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I'lt'Ht iitnl foremost, T)"-J iVj of (nurse, will he the repro-t-efitiitlon, oineial ami iiiiotll miTmQ 'li'1, "f ,'"lu"1 slaUH Bt Jtj U M the ppec-laciilar j'Xin I. h III ) ''1"1'"'- 1'"' ""''l" f'oni thin .rii'.L4 flH're will te recognltlim of tho ti.omi'fitoiiH fvetit In the Amer-lean Amer-lean citpllal anil while it will he, perforce, Infinitely Ickh fhowy than the e'lilortite proKiHiii In the Hiltlsh metropolis, thl! ei ho on thh Klile of the Atlantic will have much of HlKtiilU'unre for all hellevcrs In tho hnniU ii toss the s'i trailltlnn. A kindly coronation Is nlwayR a miiRiiet for totirlFtrf ami nlKhtKecrs of all natlonalliliK an witness the thoimandu of Hpectacle-loving Ainerlc aim who have planneil to bo In London for the I Ik nhow early HiIh Hummer but no government Is fxpectcd to neml ofliclal repre-BcntntlveH repre-BcntntlveH to a coronation unleHH upeillleally invited by the Rnvernmetit whose foverclgn l.s to he crowned. However, t'nele Satn was duly invited, all right, to Kend Kpiclal inviiys to I.oiuIdii for this miprcme event of HritiiOi hlH-tcry. hlH-tcry. Indeed In the present Instance, as In the chkp of the coronation of the late King Kdward, the United States was one of the firnt nations to wluim an Invitation was dispatched dis-patched and this Is noinethliiK of an honor, for John Hull Invites very few rcpuhllca to participate In his big celebration and even purposely overlooks itoni of the less Important Impor-tant monarchies In sending out his "bids." From the minute that tho utate department accepted Hrlttanla's invitation Immense Interest Inter-est was aroused all over the country as to whom the president would appoint special am-s am-s liatmadiir to the coronation. There is no sal ary attached to the place and the allowance which the government makes for expenses cannot can-not be expected to rover the outlay of a man who baa auch a position to maintain. Itut It Is a great honor to be sent as coronation envoy en-voy carrying with It auch privileges as dinners din-ners with the king and queen In addition to choice reserved seats at all the big function and ao the place Is eagerly sought by men who have the wealth to enable them to carry out Its obligations. I'reWent Taft bestowed this plum upon hla close personal friend, John Hays Hammond, the multimillionaire mining engineer who, for the first time, broke Into politics just prior to the last presidential campaign cam-paign and was mentioned for nomination as vice president on the ticket with Mr. Taft. 'The California mining expert who rolled up 1he greater part of his wealth In the gold fields and diamond mines of South Africa, has the reputation of being a very liberal spender, but tie will needs bo to) outshine his American rival. Mr. Whlielaw Hold, In the coronation hospitalities. Mr. Ueld was the special envoy (the poBt now held by Mr. Hammond) at the coronation of King F.dward. as he had been previously at Queen Victoria's diamond Jubilee, and on both occaclons he entertained In a manner to cause ItrltlKh eyes to open wide with astonishment. Now, Mr. Held Is our regular reg-ular ambassador at the Court of St. James and as such be has to play second fiddle to the special ambassador. Mr. Hammond. Itut that Is only In official precedence. There Is no ofliclal etiquette tbal puts a check upon his private hospitalities. However, .'resident Taft's chum has leased a large Umdon mansion man-sion for the coronation season, paying a fortune for-tune as rental, and It is likely that no temporary tem-porary resident of the city of fogs will play host more splendidly during the nix weeks of Kayety. Special Knvoy Hammond will have one Immense Im-mense advantage over the regular ambassador, ambassa-dor, Mr. Held. and. of course, over all the Americana who are present In Ixindon at this jtme as private citizens. It will arise from the circumstance that the Jlrltish government will, In order to make things easy for the special' spe-cial' visitor, detail to attend him military and naval aids and court officials who will act as gentlemen In waitltig Just as Is the caso when a king visits the capital of a friendly nation. These rtritliih courtiers will pilot the proxy of 1'resldent Taft all through the intricate problem prob-lem of the coronation festivities, telling him Just where to go, when to go and what to do when he geta there. In addition Mr. Hammond Ham-mond will enjoy all the privileges and Immunities Immuni-ties which are secured by International custom cus-tom to the ambassadors of all countries. Whereas Mr. Hammond will be the most conspicuous American at all the public events connected with the coronation, he Is the head of what Is known as a "special embassy" and the other members will come In for their respective re-spective shares of glory. The official staff of the special ambassador will Include a military aid who will be a brigadier general of the regular reg-ular army and a naval aid who will be of the rank of rear admiral, and In addition there will be three secretaries young men chosen more for their social qualifications than because be-cause of clerical ability. The army and navy representatives In the special embassy will of course don their special spe-cial full dress uniforms on all ceremonial occasions occa-sions during their stay In Iondon, but the special spe-cial ambassador, alike to the regular envoy, will not lie asked to appear In fancy court attire at-tire of any kind or to make any elaboration of the conventional evening clothes such as he would wear at a White House reception. There will bo this difference, however, that Mr. Hammond will have to venture forth at all hours of the day In his daw hammer coat Instead In-stead of reserving such attire for evening events as he would do here at home. And being somewhat short of stature anyway, this plain American citlzm In Ms unobtrusive costume cos-tume can scarcely expert to attract as much attention In the big public parades as will the princes of various nationalities who will be present In all the spletid'.' of vivid hued court costumes, bedecked with Jeweled decorations. Yet another American who will have ofliclal standing at tho coronation events will be Captain Cap-tain Cove, the naval ofTlcer In command of the I'. S. S. Iielnware, our newest and most powerful power-ful battleship. The IH-Icware, be it explained. Is to be fent to Kngland for this special occasion. occa-sion. The huge warship. It may be added, does not go to afford an Impressive conveyance convey-ance for the special ambassador and his suite. On the contrary they will travel on the regular ocean liners, but Great Hrltain has Invited all the nations on the globe to send warships to the coronation marine parades snd more especially es-pecially to a great naval review off the KngMsh coast, and It Is to enable the stars and stripes to have a creditable color bearer in this history his-tory making spectacle that our latest "dread-naught" "dread-naught" has been ordered to cross the Atlantic. At-lantic. I'ncle Sam's participation In the coronation will have preludes of a social nature in the I'nlted States prior to the departure of the special embassy for London. The Itrltlsh ambassador am-bassador to the I'nlted States may be expected to entertain the special ambassador, and probably prob-ably all the members of the special embassy, at a formal dinner, provided he follows precedent prece-dent in the matter, as doubtless he will, for Hon. James Itryce, the present llrltish ambassador am-bassador to the I'nlted States, has earned a reputation for doing the right thing at the right time and, moreover, he Is strongly in sympathy with everything American. This hospitality will (limitless be returned by Ambassador Am-bassador Hammond, who Is well equipped for entertaining, having. In addition to bis spacious spa-cious summer home at Gloucester. Mass., a rented bouse In Washington which he has leased at a rental of upward of $10,000 a year and where he Is residing with bis wife and children pending the completion of a mansion specially constructed for him at the national capital. Aud speaking of Ambassador Hammond's family It may be noted that Mrs. Hammond la as well qualified for the duties of special ambassadress as is her husband for the post of special ambassador. Prior to her marriage r.he was a resident of the state of Mississippi, but since tshe formed a life partnership with the mining engineer she has traveled all over the world one of her latest Jaunts being to St. I'etersburg. Hussla. whither Mr. Hammond was summoned by the enar only a few months ago for a consultation regarding the development develop-ment of ItusBian and Siberian mines. Moreover. More-over. Mrs. Hammond has lived for considerable Intervals In London during the time that her husband was associated with Cecil Hhodes snd tho Urittsh capitalists who developed South Africa, so that she has had considerable experience to fit her for her duties as a hostess hos-tess during the gayest social season in the Interim of the world's metropolis. If precedent Is followed In the case of the coronation of King George commemorative services will be held In Washington (and In alt tho world's capitals where Great Hrltain has embassies and legations) simultaneously with the significant ceremony in Iondon. Surh commemorative exercises when under the auspices of Itrltlsh diplomats are always especially espe-cially impressive, one of the most notable within the memory of official Washington being be-ing the memorial service In honor of the late Klnt; Kdward, which was held in Washington at the same hour that the funeral was held In Kngland. Such services are attended by the president of the I'nlted States and the members mem-bers of his cabinet and by all the members of Ih diplomatic corps In full uniform. When, as In this case, the services are In honor of a Itrltlsh monarch, they are always held In an Kpiscopal church, that being the denomination denomina-tion of the Church of Kngland. The scene of such commemorative events In Washington Is old St. John's church, the famous "Court Church" or "Church of the Presidents," which Is located directly opposite the White House. Unfortunately the general public gets never a peep at such ceremonials because the church Is a tiny one, seating only a few hundred persons per-sons and virtually every pew In the edifice has to be reserved for tho diplomats and public official who by virtue of their positions are entitled to attend. |
