New-York tribune., 1905-12-25

prince great-grandson of Grand Duchess stepha-
ME. and HohenzolIern.
PRINCE OF PLEss BECOMES A DUKE"
Emperor William has just created another frus-
sian dukedon in favor of the septuagenarlan
Prince of Pless. who holds the office OF tTfahu
Huntsman the Crown. Both of the new Duke
sons are well known in America, Prince Henry
who was formerly connected with the German
Embassy In London, having come over here LOT
the purpose of representing the Kaiser at the IN
auguration Of the Chamber or CoI''heN
building in New-York. There have been runlors
current at different times of his appointment 10
succeed Baron Speck Sternburg as |eiiha"
Ambassador at Washington He married MISS
Daisy Cornwalfs West, whose sister is the Duchess
of Westminster and whose brother is now I''si
ried to Miss Jennie Jerome, OF NeW-fcrR' 'Iie
clever widow of Lord Randolph ChurchlA ana
mother of Winston Churchill, the new Unoer SEC
retary OF State for the Colonies. The princess VINO
is one OF the most famous beauties OF the courts
of St Jamess and of Berlin and equally popular
ut both is widely known in America through her
portraits She has fve-year-old hoy whose
godfathers King Edward and the Kaiser Inc
new dukes second son. Count Conrad Hochoerg'
has paid several prolonged visits to America whlie
his brother Count Frederick Hochberg, is married
10 Lord Fermoy's sister, and has thus become
brother-in-law of Mrs. ]. Burke Roche OF New
York. and uncle of Miss Cynthia Roche
The Duke of P1ess is perhaps the wealthiest or
all the great mobiles of Germany, possessing not
only vast estates but also rich and productive
mines and ironworks IN various parts of the en-
pire- especially in Silesia. The patronync OF the
family is Hochberg, and II was first ennooieo IN
1850, when title of Baron Fiirstenstein was
conferred upon Il. Sixteen years later Baron
Fiirstenstein was advanced to the rank Of Count
Hochberg. and the late King Frederick William ~
Of Prussia raised the Count Hochberg of his day
to be Prince of PIess.
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE Y. NJ. C. A
Lord Kinnaird. who has just been elected presi-
dent of the international council Of the Young
Mems Christian Association IN succession 10 the
late Sir George Williams. is of the many
banker peers of the upper chamber Of the British
legislature. being the principal partner OF the old
established London bank of Ransom, Bouverie &
clay & Co. He is an old Eton boy and Trinity.
Cambridge. passionately fond OF athletics lie
captained Eton football team a lad ana
Is one of the regular attendants at all the
great cricket matches His title is an old one,
having been created in 1852. and must not be con-
founded with that of Lord KYnnaird, which Is
borne by the eldest and heir Of the Earl OF
Newburgh. Lord Kinnards eldest son, like the
other first born of Scotch peers, bears the title
of the master He is fine. tall young fellow, whose
disposition toward philanthropy and seriousness Is
tempered. in the of his father. by his very
pronounced taste for everything athletic Lord
Kinnaird has a fine old place in Perthshire and
stately town house in st. Jarnes's Square which
for several seasons placed at the disposal of the
late Mr.. Gladstone