New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19
LONDON SOCIAL NOTES |
Two Notable Weddings Follow
ing a Dull Ascot Week.
A GREAT ARMY PAGEANT
Poor Theatrical Season-Picture
Sales at Christie s-The Mis-
sionary Congress.
TBy Cable to The Tribune.l

London, June 1S.-After the dullest
Ascot known for decade, the smart
people are returning for the close of the
horse show and another series of
brilliant weddings Miss Mildred Car
ter's presents will be shown privately
at Dorchester House on Monday. and her
marriage with Viscount Acheson viii be
a picturesque social function at st.
Georges on the following day. with two
children and seven bridesmaids in the
procession.
This Anglo-American wedding Will be
followed by another at the same church
on the following day. when Montague
Eliot. groom of the bedchamber, will
marry Lady Barrymore's daughter,
Helen Post 1t will be white and silver
wedding. with two pages and seven
bridesmaids.
Apart from these. weddings. the great
social event next week will be the army
pageant on the F'ulham Palace grounds,
conducted for the benefit of the Soldiers
and Sailors Help Society, under the
patronage of group of royalties. 1t
will be a series of spirited battle scenes,
Illustrating the evolution of armor and
costume from the times of Arthur, AL
fred and the Normans to Crecy, Agin-
court and Naseby, with episodes from
the battles of Malplaquet, Minden, Co
runna. and Badajos, given by detach-
ments from the famous regiments which
were actually engaged. F. r. Benson.
the master of the pageant, will have f1f-
teen hundred regular troops and twenty
five hundred supers under command for
this truly magnificent show.
The theatres are largely dependent on
American tourists and are not prosper
ing. Charles F'rohman is shifting Mrs.
Burnetts The Dawn of a Tomorrow"
from the Garrick to the Duke of York's
Theatre on Monday, with Gertrude Ell
lott in the principal part, and will pro-
duce a play by Somerset Vaughan in
September, with Irene Vanbrugh as the
heroine.
Among the autumn fixtures will be Sir
Beerbohm Trees revival Of Henry
VIII" a naval melodrama at Drury
Lane and a sumptuous setting for Ben
Hur''
A record price for Constable's brill
liant sketch, "Stokeby Neyland,'' at
Christie's, will be followed by a test of
the permanent value of Sir John Mil
lais's works Chill October and 'Jeph-
thah' will be sold next week with 9TH
ers of Lord Armstrong; pictures, and
splendid collection of Corots and Bar
bizon paintings will also be auctioned
off.
General and Mrs. Woodford are act
lively employed in social engagements
and are enjoying their stay in London.
George T. Wilson is running out to-
day for weekend visit, and will make
an early start for Paris.
Frank II. Dodd is starting for a holi-
day journey in Devonshire and Corn
wall.
John c. Calhoun is also here for
brief stay
William Jennings Bryan, after short
and long talks at Edinburgh. will dine
with John Redmond and the National
lists at Westminster, following Mr..
Roosevelt's example.
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid will spend the week end at Wrest
Park The majority of the American
delegates attending the Worlds Mis-
sisnary Congress will attend the indie
pendence Day dinner in London, at
which the Ambassador will speak J. r.
Mott has made a profound impression by
his earnestness and practical intelli- |
gence. Robert D. Speer Silas McBee. |
Seth Low, General Beaver, Bishop Brent |
DR.. Zwemer, DR.. Stone, Bishop Roots |
and Bishop Bashford have also been
prominent in the proceedings.
The congress is enabling both workers |
and laymen to obtain comprehensive !
survey of missionary enterprise through |
out the world. A vast amount of infor- |
nation has been collected, and fresh zeal |
has been kindled for graphing with un- |
fields and accelerating the |
evangelization of benighted lands. The
appointment of a representative inter |
national committee for the regulation
and concentration of missionary worl, |
Is ardently favored by the most pro- |
gresslVe American members.