Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-30
BALL AT j. S. EMBASSY
AMBASSADOR AND MRS. REID
ENTERTAIN BRITISH ROYALTY.
Over a Hundred at Dinner, With
Dancing Afterward-Sir Viii
frid Laurier Present.
,rccia, c.h,esrsm 10 The star.

Special Cahlegram to The Star.
LONDON. June 30-The American am
bassador and Mrs. Reid gave a dinner
at Dorchester House last night. which
was IN the nature of farewell to the
Duke of Connaught. who In leaving
after the kings visit to ireland. Scot
land and Wales. for Canada, to assume
the governor generslshp.
The duke was accompanied by the
duchess, Princess Patricia and Prince
Arthur Of Connausht. and the party
invited to meet them formed dts
tinguished company of diplomats.
statesmen and persons socially prom
inent Sir Winfrid Laurier. the Cana
dian premier. was among those present.
and many Americans and colonials at
tended the dance which followed the
dinner.
The house was beautifully decorated
with palms, and the tables decked with
orchids. There were 100 diners, max
ing it much the largest affair given by
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid since they
came to England.
Ambassador Takes Duchess.
The ambassador took in the Duchess
OF Connaught. while Mrs. Reid was
| escorted by the duke. At their tables
were the French, Russian. Austrian
and German ambassadors. Prince and
Princess Alexander of Teck. the Duke
and Duchess of Rutland. the Duke and
Duchess of Portland, the Duke and
Duchess of Roxburghe, the Duke of
Norfolk. the Duke of Richmond, the
Duchess of Westminster. the Duchess
ioness of Salisbury, the Warehouses Of
Lansdowne, Lady Crewe. the Countess
de Beckendorff, the Countess of Cado-
gan and Charles P. Taft, who took in
the Countess of Fowls.
Foreigners and Americans.
Among the others present at the dinner
were Lord and Lady Granard, the Earl
and Countess of Kerry, the Earl and
Countess OF Mimic, the Earl and Countess
of Lanesborough, the Earl and Countess
of Marlborough. Lord Rosebery, Viscoun,
and Lady Acheson, Lord Alastair lines
ker and Lady Innes-Ker. Lord Rsvel.
Stanley. the Hon. and Mrs. John Huber,
Ward, Sir Schomberg Mcdonnell, Mrs
| Lewis Harcourt Mrs. Charles P. Taft
and Miss Taft, Special Ambassador and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Robert Bacon
the American ambassador to France and
Mrs. Bacon. John Ridgely Carter, the
American minister to Roumania and Mrs
Carter, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. j
| Pierpont Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
| Burns, MIR. and Mrs. Templeton Croker
and Miss Jennie Croker, Mrs John jacob
| Aston, Mr.. and Mrs Walford Aston, Mrs
Stanford White, Mrs. r. Townsend. Mrs
R. c. Boiling Mrs. A. Drexel and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Dodge.
Several hundred came later to the re.
ception and dance, including the Duke
and Duchess of Argyll, Princess Christian
| the crown prince and princess of Sweden
| the crown prince and princess OF
Roumania, a number of Indian officers
members of the diplomatic corps and their
| wives, the Duchess of Marlborough
| Speaker and Mrs. Lowther, Admiral Togo
and Gen. Nogi, Richard c. Kerens, the
American ambassador to Austria-Hungary
and Mrs. Kerens, Sir Alfred and Lady
Paget, Mrs. c. B. Alexander and thu
| Misses Alexander, Mrs. John Nichola:
Brown and Capt. Guy v. Henry.