The Washington herald., 1910-11-15
MILITARY HONORS
OF KING GEORGE

The duty of informing King George that
he has been enrolled in the membership
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of Boston, in succession 10 his
illustrious father has been delegated to
special committee bearing the parchment
which will permit King George to take
part in as many of the field days and fes-
tiEities OF the Ancients as his other en-
gagements viii permit
At the surface this ceremonial may
seem to mean only that the Anclents have
another member and that King George
will have 10 procure another uniform in
addition to the many which the British
monarch possesses already. though l
doubt II he has near as many as his late
father had, who as Is well known, was
very literally endowed with uniforms. II
was of him, by the way. when Prince OF
Wales, that Bismarck said he had more
uniforms and less military knowledge
than any other representative of royalty
he ever knew.
| King George succeeds his father in the
! honorary colonelcy of many regiments,
British as we'll as foreign. His collection
of uniforms, as a consequence. naturally
is exhaustive and il Is nothing but proper
that he should be his fathers successor
also in what is the most ancient Of all
military organizations in America. though
the records at Boston show that at times
the house of Hanover has been In antag-
onism 70 the Ancients.
1t was during the occupation Of Boston
by Cages troops. Immediately preceding
the Revolution. that on one occasion the
Ancients. under the command OF Gen.
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honored privilege of parading on the
Common. They were warned off sternly
j by the British soldiers encamped there.
Gen. Heath. who was a man OF common
sense (no one ever doubted his courage).
marched his men back 20 their armory
He was sharply criticised for thus avoid
Ing an armed collision by the fire-eaters
of his day. One Of the Ancients, 20 make
his protest more telling. on arriving al
the armory, discharged his musket as the
means OF notifying Gen Gage that the
latters military rules were not honored
by every Ancient.
II is easy enough for any monarch "a
be a sportsman. in the theoreue sense OF
the word. but taking upbringing Of roy
atty into consideration, It may not be 50
easy for him TO become a practical
sportsman. King Alfonso meets both re-
quirements. He does everything and
takes every risk his ministers viii allow
Having tasted polo in England. he was
not slow to introduce il in Spain where
IL is becoming fashionable. The reports
Of his skill are not mere courtters' tales
for HIS official handicap Is four, placing
him on the same footing with Viscouni
| Castiereagh, Lord Dalmeney, and Walter
Jones, among the most prominent polo
players.
II is said that the character OF the
Kings game causes his court cOnsldera-
bic anxiety as to his personal safety.
This is not surprising. man who stood
the tests OF individual courage TO which
he has been subjected more than once
In Spain, who was anxious to make an
ascent in an aeroplane. as well as enjoy
the milder excitement OF shooting, yacht
ing, and motoring, is not likely 70 play
any game timidly.
The Prince OF Wales gives promise OF
becoming a fair shot. but ii is doubted II
he viii ever equal his father. the present
King. who, at a very young age, showed
that he was destined TO become one OF
the crack shots OF England When
a boy OF ten. King Georges prowess as
I ,
that he was allowed 20 take part in a
grouse drive. and yet he managed 10 ac-
count for five and a half brace. SO grea:
was his }oy that he rushed out 20 gather
up the birds and tumbled them all at the
feet OF his mother. who had been watch
ing the shooting. King Edward. though
a good shot. especially with pheasants,
fell far short OF his son. and very few
were the occasions on which he was able
10 beat George"
Mrs. George jaw Gould and her chill
dren have been enjoying themselves in
London Vivian and Gloria have taken
such a fancy 10 II that they have made
their mother promise 10 take them over
again next summer Mrs. Gould has
practically decided to do so. She has
looked at several houses and was quite
anxious TO secure Lord Nunburnholme's
but Mrs. Miller Graham again has taken
IL, 10 carry out. during the coronation
season. the grand programme which she
had arranged for last summer when
King Edwards death put an end TO all
festivities.
Mrs. Gould was especially anxious to
get possession of Lord Nunburnholme' S
palatial house. because If Its very ane
ballroom. IL being her intention to give
a grand cotlllion In honor OF her daugh-
tiers, Vivian and Gloria. II appears that
these two debutantes are much fonder OF
society than their older sister Marjorie
now Mrs. Anthony Drexel. jr. They are
looking forward to fine time. since
the alliance of the Gouds with the aris-
tocratic Drexels means that a path OF
social distinction is mapped out for these
interesting and Immensely wealthy young
girls.
Mrs. George Jay Gould. after the man
ner of Mrs Drexel. never has toadied
To royalty. and does not intend 10 do
so now In the case of the DreXels, II
has been always matter of royalty and
the British aristocracy coming TO them
The Drexels know their own family his
tory, and they are proud OF it. and TO
say that they are fully as blue blooded
even as many a member OF the Brit
ish peerage is nothing but the truth.
Mrs. Oliver Belmont, during her stay
in England in the fall, grew more and
more enthusiastic over the suffrage ques-
ton, and had almost constant conclaves
with the organizers Of the movement
Before leaving for America she pondered
deeply over the ACCESSIBILITY OF also in
Producing martial measures in her ma
tive land in the interest of the vote for
women. For she said to a reporter be-
fore leaving London, il American women
once take TO militant measures they will
be more resourcefuI and daring than
their English sisters.
Mrs Oliver Belmont would take much
more prominent part in the movement
were il not for the restraining influence
of her family, some OF whom are furious
with her for meddling at all in II. Those
who know her best and hear her day by
day storming at the injustice OF men
toward women. predict that. one of these