Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-06-20
MANY AMERICANS IN LONDON
GALORE.
ENTERTAINMENTS
Ambassador and Mrs. Choate's En-
tertainment the Chief Interna-
tiona1 Social Event of the Season
Whitelnw Reid Has Many Callers
June 23 Americans Gala Night.

lean entertainments as occurred last
week. The greatest international and
social event of the season was the
dinner of Joseph H. Choate, the Uni
ted States ambassador, and Mrs. Cho
ate to King Edward and Queen Alex
andria ON Wednesday, and since the
arrival of the United States special
ambassador to the coronation. White
law Reid, all officialdom has been
leaving cards at the residence OF
Americas special envoy.
Mrs. Crocker and her stepdaughters,
the Misses Rutherford, have been en-
PERTAINING at Claridges; General John
w. Glow has been hobnobbing with
Lord Roberts and other English army
dignitaries, and General Joseph Wheel
er, United States Consul General
Henry Clay Evans, the members of the
American polo team and their sup
porters, notably James R. Keene, are
frequently seen at. social gatherings.
President Roosevelt's two sisters,
Mrs. w. Sheffield Cowles and Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, have been over
whelmed with invitations and have
arranged various entertainments at
the house they have taken in Gros-
venor Crescent. The Mackays, Brad
ley-Martins, Wards, Marlboroughs and
almost every one of London's well
known Americans are nightly seen
at the opera, afterward fitting from
enc ball to another
June 20 will be gala night for
the American colony.
The Bradley Martins will give a
very elaborate dinner at their house
in Chesterfield Gardens, which is
likely to outrival in luxuriance the
famous Bradley-Martin ball.
The same night Mrs. John w.
Mackay's Carlton house terrace man
sion will be the scene of big dinner,
while on the same night Reginald
Ward will give a dinner of 80 covers.
On the following night Ogilvie Hays
will entertain.
The very bad weather on the eve of
Ascot week threatens to mar some
what the many house parties pre-
viously arranged. If the rain will only
cease and June become itself again,
the gaiety which has taken hold of the
nation will have a superb outlet at
the fashionable race meeting in which
many Americans have planned to
participate.
The distinguished Americans who
accompany Whitelaw Reid are at
present all over the West End, but
June 20 will go to the Buckingham
Palace hotel as guests of the nation
with the exception of Mr.. Reid, who,
of course, will remain at the Brook
house. General James H. Wilson, rep
resenting the army of the United
States at the coronation, and has two
daughters are now at Claridges, but
they expect to pay flying visit to
Paris. Rear Admiral John C. Wat
son, representing the United States
navy at the coronation, and his son,
Lieutenant E. H. Watson, U. S. ~,
have taken temporary rooms, where
the British naval omcers are fiocking
to pay their respects. Commander
Cowles, the former naval attache of
the United States here, with his wife
and sister-in-law, are occupying
house in Grosvenor place. Colonel
John Biddle, U. S. A., General Will
sons aide, is already at the Bucking
ham Palace hotel.
All the visitors tell the representa-
tives of the Associated Press that they
are glad of the chance to visit England
under such suspicious circumstances.
They are all delighted at the courtesy
exhibited, but they are all rather
mixed up as to future ARRANGEMENTS
and are rather aghast at the ava
lanche Of invitations received. With
in a few days order will come out of
the present chaos.
London, June liking Edward
Queen Alexandria, the prince and
of Wales, the duke and duch-
ess OF Connaught, Lord Roberts, the
commander in chief of the forces, and
their respective suites, arrived at AL
dershot, where the king will review
The 10000 troops Monday. The coun-
ell of Aldershot presented his majesty
with an address in a silver casket. A
feature of the royal visit will be
grand torchlight tattoo at 10 o'clock
tonight
The torchlight tattoo at Aldershot
-onight was one of the most striking
'pectacles which has been witnessed
1t England's military station for years
past. The royal party had the benefit
If the ink black night as a foil to the
Their majesties drove
'en:ath a sky of blazing arches from
he royal pavilion to the drill grounds
where an open marquee brilliant with
'lectric lights was used as the review.
ng point. First came the march past
II the English, Scotch, Irish and
welsh bands, encircled by a Gordon of
orchbearers. In front of the marouee
he bands halted and played an even.
ng hymn, which was followed bv
music for the drill, in which thousands
4 torchbearers marched and counter.
marched in contemplated evolutions
u the end the bugle sounded '1ast
'ost"
Escorted by squadron of cavalry
heir majesties then retired from the
eld.