. A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7. own beautifulquiet donkey, and providing her own beautiful tipfor the exchange of animals. To return to the Queens Fete. There was alsoa Universal Bureau, where the goods sent forthe tombola sale (which the Home Secretary wouldnot allow) were sold. Had the lottery taken place a lion cub would havebeen included. A pedigree calf was sold, a Chow dog, a live lamb,several fresh salmon, etc. Lady Gunter gave amotor-car (600 guineas) to be sold to the highestbidder. Mr. Sheriff Dunn vainly endeavoured to disposeof this at auction. Mr. Pett Ridge edited the souvenir bo
. A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7. own beautifulquiet donkey, and providing her own beautiful tipfor the exchange of animals. To return to the Queens Fete. There was alsoa Universal Bureau, where the goods sent forthe tombola sale (which the Home Secretary wouldnot allow) were sold. Had the lottery taken place a lion cub would havebeen included. A pedigree calf was sold, a Chow dog, a live lamb,several fresh salmon, etc. Lady Gunter gave amotor-car (600 guineas) to be sold to the highestbidder. Mr. Sheriff Dunn vainly endeavoured to disposeof this at auction. Mr. Pett Ridge edited the souvenir book of theQueens Fete, and Her Majesty graciously accepteda copy, which he presented to her. Mr. Percy Armytage, , was of great assist-ance in arranging and organising the proceedings. Before leaving, Her Majesty graciously assured meof her pleasure at the success of the beautiful fete,and of her complete sympathy with me in the workI was trying to do; and I confess I was greatlyencouraged by her kind and sympathetic words. THE EDITOR, MR. PETT RIDGE, AND CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SOUVENIRBOOK OF THE QUEENs FETE, AT THE MANSION HOUSE, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907. From It drawing by A. S. Boyd, To face p. 164 RED CROSS CONFERENCE i6S She told me she wished to come to Guildhall privatelyto see the Danish pictures now on exhibition there;but that she would wait to make her visit until aftermy return from Berlin. Seven hundred guineas wasthe amount realised by the sale of entrance ticketson the first day. That night I held a reception, amongst the stallsand platform, from 9 till 12 oclock, for the Inter-national Red Cross Conference. There were manyimportant guests, including the American Ambas-sador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Lord and LadyOrmonde, Lord and Lady Coventry, Lord Clarendonand Lady Edith Villiers, Lord Wicklow, Lord andLady Esher, Lord and Lady Brownlow, Lord andLady Mount Edgcumbe, Lord and Lady Burton, SirErnest Cassel, the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Rothschild,General Sir Joh
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