The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

over, his charmins wife. daurhter Of
Lord Chaplin and a grancchiid q the
third Duke Of Sutherland. occupies the
front rank a. one Of the great poiif-
ical hostesses IN Loneon, where her
home on. Park Lane. known a. Lon
oonderry House may be regarded ~
the social headquarters Of the Con-
sentative party.
PRINCE HEADS
YACHT SQUADRON.
Neither the present Lord London-
derry nor yet his immediate preds-
cessors In the marquisate are De-
scended from the peer of that name
VINO AZ Lord castiereagh played the
leading role IN deprivinE the Emer-
AID Isle Of tts autonomy AZ the be-
ginning Of the nineteenth century.
That Lord Castlersagh, who became
second Marquis Of Londonderry and
who committed suicide by cutting his
throat. left no issue. but was sue
ceeded In his honors by his half
brother, the third marquis. the Ereat-
ssrsndfsther Of the present Lord Lon
American yschtsmen ana others win
De interested 20 learn that the Prince
! OF Wales has been invited 20 become
! the commodore Of the Royal Yacht
Squadron IN the place Of the late
Marquis OF ormonde, and he has con-
scented TO thus become the president Of
TINS The premier yachting organiza-
ton of the world.
IL is perhaps the most exclusive club
In Great Britain. where there are
quite few exclusive clubs. An Eng
lishpan's social standing can almost
always be correctly determined imrne-
dintely by the club he beIonEs 70
OR doesn't belong 10. There IL no In
stitution Of the kind where blackbaIls
are 90 freely used. where dukes and
great statesmen have been 90 fire.
quentiy piled" and where the
strongest kind Of royal influence used
In behalf Of the election OF a candi-
date has proved without avail. No one
can be elected thereto who IL not n
practical yachtsman. possessed OF a
diploma as sailing master, and capable
Of navigating his own boat.
Founded in ls12. as indicated on its
seal, IL enjoys a number OF impor-
tant prerogatives. the most notable
one of which is that Of flying the
white ensign Of English men-of-wsr.
a right denied to honorary members.
and Of making use OF royal buoys.
wharyes and docks. This means that
members Of the club are placed on
the same footing as ships Of the
royal navy. are provided with British
admiralty warrants and are in theory
| British men-of-war. On the hirh
seas and in foreign ports they have
all the rights and privileges thereof.
which saves them no end OF trouble
IN foreign waters. II a birth or a
A ma Naar- 81
owned by a member Of the ROYAL
Yacht Squadron, it is held 70 have
taken place on British territory.
KING EDWARD
WAS COMMODORE.
IL crime is committed on one
OF these yachts while In a foreign
port. say. for instance, in New York
harbor. the criminal, unless his Of
Tense Is against the peace Of the
port itself. Is not subject TO the Ju-
risdiction Of the port-thst is 70 say.
Of the American authorities-but
would be taken to Halifax or back
TO England for trial. These pre-
by George ", by William ", by
Queen Victoria. Edward VII and
George V.
The squadron held the first OF its
annual dinners in 1875. the Waterloo
year. at the Thatched House Tavern.
! in st. James street. London. with
Lord Grantham in the chair. For
some years the dinners. meetings and
elections took place at the Hedina
( Hotel. in East Cowes, then at the
I Gloucester Hotel. in West Cowes.
until 1856. when. thanks to the then
Marquis Of Conyngham. commodore
Of the squadron, il acquired the old
castle at Cowes. which has ever since
been its headquarters, commanding a
magnificent view Up and down the
Solent
King Edward was commodore OF
the squadron until his accession 10
the throne. when he made way for
the late Marquis OF Ormonde. II Is
therefore quite in keeping with prece-
dent that his grandson, the Prince OF
Wales, should become its president
The members when at Cowes or on
board their yachts usually dine in the
squadron mess dress. which consists
of a black broadcloth mess jacket.
white waistcoat with gold r. Y. s"
buttons and black trousers.
Have you heard that we may lose
the Frank L. Folks before long? l
hope not.
FRANK l. POLK
MAY RESIGN.
Although no. authorized statement
Is obtainable. IL is understood that
as one incident to a considerable
| reorganization of the State Depart
ment in the near future, which will
involve changes in the personnel OF
the highest grades, Frank l. Polk.
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