El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-20
Men Who Are TYPICAL.
American Represent
United States.

London. England, June 21.-The
American people have always been rep
resented ia England by men eminently
typical of the qualities of which they.
as a nation. are most proud. and there
is no exception In the case CT the spe-
cial ambassador to the crowniug Of
king George and queen Mary Thurs
day and his naval and military aides
are also Americans, every inch or them.
John Hays Hammond, Gen. Adolphus
Washington Greeley and admiral Chas.
E Vreeland are proving themselves
well qualified for the parts Of honor
they play in the historic event
In the ceremonies at Westminster
abbey tomorrow. Mr. Hammond shares
royal honors with the following en-
voys from other countries: Duke of
Aosta, of Italy; prince Henry and the
crown prince. Of Germany; archduke
Karl Franz Of Austria-Hungary;
prince Johann George, of Saxony;
prince Henry, of Netherlands; the
crown prince, OF Denmark; the crown
prince, of Sweden; the crown prince,
of Roumania; prince Fushimi, Of Ja-
pan; prince Chan. son OF the regent,
OF China. and the crown prince Of Ser
via
The two most noteworthy things
about Mr.. Hammond are his large, Wig
orous personality and his clever, help
ful wife. Together with the hetresses
OF royal rank, Mrs. Hammond was pre-
scented at Queen Mary's drawing room
several week ago. However, Mrs. Ham
rnond had met the queen on several oc-
casions before, when her majesty rank
ed as the duchess Of York. The first
of these meetings took place at one OF
queen -Yictoria's drawing rooms. when
Mrs Hammond was presented 70 the
present queen; also the dowager queen
Alexandra; King Edward VII. and
George Y. She became popular with the
British royalty from the first because
of her keen wit. and, during the sew
eral years residence of the Hamnonds
in London, she attended many func-
lions OF court and state. Her position
tomorrow Will be the highest in Of
fetal rank of any American woman.
Handsome as are her gowns and
costly as are the jewels which she viii
wear Thursday, many Of them Of great
historic value and priceless, it may be
said that Mrs. Hammond and her nus
band are the two most democratic fig
ures participating In the great corona
ton festivities.
HammOnd's Exciting Career.
Introduction Of Mr. and Mrs Ham
mond would read like this: Nj. and
Mrs. Hammond, OF Washington, D. c..
x
MA. Mexico South Africa and Lon
don. In all these countries, the Ham
monds lived for some few years at q
time. In London, where they lived Tor
seven years after their return from the
South African Boer country and It's
exciting life, they are well known
Only the Hammonds know just how II
happened, but not long after Mr. HAM
mond took London residence, he was
IN
circles of state and royalty, this, too
tn spite of his having been one OF the
leaders OF the reform party IN the
Transvaal For this he was condemned
TO death by the Boer president, kru-
ger. For six months under a hot Afrf-
can sun. he languished in JAIL until
finally. through the faithful activitJ
of his wife and his American friends
he was released by Kruger with the
payment of a s1z5,00e fine.
But King Edward, who admired
Americas big successful business men
IS said to have been attracted 70 Mr.
Hammond for his work as the expert
mining engineer. who. with Cecil
Rhodes and Barney Barnato developed
the great gold mines of the Transvaal
Re4urDing from this great task TO
America, he was closely associated with
the Guggenheims IN their mining oper-
arions in the west. His political ambi-
lions led him to offer himself as can.
didate for the vice presidency along witt
Mr.. Taft, but his offer was rejected By
the leaders After the campaign hs
became head of the National League
of Republican clubs. Graduate of Yale
and an old personal friend of president
Taft. his name is now being linked
more closely than ever with the post
lion of running mate for the presiden
at the next election. His close com
panionship with president Taft caused
him to be one Of the first men consid'
cred for the special ambassadorship Il
The coronation, and it is declared hi
advice was followed as to the selecting
of the military and naval aides.
Greeley, the Explorer.
Gen. Greeley, representative OF INT
United States army, is well known II
T.on5on through his many achievement