The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28

81 iRe, a cross handled sword like that
| n VIII, .,as, , knights. suspended from
Ire mni'e ,h sword belt worn across tho
appp I fanGe. They are the eighteen So
| sailed Military Knights of Windsor. Al
~ ore sime OF the foundation OF the order
victa ny t'er by Edward Ill. after his
france, he decided that each ofI,.thn
members OF the Order OF tho T;nrtnri
e 81 sustain at his own charge ono
had expended their substance and been
oisab ied by wounds In his French wars
axa mat they should be lodged at royal
sor Gas,,. within the precincts of Wind
~, ne. and In the immediate neigh
ooThood OF the Chapel of ST Cieorpe
'he patron saint OF England.
I'm IN me beginning these knights, TWEEN
the original tablishment OF the n,en,t
bers of the Order OF the Garter wero
n ns tha as rs the Aims knights and also
o Oh inc roc, IGOR knights Windsor. in
soutane or cassock Of garter blue with
which they wore scarlet mantle tho
, sJ breast OF their cassock being
E,.G ,,. with star OF silver After
ieio, the veterans OF the Pcninsular War
ana OF the battle OF Waterloo, an an.
st ei1 Geors 70 ne SoeSiled fonndaon OF
crown 70 be permitted to wear their
oid uniforms, Instead OF the cassock
ana ma ntles OF the ordur and this was
accorded By GeorgeIV. as RcRent:,yv
liam ". afterwards ordering. instead.
inc 5pecial military uniform which thev
now wear. and at the same time trans.
II,orming their designation from the
Poor knights" to that OF "the Military
knights of Windsor" i'te.',s
Ihey occupy Tudor houses, built for
t .neir accommodation by Queen Mary.
surnamed the Bloody" are eighteen in
number and are selected, as they have
peen for the past 500 years. from or
tcers who have held Commissions in
IN, me reg ,l! army and who. in accord
IN our wars" They receive their
lodgings free. also a number of her
uiu ii and prerogatives. besides spe-
nans, a,,owanGe, which, added to their
tension, enables them TO live in
5000 deai OF comfort. All that IS asked
OF them in return Is to attend, IN uni
10 hor I'm morning and evening service
IN the capacity OF observation-disclosures,
on the occasion OF state functions held
at Windsor. M t'et'
n,, In The ! reign Gig of King George III.
ana the entire foundation was official,
" known as the Military and Naval Z
n poor Knights sniah Of Windsor But the
% es dnrlnr were ere lsgslated out Of
the FUNDS for their support wero trans
terred TO the Greenwich Hospital non
sion list - pe.'
t'itc SoOu many a buses hail
crept Into the foundation: 60 much SO.
.hat Edward VII. thought of their
aDoltlon. Hs fonno that the residences
Whien the knigats of Windsor occupied
WITHIN the castle precincts, were mart
OF the time not merely lent. but some-
times leased. in return for cash 10
persons whom II was in no sense ~
Inc word desirable TO have as mart ana
parcel OF the Windsor Castle establish
ment: all the more. as TO be a resident
OF windsor confers a considerable
amount of credit and prestige. But
when II was pointed out to him that
pariiamentary legislation would BIO (.
necessary Tor the. purpose of abolish
ing the knights. and that he would
be bitterly criticized for turning adrift
a number of ancient veterans, depriyine
them OF the lodgings and allowances
winch they had every reason 70 be-
lieYe had been granted them for life!
he made up his mind to continue their 3
existence, at the same time instituting
a number of rules by which the abuses
20 which he took objection have been
effectively prevented.
Although officially styled "Kniehts.,.
they are not entitled to the prefix to
their names which falls to the share
or those who receive the honor of
knighthood. either by patent OF else by
q tap on the shoulder with the sword
OF the sovereign, or by that of his
Viceroy of Ireland Or of India 5.
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