Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-16
Tie RIEAxSs or HARL 6oROUGA

The course of the duchess of MARI
borough, following the unhappy devel-
opments in her matrimonial venture
with the titled Bnglishman, will COM
mend itself to right.minded people of
the world, especially to those in Amer
lea who have followed with peculiar in
terest the fortunes of the former Con
suelo Vanderbilt. Instead of giving
way to morose despair because the
glitter of a dukedom in England has
been found to be hollow mockery, or
seeking to forget her sorrow and hui
initiation in the pursuit of gay, thought
less pleasure, the duchess of MARI
borough has with true womanly grace
worthy an American girl thrown her
activities and her fortune into a mis-
sion whose object is the lettering of
the lives of the women and children of
imprisoned criminals. She has just
completed her plans for carry on this
unique charity on big scale, and she
has done it all in such a quiet and UNI
ostentatious way that the facts have
but just become known. Some Ameri-
can papers have inaccurately stated
that the duchess had joined the direc-
torate of the Church army. She has
not done so, neither will she work in
its ranks, but proposes to carry on her
worthy charity on independent lines
This new benevolent enterprise OF
the duchess takes the form of home
In London for women and children OF
n special and previously almost neg
lected class. They are the wives and
children of imprisoned criminals-in
nocent sufferers for the misdeeds OF
husbands and fathers-and to make a
them, the duchess of Marlborough has
just taken 81 years lease of roomy
building in Endsleigh street, st. Pan
cras. This Is being reconstructed en-
tirely by her orders, and negotiations
are in progress for the use of two
buildings on either side. When all
these have been opened, and time has
proved their usefulness, the duchess
out of her American millions, may put
up special buildings or add to hei
leases the adjoining houses on the
same block. For with her this is not 9
new Charitable occupation of the Len
ten season, nor the passing and forced
duty of great lady of the land, but g
life work in carrying out which she
hopes to solve one OF London's many
social problems.
Readers, of course, are familiar will
the family troubles of the duke ant
duchess of Marlborough. The duchess
has the friendship of Queen Alexandra
BY marriage her aunt Is the marchion
ess of Lansdowne, wife of the forme
foreign minister. She is the acknowl
edged leader among women in politica
society. Lady Lansdowne also is
great friend of the queen, and may be
come mistress of the robes at court
The queen and Lady Lansdowne deeI
ly sympathiZe with the duchess. The
have cheered her up and advised he
on more than one occasion.
Soon after the estrangement betwee
the Marlboroughs the queen suggeste
that the duchess devote her time
hard work in order to get her mind o
her troubles. Her mother. Mrs. o.
p. Belmont, was with the duchess q
the time, and together they went
the Church army and had talk wit
its leader, the Rev. Wilson Garlic
The duchess wanted occupation whic
would not bring her before the publ
Mr.. Garlic took her to No. Banns
street, st. Luke's, where, in the mid
of the city slums, the army has its II
tie branch devoted to the aid Of pri
oners' wives and families. The woI
is carried on in a modest way withol
publicity by Mrs. Holder. wife of Car
Holder, the man in charge of the fir
wood department of the Church arm
The duchess was asked to help, al
help she did. She went feverishly In
the work. She bought 200 blanket
1000 yards of cotton to be made In
sheets and undertaking, boots al
shoes-everything, in fact that MI
Holder said was needed, And she
gan visiting the wives of the jailbirds
A short time after the duchess h;
begun this work Queen Alexandra, WI
has taken deep interest in the duches
suggested to Mr.. Garlic that the wo
be turned over to her entire control.
Mr. Garlic Immediately followed h
majesty's suggestion. In his frantic;
ly energetic way he rushed to Sundt