The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-31
ARMY AND NAVY
PUZZLED OVER RANK
OF O'ABRUZZI.
Is He Admiral. General
or Royalty?
Duchess of Marlborough
is Devoting Time and
Money to Many
Charities.

, D'Abruzzi, the visiting Italian noble
man and scion Of royalty, who is be
ing wined and dlEed by both branches
of the military, his country men and
the bonton of the city. Every ois
seems to have taken II for granted tnat
q royal parsonage could not be any
thing In either the army or the navy
Of grade less than that of admiral
or general. The newspapers have
been calling the duke admiral and
Gen. Fred X. d. Grant, commanding
the department Of the east yesterday
ordered salute -of seventeen guns
fred In honor Of the duke, to whom a
reception was given ON Governors
island ia the afternoon. Why seven
teen guns is the question. II the duke
had been invited to attend the recep-
tion as royalty salute Of eighteen,
or twenty-one guns, for that matter
should have been fred Seventeen
guns are for genral in the army,
and the-information was received from
the Italian consulate that the duke had
nothing whatever to do with the army.
However, one report had 1t that the
duke changed his naval uniform for a
uniform OF an Italian generai, while
he was making the trip from his ships
to Governors Island. 1t cannot be
learned, though, whether the duke
made this lightning change out or
pollteness TO the American general
who had ordered salute to which hs
was not entitled as a naval officer, Or
whether he carried with him an as
'sortment OF commissions and uniforms
TO accommodate himself TO varying
circumstances.
When the rallas consulate was
called up on the phone and the caller
asked: 'Whst is his rank. ,anyway7'
the reply was Just momenN. please;
hold the wire" While the curious one
held the wire he could hear the ques-
ton repeated to q colleague of him
who answered the call: What =
alphabetically captain? A commo-
dore? I'm not sure; let's look In thet
dictionary"
And evidently the two turned to an
italian. English lexicon to search for
an equivalent OF the Italian title. Fin
ally one of them returned to the
phone and said;
"Hello-we are not sure what his
rank is In English. We think II is
next TO rear admiral. We have tried
10 find the word In the dictionary but
have failed"
well, what is the italian ttle7"
Capitano dl Vaschello."
"Vashello' is vessel or ship isn't 1T"
oh, no, II something more than
hip"
Thank you very much, SIR"
You're entirely welcome"
This terminated the telephone con-
1ersatlon with the Italian consulate
md the curious one Is still wondering I
What the Dukes rank is. II he's
captain, he's not entitled to any salute
Il all. II he's In command OF Some ,
hing more than a ship" he may be
Untitled TO couple OF guns, at least.
here is no question, however, as 10 ,
lis right to a royal salute;' but this
as not yet been accorded him.
Yesterdays cable despatch from Lon
lon telling that the Duchess of
had been instrumental
n fitting up a home near the Euston
quare railway station for che benefit /,
( the wives and children OF poor
risoners, Is an additional fact tending
0 show that that In her marital sor-
ow the duchess "our Duchess" her
riends and sympathizers here call !,
er has turned for solace to the
'ork OF bringing Joy 10 others.
The mefest mention OF the duchess
rings to the mind OF New Workers
ecollection of that wedding OF hers y
!, st. Thomas church in the autumn o
I 1905. Little more than a decade .
as gone In which Consuelo Wander 4
Hts welded experience has not exact U
followed the primrose lane OF
lumber OF International marriages.
When Marlborough came over here
, take back the daughter OF AVIAN
erbilt as his bride, he brought with .
Ina r. Harding Milward, who had
cen the solicitor for the young Dukes
ouse for years. The old barrister's a
lsin@s was to arrange the marriage II
II his client. He was a typical gen n
eman of the old English school. In W
ANY ways he was nearer to the "
,ung son of the House of Churchill o
an any living man and yet when p
e invitations to the wedding recep- HI
on, held at Mrs. vanderbllt's house. HI
72nd Street and Madison Avenue. ii
ere sent out Mr. Milward didn't get #
le. Mrs. Vanderbilt herself had sent ci
It the invitations and the old gentle b,
an did not believe that the omission
as accidental. On the wedding morn
was breakfastihg at the Waldorf and
course the wedding was the sub ar
ct discussed. Mr. Milward spoke pr
trer feelingly OF the slight he had Al
ffered asked to explain II. he smil- te
gly said: Ca
Il am only an EnglIs lawyer and Of as
nrse cannot be conSjdered In Mrs. re
set. My clients at home IN
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