Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01

great war is that it has set the
British nobility hard at work.
Many noble lords are. OF course, fight
Ing in the war, for that has always been
the favorite occupation OF a gentleman,
but the necessities OF the present con.
flict make a much higher demand upon
the British upper classes than merely
calling for supply Of officers. These
classes at last realize that unless they
not only provide an army but arm and
equip 1t efficiently they will have no coun-
Try left worth fighting for, and will spend
The rest OF their lives being kicked
around by efficient Prussian officers.
AS consequence, wealthy noblemen
who never did anything harder than
shooting over their estates, are grinding
away at she'll cases and doing even
rougher work il they have not sufficient
Skill TO do that. Even women OF title,
many of them young and beautiful, ac-
customed hitherto 10 a life of luxury and
admiration, have been performing the
roughect kind OF war labors
The first noDleman TO so to work on
war munitions was the Earl OF Norbury,
one OF the richest and most digniiied
no5lemen of England. In the Deerage
he is described as William Brabazon
Lindsay Graham-Toler, fourth Earl Of
Norbury, Baron Norwood, Baron Nor.
bury and Viscount Glandine. Now he is
hand in machine shop
He was too old for military service
and not trained 10 be an officer. More
over, he realized that the need of war
munitions in the British army was even
greater than that OF soldiers He an
piled for the first useful job he could
hear OF, and obtained one in an aero.
plane factory. He has been photo
graphed working at a lathe and deposit
lag his time check showing that he is
doing his duty like 4 regular workman
without any nonsense or favoritism.
The hours are a N. TO Z p. M.
with half an hour for breakfast and an
hour for dinner" Lord Norbury told Il
correspondent Of this newspaper.
Il am not altogether strange to the
work" he explained. 81 have run n
lathe Of my own for the last thirty-tive
years, and have been used TO turning
my hand 10 all kinds of mechanical jobs
that wanted doing. | had intended at
first 10 offer myself for shell work, but
when an advertisement appeared asking
for mechanics for an acroplane factory
] applied for job and was taken on"
Lord NorDrry is ifty-three years OF
age. hut has the appearance and en-
thusiasm OF a man half his age. Though
the hours are long, they will not mean
much hardship for me-" he said. Il like
work, and am never happier than when
I'm working at something"
Once when he vas staying with some
friends in the backwoods OF Canada. ne
related, ne put in no less than eighteen
hours in one day on some pipe-fitlng in
the house.
The peer munition maker receives cX.
actly the same treatment as the other
workmcn, and lodges in one room near
the factory.
Many other members of the nobility,
both men and women, We're stirred 10
action by Lord Norhurys example and
promptly sought work where they could
be useful in supplying the armys needs.
The noble Earl OF hlbemarle is trying
to make strong boots for the soldiers.
having always had a gift for this kind
OF work. The equally noble Earl OF
Ashhurnham found that the best JOB he
could obtain was shoyeling coal into a
furnace where shells were being made
The Duchess OF Rutland mother OF
the famous Manners girls, is making
herself useful preparing little tins Of
pork ana onions for the soldiers.
SO grave has been the lack OF war
materials and munitions in England that
many women have gone to work in the
factories. The supply OF ordinary work.
ing women vas not sufficient for the
purpose and many women OF title and
nigh social position nave gone 10 work
on such tasks as making uniforms and
even making shells They expect in this
way not only 10 increase the war sup
plies, but to shame the men who have
not been doing their utmost
Among the spoiled darlings OF society
who have thus gon" 10 work perhaps tho
most beautiful and picturesque is the
Niscountcss Cur2on She is the wife 81
Viscount Curzon, who is the eldest sor
OF Earl Howe, and is only a very dis
,ant relation Of Lord Curzon Of kcdles
ton. who married Miss Letter, OF Wash
ingtCn.
Lady Curzon is considered the LOB