Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-17
MYLORD AND LADY
HAVE VEXING DILEMMA
ON WAY TO THIS CITY
MARQUIS of Aberdeen Takes
Right Train, Marchioness
'Does Not and Her Lady
ship Has the Purse
~ O. u" TO STEWARD

Tho MARQUIS and Marchioness of Aber-
asen and Temar came into Philadelphia
shis afternoon and Lord Aberdeen related
.nat no called an "unfortunate little
episode -,,.
BOILED down. the episode was simply
mat his lordship got separated from her
,adyship nj Jacksonville. for she got on
sbs wrong train. II happened around
mnchtime. and the titled visitor was left
.,Itbout funds to pay for his luncheon.
n might be said. by the way, that Lady
Abardeen Is n very enthusiastic suf-
fragette.
ne got off the train at West Philadelphia.
Joseph r. Wilson had greeted him on be-
half Of the Transatlantic Society, whose
rnest he is tonight, and Prof. Leo s.
Rowe, who welcomed him for the Amer
lear Academy of Political and Social
Science. was walking down the platform
with Lady Aberdeen.
At that moment Mr. Wilson was giving
the porters directions for sending a
mountain of luggage to the Bellevue
etratfort and Lord Aberdeen began his
story to the reporters about the "unfor-
tunate little episode" He told then how
"our party"-that is the way he always
referred to himself and his wife-got sep
{ arated at Jacksonville. he getting on the
rignt tram, Ine NOdSl rJNplesS'
and she on the Seabotrd Air Line.
HIS LORDSHIP'S 81. o. u"
fortunately" he said, "the trains run
pretty close to each other, and when we
got to Savannah our party came together
again"
Lord Aberdeen himself didn't tell that
he had to give the dining-car steward an
l. o. U. for his luncheon because Lady
Aberdeen had the funds. That news came
from passenger
When "our party" and the escort got
Upstairs there was mob waiting. Down
stairs in the station Lord Aberdeen had
made the porter very happy by shaking
hands In real democratic, American fash
ion and then outside he posed for the
photographers and movinE-picture oper-
ators as IL he was we'll used to it, Dur
Ing the Photographic operaticI he kept
up running conversation with the
Narchioness. Mr.. Wilson and Doctor
Rowe. changing his pose without prompt
Ing and expediting the affair as hand
s6mely as any movie director could have
wished.
MARQUIS MUTE ON WAR.
About the war he would not talk. Said
hg
you see, am not over here on any Of
helaf mission, so ] cannot talk about the
Anything I have to say about 1t | will
reserve for my speeches" But he was
most oquacious in commenting ON the
weather. the politeness and hospitality
Of Americans, the good company he was
in-referring to Mr.. Wilson and Doctor
Rowe-and such kindred topics.
With Lady Aberdeen it was different.
She talked. That was all right though,
said her husband. because she was here
oncially. His status is simply that of a
person who accompanys ones wife. Lady
Aberdeen, on the other hand, is here to
( raise money for the poor women and
children in Ireland, a mission that became
neeessary. she explained, because the war
cutoh funds on the other side.
VICTORIA CROSSES FOR IRISH.
She was asked how Ireland was aid
ing England, II at all. Are the Irish
enthusiastic in helning out England? Are
lhey doing as much as any other part
Of the empire?" she was asked, and she
answered.:
The answer to that is found in the
number Of Victoria Crosses the Irish have
won the number of Irish regiments. the
neip the Irish women are giving. Why.
irisn nurses outnumber any others in the
English forces!"
Lady Aberdeen would have talked some
more along the same line, but then Lord
aberdeen got back into the conversation,
4 ana i sort Of tapered off until their escort
~ them to cab, and thence to their