The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-25
REMARKABLE DINNER
House of Commons Scene Of
, of Entertainment.
Fears Expressed That the King VIII
; Not BE Able to Undergo the
Strain Of Coronation
Formalities.

London, July al Pierpont Morgan
was tonight the guest of honor at a re-
markable dinner given in the House OF
Commons by Archibald White Macon
chic, member for Eastern Division OF
Aberdeenshlre.
On one side of the host sat Mr.. Morgan
and on the other Premier Balfour. The
other guests included United States Ann
bassador Joseph ". Choate, William 81.
John Brodrick, Secretary Of State Tor
War; s. W. Hamburg, President OF the
Board of Agriculture; Sir E. II. Carson,
Solicitor General; Sir Charles Dixie, IN.
p: Sir r.. B. Finley. Attorney General:
Clinton Edward Dawkins. one of tine
partners in the firm of J. P, Morgan &
Co.; Sir Thomas Upton. Colonel Hun
sicker. chairman of the Nickel Corpora
ton; George Wyndham, Chief Secretary
for Ireland; Arnold Foster. Financial
Secretary to the Admiralty; George West
inghouse President of the Westinghouse
Electrical Company. and Gilbert Parker.
member Of Parliament for Gravesend
The dinner began at o'clock in pri-
vate dining room within the precincts OF
the House of Commons. With the excep~
ton of Secretary Wyndham who was
obliged to go to the House of Commons
for the Irish debates, a majority OF the
guests chatted until nearly IL o'clock.
The proceedings were informal and the
conversation was peculiarly frank.
The Topics Discussed.
l,.s.
yacht races the shipping combine and
King Edwards health were discussed in
turn Mr.. Morgan and Premier Balfour
were both particularly animated One OF
those present said;
ut was one of the most remarkable
| gatherings In which, ever took part
| Practically a quorum of the Cabinet
| talked over. in the simplest. most open
way, the leading American subjects
which now vitality concerns both coun-
tries. To see Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Bal
four together, one could scarcely imagine
that the former had ever been regarded
as a DOGGY, who threatened England's
commercial existence. II some things
which passed around the table could be
repeated. 1t would be an eye opener to
those who are fomenting commercial RE
VARIES between England and America"
From another source the representative
of the Associated Press learns that Mr4
Morgan was jocularly sanguine that
America will retain the yachting cup.
Edwards Condition.
A feeling of uneasiness pervaded the
diners with regard to King Edwards cons
dition. even leading members of the Cabi-
net displaying nervousness lest his ma
jesty should be unable to fulfill his duties
In the coronation ceremony. This was
due to no little extent to the statement
of the doctors that the king is not yet
allowed to walk and to the somewhat
natural apprehension that the sewers
strain of fortnight hence will prove too
dangerous an undertaking.
There was not the slightest whisper that
the king Is worse than the bulletins indi-
cate. The only fear was that the doc
tors. had ben probably too optimistic In
settin gthe date of the coronation Au-
gust 9.
Mr.. Balfour somewhat allayed the feel
ing of nervousness by explaining that the
doctors had been instructed that under
no consideration. whatever must they de-
eide upon the date for the coronation I'M
less they were absolutely positive the
king would not disappoint the people
again Mr.. Balfour pointed out that as
the doctors had shown so far such SPLEEN
did Judgment, 1t would be presuInptuous
to doubt their Judgment now, however Diff
leult it might be for laymau to under
stand how a patient, who could not stand
up today could be crowned August ..
There is no doubt. however. that the
cabinet will follow anxiously the kings
convalescence during the coming week.