The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-26
GOOD TIME IN ENGLAND
CAPT. w. 4. ENGLISH WRITES TO A
FRIEND IN THIS CITY.
Met His Old Commander, Gen. Joe
Wheeler. mt n Observation-Disclosures
Tour i'm Contemplation.

A private letter from Capt. William E
English written in Chester. July IA, indi-
Gates that Captain and Mrs. English have
had a variety of enjoyable and interesting
experiences during their stay in London.
For fellow-passengers on the way over"
Captain English writes I'VE had Major Cen
eral Wilson. Admiral Watson and Com
mander Cowles Of the special embassy TO
the Kings coronation, and II. Clay Evans,
the new consul general TO London. 1 have
seen but one Indianapolis man since my
arrival in Londonderry Kahn, whom
met on Regent street one day. 1 had the
pleasure of meeting my old commander,
Gen. Joe Wheeler, the second night after /
reached London. After the banquet. at
which General Wheeler and 1 met for the
first time since we left Santiago, he in
vited me 70 accompany him to a reception
at the home Of Sir Charles Dixie.
Il had an especially pleasant Masonic ex-
perience. On June 20 there was a great
banquet of Masons in London from all over
the world to attend the coronation. 1t
was given at the Hotel Cecil. where l am
stopping. Among the 900 banqueters were
Indian rajahs. Egyptian pashas and
African princes, all in gorgeous costumes.
Toasts were responded TO by Lord George
Hamilton. OF the Kings Cabinet; Rajah
Agha Singh, of India; the lord mayor OF
London. the prime minister OF Natal. and
the grand master of Scotland. j was called
upon, as deputy grand master OF the Grand
Lodge Of Indiana, TO respond TO the toast,
American Masons and Grand Lodges.
THE FOURTH IN LONDON.
ION July Fourth. the American Society of
London celebrated Independence day with
a great banquet. Speeches were made by
Ambassador Choate. Sir Thomas Grenfe1.
Governor Hastings, of Pennsylvania, Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff, of New York,
the archbishop of Perth and Gen. Joe
Wheeler
I'VE have attended the Royal Ascot races
and the famous Henley regatta. At the
former we had a good view of the Queen,
Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest
of the royal family, and at the Henley
gatta We greatly enjoyed the races from
the hOuseboat of some hospitable English
friends.
ION the day before leaving London we
visited Parliament on the invitation of
Major Rasch, NJ. p, from Essex, and after
tea with Major Rasch and Sir Charles
Dixie, on the famous terrace overlooking
the Thames river. we listened to an able
speech in the House of Lords by Lord
Brassey. Sir Charles Dixie, during our
conversation. paid a high compliment TO
Gen. Lew Wallace. saying that. in his
opinion the Fair God is the greatest his
torical novel ever written.
"Of course we have done all the regula-
ton sights OF London. We have also Wis
tied Cambridge, Windsor. Elton, Stoke
POgis and the surrounding country. We
have taken in Maidstone and Englishcombe,
from where the English family emigrated
TO America in 100; and are now here in
ancient Chester, looking up the old home
stead OF the Brassey and Vernon families,
from whom Mrs. English is descended.
From here we go to Wales, Ireland and
Scotland, with the intention of getting back
to London in time for the coronation. Aft
er two months and a half in Great Britain
we shall go to Ostend, Belgium, to attend
the International Congress of Industry and
Commerce, to which the President has ap-
pointed me as one of the seven delegates
| from the United States. After the adj
| journment of the congress, we shall make
a leisurely tour through Belgium, France,
| Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria,
Italy, and remain in the south of France
| until our return home, some time early in
| 1903.'