Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
NEW CARTER KING OF ARMS
HAS A PICTURESQUE JOB
Quaint Olicc in England RAISES u
Man Who Lives i'll no.
mantle Past.
HEAD OF HERALDs' COLLEGE
Institution OF Which lie Is NOW
Head Has Authority TO Grant
All Coats.of-Arms and Armorlai
Bearings.
n, u>,DEN CHURCH.

LONDON March lott Is >.!di!S
to think of a man living in ,he romaniic
nas;-,hc past oil plumed knights.
tousting and touTnCyS-with the pus!-
ness life of twentieth century iohdo"
drumming on every side OF h!l' N'N ,
ing among medieval helmets ana
Shields. ,nttcred banners once borne
before long dead monarChS and aihoiS
musty records and relics OF EhgHsh
Kings and mobiles and yet ao!e 20 !ooN
out OF the window and see motor enlhi-
buses and ;aXis rolling by in vast
stream and, in the commercial oihces
across the street very uPto-datc nan
pc1s pounding typcwrtieTs manntat-
iured in the United state OF America.
Such is the lot OF Henry FaiNha NJ
Burke who. at tifty-uine. has just been
appointed Enslands Garter King OF
Arms. And such his lot mas ncen
for nearly forty years, or ever since. at
the age OF twenty-five. he entered me
historic and picturesque College OF Her
aids in the colorful capacity OF Rouge
trotN Pursuant OF Arms
The ancient science OF herAidEE, a.:
the many Americans who, because OF
their own anccstries. are keeniy inter
cstcd in il know il intcruoNen IN inc
tory OF the royal house Of Britain and
with that Of the old nobility OF TINS
realm.
Even ,oday it comes INFO play when
over a new sovereign MOUNTS the
throne or 4 erea; state function is
arranged. whenever a neT peer IS
created. when a question Of precede nee
arises OF when an application is made
10 assume armoria bearings. inc
place where the whole system is ad-
ministcrcd and regulated is the quaint
old College OF lIerads one OF Sir
Christopher Wr.ns buildings, which
stands in Queen Victoria Street, in
l.ondon's City or in the very hcsrt
OF the business world Of this metropolis.
with the marts of trade with the! card
indexes and all tho other parAphe rnal ia
of modern commerce literally on al!
sides OF it,
uFEICE WAS CREATED
IN DAYS Or HENRY V.
The Garter King OF Arms is The
head of tho College of lleralds. Ills
ancicnt office dates back 10 the time
of Henry V. On state occasions. such
AS coronations, he wears gorgeous
medieval costume of which "tabard'
made of dnmask silk and embroidered
with the royal arms is the outstanding
feature. and for the picturesque. but not
very oncrous duties which he performs
he draws the agreeable salary OF Slo.-
600 a year. not 20 mention certain ad-
ditional fees which, in the course OF
q year, also tot up 70 tidy sum.
Under him, and assisting in the ad-
ministration of the heraldic system
arc TWO subordinate kings OF arms
nSorr%y" and , Sa:ai eight
: and four purstvants, who arc known
respectively as the rouge croix, tho
cIuc mamie, the portcUiiS ana the
rnncc dragon. ON state occasions. in
their Iirtu-csque rcsalia they recall
he pagcantry Of the classic days when
Eni-nih"r' was in flower, and all the
Near I"unc in solemn conclavc, anG
assisted by "a staff of clerks AND
tons OF precedence and pedigree, trace
F-cnca log les. design coats OF arms ana
perform various other essentially o!o
world tasks.
LITERALLY GROWN Ut
IN CoLLEGE OF IIISRALDs
Henry Farnham Burke, tho new
sarter king OF arms. has. literally
INC son OF famous authority on
hcr1!Gry ard former Ulster king OF
arms. he. Logan his service as has
occi Salu. as rouge croiX pursuant
ttcraid, and. after d lapse Of twenty
I.Gr ycarE more, Norroy king o: arms
re last mentioned Office he has held
SlGGe 1911. ard now. as garter King,
ne mas S;tiired the top OF the herald!c
.rfe. IN the meantime. too. ne has
licrhlds College and those OF ccne
"ip%!st OF the order OF ST Patrick 2 nd
81 tne order Of the Bath
lc mas also, since 1905 been IN
Hriiish and Indian armies. and II ~.
adsHor Of many learned works Casifr -
va arms and descen.s. As .z.rer
1.NI o. arms. NJ succeeds ,re la.
-,rtADE aEo,i-Gat;y, rho. as &C.
,2,! pllSnec musician as re,! as c-e.,
@el-.iHpf.iy., on aera!cry. found fis
ltso-i.s H.!aZa,ipr. in II. rroo~i.iotr
-. tseH-i-i ccon" euc piantatyo-
% e. scFE:. % which attained cor.
fiHeTabis popularity
'ckHECTs ERRORS N
AhhoRIAL BEARINGS