Evening star., 1918-05-26
Picked Up Here and There
Continued from Seventh Page3

as Mr.. A. Butler
Msadoxy pronL Duncan has been
Adds a Star. TAIN IN the re-
mount division Of the Army. Like
other members of this large Long
Island group Of hunting officers. he is
an expert in horsemanship and Tor
many years has been identified with
hunting. polo and steeplechasing. says
the New York Herald.
Since the beginning Of the war Capt.
Duncan has given almost his en-
tire time to the work OF the Red
Cross. the Young Mems Christian As
sociation and the Long Island Home
Defense organization. When he re-
ceived his commission he had charge
of the Young Mems Christian Asso,
citation reading rooms at Hemstead
Capt. Fitz-Eugene Dixon. broth
er-in-law of Mr.. George d. Wfdener.
also is in the remount service and Is
stationed at Fort Sill. Okla, where
Mrs. Dixon has Joined him. To the
group Of officers from Philadelphia
horseman, Mr.. Philip S. F. Randolph
He is in the remount service and is
stationed at Camp Jackson. Fla. Mr.
Philip Stevenson. another remount Of
ncer, also is S.dtlOHGu
Says London writer in the New York
Herald: Looking into Princes Club the
naloyad other afternoon. l was
surprised to find a large
III AIaH3lt. number of American Of
ficers there. OF course.
all are welcome, and it seems they thor
oughIy enjoy the hospitality of the ia
nous club. They are particularly Keen
on the real tennis they can enjoy there
III any sort of weather. and they are re-
garded by their English comrades as.
generally speaking. first rate players,
with particularly difficult service.
About serenty-five per cent of the
club members are serving at the
walls hung with rows and rows of
racquets which many of their owners
will never WELD again.
Gen. Neil Haig. Sir Douglas Haig's
cousin and well known polo
the tennis courts There is an anus
ing story of him which has become
quite classic in the club. Every new
conner hears it.
He was playing in an inter-regi-
mental pOlO fldtCH dI IluiliHS nam
before the late King Edward. Col.
Neil Haig. as he then was. had
habit of stammering, and in the heat
of the game something went SO wrong
that he uttered very hearty
Damn" Just in front of the king.
demonstrated. whereupon the colonel
with great presence of mind, said he
was very sorry-that he had meant
to use the swear word long time
before. but he could only get it out
just as he passed his majesty.
In the recent Army orders are the
names of men who won fame in sport
before the war,
Sportsmen With which again shows
how proficiency in
'ne SoAoAs' field sports fits
men for service in the army.
Particularly is this true of men who
stood out as horsemen. Two more
members of the jockey club have
been commissioned captains in the
remount department. one of the i'm
portant branches Of the service. They
are Mr. Archibald Barklie of Phila-
delphia and Mr.. Spalding L. Jenkins
Of Baltimore. OF the forty-eight mem
bers of the club seven now hold COM
missions in the army. They are Maj
August Belmont. Maj. Edward B.
Cassatt. Maj. Thomas Hitchcock. Capt.
Perry Belmont. Capt. Raj Parr and Capt.
Barklie and Jenkins OF the other men,
bers Mr.. Robert Livingston Gerry is on
the shipping board and Mr. George D.
Widener is on the committee on ma
t.onal defense.
OF the members of the United Hunts
Racing AaGnriatfnn
Perry Belmont is president. half
are officers in the Army. Among these
are Capts- Henry L. Bell. Lewis f. War
ing. F. Skiddy Won Stade. Joseph E. Da-
Wis. Charles L. Appleton and J. Searle
Barclay.
Both the Jockey Club and the United
Hunts will find time this year to keep
UP the sequence of sport in spite of
the war duties Of members.
The town is literally painted red.
Red Crosses loom up on blank walls.
billboards. e n C 8
New York Il and wherever there
Painted Red. them. while Red
Cross flags wave from most of the
buildings and Red Cross buttons are
the favorite emblem of the hour.
The Red Cross drive for 100000. 900
opened with rush and decided
punch last week.. when 5000 men and
women. many of them among our
most prominent citizens-politicaily.
professionally. financially and socially
marched down 5th avenue. living
poster Of information concerning the
drive and supplication for its success.
Again the Cornelius Vanderbilt
house at No. 6S7 5,h avenue will be
used for war work. All last week mu-
sical entertainments were given there
every afternoon and evening, the pro-
ceeds being turned over to the Red
Cross drive. Many well known mu-
sicians. including members Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company. says
the New York World. donated their
services to the cause. Frances Aida.
Mabel Garrison. Reinald Werrenrath,
Andreas de Segurola. Paul AIthous,
Josephine Jacoby. George Barrere.
Herbert Witherspoon and Florence
Hinkle are among the number.
Pleasant news il the announcement
that Jacob Schin has given his house
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