL
Elits Of British oficiAldOm Pays Cordial
Tribute to ViEito1.
PRESIDENTS SISTER GUEST OF HONOR
whiteIsw Reid is Heartily welcomed
as Special AmbassadOr from United
states and Becomes Great
Center of Attraction.

LONDON. June l4-Seldom has Lop-
don seen such profusion OF American en-
tertRinments as occurred this week. The
greatest international and social event
Of the season was the dinner OF Joseph H.
Choste. the United States ambassador. an
Mrs. Cboate to King Edward and Que
Alexandra on Wednesday; and since e..
arrival Of the United States specia'
bsssador 10 the coronation. whitelav
all ofhcialdom has been busy lesvi
Et the residence Of Americas 81 =
voy.
Mrs. Crooker and her two E Aters
the Misses Rutherford. hAv, enter
tanning al Claridge. General jon 4. Clous
has been bobnobbing with Lord Roberts
and other English army dtgnitRries. and
General Joseph Wheeler, United States
Consul General Henry Clay Evans. the
members Of the American polo team and
I their supporters, notably James r. Keene,
are frequently seen al social gatherings.
! President RooseveIt's Two sisters. Mrs.
/ ". Shefheld Cowles and Mrs. Douglas Rob
inson. have been overwhelmed with invita-
tions and have arranged various entertain
ments al the house they have taken in
| Grosvenor place
The MReksys, Bradley Martins, Wards
MArlboroughs and almost everyone OF Lon
don's well known Americans are nightly
seen At the opera, sfterward fitting from
one ball 10 another.
Gala Night for Americana.
! June q will be a gala night for the
/ American colony. The Bradley Martins
will give q very elaborate diner at their
house in Chesterfield Gardens, which ir
likely TO outrival in luxuriance the famous
Brsdley-M Martin ball. The same night Mrs
John W. Mscksy's Carlton house. Terrace
Mansion, win be the scene Of big dinner.
while also the same night Reginald Ward
Will give a dinner Of eighty covers. On
the following night the ogilvie Hays will
entertain.
The very bad weather now marking the
eve Of Ascot week threatens to mar some
what the many house parties previously ar
ranged II the rain will only ceAse and
June become itself again. the salety which
has taken hold Of the nation will doubtless
have q superb outlet at the fashionable
race meeting. in which many Americans
have planned to participate.
The distinguished Americans who ac-
I company WhitelRW Reid are at present
scattered all over the West End. but June
80 they viii 90 10 the Buckingham Palace
hotel as guests Of the nation, with the ex-
ception OF Mr.. Reid. who, OF course, will
remain al Brookhouse.
Military and Naval Representative
General James n. Wilson. representing
the army Of the United States at the cor
Onation. and his two daughters are now
IL ClEridge, but they expect to pay a hy-
ing visit TO Paris. Rear Admiral John c
Watson. representing the United States
navy at the coronation. and his son
Lieutenant z. H. Watson L. s. N. have
taken temporary rooms, where the British
naval ofhciAls are hocking to pay theiI
respects.
Commander ". sberheld Cowles, ths
/ former naval EttRehe Of the United States
here. with his wife and sister in-iEw, srt
occupying q house in Grosvenor place
Colonel John Biddle, L. S, A. General vii.
sons aide. is already al the Buckingham
Palace hotel.
All the visitors tell the representative
Of the AssociRted Press that they are GLAD
10 visit England under such Auspicious cir
cumstances. They are delighted at tht
courtesy exhibited. but they are all rather
mixed up regarding future arrangement
and are rather RghRst at the avalanche o.
invitations which they have received
Within n few days order will doubtless
come out Of the present chaos.