The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

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tune. However, this sort of thing is
| just a matter of taste and nowadays
| we are not arbitrary at present in
| London.
LADY CHURCHILL
I was told yesterday that Lady Ran
dolph Churchill is spending August al
some place in the north with the Hon
Mrs. George Keppel. 1t does not seem
very long ago since these two ladies
Qf rumor spoke truly were not on the
best terms. Mrs. Keppel, it will be re-
membered, was a famous figure in Lon
don society during the Edwardian era
and the late King showered many favors
upon the charming and clever lady whose
husband at that period was Sir Thomas
Lipton's business representative in New
York. And speaking of this long past
period reminds me of the days when
Lady Randolph, or as she was then Mrs
George CORVALLIS West, ran" an ex-
hibition at Earrs Court called Shake
speare's England" This should have
been tremendously successful venture
but for some reason or other 1t did moi
| "catch on with the general public, al
though the King and Queen, and Queen
Alexandra (then in the early days of her
widowhood) were constant patrons ano
visitors of the really very beautiful and
splendidly arranged show. A story is
| exandra that really forms the raisor
d'etre for my recollection of the exhibit
ton at all. One of the special places
or interest in the grounds was a pow
erful reproduction of Plymouth Hard
as it was at the time that the Armada
attempted to bring destruction to the
British navy, and moored within the
mimic harbor was a reproduction of the
famous ship, THE Revenge" in which
Drake set forth to his victory. Queen
Alexandra was still wearing her emf
nently becoming weeds when, escorted
by Lady Randolph Churchill she paid
her first visit to the Revenge" Fly
ing at the mast head of this historic
vessel was the royal standard of the .vir-
gin Queen, on which was emblazoned
the letters "E. r. The widowed Queen,
looking up at the flag fluttering in the
breeze and seeing the monogram, put
her hand on Lady Randolph's arm said
with a sigh: How sweet of you to
have remembered himl How he would
have enjoyed this beautiful sight" OF
course, it is probable that Winston $
mother being a woman of immense tact
and discretion as far as her intercourse
with royalties is concerned, did not dis
abuse her majestys mind of the idea
that after all the insignia, IF. r. might
Just as well stand for Edward Rex as
| for Elizabeth ReginaI
SEE WARS END
| suppose that after all we are with
ing measurable sight of the end of
i the war. At least, this is what a good
many people apparently confidently
nope and expect. and all of us will say
amen to that even If our views are
not quite so optimistic on the subject.
However, there must be something to
be gathered from all these peace "ru-
] fha
of various plans for that greatly to be
desired period that shows the practical
/ belief that is established In many
/ minds. AT any rate / was present re-
GENTLY at meeting which had been
4 convoked for the express purpose of
4 talking over company that is to be
| formed for parties to visit the battle
fields of France when hostilities have
4 finally ceased. The arrangements for
/ the formation of this company are
formidable in their thoroughness, de-
/ tail and completeness of plans. The
/ round trip" including transport ex-
penses, feeding and the various odd
ments that will take in the complete
itinerary of the trip are to be arr
ranged on sliding scale, and for a
more or less extended visit the prices
are to rise or fall according to dis
lance, difficulties Of travel and various
other contingencies that may arise.
The lowest round trip ticket to be sold
| Will cost at least $500, and this will
only include the battlefields most
easily to be reached. The prices to be
paid for visits to the area about the
Somme and Verdun will be immeasur-
ably higher. The happy and optimistic
company promoters, however, are COM
pletely hopeful that their scheme will
bring fortune to their syndicate and
satisfaction to their clients. When it
was suggested that at the conclusion Of
i the war, money would be tighter"
than ever before, the reply was in
stantly made that thousands of people
were making huge fortunes out of mu-
nitions not only in England but in the
their duty as well as their privilege
after the war had ceased to visit tho
fields of the great contest which they
| had been responsible to large ex-
tent in saving for the allies At pres
ent they are giving out from their fac
tories the result of ceaseless labor.
Later on when this output is no longer
necessary and they have time in which
to spend their money, they will want
to go and look upon the huge stage
/ that they helped to set. At any rate,
this company that will give opportunity
to battlefield excursionists is not a
thing of shadowy possibilities. 1t is a
livery definite business proposition based
upon a concrete foundation. A large
number of military men at present in
France are to act as guides and lee
Iturers to the parties they will accom-
pany on the tours, while exceedingly
luxurious schedules are being mapped
out for the feeding accommodation of
the wealthy pilgrims
|
| "The United English Nations"
| Carlton Bates Strayer in Leslie's.
| The suggestion that the speediest way
| to secure the abolition of war is through
| a union of the Anglo-Saxon world was