The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-10
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AT REID HOME
American Ambassador
Host to King.
REGAL sPLENDoR SHOWN
Queen and Princess Victoria Among
Guests.
Ieaaers 81 Political and Social Word
q E.sia.S, with Premi.snt Amer
ics.s, visit Dorchester
Hsuss.

London, July 9-Practically all the
uembers Of the royal family at present
- London were the guests at Dorches-
Ter House on the occasion of the dinner
and dance given by the American Am
hassador and Mrs. Whitelaw, Reid in
honor Of the King and Queen and Prin.
cess Victoria. This was the second
time stree Mr.. Reds incumbency, that
the King has dined with him. but for
the nrst time Queen Alexandra ana
Princess Victoria accompanied His Ma
1eety.
The dance which followed the dinner
vas one OF the most brilliant affairs
and. outside OF royal courts. probably
had not been surpassed for splendor
and the prominence of the guests. who
included besides the royal guests, the
leaders of the political and social world
Of England and many Americans.
Their Majesties were received at the
foot of the grand stairway by the Am
bassador and Mrs. Reid and the mem
hers Of the American Embassy and their
wivos They were escorted to the IL
brary, where the guests were formally
presented. These included Count Ben
kendorfR, Russian Ambassador to Great
Britain and Countess Benkendorff: the
Austrian Ambassador: the Prince and
Princess OF Pless: the Duke and Ouch
ess of Roxburgh; the Premier and Mrs.
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Ministers: Lord and Lady Lansdowne:
Lord Revelstol<e; the Right Honorable
Lewis Harcourt and Mrs. Harcourt;
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain; Mrs. Cornell
ius Vanderbilt; Mrs. Joan Jacob Aston;
J. Pierpont Morgan; Colonel @. L. Hoi.
ford; D. o.. Mills and Mrs. Ogden Mills.
800 House Decorated.
Dorchester House which is well fitted
for large entertainments was beautf-
fully decorated. crimson rambler roses
and white hydrangeas being largely
used In the scheme. which proved most
efZective.
Dinner was served. At two large ia
bles. declred with every variety Of or
chids, fayorites OF the Queen.
The music. always feature at Dor
chester House entertainments, was on
an even grander scale than usual.
Madame Nordica and John Mccormack.
the Irish tenor. contributed solos, while
casono's famous band played during
the evening and also for the dance. for
which many guests came In.
The King and Queen mingled freely
with those present.
Among those at the dance were the
Prince and Princess of Wales: the Duke
and Duchess Of Connaugh, and Princess
Patricia, the Grown Prince and Prin-
cess of Sweden: the Prince and Prin.
cess Alexander of Teck: Prince
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Duchess of Teck: the Duke of Alba;
the Spanish and italian Ambassadors:
the Duke and Duchess Of wellington:
the Duke OF Norfolk: the Marquis and
Marchioness of Dufferin: the Earl and
Countess Of Craven: the Earl and Coun-
tess Of Crewe: Count and Countess
Laszlo 6xechenyi; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Waldorf Aston: Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
Martin: the Right Honorable Richard
Burden Haldane. Secretary for War;
the Right Honorable Henry Caplin: Mr..
and Mrs Walter Burns: Mr.. and Mrs :.
Arthur James; Mr.. and Mrs. william
Games; Mrs. ]. MacKay: Mrs. Potter
Palmer, and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt.
The grand salon and adjoining hall
were utilized for dancing.
Dream of beauty.
with all it's beauty, Dorch ester
House was surpassed In brilliance by
The temporary supper room, which was
arected over the north terrace and
lawn. This. in reality. was q large
tent. but so skillfully transformed that
Il resembled q great conservatory.