The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-10
WANTS KNIGHTHOOD
FOR ENGLISH WOMEN

fourteen yenrs ago. tho widow OF
United states Senator Hawicy. and
Lady Randolph Churchill, for her work
In ntting out. cauipping anu running
the Anglo American hospital ship that
did such good work during the South
African campaign
The late Lady Curzon was tho only
American woman who received tho
kaisar-i-iIind medal
There Is sim another decoration in
the gift of the King. and for which
women are eligible namely, the Cross
OF tie English Order OF 81 John OF
Jerusalem. which several American
women have received for the part
which they took In organizing ambu-
lance relief work during the Boer
War The badge Of this order is "a
Maltese cross or white enamel Sc, In
silver. and worn with a ribbon OF black
silk.
From this IL viii be seen that there
| arc plenty OF orders already In eAis-
| tencc for women In Eng land and that
| II such women as the notoriety seek
I ms MarC hiouess OF Townshend are
demanding the creation OF YET another
distinction Of this nature. IL Is because
they have not been found eligible for
those already In existence.
Almost every other monarchical
country has Ia orders OF knie hthood
for women. ono of the exceptions being
Italy. while Beleium l. ano. her. In
kussin there 1. the Order Of 1t Cath
crime. and also that Of the Red Cross;
Ia Austria there is III. o der OF Eliza
beth. and Of the Star Cross: In l'rus-
STA the Order OF Louise. In Bavaria.
those ~ Thcrese and OF st Elizabeth.
in Japan, the Order OF the Crown: III
Turkey. that OF the Chcfakat. while
in republican Ftancc the. . are over Il
: hundred womcnswho have received the
Legion Of Honor, and near "a thousand
! the gold and silver palm leaves or the
, Order Of INSTRUCTION PubliQue.
! Mimic Castle to which young Lord
y Mimic has just succce led, on the dea tn
| OF his father Within its walls is sit
I Gatcd in the mountainous portion OF
g the County OF RoAburrh. about six miles
: distant from the quaint old town or
iiawick. nature has endowed The dis
- trict Will much beauty In hill and
i dalc. and history has invested IL with
i the romantic charm associated with
leeds Of afIns tn border wars. sir
e Walter scott was n frequent visitor
n 1T M.nto Castle. and In his Lay OF
= the Last Minstrel and other works
n refers to Il, well 10 other fea-
T. lures OF the estate notably. he well
Il known craes overlooking the Che,io s
~ capped by tower. mounted "tth q
\ gun taken by Elliot the Brave
from the French Admiral Thurot IL
"a In 100.
D. The castle il Of that dark gray ston
or which 70 many OF these ancestra
- homes Of the scottish istocIacy ar
: constructed. and. while tho olIcr por
= ton is OF great antiquity. the moaerl
- part iuclVdine tn: great porch an
- the immense circ lar hali, iatcs from
~ about i3o years ago.
' =" 1t Is full of ophes and relics o
-, various kinds among them being
~ miniature of queen Marie Antoinctt'
',' given 10 the hrs, Earl OF Mimic ID
- Aiftabcau, who had received IT trot
that i'll fatoi Queen. beautiful
w seGlpturcd martie dog FOUND anon
the ruins Of q . Qpn-y ear old villa nea
Naples, and given 10 the I-ord Mint
- OF her day b. Queen Caroline {
Naples. sister of Marie Antoinette; all
~, the sword surrendered by the cor
~ . minder or the Spanish battlrship "a
49,, Jose. In the great naval battle off ;
- Vincent TO Nelson, and presented h
49,, the latter to hts intimate friend. :
,n Gilbert Elliot, who was with MIN {
49,. board his Ansship Minerva at tho tin
as a passenger.
Copyright, 1914. BY the BRENTWOOD
49, Company