New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
British Monarch Will Attend
Races at GoodWOOd This Sum-
mer as Guest of Duke.
VERSAILLES BALL PLANNED
Duchess of Marlborough and
Lady Cheylesmore Inter
ested in East End of
London Charities.
lBy cable to Tho tribune. !

whose patronage of the sport of horse
racing has been much greater than
was expected at his accession. has al
ready announced his intention of az
1Cnlin% the Goodwood meeting in
AuSUst. during which time he will he
The guest of the Duke Of Richmond and
Gordon at Goodwood House. whence
ho will proceed direct to CoWes for the
"dchting week. The Queen will not
accon.pany the King to Goodwood. but
viii go to CoWes later. The Prince of
Wales AT the Hose of the oxford Lent
tc.m. viii reioi1 the King and Queen
30 buckingham Palace. and spend Fart
81 his vacation at Sandrinsham.
The announcement is made that Lady
Alfred Paget who is now more than
eighty years old. has decided to give
up her Bushey Park residence. known
a. Upper Lodge. which was granted 90
the late Lord Alfred Paget by Queen
Victoria Upper Lodge is stocked with
valuable art objects. of which Lady
Paget has long been a keen collector.
some have already been sold privately
ana others arc to. be disposed of oy
auction shortly.
Duchess CT Marlborough Active
The Duchess of Marlborough this
week lent sunderland House for the
annual meeting of the East London
Association of Friendly Workers. The
duchess received her guests in the IA
NOUS ma, bile and gold ballroom. Among
those present were Lady Stamfordham,
tho Dowager Lady Ashburton. Dowager
countess Of NoIthesk. the Dowager
Lad- Hastine. AIRS Roger MolyneuN,
Sir Arthur LaVlev and Sir William
Bull
4 few days ago the Duchess ol Mari
L,rouch opeued Albion House. which
was formerly a public house, as a resi-
Dental club and restaurant for WORKING
women and girls. After the opening
ceremony the duchess and those OF her
circle who accompanied her had a cnp
a. ten and two slices Of bread. known
"a tho working girls as tea and TWO
Goorsteps." for which they all pay the
regulation price Of one penny. ALBION
House has been bought freehold for
-. 7IO. bat the committee require an
othcr. 50 500 i'm order TO Pay the cN-
rCnscs f decoration and reft,ing and
10 give the home fair opportunity 10
rum as self-supportins concern. II
VIII bc conducted on entirely non
sectarian lines 10y the National Asso-
cation fo. Womens Lodging Houses.
Lady Leith of Fyfc and the Hon
Mrs Rosdew Brown are to give ball
for Miss Lorna Rosdew Brown at Lord
Lcith's house i'm Grosvenor Crescent
shortly.
Lady Cheylesmore is taking a deep
and active interest in the organization
Of a fair and variety show in aid Of
the quinquinnial appeal fund OF the
London Hospital. the largest dispensing
house Of medical and surgical care in
the East End She has lately peeh
stopping at her historic residence near
Coventry. which was once owned by
the Black Prince.
Marconi's Summer Home.
Guglielmo Marconi has taken as a
summer. residence the beautiful old
World estate Of Glyn Atom Waenfawr'
near Carnarvon, the beauties of which
Immersed him when searching the
Welsh coast recently for a site for 4
wireless station.
The Versailles ball. which is 10 be
held at the Albert Hall on June D.
PROMISES 10 be one of the features of
the London season. Society is already
making elaborate preparations for inc
occasion. The Duchess of Somerset
has undertaken to represent the court
Of Spain. and several other society
leaders are planning representations OF
other courts. Queen Alexandra also
has given her patronage TO the ball.
The Duke Of Sutherland, who recent
~ leased Stafford House to Sir William
Lever. has SOLD large portion of his
Assynt estate to j. w. Stewart, a
wealthy Scottish Canadian.
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. who is enter
tanning a great deal this season, has
sent out invitations for three afternoon
receptions III hdlAI 1T lIti lipu7Nf -NN'
II Berkeley Square
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. :. Gray, who have
been stopping at Claridges for some
weeks. left this week for Paris in their
Go-horsepower Delaunay automobile.
They ere returning month hence.
Nj. and Mrs. Benjamin 5. Guinness
is STAYING at the Ritz Hotel for some
weeks.
Lady Essex. who left for the south Of
France this week, gave succession OF
small parties at Brydon House, where
her sister, the Countess de Bre.euiL
has been staying.
Lady arthur Paget has left Cor
Paris with Mrs. w. II. Leeds. They
are going To Monte Carlo.
Mrs. James Henry Smith is expected
here shortly for the season. and viii
probably reside i'm a West End hotel,
as her house, No. ~ Grosvenor square
has been leased 10 Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Duke.