The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Career of Keeper of Jewel
House in Tower of London

Gen. Sir Arthur wynne, who has been
military secretary to Lord Haldane for
the past Ave years and now has sue
ceeded the late Gen. Sir Robert Law as
keeper Of the jewel house, IN the Tower
OF London, has had a long and very
useful military career since 1853, After
putting in some twenty years Of regi-
mental duty, he went on special service
to South Africa during the Zulu war in
1881. where he came under Sir Evelyn
Woods notice. This started him on his
upward career. When Sir Evelyn was
appointed sirdar he sent for Mai wynne,
as he then was, to command the Fourth
Battalion Of the new Egyptian army,
after which he went to the war ONCE in
1856 He saw the South African war
through from start to finish, first as
Buffers chief stan officer, afterward as
major general in command of the Cape
colony district. Since then he has held
various important posts at home. Level
headed. hardworking, the reverse of
pushful, Gen. Wynne has got to the top
OF the ladder by making the best of every
chance which came IN his way.
The appointment Of keeper of the Jewel
house at the Tower is a civil, not mill
tary post, but 1t is always given to a
general officer Of distinction, and can be
held for life. The salary is $500 a year,
with an unfurnished residence in st.
Thomas Tower. in addition to any emol-
uments the holder Of the office may be
entitled to from army funds. Gen.
Wynne, who Is now sixty-f1ve, can draw
SsOo year as a half-pay general till he
reaches the age of sixty-seven, when he
retires on a pension Of e., 900 a year.
The keepers duties are little more than
nominal, and consist IN looking after the
twenty-six warders who guard the Jewel
house and who are all retired noncom-
missioned officers, but he is Obliged to
reside in the Tower.
The Earl Of Loudoun bears a title
which has been held by half a dozen diff
ferent families, notably the Campbells
and the Craufurds, and IL is now held
by member of the Hastings family, the
titles having descended to the sisters of
the last Marquise of that name who was
a Countess of LOudoun in her own right
She married a Mr.. Clifton, who took the
name OF Abney-Hastings. Their son is
the present Lord Loudoun. Besides Lou
doun Castle, his Iordship owns another
flne seat near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, but he
and Lady Loudoun reside almost en-
tirely in Scotland.
The marriage OF Lord and Lady Lou
doun provided the rare spectacle Of a
Lady Of the Howard family (the Norfolk
oranch), marrying a Protestant Lady
Loudoun is a daughter OF the first Lord
Howard de Glossop. who was the son of
the thirteenth Duke of Norfolk One Of
her sisters is the Dowager Marchioness
OF Butte, whose husband, the father of
the present Lord Butte, was converted to
the church of Rome. Another sister
married the late Lord Herries, a Cath
olic peer, and her daughter is, curiously
Duchess of Norfolk to-day. But
Lord Loudoun was a Protestant, and
Protestant he remains, although reports
used to be circulated that he had gone
over to Rome. Lord Loudoun is a Church
OF England man, and stands by the an
Client faith OF the Hastingses as securely
as Lady Loudoun stands by the faith of
the Howards. But questions of faith are
not allowed to interfere with family
and the Duke Of Norfolk Is
by no means unknown at Loudoun Cas-
tie.
Lord and Lady Granard have returned
10 Castle Forbes, their seat in County
Longford, after attending the wedding
Of Lady Granard's brother in France !
and subsequently paying some visits In !
England. The countess is the second |
daughter of Mr. Ogden Mills and al
won golden opinions on her husbands |
irish estate since taking up her resi-
1ence at Castle Forbes, and Is interest
ng herself in everything that concerns |
he vicinity. She IS president of the |
County Longford Infirmary, and she dis
oUsed, at her first appearance in public |
life, of all the business in much
shorter time than the committee usually
axes in getting through the work.
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spend n good part of the winter in Ire
and and mean to entertain some house
oarties for shooting. The Granard earl
lom is an old one, going back to 1884,
,ut the family has held a barony since
4iS
Lord and Lady Newport have received
The congratulations of their many
riends upon the arrival of a son and
leir, who was born at the home Of Lady
lewports parents. Lord and Lady
Aberdare. The baby will some day be
ixth Earl of Bradford, and wealthy
nagnate and patron of livings in half
dozen counties. He will also repre-
ent the Earls Of Bradford who lived
and died before the present line of
,eers began. For when the fourth Earl
u Bradford of the Newport branch,
lied in 1862, leaving his honors extinct,
'ir Henry Orlando Bridgeman, who had
married the daughter of the second Earl
4 Bradford, was himself created a
aaron of the title of his wife's family.
Then, as his mothers name had been
Newport. the heirs of the honors of the
3ridgeman family have ever since been
allied "Viscount Newport"
Mrs. Anthony ]. Drexel has rented the
esidence in Cavendish square which
ad been occupied by the prime minister.
Ihe has removed all her personal effects
rom the DrexeI home in Grosvenor
quare, for it is now well understood
mong Mrs. Drexels friends that there
3 no hope Of a reconciliation, every ef-
ort on the part of his family and friends
aving been rejected fatty by her. Her !
aughter Viscountess Maidstone, and her
usband will reside with her. Lady Maid (
tone was operated upon last month for I
ppendicitis, but is greatly improved.
| fine suite of rooms is being expressly
for them on the second floor J
( the mansion.
The Grosvelor square house is in the
larket. If 1t is not sold with all it fine !
urniture and curios and works Of art, .
'hich are extremely valuable, they prob :
bly, will he auctioned by Mr.. Drexel.
The Earl of Craven's appointment as :
aptain of the Yeoman of the Guard
ives his wife,. Bradley Martins daugh- I
er, the privilege of private entree into
II rour-f fupcfiOnE She will