Show Tl T MERICAN TRAVEL TAXES lONDON HOTELS Long Island Girl Becomes Lady Bountiful to Children Children Chil Chil- dren of Strikers BY GERTRUDE LADY DECIES Special to Universal Service LONDON DON April 23 I England's England's newest newest newest new new- est lady bountiful is Lady Camo Camoys s 's formerly Miss Mildred Sherman daughter of Watts Sherman of Long Island Philadelphia and New Yo York Tork k She has taken the lead in charity work among the families of the striking coal miners in where the distress is most acute She is personally personally personally per per- supervising the wholesale distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis of milk among among- mothers and children of the Ute workers She has placed her personal checkbook in the hands of agents with instructions to provide all relief supplies necessary and she is voluntarily giving up a busy social season in London With her hr husband she is campaigning cam cam- to have adopted in Great Britain New lew Yorks York's system of certified cerU- cerU tied fled milk to insure pure milk for con con- sumers Her work is earning her much praise A problem has developed as to how London will care for all the Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans who are arriving here this week More than 2000 have already arrived filling brim full all the West Vest End ho ho- tel It is reported that crowds are leaving Ne New York for London at the rate of a week and up to now nov have proved a Godsend to the London hotels which have been almost empty for six months The afternoon teas at atthe atthe atthe the Ritz Carlton Claridge and Savoy Savo hotels are dominated by Americans and the fashionable shopping districts are crowded by eager buyers from across the seas The American hostesses here are not having any trouble trouble filling their drawing drawing draw draw- ing lag rooms with friends from home an anI and andI I look for a successful American n season season season sea sea- I son here Lady Che residence at Princes Prince's Gate overlooking Hyde ParK Para once more is becoming a favorite rendezvous rendezvous rendezvous ren ren- of Americans ns visiting in Lendon London Lon Len don Before her marriage to the third Baron in 1892 she was prominent In New York society as Elizabeth Richardson French and she has ith an an extensive New York acquaint acquaint- ance The late J J. P. P Morgan occupied a a. house near her and was one of her friends Her ladyship is not of the unbending conventional although her home Is frequently the scene ot of some of the most brilliant functions I London like informal teas and gatherings gatherings gath gath- where friends are able to move I ab about ut as it pleases them The marri marriage ge of ot Lord Sholto George Douglas uncle of the Marquis of came as a surprise when announced for April 23 He lIe is marrying Miss Barnard The brides bride's father was the late It R 1 F. F H. H l Hague millionaire She is very handsome and is popular in Dutch society She is also famous for her wonderful jewelry The ceremony recalls the romantic wooing by Lord Douglas of an Irish-American Irish girl if humble parentage in San Francisco He was divorced in 1920 and has known his present bride for about aboul four tour months The announcement that Mrs Whitelaw Whitelaw White White- law Reid is coming for a visit to toL L London has caused her daughter Mrs John Ward Vard to reopen the famous Park Lane house Mrs Wards Ward's plans for entertaining her mother are causIng causing causing caus caus- ing her to become one of the busiest women in London society Because of her prominent position as a favorIto favorIto favorite favor favor- Ito ite with royalty she leaves nothing to chance when ent entertaining rt on a a t big scale The wine wino cellars of the Park Lane house which were depleted durIng during dur dur- ur- ur ing war time are now up to the standard that has always made Dudley house famous in all London Lady Almeric Rich formerly Louise daug daughter ter of lion Hon John Con Conness ness of ot Mattapan Mass former United States senator from California Is attracting much attention at the present time on account of her extensive philanthropic work in England She is one of those Americans who prefer to do things instead of talking Therefore she is somewhat neglected in society but her I home homo in Eccleston Square is becoming becoming becoming becom becom- ing more and more a favorite place for London Americans and those visiting II England as she finds herself able to devote more time to entertaining During the war she was active in war work Besides that her son who was I badly injured in the war is now ered This relieves her of much anxiety anxiety anxiety and she is going to entertain on quite a hospitable scale during the pr present sent season Another American woman Mrs Thomas Fermor Hesketh who was Miss Florence Breckenridge of S Sap Francisco is much interested in in al alleviating alleviating al- al I the un unusual sual suffering in London She is coming to Lond London n from I her beautiful country house in Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire Che Che- I shire for the season Since Sirce her marriage marriage marriage mar mar- in 1909 she has spent most ot of other her time in the industrial districts near her home mainly doing social c welfare work among the fa factory tory girls She has now taken a commodious flat fiat flatin flatin in the most fashionable part of Mayfair Mayfair May- May fair fairand and plans to do much entertaining this summer Her husbands husband's father Sir Thomas also married a San j Francisco woman formerly Florence 4 Sharon They live in Brydon Dodon Hall HaIl 1 I |