Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1901 — To Give Novel Fete. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
To Give Novel Fete.
The Duchess of Sutherland is one member of the English nobility who proposes to throw off the shackles of mourning for the dead queen. Of course charity will be the excuse, but London society will be none the less pleased and relieved for all of that The Duchess has arranged to give a great fete at Stafford House on June 26, the proceeds of which will go to the Life-
boat Saturday fund, a charity that ha suffered considerably since the Boer war began. Tickets will cost sls each. The number of guests will be limited to 1,200. The fete will include a performance of “The Comedy of Errors” and a concert, at both of which only stars of prominence will appear.
