The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-27
HONORED BY EDWARD VII
SERVICES OF EMINENT BRIToNS
RECOGNIZED BY THE KING.
List That Was Prepared for the Cor
onation-New Order Of Merit Gre
ated by His Majesty.

LONDON, June 26.-Following is the
honor list. as printed in the Gazette and
made public at the request OF King Ed
ward, although il was intended 10 be ors
of the coronation day announcements:
Robert Bond, the premier OF Newfound-
land, the Earl of Mimic. Governor General
of Canada. Lord Rothschild. Lord Lister.
Lord Kelvin, Sir Edward Grey. Liberal
member Of Parliament for Berwick-cn-
Tweed and former under secretary of state
for foreign affairs; Sir Ernest Cassel. the
merchant and financier. and Lieutenant
Colonel Sir Albert Henry Hime. prime min
lister of Natal. are made privy councillors
The following were made knights: Charles
wyndham. the actor: oliver Joseph Lodge.
principal of the University of Birming-
ham: William Jameson Soulsby. private
secretary TO the lord mayor Of London;
Hon. Henri E. Tarcherau. A. Puisne, Judge
of Canada; John A. BOrnecroft vice pres
ident Of the institute OF naval architecture,
and Ed Shea, of Newfoundland.
Right Hon Sir Dighton Probyn. keeper
of the privy purse and extra equerry OF
the King; Hon. Bern. "a Eric harrington.
private secretary TO Lord Lansdowne. the
foreign secretary; Clinton Edward Daw-
kins, a partner in the firm Of Messrs. ]. S.
Morgan s. Co. and Sir William selby
Church, president of the Royal College OF
Physicians. are made knights commanders
Of the Bath
The Duke Of Connaught, commanding the
forces in Ireland and the Third Army
Corps, and Sir Henry Wylie Norman, gen.
eral Indian stan corps. have been pro-
NOTED 70 be field marshals.
The Prince of Wales has been appointed
to the rank Of general.
The Gazette also contains a special South
African list, which fills nine columns, with
the names Of officers. noncommissioned Of
hcers men who are promoted, and, in addi-
ton. there is a large number OF honors for
officers of the army and navy.
The lord mayor, Sir Joseph Dimsdale; Sir
! Thomas Upton, Sir Andrew Noble, vice
chairman of Sir w. G.. Armstrong. Whit
| the commissioner of police OF London. Sir
! Francis Henry Evans. Liberal member Of
! Parliament for Maidstone, and whose wife
! is daughter OF the late Samuel Stevens.
! of Albany. ~. Y; Sir Francis Henry La
! king physician in ordinary 10 the King;
! Sir Edward Pointer, president OF the Royal
| Academy and Sir Charles Hubert Parry.
/ director OF the Royal College Of Music. arc
! created baronets.
Among those created knights commanders
! of St Michael and ST George are the Hon.
d H Mcmillan, lieutenant governor OF
/ Manitoba; the Hon. Fred William Borden.
Canadian minister OF militia and Of de-
\ fenSe, ana the hon. william MulleFs CANA
\ dian postmaster general
The list of honors. which covers every
/ field of public life. is necessarily an en0r-
nous one. and IL gives entire satisfaction
/ II has two features which distinguish IL
! from the customary lists OF this kind, and
/ which betray the tactful hand OF the King
/ himself. The first is its essentially non
4 partisan character, the hOnOrs being dis
/ tributed among members Of both political
parties. The second is the creation of the
Order OF Merit, which is accessible 10 such
men as George Watts and John Morley,
] who declined the hOnors previously in SOW
! ereign power 10 offer them The new order
conveys neither title nor precedence. and
it's value will lie in the intrinsic merits OF
limited 10 twelve. Sir Henry KepDel. adj
mral Of she feet. and Sir William Hug
/ gins, the astronomer. completing the list.
/ Among the notable persons who have
been created knights are Charles Viiiers
Stanford. professor Of music. Cambridge
/ University, and Ernest Albert Waterlow.
president Of the Royal Society OF Painters
/ in Water Colors.
Referring 10 the order OF Merit. the news
/ papers express the hope that the recipients
! OF the new order will always thus be linn
/ tied. so that the order will become a really
coveted honor. The order consists OF a
sin.le division Of ordinary members re-
stricted 10 british subjects. but foreigners
/ may be appointed honorary members AT the
discretion Of the sovereign OF the order
who is the King. The badge Of order is q
/ orcss OF red and blue enamel. with the In
scription, For merit" in a wreath Of lau-
rel In the reverse the badge vii
show the Kings cipher. The whole is sur
mounted by the imperial crown IN cOlored
by a two-inch ribbon OF garter blue and
crimson.