The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-06
THE HUMAN PROCESSION

Somewhere between pages IA and 179 of the History of America-aIthough the event is not recorded in that vol -ume-a man by the name of Cobb left his native land and emigrated to the United States. And he -begat sons, and they in turn begat other sons, until the Cobbs waxed great and pow erful in the land. Which brings us down to the present generation of Cobbs, including that illustrious trio, Tyrus, Irving and Frank.
 Tyrus is the youngest, and, most will say, the greatest of the Cobbs- But this isn't his birthday party. Next in order of age comes Irwin Shrewsbury Cobb, the plump humorist and phil osopher from aPaducah. He who has laughed over Irv's tales until his face was as red as a rose, or, as Irv would put it, "the inside of blonde COW, :" doesn't need to be told that he is fun ny; but he will never realize just how funny that obese author can be until he has seen him clad in filnny blouse and abbreviated skirt, with legs bare and armed with what, in our younger days, we called a bone-arrow, essayine the role of Cupid. But this isn't Irving Cobb's party, either.
 Senior of the distinguished Cobbs is Frank Irving, editor of the New York World, and this is his birthday party,
 
 Kan, forty-four years ago today. MT. Cobb, during his nine years as editor in-chief of the great Journal establish ed by Joseph Pulitzer, has won a place among the foremost editorial writers of the century. His first Journalistic experience was in Big Rapids, Mich, but he soon outgrew that town. and went to Grand Rapids. His next move was to Detroit, where he wrote editoE& ia1s for the Evening News and the Free Press, and won high praise from Col. Roosevelt. In 1904 Joseph Pulftz- CT, after having read to him the edi- torials from many leading newspa- pers, decided that Frank I. Cobb was the man he wanted to brighten up the worlds editorial page, and MT. Cobb responded to the call.
 Three eminent British nobles, the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of AthoIl, and the Marquis of Northampton, will be the recipients of birthday congrat- uIations today. The Duke of Argyll is the head of the Campbell clan, which has played part in Scottish and Eng fish history and in the development of the New World, and is descended from Sir Colin Campbell, who was knighted for valorous deeds in 1286. Besides being. Duke of Argyll, he is Marquis of Lorne and Kintyre, Earl Campbell and Cowal, and holds many other titles He was born at StaHorQ House, London, sixty-eigtt years ago today, and has held many high offices, including tha tof Governor-General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. The Duke of AthoIl, who is seventy three today. is descended from a family which for three centuries has been prominent in the peerage of Scotland and Great Britain. He owns vast estates, pr1n- cipaIIy in Scotland, with a, total Of over POO, 900 acres. The young Mar quis of Northampton, who recently set tied $250, 900 upon Miss Daisy Mark ham, an actress, to end her breach of promise suit, passes his twenty-eighth milestone today. His father, who died a few months ago, was an accomplish ed musician, and spent much time in knitting and embroidering-
 Rear Admiral Charles Johnston Bad- ger, commander of Uncle Sam's Allan tic fleet, is a native Of Rockville, Md, and will celebrate his sixtieth birth day today. He entered the naval academy in 1869 as appointee of President Grant. Admiral Badger is in supreme command over fleet which includes four super-dread- noughts, and which is more power full than the whole United States navy of a dozeb years ago.