Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29

saving are given at the Bath club from
time to time William Henry and
Lord Desborough--the latter president
of the club--who hold international
records as swimmers, are the instruc-
tors i'm life saving, and King Edward
has given silver challenge cup which
is competed for every year. Lord
Desborough, it will be recalled, swan
across Niagara falls on two occasions
some years ago. His daughter. the
Hon. Monica Grenfell. is one of the
champion swimmers of the Bath club.
and also holds a record for life-sav-
ing. She Is only ! 5 years old An
other Junior" little lady who has
covered herself with glory and gold
medals Is Miss Joan Dickson Poyn-
der. She, with Miss Monica Burnand,
granddaughter of Sir Francis Burnand
of Punch fame, have given some
splendid exhibitions of what girl
swimmers can do. The smallest lady
swimmer" is tiny Diana Horribly who
is only six years old, and yet she does
an overland" stroke which experts
say is almost perfect She is rapidly
developing into a lady champion.
AQUATIC MAYORESS.
one of the most interesting individ-
ual lady swimmers in all London is
the pretty and charming mayoress of
CamberWel. Miss Ruby Markillie.
Camberwen by the way. has Il popu-
lation of 100000 exceeding that of
many big American citieS--and in
this crowded London area. the lady
maYoress holds sway. The position of
Miss Markille is unique. Her father is
the mayor of the borough. and under
ordinary circumstances. her mother
would act as lady mayoress, but. ow-
ing to the latters i'll health the daugh-
ter does the honors which are not
altogether a sinecuTe. The Young
mayoress has to open public meetings.
deliver addresses TO visiting royalty
should there be anv-attend and open
bazars, preside at the laying of corner
stones and perform lots of other pub
lie duties, to say nothing of a vast
amount of correspondence which is
thrown on her hands.
Yes, | am the lady mayoress," she
admitted with modesty, when asked TO
give some particulars of her career
as the youngest lady mayoress in
England. being only in her twenty
first year when | first had to act
as mayoress. | was little nervous.
not being used to public speaking but.
having attended elocution lessons
was not long in overcoming my first
fright | have to attend receptions
work connected with the position, but
/ am becoming quite used to IT,
cannot say | enjoy these duties as
much as my swimming work of which
/ am passionately fond.
STARTED EARLY IN LIFE.
~ began to swim when I was only
nine years old, being taught by my
father who was an army gymnaStic
instructor When about 10 or l6
went in for high diving, and managed
to win four gold medals. / have also
won four gold medals for swimming
1T has only been within the last
year or two that we have been able
to get women in our district to take
an interest in swimming, but the sport
seems now to have caught ON ire
mendously For II long time. our
swimming club had only 30 members.
but il has recently grown TO so and
the numbers are increasing every
month Every year we have n swim
ming gala, at which all sorts of swim
ming and diving feats are performed.
The girls often prove to be better
swimmers and divers than the boys"
BOTH WELL PATRONIZED.
The fondness for swimming evinced
by tho Camberwell lady mayoress has
communicated itself to all the young
womenfolk within her jurisdiction, ana
the Camborwell baths are among the
most popular in all London. ON Satur-
day afternoons the poOl-which Is a
very big one-is crowded, so much so
that hHthers have to wait their turns
Tor vacant dressing rooms.
London is perhaps unique I'm proVid
ing It's inhabitants with fine swimming
pools IN various parts of the metropo-
lis. Some of these are splendidly fitted
up and have been built at great cost
| The swimming pools themselves are
| beautifully Tiled basins, graded so that
| the water Is from three TO seven feet
| i'm depth. Some of these public baths
are 100 feet long by 30 To 40 feet wide.
| The baths are fitted out with every app
! piance that the heart of the swimmer
| or diver could desire, Al the swimming
"galas" held usually once a month al
| the baths, exciting games OF Whte
polo. and other sports are held. Ere,
| uuoutly mock Ministries composed Of
good swimmers dress up In fancy cos
tune and afford endless fun To spectn'
tors by throwing each other into the
water and generally ndulging I'm watel
"horse- play" Each London bath u
provlded with "A gallery from whict
spectators may watch the run
BATHS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
The popularity OF the London bath
may be Judged from the fact that al
though the building of these baths cos
"A great deal OF money all of them have
paid for themselves The revenue o
the London public baths Is not OBJ
talned wholly from the swimmers WIN
patronize the pools, however, a con
siderable portion of II comes from III
hot baths which are also provided. on
can obtain a first class hot bath 4
London Tor the modest sum of u cent
which is also the price charged for
swim IN the pool, including the use O
towels and somewhat abbrevlale
swimming costume. Second and thir
class baths are provided for cents an
cents respectively ,,.
MAYNARD EVANS.