Evening star., 1919-11-16
Stories of Well Known Folk.

his royal lengthy list of names in
cludes that of David, which. as it hap
pens, is the favorite one with his
parents and at court generally.
BY no means Just the everyday
David, though, for King George.
Queen Mary and other members of
the family pronounce it with a de-
, cided emphasis upon the first three
letters.
David the Prince of Wales has
always been called in the intimacy OF
the family circle from those days OF
his earliest childhood. When .making
his home with his royal parents at
Marlborough house-the present resi-
dence of the queen dowager-he de-
the high brick wall inclosing the gar
dens and look on entranced at the
change Of guard mount of the Royal
Coldstream Guards in the quadrangle
of st. James Palace.
Rain or shine, every morning found
young David eagerly awaiting the
moment when. ready to march out
and along Picadilly. the imposing. ar
ray directly faced him. Then those
who gathered to look on witnessed
the pretty sight Of the youthful heir
to the British throne solemnly salut-
more exact, the Prince of Wales sa-
luted the tiny drummer who. with the
enormous mastiff the mascot of the
regiment. Invariably walked at the
head of the Coldstream Guards on such
occasions.
The tiny drummer boy in gorgeous
uniform with the precise exact solem-
nifty returned the princes salute. and
laying his small hand upon the
mastiff's back. the dog stood at at
tention and then, to the very evident
delight of the two youngsters, as
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And as far back as those days when
the prince was proudly strutting
about in his first knickerbockers he
declared his liking for things military
and proclaimed that when he was a
man he intended to be soldier and
go to the wars and fight for his
enough. but most worthily has he
carried them out as dispatch bearer
and shoulder-to shoulder fighter in
the trenches with his humblest coun-
tryman in the world war.
Mrs. Joseph Letter emerged from
deep mourning for her father, the
late Col. John r. Williams, long
enough to give a tea dance for the
Prince of Wales, the event taking
place in the Letter residence. on Du-
pont circle, wherein were Quartered a
royal suite.
In the beautiful ballroom. where
stood Miss Daisy Letter 70 be married
to the Earl of Suffolk, and Miss Nancy
Letter to become the bride of Col.
Colin Campbell of the British army.
the young prince danced with Miss
Nancy Lane. Miss Frances Hoar. Miss
Louisa Hoar, Miss Mildred Bromwell.
Miss Millicent Rogers. Miss Jane
Story. Miss Margaret Harding and
Mrs. Russell. formerly Miss Ethel Har-
riman. The prince danced with all of
the girls in turn and then would have
been quite willing for an encore. The
dancing Of the Misses Hoar, perhaps
pleased him most, for of all the girls
Of society they are most graceful and
accomplished in that line. His royal
highness liked the party so much that
the young folk all threatened to be
late for dinner. There were numer-
GUS other under the rose" affairs
during the young mans visit at which
he was shown as right good fellow
and a splendid mixer. q
The Hon. Mrs. Andrew Thorne will
be among the most interesting ar
of Maj. Thorne, recently appointed
military attache OF the British en-
bassy, and, with her family, has al
ready sailed from Liverpool. Wash
ington will. in the soldier-diplomat.
view at close range one of the unique
heroes of the war. A member of the
Coldstream Guards, he went through
the entire four years with his famous
regiment, almost always under fire
and always in perilous positions. yet
without suffering even a minor cas-
ualty. He had reached the rank of
armistice and has received every
decoration which Great Britain or her
allies could confer for gallantry and
military acumen. Since the demob-
ilization. however, he has dropped
back to his permanent status in the
guards, senior major.
His wife is the daughter of a Welsh
nobleman of celebrity, Lord Penrhyn,
and her girlhood was spent in the
most picturesque part of Wales. Her
marriage to the dashing young
guardsman occurred when both were
Of tender years-less than twenty
and it was considered the favorite
romance of the day. Maj. and Mrs:
Thorne are on the sunny side OF
thirty. Both are active and socially
Washington a family of six children.
with a complete assortment of house.
hold pets and some ponies and carts.
more familiar in the rural parts Of
Wales than about Washington.
Mrs. Stephen O. Richey. who died
recently. was a link with the Capital
city of today with an earlier period
when social customs were simpler.
Mrs. Richey was the daughter OF
Montgomery Blair. and she could re-
call vividly when her father was
Postmaster General under Lincoln
that he would ride into the city from
his home. in Silver Spring, on horse
back, with Mrs Blair cantering beside
him in long, full habit. and a pretty
little sunbonnet of cambria or SILK,
according to the season. Mr.. Blair
Blair would make social calls or at
tend to household matters. and her
costume appeared to fit in with the
established customs of the day.
Mrs. Richey. the daughter of cabi-
net officer, was particularly amiao!e
to all descendants of cabinet ofhcials
who came to Washington to reslde:
She established the hospitable habit
of making them welcome at her nome.
introducing them into more nrmIy
established households, and endeaV-
oring to form a distinct circle OF these
servants. Washington always has sew
eral who trace descent from presiden-
tial advisers, and Mrs. Richey oe.
lieved that it would be more Logical
and more interesting for them 10
form q society. tfor example, lke tne
tempt to follow Mrs. Richey's line. OF
argument, fair-sized organization
could be brought together at the
present time, beginning with MIS-:
Lansing, who is the daughter as wen
as the wife of a Secretary of State,
and Mrs. Wadsworth. wife Of the SEN
ator from New York. who Is the
daughter of John Hay. Mrs. Elkins Is
the widow Of a former Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Knox OF PennsylVanla
could enter on two counts. as the
wife of a former Attorney Genera
and of Secretary of State. Mss Flora
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