Evening star., 1915-05-17
Special Correspondence of The stsr,

1HERE seems to be variety OF
opinions here regarding the
participation Of English women
Is in the peace conference of their
sex AT The Hague, in which German
women also fsure. A very influential
body of the fair sex are quite deter
,,ined to meet their German sisters and
discuss the best means of making their
influence felt in the peace congress that
will follow the war. despite the out
burst of women like Mrs. Pankhurst
and Lady Randolph Churchill and the
protests of the tory press.
AS matter of fact. the delegation is
headed by Mrs Despard. sister of Sir
John French who is leading the British
army in Belgium and France, one of
The most respected of the conservative
and rational suffragists in England. 1t
is not known, however, what Cen
French thinks about the action of his
sister. but as. some day. he will proba-
blv have TO meet the Germans in con-
ference it is not easy to see how he
can object to his sister beating him
to it.
the most energetic women in England.
Originally she was one of the Pank-
hurst orga MIA tion. but early in the
history of the suffragist movement she
found it impossible to work with the
highly autocrati members of that fam
lily and led split which threatened for
Il time to capture the leadership of the
movement. Ultimately. however. the
Pankhursts were too strong for the Sc
ceders-
Like mother. like daughter, While,
in society here, the paramount topic of
the hour-after the war. of course-is
the big "all-Star" matinee at Drury
Lane which is being organized by Lady
Paget in aid of the American Women's
War Hospital. which she was chiefly in
strumental in founding. news comes
from Serbia that distinction that one
fancies must be unique has just been
bestowed upon Lady Pa get jr the mu-
nicipality of Uskub having renamed
one of the finest streets in that city
Lady Paget street.
This is in recognition. of course, of
the splendid nursing work among the
Serbian wounded that has been done
by Lady Paget. jr., (formerly Miss Leila
Paget)-a work that resulted in her
contracting typhus from one of her
patients. and suffering severe illness,
from which she is only now GONZALES
cent.
II is curious that mother and daugh-
ter should bear the same title. the ex-
planation being that the latter mar
ried a cousin in Sir Ralph Paget, now
assistant undersecretary of state for
foreign affairs, and the circumstance
has led to a lot of confusion. many folk
being unable to understand how Lady
FACET" could be both ill in Belgrade
and busy organizing a big benefit"
here. the newspaper having failed to
differentiate between the two holders
of the title.
Lady Arthur Paget is the daughter
of Mrs. Paran Stevens. who created
sensation on her arrival in England
after her marriage to the distinguished
British officer. who is now comman-
der-in-chief Of his majesty's forces in
Ireland. and she has been creating
them ever since. Her husband, whom a
French correspondent recently de-
scribeG IS the handsomest man in Eu-
rope. has just become head of the
Serbia an office that will bring him
into close association with Surgeon
General Gorgas of the American army
when that famous foe of the typhoid
bug arrives in Serbia on his benef-
cent mission.
Planning big. things and organizing
them is Lady Paget's long suit. Her
first entertainments for royalty in Eng
land were organized so carefully that
she won the instant approval of the
then Prince and Princess of Wales.
later King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra. and never lost il from that mo-
ment.
When the. Boer war came along she
conceived the idea of sending out the
American hospital ship which vas
christened the Maine, and she ra.seu
IN FIR
in connection with the war, eventually
receiving the thanks of Queen victoria
for what she had done. She also or
yanized alone a great bazaar got up
for Charing Cross Hospital. re" years
ago. and handed over TO the nospta.
inc nice sum of 100000. the takinss Oh
ner stall and entertainments. ~.
Promptly upon the outbreak OF the
present war she was ousS asai1,, IN
o1,eration once more, with Lady Randoiph
,,LurchilI and a new co-worker IN the per-
.ou of the Duchess of Marlborough, ana
,he speedy result was the American
ne.nen's War Hospital at Paighton' IN
pelonshtre for the benefit Of which the
forthcoming matinee AT Drury Lane, AT
which practically every big theatrical star
or The first magnitude Will appear ann
tv.iuaxic Lady Pagets terrible elevator
accident which resulted in SO many
,,onths Of suffering will he remembered
I,v every one Complete recovery seemed
topeless hut the brave. 1ndomitaole
American woman persevered-and, even
tually had German medical man to
thank for literally putting her on her
feet
All three Of Lady FACETS sons are in
The army. Her only daughter. who IN
herits her energy. married her cousin, Sir
Ralph Spencer PaEet. in 1907. Her full
name is Louisa Margaret Leila Wemyss
FACET Her husband, who is the son Of
y diplomatist. Sir Augustus Berkeley
raget. entered the diplomatic service in
1883 and has served in many capitals,
Washington among them. where he was
stationed during the year 1892. He was
British minister 10 Serbia from 1910 to
1918 and in the latter year became under
secretary Of state for foreign affairs.
Lady Ralph paget's experiences in Bel
grade during her three years there lefe
delightful impression Of the Serbians In
her mind and no sooner did she realize
the suffering that war had brought upon
them than she determined to do all that
lay In her power TO alleviate them She
narrowly escaped death, but she has done
her duty and had a street named after
her. and there are not many living women.
II, indeed there is one, outside of ROYALTY
who can boast a similar distinction.
Apropos Of the fact that the prime min
lister. with few close friends has Just
the highest administrative post in Great
Britain for seven years. few people in
London can recall the day when he re-
turned 10 London after kissing the kings
ba nd On hts appoinsmept Apoona ,ba