Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-05-19
GAY SEASON
IS STARTED
IN LONDON
More Social and Sporting
Activity Is Planned
Thar for Three
Years
LATE NEWS FROM
ENGLISH CAPITAL.
General Booth Now Almost
Blind Plans to Visit
America This
Year

4 LONDON. May lS.-Fol the first
time in three years London is really
itself. and everyone IS looking forward
to an interesting social and sporting
season. In 1910 the death of King
Edward restricted the usual gaiety
and last year the coronation Oyershad-
owed the ordinary spring and sum
mer season.
The season was formally opened the
last day OF April, when the King
motored To Newmarket for the in.
auguration OF the real flat racing sea
son. For Ascot the King and Queen
will entertain al Windsor
Besides the Latn-Rritish exhibition,
the annual horse show will take on its
old-time prestige The naval and mill.
tary tournament will. be followed by
the International Flower show at Chel.
sea, which has been organized on
scale to eclipse anything OF its kind
ever given mere. For the first time
in the modern history OF social Lon
. don there will be two opera houses
giving grand apera.
The greatest sporting event of the
season will be the triangular battle for
cricket hOnors between English,
South African and Australian elevens
There will be nine test matches. and
after their showing in Australia last
winter the English boys are entertain
ing high hopes that the championship
Will remain a. home
In the purely social realm any mum.
Der OF great POSSESSES Will SignaliZe
the return to normal conditions by
giving balls. Among these will be
Mrs. George Iveppel. who has spent
but little time in London since the
death OF King Edward. She will give
bail 10 introduce to society, her
daughter. Miss Violet keppel The
Duchess of DeyOnshire VIII entertain
the King and Queen on Derby night
and the Duchess OF Norfolk Portland
and Wellington will entertain at balls
One OF the events of the season will
be the One Hundred Years Ago Ball,
which viii be given for the benefit OF
the Soldiers and Sailors Help society
All attending the ball must appear in
costumes of 1912, and it is expected
that the result will prove striking.
The Empire. another cha. ~ ball, Is
also expected 10 be great social sue
cess.
Plan American Four
Commander Eva Booth leader OF
the Salvation Army in America, has
arrived here 10 arrange with her faith.
er, General Booth, the itine airy OF the
American tour which the veteran army
, chief expects 10 make some time this
year. No definite steps in This direc-
I ton Will be taken. howevCf, until aft.
er General Booth undergoeS an opera.
ton on May - for the removal of a
cataract from one OF his eyes. The
sight of one eve is totally destroyed
but his physicians have assured the
[ general that unless unforeseen COM
! plications arise they will be able 10
restore the sight of the other
AT the present time General Booth
/ can barely distinguish outlines, and
/ he feels his aIfliction keen!y, for ne is
| extremely fond of studying the faces
I OF his audiences. His total blindness
/ in one eye was due TO his Impotence
! for, after an operation had been per
( formed on il for the removal Of cat.
I aract, he made a motor tour, during
which he removed his goggles to get
1 better view of the crowds which sur.
rounded his car at every stop. The
4 light and dust caused Inflammation
which resulted in total loss of sight,
and il was with the utmOs. difficulty
: that the eyeball was saved His re.
manning good eye at the time had
. begun to show signs of casaract and
I II has continued to grow until an op.
Grafton is necessary to prevent alb
solute blindness.
Apart from his eye trouble, Gener
! al Booth is enjoying splendid health
and on his coming American tour
which will be one of the most extern
sive he has ever undertaken, he will
preach almost every day.
Much has been heard here recently
of the exploits in Tripoli Of the Amar
iyehs or Members, the young Arat
girls who are fighting in the desert Il
stem the Italian invasion, but moth
ing definitely has been learned OF this
amazon adjunct TO the Turkish fight
ing forces until the return of cor
respondent who has been with large
force of Arabs in the desert for some
time. The girls are between the ages
of sixteen and eighteen and they de
rive their name from their duties
J which are to mend the cou. age OF th'
falling, to rebuke the wavering and in
spire' the brave They also bring wat
er to the thirsty in the foremost rank
OF the warriors, and in performing
this service many girls have lost thei
lives. They are the best substitute
that the Arabs have for Red Cros
nurses and they bear the dead as vel
as the living from the battle fields
another service which has taken tol
in many of their lives.
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