The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-21
REVISES COLLECTION
OF ANCIENT ARMOR

the Royal Society OF Antiquaries in
England, trustee of the National
Portrait Gallery and of the British
Museum and former officer of the
army He has been a frequent visit
or to Canada and the United States,
and among the treasures of his an
cestral home at Dftchley Park, In Ok
fordshire are number of flint i'm
plements found on the site Of the town
in Virginia which takes its name OF
Dltchley from his country seat.
1t was while visiting Ditchley. va.
some thirty yeare ago or more, that
he made the acquaintance of the Ca
madam girl, Miss Julia stanton. daugh-
ter of Isaac Brock stanton, of the Do
ninion Civil Service, who became his
wife.
lie has royal blood in his veins, for
among his ancestors is Lady Litchfeld.
the illegitimate daughter of Charles I.
She was, indeed. one OF the former
chateIaines Of Ditch1ey Park. in OK
fordshire, where all her royal fathers
confidential correspondence with her Is
still preserved in an antique brass
bound chest
A number of English sover igns
| have been entertained at Ditchley
Park. notably Queen Elizabeth: and the
grand old oak paneling of the BILL
lizard room is still adorned with sew
sral heads of red deer shot In 1908
and 1910 by James 7. and by his son,
Henry Prince of Wales. in Ditchley
Park. King James was so pleased
with the place, and with its owner
then Sir Theooald Dillon. that he be
slowed upon him the Irish Viscounty
of Dillon of Costello Gallen. in County
Mayo.
Lord Dillon, however. though his
peerage is Irish, is 50 wholly and en-
tirely an Englishman that he has new
er been elected as one of the repre-
sent,tive peers ~ 1reland and conse-
quently has no seat in the House of
Lords, where his attachments would
have rendered him a useful member.
His only son and heir. the Hon. Harry
Lee Dillon. formerly an officer Of the
Rifle Brigade. was divorced about
year ago from A woman not of his
own world and with whom he did not
live happily. There have been rumors
that he was about to contract a sec
ond marriage with a lady of birth
more in keeping with his own, but
since he is a Roman Catholic. I have
my doubts as to whether he viii be
willing to sacrifice his faith for the
sake OF any such matrimonial alliance
The new curator % the Tower
Charles ffolkes. is a member of one
Of those old families who, like the
faringtons. the Trenches and the
Tinches. have always spelt their pat
ronymics with two small initial let
ters instead OF one capital The way
that the use of these double initial
consonants arose is that in olden times
that is to say. in the early days OF
printing. the capital + was made by
means Of duplicating small rs. But
Of course the adoption OF the present
capital = rendered superhuous the use
of the double T. But many old fam
lilies retain. for old association sake.
the former spelling OF their names
some, instead of using two lower
case consonants are satisfied with
nothing less than two capitals. and in
the English army list there VIII be
found two or three orfcers who write
their name as LLOYD which. to say
the least. is an ahectation.
The Bishop OF nottingham. who
celebrates next week the golden jubilee
OF his ordination. Is no other than the
former Father BrindIe. perhaps the
mos. widely known and popular one
time chaplain Of the British army. and
10 wear on his breast. among other
var medals and decorations. the dis;in-
zuishcd Service order for conspicuous
raIIantry on the battlefelds Of At
bara and KhartOum.
From the Commandment OF Alexandra
in fSSe until the taking OF Kbartoum
sixteen years later. he saw almost
continuous active service In all the
arduous campaigns OF the Soudan and
a the taking % DOnGols. In 1895.
Lord Kitchener put him in military
and naval command % the third gun
boat. which had on board a dctsch-
nncnt Of the south StaftordShire Rcgi-
mcnf
Ia every .one % the campaigns In
which he took part he was specially
mentioned in the dispatches" for ex-
ceptionsl services for his attention o.
the wants % the wounded AMI dying
soldiers on the deld % battle without
any distinction OF creed. for his hero
ism under FIRE. and for his readiness
a. all times 20 stint himself. - - 20
b. able 90 give % tho soldiers
one % TIRE pieasantest features -
these campaigns was the way IN
which the army chapiains. Roman
Catholic Church Of England. and Pres
byterisn, lived and chgmmed togetnsr