The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03
Not for Himself, but for the
Great Hospitals of
London.
ny La NAReUIsE DE FoNrENoY.

by LA MARGUISE DE FON1'ENOY.
G YDNEY HOLLAND. who through
his fathers death has just be-
come Fiscount I<nutsford. is n
grandson OF that Sir Henry Holland
who. married to daughter OF sydney
smith. the famous wit, spent 80 much
time In New York in the middle of the
last century, when visitors of note from
abroad were few and far between. lilo
was familiar figure in New York so
cicty. and u frequent guest of Thur
low Weed. He owed tho handle TO his
name to the baronetcy bestowed upon
him by Queen Victoria, In return for
his services to her az her principal
physician; ana his eldest son. after NIL
ing the Offices of Minister of Educa-
ton and of Secretary OF State for the
Colonies, was raised by her TO the
pccrage ns Baron and Vlscount Knuts-
ford. In the County of Chester.
The new Lord Knutsford is tho most
persistent bcsgar in London. aud II has
been suggested that he should, on suc-
ceednE to the House OF Lords, trans
form the motto of his house into the
shorter and moro appropriate phrase.
How much?" rs indicative of his
methods of persuasion.
1t is only fair to say that no docs
not beg for himself. but for the great
hospitals OF the metropolis. and sew
eral OF them, notably tho London Hos
pithl and that OF Poplar, have not
only been cxtricated from heavy debt
and placed on an excellent financial
footing. but have been wonderfully en-
larged. improved and brought up TO
date through the millions OF dollars
which he has managed TO collect for
them Known all over Europe ne tho
greatest expert In existence on hos
pital finance and administration, ill
his work for these institutions has
been done without the slightest re-
muneration. and with the solo object
OF relieving suffering.
Hc never loses an opportunity TO
promote libcrality towards the hos
pitfalls In which he Is interested. On
one occasion he struck up an acquaint-
anco on an omnibus. In tho city, with
a couple OF Americans, from aome OF
tho Western States
where arc you goingT he asked.
/ ITO the Tower OF London" was the
lanswer.
why. that is second-rate affair.
compared with tho Poplar Hospital.
You can't leave England without see
ling IL Come along with me and l
Will show you over"
They went over II. They did not
seem particularly pleased at the al
tihNicll ~ lHtAt morning = program.
| iut they never said a word till lie led
hem up to the collecting box. Thcy
lropped therein sovereign apiece.
Then tho storm broke. Sir" said the
oder. you have in you the primary m
sincts of 4 bunco stccrcr!" While
tie other, after gazing at Holland a
minute, exclaimed, with a sort OF jcal-
ols appreciation: Say, young feiiow,
y)u could make your fortune out West
that Is, If they didn't shoot you
fist"
The new Lord Knutsford Ia law
yer ~ profession. but a nnancicr by
preference. and very successful one
at that. For when he Joined mo
beard OF directors OF the East and
west India Docks Company In London.
II was In tho hands OF a receiver with
liabilities fo- interest alone of near a
inhlion dol!aro year, and virtually
no income. Thanks mainly to his ef-
foits IL is TO-DAY n prosperous con-
CEN, with all liabilities discharged,
and paying ordinary shareholders an
average dividend OF per cent This
hat made Il name for him in the city.
Lord Knutsford Is married to Lady
Mary Ashburnhan, youngest sister OF
the present Earl Of Ashburnham, and,
lil0, his grandfather, Sir Henry liol-
lana, ls no stranger on this sida VI
the Atlantic. having been guest on
several occasions of the late j. Pier
port Morgan.