New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23

nageants OF the world" he said after
ward. ii never saw anything like it.
No other country, I'm my opinion. couio
| crown a kins with such great impress
siveness. To me the idea continually
dominant. back of the ceremony which
Was taking place, was the wonder OF
Westminster Abbey, with all its historic
recollections. with the men who have
made Great Britain famous buried
within its walls. with ell that Is highest
and greatest in British achievement.
Under those circumstances the browning
OF the King. with the oath he took and
the promises he made. was function of
most extraordinary and impressive char
acter."
President tfts representative, John
HAYS Hammond also was impressed i'm
measurably with the ceremony. He
said: 81 think there has been nothing
like IT in history, so far as magnificence
is concerned. / do not believe that any
one can describe II. What impressed ME
as much as anything was the systemati-
cation. Everything seemed to go like
clockwork-no delay no discomfort.
everything provided for
81 went to the Abbey without a ticket.
7 was informed that a ticket was not
necessary but / found that others had
them. When / got in ! met a friend
from the Foreign Office, who told me not
10 worry, but just go on until / was
stopped When / had almost reached
the throne / was shown a seat about
twenty-five feet away.
There was no levity about the cere-
mony. which displayed an evident OPP
timism for the future. There was no
question about the cordiality of the re-
ception of the King after he was
crowned The display Of troops was
wonderful and impressive. representing
as they did, the entire empire
Dinner Parties Many.
Many dinner parties were given to-
night. among the entertainers belns 'he
Duchess of MARLBOROUGH, formerly MISS
Consuelo Vanderbilt; Lady Paget' Mrs'
Ronalds, Lady Craven, the Marchioness
of Dufrerin and Mrs. Waldorf Astor, all
Of whom had American guests.
j. Pierpont Morgan, who himself was
in the Abbey, rented two floors OF large
apar,ment building in Piccadiliy' near
HYDE Park Corner. where he entertained
one hundred and fifty friends. his SIS
ter. Mrs Burns, and his daughters ana
son acted the part Of hostesses ana hos'
N the children of Mrs. Lewis HarcourI
Dr and Mrs. p. Satterwhite. Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Burns. Mrs. @. Cavendish-
Bentinck. Mrs. John Ford. Mr.. and MIS-
w. p. Thompson, Mrs. William Draper
and many others.
Mrs. Almeric Paget, who was MISS
Pauline Whitney, of New York. had
party at Whitehall.
Sir George and Lady Cooper enter
tanned friends on a stand IN st. James
street. and in other stands were Mrs.
Robert Goelet. Judge William II. Moore,
Mrs. F. c. Swift. Mrs. r. Butterfield, II.
T. Leadbetter and Mrs Millington Drake.
Hotel windows were occupied by Mrs.
William r. Leeds. Lady Cunard. former
IL Miss Burk. Of Chicago; Mrs. G. l..
Brady. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Morris,
Mr.. and Mrs. George y. Widener. Colonel
and Mrs. n. Power Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
II. Rache, Mr. and Mrs. f. X. ]. Mackay
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Harahan.
Special Ambassador Hammond dined
tonight at his residence. where Charles
p Taft called after the ceremony. Mr..
Hammond his suite and the British at
taches will view to-morrow's procession
from Stratton House. where the Princess
Louise and the Duchess of Argyll will be
his guests Other guests of the ambassa-
dor include Lady Elizabeth Gust, Miss
! Kitty Cheatham, Whitney Carpenter,
Mrs. Robert Chaplin. Mrs. George ID.
| Dixon. Everett Everett, MIR. and Mrs. de
Frieze. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Mrs. Addison Head, Mrs Mounteney-
Jephson. Mr.. and Mrs l.. p Perrin, Miss
Peck, Of San Francisco; Robert Sands,
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Post Wheeler the Misses
Wiborg, of Cincinnati Major Foltz. of
the American officers at the Olympia.
and several officers of the United States
battleship Delaware.
The Queen Mother Alexandra, the
Princess Victoria and the Empress Dow
ager of Russia spent the day at San
dringham. They attended coronation
services at the parish church and an
| entertainment given to the workers on
the Sandringham estate.
IT was a proud day for the British
Empire. but Of all It's millions the one
who perhaps had the most reason to be
proud was denied by court etiquette the
JOY of witnessing the triumphal event.
At Sandringham the woman who forty
six years ago this month gave Britain a
King awaited the news that her son had
taken his place in the long line Of British
monarchs.
The only serious accident occurring
during the course of the day was that
| to Captain Leslie MscCowan. command
ing the Canadian mounted contingent
escorting the King TO the Abbey. He
was thrown from his horse and badly in.
1ured. He was taken to an hospital.
Owing 10 a downpour Of rain the illu.
mination of the fleet at Spithead was
postponed until Friday night.
All the theatres in London were closed
/ tonight.
TAFT'S CONGRATULATIONS
| A~;.o,o N1od NH;oboo for Vim