Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12
AMERICANS ENTERTAINED
BY ENGLISH AUTHORIZES
Britain's Literary "Roll OF Honor
Contains Names of Over 100
Noted Writer'S.
CECIL CHEsTERToN is DEAD
Brother OF Famous sc. L." Vc,lc-
mcntly Opposed to Prohibition.
Son OF Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
killcd-Otlcr Literary Gossip.
ny HAYDEN CHURCH..

LONDON. January ll.-Thanks to Mrs.
T. Alec Twcedie, the FAMOUS trnveier
ana authoress, the tcrrors OF Lon
oath is one Of the most desoiate
braces on earth in which Il stranger
ear hnd himsclf-are being largely
ihltisated In the cases OF many Amer
icah doushboys and jacktars.
Mrs. Alec-Twecdic. who has been
everywhere and knows everybody. has
thc most agreeable memories OF her Wis
return Tor the courtes!cs shown her
there. She is entertaining a big party
on American ,ghting men every sun
hitehail Court. where she has also
entertained. at one time or another.
pFhctlchlly everybody who is anybody
3uthorcss and delightful hostess places
teiorc her Yankee guests as b"untiiul
tea IA the rationing restrictions
make possible. and. for their further
tntcrtatnm collects perfect ga
lazy OF theatrical and musical stars
2nd sailors partook OF her hospitality,
and she has thus far entertained se%-
erai hundred. and hopes 10 make il
thousands. before she is Obliged to fin
ish. Her helpers on sunday last mum.
bered thirty. including such famous
dc a uerse h.fsef var. a
american and famous Shakcspearean
traEcd'enne. Percy French. the light
nins artist whose renown is Ike
wise international: Pauline Russell one
Oh the s.ars OF tho enormously sue
cessfui "chu Chin Chow Renee Meyer,
,he pretty young Drury Lane actress.
susan strong. the singer, and others
through the y NJ. {, A. for which.
curing the frs, three months Of the
war he collected $4,000. $4,000 books.
$50 pianos. loo billiard tables and an
cnuless number OF gramophunes.
Her rooms at whitehall Court arc
hlied with artistic and literary relics
II a t.1l
that what makes the greatest hit with
her American soldier and sailor guests
IN her wonderful collection Of table
cloths on which the signatures OF over
5000 celebrities. British. American and
European. most OF them with drawings
by the signatosies appended. are per
Ietuated In red ailk. Mrs Alec.
Tweedic, IL should be added is only
one OF number OF London hostesscs
VINO are entertaining our service men
81 their homes on sunday and at otnc-
times.
CECIL CHESTERToN
DIES ~ HOSPITAL
All whose love OF literature extends
70 n-,, ,hnss VINO -, make !, VIII hone that
brigade OF Cndyiug Splendor." as it
las been called. has been completed
with the name OF Cecil Chester,on, q.
II. CheStcr,on's brilliant younger
brother. who died the other day in
hospital 40 Bouiogne from illness due
10 exposure in the trenches.
That roll OF honor now includes the
names OF over leo writer's. authors and
Journalists. truly glorious company.
n most or whose inembers could be III
With especial ius,re inclaide those OF OF
rupert Brooke. most promising OF
Engiands Younger poets; ,and his
bravery in The Galiipoii landing gained aimed
Nm nm a, Posihnmous G.; Harold Chaplin.
Who though he Fad o TAKEN emo up "r his resi
dence In England. was always proud Of
ms American nationality; Edmund
Seious. the famous. original o, Milan
Quatermain. and friend Of Roosevelt.
VINO wrote so wei! about his adNcn-
lures az big game hunter. and Ivan
licald. hero and humorist" as he has
been called laughter with
ths hear, Of q lion, who was sho, down
man lines in France.
=. The hrst literary man OF the British
was CAPTAIN Il; :. Fletcher. the author
OF "iausa sayings and Folklore who
deIi IN December; 1914.
land Light Infantry. who has now also
PASSED over was only thirty-nine be-
ing t diu; ,, the junior by i've years, OF
bulk Of British authors, &c. X c." a
pa,hetIc circumstance, in connection
lie mad been married less than a year
his widow, formerly Miss A. T. ZONES
being also well known as a writer on
plume OF John Keith Pro,hero."
LITERARY GIFTS NOT
COMPARABLE WITH nR0TJIEus
Though his literary gifts were not
comparable with those OF Gilbert Keith
Shesterton. master of entertaining
paradox, Cecil Chesterton had 4 nota bie
place among British writer's and con-
troVeriionaiists. and he was az much m
nome on the lecture platform as in his
literary den. In the early days OF
tne war ne made an extended lecturine
TOUR IN the United States, but from
the hrst he was eager TO get into the
That he was physically 'C3'' made dit
Hcuis OF attainment. bur, after many
IutiIe enorts TO get into khaki. he
cepted and asked TO be put in a night