New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
"ALFRED" COMING.
r. GLANDS Former Colonial Secretary
n Famous athlete.

p.-,+ Hon Alfred I,yttelton who was Sec
-.rv Of state for the Colonies in the last Union-
- administration. leaves England this week.
ns for America. and it is illustrative OF the
,snities OF political life in England that he viii
u. his headquarters while in Canada at Rideau
.yn OTTAWA in the executive mansion Of Gov
-,or General who represents the views Of a Cabf-
.. 4be policy Of which is diametricaily opposed
% those Of his distinguished guest Alfred Lyt-
.s,ton besides having achieved fame a states
man Of considerable ability. is perhaps the best
,,nv-u Of nor-yprofessioral athletes British
Isles and is famiarIy known Alfred" pure
end simple. every cricket ground and tennis
court Of the United Kingdom. His prowess on
the football field. in running and at tennis al
though IL IS celebrated noS only in England
hut also in her colonies Is surpassed bv his
success cricketer, and there is member
Of the eristocracy. and certainly in public
life in England who is more thoroughly identified
with the national game in the minds of the people
feature OF his activity is the so-called Chill
dren's Holiday Fund which it's existence TO
his initiative and organization, and which like the
Fresh Air Fund in so many American cities. Sc
fortnight's holiday in the country each
year for thousands OF unfortunate children whose
homes are in the poorest tenement districts and
n the London slJlms.
his mother was a younger sister Of the late
Mrs Gladstone Indeed the late Lord Lyttelto,
ani William E Gladstone married the two sisters
Of SIR Stephen Glynne the same day. and II,
tons with the Gladstones have since been
extremely close and intimate in all matters save
politics Mrs Alfred Lyttelton a Miss Balfour
and IS sister, OF that young lawyer whose en-
gagement TO Miss Vivian Sartoris granddaughter
Of President Grant, was broken off on the very eve
Of the day appointed for the wedding. Alfreds
first wife, most gifted woman. the elder sis
ter Of 'Dodo'' Asquith.
The Lyttelton family is a very ancient one being
descended from Thomas T. Lyttelton who was
Henry Ill King James I conferred a baronetcy
III advanced Sir William Henry Lyttelton to the
rank Of Lord Lyttelton for his services as Cover
Of South Carolina The fifth and present Lord
Lg1telton that is TO say the elder brother Of Al
fred Lyttelton. inherited the vfscounty OF Gotham
the death Of the last Duke OF buckingham and
Chandos without male issue. This was by virtue
OF the special remainder. according the OF
which the viscOunty Of Gotham conferred upon
Sir Richard Temple Of Stowe in 171s was TO pass
II default Of heirs male Of his body the heirs
male Of his sister. married Sir Thomas Byttel-
Ton. The title Of TiscoUnt Gotham being the high
est and most ancient OF the dignities inherited by
the present chief Of the House of Lyttelton is the
one by which he is known, and as which he sits IN
the House Of Lords.
Let add that the Lytteltons claim have
royal blood in their veins. being descended in the
: male line from that John OF Gaunt Duke Of Lam
caster. who of King Edward Ill A sister
Ct Alfred LyJtelton is that Lady Frederick Cav
endish whose husband younger brother OF the
Duke Of Devonshire, murdered in Phoenix
Park. Dublin. by the Invincibles a quarter Of a
century ago