New-York tribune., 1908-03-20
LORD CR0MER MAY COME
Inifted TO Stay at the White House
FI7hiIe Here

~ hiIe Here
Copyright 1905 by the Brentwood Co-rpany-l
-yor7 Croner, whosr hook about Egypt Is attract
trs such widespread attention both sides of the
Atlantic. has. according 10 Information which
reaches from London. received a personal let
- Of Invitation from President 10 visit Amer
80 during the course OF year and to stay with
1,ira IS his guest at the White House Lord Cromer
ss never Yet the President. nor has he crossed
-he Atlantic. although nc has shoals OF American
friends many whom he has entertained at CAIRO
With most charming hospitality during his stay OF
more than q quarter Of a century in Egypt More
o.,er he has any number ot American relatives.
s,,, there is no cre family in the British peerage
,5s- has attracted so many matrimonial alliances
.n this country as that Of Barring. That Lord
.-,-,e~ would therefore receive very hearty wei
come from people here Il he were u accept the
invitation Of the President goes without saying.
The Pres dents action IN inviting Lord Cromer 10
fa-or,le his guest TO have been prompted oy
. .s-m admiration for the ma gnificeat work which
he earl has accomplished in Egypt and likewise
fz tae conviction that he would be able to give ad-
>Ce q altogether ncalcIiabe value TO the authori-
--es al Washington in connection with the thou-
sz7a ana one knotty problems constantly arising
i= The administration tie Philippines There are
many points of analogy between the latter ana
rzvu; especially relating to the respective Amer
fran ana English control Of the two countries ano
ro-5 rrorne-s experience in dealing with Oriental
aces is altogether unique
r Is difficult TO conceive any greater CONTRAST
resident full OF Impulse. or eSubeTanI
-fsc and enthusiasm everything that interests
in, ~, rbe ooe hand and the unruftled calm, the
-.srie17ce the delfberation and the extraordinary
5--rervfor1sness 10 sentiment anG emotion tnat
-tars cterze ali the actions o. LORD Crorner II IS
natural therefore they should each be sub
-. = ,---f.,ss- interest another. and
should Lord CromeT fino that the state OF his
health permits him 10 accept me invitation eA-
tended 70 him BY TIE President 10 spend some
-s-,a be,eath his official roof &; Washington the
50
.--,,-s--- ur1blic cannot fail to command wide
,-ez5 et1ention. both here and abroad Under au'-
t..-ox,s,ces the somewhat unusual complmerc
80 ~ -he President tc Lord Cronler has create7t
- .,a+5=csfsor IL official political circles IN
--clard where i If regarded not only as token
= Americas good VIII hut also CT American ap-
-,-.cis-iou o. EGslsnd's sail, not 10 say pre-eri-
-errs. in the difficult task Ct administering orien-
al dependencies.
faxOHTZkTIoN OF AN AMERICAN SAINT
President Roosevelt VIII long be able TO
,.7ast of relationship vvith q recognized and duly
-znonized sa.n: OF the Roman Catholic Church
Far the f-st steps toward the full cancnization OF
F!Izs beth Seton. who { hundred years ago founced
no order OF tae Sisters Ct Charity in America at
-H ve-r tscInr ire Of IRE last century. have now
+.sa3 ca-,pletea and the further procedure neces-
So before the mystic letters 81" can be pre-
-x-d % the name o. this universally reYered
-oa7an is progressing apace. being expedited IN
s~ery measure possible by Plus y "ho Is kcehlZ
Interested bout the matter
Elizabeth Seton vas d daughter Of Dr.. Richard
Fsvev whose wife. Charlotte Barclay. was g
daughter of Andrew Barclay and Helen Roose-
,-e-- one nf Dr.. Bariey's sons. Guy Carleton. q
,-o-ne- therefore Of 1ho founder OF the order OF
re sisters o. Charity IL America. married Grace
Roosevelt. and their son, James Roosevelt BaEieE
a. -euFer of the now about 70 De canon
--es became first Of all Bishop or Newark and
-ts- eighth Archbishop Of Baltimore Elizabeth
r.sv.ey married William Seton. the favorite cousin
zad correspondent OF the celebrated Miss Agnes
AID Miss Mary Berry, who fo- nearly lhFee-quer-
-e-s ~ century played conspicuous role IN
---1ish society and VINO are portrayed as the
A.fss Ot-antos by Lord Besconsfeld IL his novel
.-z-fr:s- Grey after the death Of her husband
N-s- William Seton ~ho had become q convert 90
Catholicism in Ist. devoted herself 10 the founda-
-.7- IN Frederick County. Nd, OF tie first house
af sisters cf Charity n the United States Arch
bishop Robert Seton. formerly Of New York but
zho now makes MS home permanently n Rome Is
z--aaGsou-- and the occasion OF eAch o. l-49
recent visits 10 America has been Hospitality re
oeved jy his kinsEan al the White House
There are few families whose record Is more IN
-a-es-ing or interviewer with national history on
both sides Of the Atlantic than the Setons- Only
few ,es-s ago tle name Of an American Seton
vay aa many lips in connection with some feat ot
conspicuous gaisntTy performed will!e serving WIN
tie United States army in the Philippines aHo d TX
- before that Major Henry Jarues seton, OF me
RaszT Irish R.-zas. winning distinctions ana
roro-z 'r south Africa Every reader Of the WORKS
r. s. Walter Scott VIII remember the devotion OF
a- lovely Mary SETON who was the most peaullIul
and @svor.re Of tie four Aarys 1g1Ttng as maids
q honor = the IL faxed Mary Queen O. 0c''s-
-g5es.-e Of Shakespeare may recall that the HI
--o-+.f b~~5 6ssc-ibed 2 Lord Seton being IN
attendance On NscbetE. The Setons occupy 10
LIS g. rro-ircu- position IL the arlstocracy 81
E@ede- held for three centuries notable place '
~ -s-rscsate OF Milan have their CHIEF in Eng
r--E Si- Bruce Maxwell seton eighth hsroaef o.
.s line and NAV he described serving as d
s-ss Of connecting link between some Of tho Old
80 houses a. the European aris-ocraoy and q num-
- Of -re -os- ancient and most blue hooded fam
Hes II colonial descent IN rEe United States,
Among tho -ranv Seton honors in Great Britain
re-c been the earlG0us OF DGnfermlne and o. " N
-o~ -ea-e Two being nov held by George NontsP'l'-
s--r. Lo-1 E-el1nE-o- a. descendant through -
female line from one Of tho earlier Scion sarls OF
r77-.o- -r-a- there are the dormant baTonies of
seton and Of pa-a-Gath. The American Setohs be
long - she parte-Da-h branch OF the fanny ana
70 this country rhe reign q King |eose IL
J. 5zst question 70 whether some OF the Hof
-su- scotch reeraez Of the Setoas. and even some
- tha existing honors do not belong by right TO
t-e American S=-ore. who have never however put
rarzarc any definite p-etensonz. thereto OF instl-
;4seE am e.e-e % establish rlat they believe 10 be
'sa'r t-+rr On tho othe- SIDE O. the Atlantic now
.sor t,.opls have baen less rerlis= and Lord Eg-
g-s1sa has been put 20 good deal Of trouble anu
s-re-Ee - claimants 20 his seton ea-ldom O. " n
ore e tie most interesting Of these precensioIS
tEe- z-t forward tr George seton. Of LlF7f-
pool aao raeed his claim marriage said o
sre been contracted b- -ac nth and last Of the
Ne-nr oars Il W5-,on. This peer. after beng IN
t.-s'.s=G Tie Tower o. London ana sentenced 70
.1h ll- lais loyalty IL fateG stuart cZ-nasiE
i--rassd in ICY romantic fashion 20 eject Hl7
escape 10 t.te Continent and lived for q time -
'1s 1olr; o. Frarce. and then al Rome. The clos
g Eears of his i1fe and the ciTcInlStances O. ms