Evening star., 1921-12-07
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XV-Lord Lee of Fareham

/ITRO Patria Omnia" Is the
heraldic motto of Lord Lee
- of Fareham. first lord of the
admiralty and delegate to
the conference on the limitation Of
armament from Great Britain, and to
such a degree has he carried this
| "all for country" uppermost in his
mind throughout his life that one
instinctively thinks Of it in connec-
ton with this British peer. Serving
in the army, in parliament and in
present post in connection with the
Washington parley Is only con-
tinuation of q career devoted tire
lessly to service for the homeland.
After giving thirty years of his
erosity and sacrifice to his faithful
devotion to energy to cause by
making a gift of his beautiful estate,
ChecQuers, to the nation so that her
prime ministers, rich or poor. would
have a home befitting the dignity of
the office. This is typical Of the man.
1t was not simply a monetary gift
that any very rich man could bestow.
ChecQuers was the only home Lord
and Lady Lee had and they had
grown strongly attached to 1t by
years of planning and improving the
old mansion. 1t was pure sacrifice
of self for an ideal.
This Is not the first time Lord Lee
has been in Washington in an off,
cial capacity. Following the Spanish
American war, he was military at
tache at the British embassy here
and made many life long friends by
his congeniality and attractive per-
sonality. 1t was at this time that he
married the present Lady Lee. who
was then Miss Ruth Moore, the daugh-
ter of J. G. Moore of New York. Dur
ing that war he sreved as military
distinguished himself and won the
hearts Of officers and men alike by
caring for the wounded under fire. 1t
was at this time that his friendship
with Theodore Roosevelt started.
They were on the most cordial terms
month before the latter's death.
Ten years before the Spanish war
Lord Lee. when just twenty years old.
had been adjutant Of the Hongkong
volunteers and at that time he created
a sensation in inner military circes for
an act of valor that gained him the
highest commendation. Disguised as
a coolie or working man he gained
admittance to the forts at Vladivos-
tok and. at the greatest risk of his
iitc. IIldue complete drawings OF the
fortif1cations for the British army
The days spent on this mission were
filled with enough adventures for a
moving picture scenario. but Lord
Lee is most modest in telling of the
episode.
For ten years Lord Lee served in
the army. He Joined the royal ar
tillery in 1888 and served in the far
east. in the United States, on the Isle
of Wight and for five years he was
professor of strategy and tactics at
the Royal Military College in Canada
He retired in 1900 as a lieutenant COL
oneL When the world war started
he Immediately volunteered and
served as a colonel on the staff in
France. Twice he was mentioned in
dispatches while he was serving on
special service.
Lord Lee Is the son of Rev. Mel
VILE Lee. AS a boy he was extremely
quiet, serious and studious. not at
all interested in outdoor sports or
other youthful pastimes. He was
educated in Cheltenham. Woolwich.
Immediately after the conclusion of
his romantic career in the army. he
entered parliament to continue serv-
ing his country along other lines and
the tasks he has taken on his shoul-