The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
BY LA sIARaUIsE DE roSTESoY.

IL LA IARQUISE DE FONTESOY.
u human s,leks As at his nud diseosa q.
N They are not termed thus In any
derogatory sense. On the con-
trary. the designations ~ Gold and
silver Sticks to His Majesty arc titles
Black Rod. White Rod. Green Rod.
Scarlet Rod, and now Blue Rod. The
latter title has. according to recent
Issue OF the oncial London Gazette.
been bestowed by George v. on Sir
William Baillie Hamilton. who for
many many years was chief clerk OF the
OF innumerable colonial conferences,
and who was appointed BY King Ed
ward on his accession, TO be principal
officer OF arms TO the Order OF ST.
thar ne has been invested with the
title OF Blue Rod: probably because
the predominant hue Of the order. that
is 70 say. OF the mantle and OF the rib
Sir William Is Entrusted with the
organization of all cermonialR in con-
nection with the Order OF st. Michael
and St George. with. the administra-
ton OF Its affairs, and with the care
OF Its records.
mantle of the Scottish Order OF the
Thistle, andrthat is why its officer OF
Earl OF Mansfield. Charles George
Darlington. formerly auditor of the
royal civil list. and relative OF Lord
Darlington and OF Lord Grey. Is known
Order of the Bath. the ribbon and man
tie of which are red. Th9re are two
Black Rods, one OF them. Admiral Sir
Henry Stephenson. who is officer OF
arms TO the Order Of the Garter, and
delegated by the King TO remain IN
attendance on the House OF Lordz. at
q salary from the latter of $4,000 a
year: while the other Is Viscount
n rtarr, l~ L. In
the Irish Order OF st. Patrick
White Rod is Scottish dignity of a
most peculiar character. For.it is not,
like the others, in the1gift OF the SOW
barter and purchase. and is now held
by Sir George Anderson. president OF
the Bank OF Scotland, and who makes
his home at Edinburgh: Tho Office was
Scotland. who bestowed 1t upon his
natural son. William de Londonnis
Robert IL by patent dated 1873. sill
In existence. bestowed the Office OF the
White Rod of Scotland, upon Alex
ander dc Cockburn and his heirs. In
1857. the head of the house OF Cock
burn became bankrupt. and his Barony
Of Of La ar i1u and HIS hereditary Of
sold by order of the Court OF Session
at Edinburgh. for the benefit OF his
creditors. Nine years later. the Cock
burns managed to.repurchase It, but
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the buyer on this occasion being Sir
Archibald Campbell who paid 100000
for the office. In 1906 the office again
came into the market, and was sought
by william Walker, of Coats, for his
second son. Patrick, who appeared as
White Rod of Scotland at the corona
tion OF George ~. at Westminster Alb
hey. When he died. without Issue. the
dignity passed along with his estate
to his two sisters, Barbara and Mary
Walker, who left all their money to
build the Episcopal Cathedral Church
Of st. Mary's, at Edinburgh, and found
ed for that object the Walker Trust. 1t
was as representative Of the Walker
Trust that Sir George Anderson ofl1cl-
ated rs White Rod of Scotland at the
coronation OF Edward VII. being
figure In q similar Capacity next week
at the coronation of George ".
The Gold Sticks are Field Marshal
Lord Grenfell. and Field Marshal Sir
Evelyn Wood a 8 colonels VI the First
Life Guards and the Royal Horse
Guards; while the Silver Sticks are the
sommanding Lieutenant colonies OF
carry wands Of oiIlce. tipped, In the
case of Gold and Silver Sticks. with
gold and silver. while the rods are Of
the color designated by their name. and
topped with the royal arms In gold.
and are borne by their owners before
the sovereign on all state occasions.
During the whole OF this week Sir
Albert de Rutzen, chief OF the metro
politan police magistrates OF London,
will be absent from the world-f famed
and historic court of Bow Street. off
Covent Garden. For the scene Of his
judicial activities is transferred during
the entire period of the Ascot races.
to the Ascot royal stand. or rather to
a small room. in the basement OF tho
royal stand. This constitutes curious
reminder of the fact that the Ascot
race course forms part and parcel of
the royal domain OF Windsor Castle
Ascot being situated In the county
OF Bcrks. offenses perpe trated in tho
district, ought under ordinary oIroun1.
etances to ,ha daalt with Inv fha. coIin .