Evening star., 1917-11-11
Picked Up Here and There.
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known what It Is to be poor as well as
x1ch, and she has seen all conditions OF
life, for she has visited all parts OF the
world, says the Boston Globe. During
her travels she has been presented at
the court of st. James in London, ana
has also met the highest officials OF the
Trench Republic. Mrs. Hammond Is
president of the Militia of Mercy, and
chairman Of the Woman's Auxiliary OF
the American Women's Hospitals. sne
has also been an active worker OF ehe
woman's liberty loan committee: Mrs.
Hammond has not only been busily
engaged with various phi1anthropies.
but has knitted number OF sweaters
in the past month for the Red cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond have opened
their new residence in Washington,
where they will spend the winter. MISS
Elizabeth Hammond, sister OF MI
Hammond accompanied the family to
Washington from their summer home
at Gloucester.
Nine. Patti has decided to do away
with the beautiful palm house. Craig-y-
Nos, her residence in
Patti Not Up the Breconshire hills
Wales. and has present.
att. ed it to the SWANSEA
CORPORATION, who intend to convert 1t
into a winter garden in Victoria Park
1t is apropos to recall that Nine. Patti
once administered severe check to
the kaiser's grandfather. Soon after
her first wonderful burst of fame as
girl of nineteen she was in Homburg
,Scia VIC q
there taking the cure. and he sent
message bidding her meet him on the
promenade one morning at I O'CLOCK.
She did not appear and the king sent
to know if she was indisposed-
II am very well, indeed" replied the
diva. but you may tell his majesty
that not for him nor any other king
does Patti get up at o'clock in the
morning to see him drinking water
Years after the king reminded her
of How you snubbed me at HomburG-
To-day although in the late autumn of
her life, which she is spending among
her Welsh friends. says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, the celebrated chateiaine
takes deep interest in the progress OF
the war and particularly in the part
taken in it by her countrymen.
An engagement announced this week ir
London is a curiously interesting record
Of the advance in Eng
pol1onks, Riee hsh democracy through
many generations. Miss
IN Lie. Anne Pollock is shortly
to be married to Capt Cyril Asquith. son
Of the ex-prine minister. Miss Pollock is
the daughter of Adrian Pollock. and the
history of the Pollocks is strangely ro-
mantle reading nowadays, says the Birm-
ingharn Age-Herald. Miss Pollock is the
daughter of a granddaughter of Speaker
Gully, who presided over the house OF
commons from 1895 TO 1905 Mr.. Gully
was created Viscount Selby on his retire
ment from the speakers chair. 1t being
customary to raise this important ofhcia!
Of the house to the peerage at the close
of his official career. Speaker Gully
grandfather was butcher and prize
fighter of the same name. who. by some
amazing manipulation managed to secure
an election to parliament in the reign
Of King George ".
On her fathers side Miss Anne Pollock
has also an illusuious relationship. About
the time that Mr.. Gully (prizefignter) was
eected to parliament Mr.. Pollock owned
q saddler's shop In the Strand near Char
ing Cross He had three sturdy sons OF
whom ETedsrick, the eldest, became lord
chief baron of the court of excheQuer and
was created baronet: his brother David
was made chief justice of Bombay and
was created knight while their brother,
c. d
of the Bath and a baronet. The latter is
the great-grandfather of Miss Anne Pol
lock, Capt. Cyril Asquith's betrothed.
II Eneland the family of Pollock is
largely and eminently represented in every
bra..cil o. the law OF lhe seven sons of
the chief baron frederick. Lord Pollock)
one was raised to the bench of judges, an
other achieved the rank of general and
two others were knighted The present
Sir Frederick Pollock IS a famous jurist
and former professor at Oxford Uni
versity.s He is the unclerof Miss Anne Pol
lock and is privy councillor and one OF
the finest swords1nen in England He is
quite an old man now, but is still an
adept with the foils. 1t is curious in a
country like England, that prides itself
upon its standard Of rank and nobility,
that these two families whose origins
were both humble and honest should have
achieved pride of place and title