Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-07
England Makes Preparations
For Reception of Rear Ad-
miral Cotton's Squadron
ENTERTAINMENT OF LouBET
Naval Officers to Attend State Ball
Given in Honor of French President
at Buckingham PaIace-EIaborate
Ceremonies Connected With Recep-
ton of the American Squadron.

Portsmouth, England, July I'm the
midst of the entertainment of Presi-
dent Loubet, England has not neglect
ed to make full preparations for the re-
ception of Rear Admiral Cotton's
squadron here today. 1t had not been
expected that the American warship
would arrive until this morning, and Sir
Archibald Berkeley Milne, the commo-
dore of the royal yachts. specially de-
tailed by King Edward, had long con-
ference with Sir Charles Hotham, the
admiral commanding at Portsmouth,
and Lord Charles Beresford, command
in the channel squadron, last night re-
garding the details of the reception.
Heavy weather in the channel how
ever. Unexpectedly drove the Kearsarge,
San Francisco. and Chicago into Spit
head last night. AS soon as the news
was communicated to Admiral Hotham,
vessels of the channel began to twinkle
a welcome with their electric lights,
but beyond this there was no demon
stration last evening. The gunboat
Machias had not yet arrived, but was
expected TO Join Admiral Cotton by this
morning. The British squadron at
Portsmouth is more formidable IN Of
fensive power than the channel squad
ron, which received President Loubet
at Dover yesterday. 1t includes the
battleships Majestic, flying the flag of
Lord Beresford; the Magnificent, with
the flag of Hon. Hedworth Lambton,
second in command of the channel
squadron; Mars. Prince George, Jupi-
ter and Hannibal; the armored cruisers
Hope and Sutlej; the protected cruisers
Doris, Pactolus and Prometheus.
The City GaiIy Decorated.
The city is decorated with the Brit
ish and American colors. The Amer
lean warships assembled at Spithead
entered at $3.50 this morning Ports
mouth harbor, passing thru the line of
the British warships. which fired sa-
lutes. This compliment was returned by
the kearsarge and her consorts, which
were escorted to their berths in the
inner harbor.
Official calls were then exchanged by
Lord Charles Beresford, Admiral Milne
tainment was somewhat robbed of the
spectacular character of the ceremon-
les at Kiel, since King Edward, unlike
the German emperor, was unable to be
present. Admiral Hotham will be the
host tonight, giving a dinner at the adj
miralty house, which will be attended
by Admiral Cotton, Flag Lieutenant
Hussey, Flag Secretary Mann and the
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After the dinner both fleets will be
illuminated.
On Wednesday, besides the enter
tainments at Portsmouth. Admiral Cot
ton, his captains and Naval Attache
Stockton, will be the guests of honor at
dinner at the London house of the
earl of Selborne. the first lord of the
admiralty.
Later, accompanied by twenty-three
other officers of the squadron, they VIII
attend the state ball given in honor
of President Loubet, at Buckingham
palace.
On Thursday the American officers
will be entertained at breakfast by the
Pilgrims Club, and afterwards Admiral
Cotton, the captains of the American
vessels, and United States Naval At
| tache Stockton, will dine with the king
at Buckingham palace.
| On Friday the lord mayor will give
| the American officers luncheon at the
Mansion house and in the evening they
will attend dinner given by Ambassa-
dor Choate of the American embassy,
to which King Edward has been in
yited, but it is feared that his majesty
will be unable to attend. The enter
tainment ends July 13, with a ball given
at Portsmouth. Rear Admiral Cotton
will return some of the courtesies eX-
tended by giving
tended to the American squadron by
giving reception and dinner ON the
Kearsarge July IA.
Admiral Cotton and the other Amer
lean officers while in London will be
chartered at various hotels as guests OF
the nation.
Cotton vigorously denies the report
which appeared in German newspapers
that over 100 men deserted from his
SQUADRON. The admiral declares the