Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-03
Reception to n. Clay Evans.

ity from their neghbors of the United
States.
Reception to II. Clay Evans.
The glad hand was extended Wednes-
day night by that excellent body 1.-The Pill
grims'' to Mr.. H. Clay Evans, the
United States consul general on the occa-
sion of his leaving this country for America.
The farewell took the form of a dinner at
the Savoy Hotel, at which about hum
dred guests were present Mr.iJustice Oar
ling, looking absurdly young without mis-
fun bottomed wig, voiced the good wishes
lrof all sections of the metropolitan COM
| II unity, and made some facetious refer
enceS to the career of the popular consul.
Mr.. Clay Evans. who is to be succeeded in
England by Mr.. Wynne, was In his turn ex-
ceedingly complimentary to the English.
but with. an odd touch of humor finished a
paean of praise with! the Information that
| the British murdered fewer people than in
any other country In the world. Mr.. Leslie
Ward ("Spy'' of Vanity FairD did an ex-
cellent sketch of the consul general for the
menu and the list of dishes were arranged
to form an acrostic on Mr.. Clay Evans
| name.
A similar function of more importance,
the farewell banquet to Mr.. Choate by the
bench and bar of England in Lincoln's Inn
Hall last night was one of the most inter-
esting of the numerous ceremonies that are
| to mark Mr.. Choates return to America
The lord chancellor took the chair, and
nearly all the judges and most of the lead
ing counsel attended in honor of one of
the most distinguished of lawyers. There
have been very few occasions on which
| the bench and bar have Joined in specially
entertaining strangers. Mr.. Berger, Lord
Bramwell. Mr.. Benjamin, Q. c., and Sir
John Hollams are the only instances / can
recall. Lincolns Inn can however, claim
that it alone has entertained many notable
visitors, as the interesting and carefully
kept book that contains their autographs
testifes. This contains the signature of
~ Egir1 prJrNa rf nnYlv
all the kings and queens of England for
the last 200 years down to the present SOW
ereign and the Prince of Wales before he
became royal bencher. The entries made
by Queen Victoria, the prince consort and
the Duke of Wellington when Lincolns Inn
New Hall. it then called. was
opened just sixty years ago. are also to be
seen.
New Motor Buses
One cannot take ride on one of Lon
dCn's new motor buses without becoming
conscious of the changes they will bring
about In some of the social aspects Of Lon
don life. The social pleasures of the coun-
try are largely denied to the Londoner be-
cause of the distances which separate him
from his friends and the want of quick
facilities for covering them. London In
point of time, will shrink to half its size
when its thoroughfares are served by these
speedy servants These thoughts We're sug-
gested to me by a trip l took on motor
bus from Oxford Circus to North Flnchiey,
near Hampstead Heath. Now year ago
a journey to North Finchley would perplex
the average Londoner, with no elaborate
knowledge of outer London. as greatly as
a trip to the Hebrides. Whether he went
by bus or tram if he wanted to go there
from the city he would require to change
three or four times and the journey to ana
from would take up the better part OF the
working day.
But on a fleet motor bus accomplished the
distance there and back in two hours. in
Guiding the time spent at the terminal pub
lie house, where the driver and conductor
refreshed themselves. And in the same In
teryal 1 learned of another change in Lon
don customs, introduced by the motor.
Hitherto the itinerary of the horse bus has
been past a succession of well-known pub
lie houses-the Angels, Elephants, Stars
and Carriers, Horns and Unicirns. Ones
ticket was always punched opposite the
name of the hostelry. But. alas, for Boni-
face the motor car tickets do not recog-
nize public houses. whatever sentimental
| interest they may have. Streets, lanes, sta
| lions. and even blocks OF flats are all UNI
| recognized but the public house nowhere,
I except at the terminus itself, where. for the
| sake of accommodation. the bus is forced
| to depend upon 1t alone. But the innkeeper
! has a grievance even in this respect, for
| the stoppage OF the motor buses are ex-
| ceedingly brief. unlike the lengthy lad
| tournaments" of the glorious days of the
| horse-drawn omnibus.
Whistler Memorial Exhibition.
I hear that almost 5000 persons have WIS.,
| tied the Whistler memorial exhibition at
| the New Gallery, which should put con-
| siderable amount of money into the Golfers
| of the International Society. The show Is
| to close today. The International Society
| has been invited by the Manchester corpo-
/ ration to transfer its winter show to the
| City Art Gallery there. l learn that this
| has been greatly appreciated by critics and
| the public since 1t was formally opened by
1 the lord mayor. From Manchester the
show will go to Burnley and Bradford.
| The opening of the academy this year
\ threatens to find a good many people peo-
| pie out of town. The academic body is far
! too conservative to alter the date on which
| the exhibition opens. and, in accordance
with time-honored practice. the doors of
| Burlington House will be thrown open to
/ the public on Monday. the LIST of May. This,
of course, will be only week after Easter.
| by which time many holidaymakers will
1 still be away from London. Private-view
day. which taken place on the preceding