The Washington herald., 1922-10-29

mont. who will only come of age in
1898.
The Duke OF Aosta was one of the
principal commanders of the italian
forces in the great war. and is a
soldier through and through. while
his wife. in her younger days. cele-
brated for her beauty. has spent
several months in each year in the
wilds of Africa in pursuit of big
game, her expeditions there having
been signalized by all sorts of ad-
ventures. as well as having carried
her into regions Of the dark conti-
nent never before explored. Let me
add that the young Duke Of Spolete
Is an enthusiastic motorist and avi-
ator, and recently made a record
| motor trip from Rome to Aberdeen.
Scotland.
Prince Alexander Of Thurn and
Taxis is now on his way to the
United states. He Is a former cham
berian of the Austrian Emperor and
a member of a mediatized, or former
royal. family with branches in Ger
many, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland and
Jugo-Slavia. This family once held
monopoly of the German postal
service, from which 1t derived great
wealth, still ranking among the
richest families of Central Europe.
Prince Alexander. who is popularity
known as 'Sascha," is now a citizen
of Czecho-Slovakia.
Count Award de Roma Roma
nones, former premier and one of
Spain's most distinguished states
1 Il. 10
here and in South America in the
spring. He plans to come to New
York. Of course. and then come here
and then other places to study the
life and institutions of the country.
suppose that as the new British
premier, A. Bonar Law, hasn't any
wife his oldest daughter. Lady
Sykes. wife of Sir Frederick Sykes,
will be hostess at her fathers off,
cial residence. 10 Downing street.
The new premier has been a wild
over since 1909 and his younger
daughter is still in her teens. Lady
Sykes Is tall. fair-haired and unas-
suming. with a reputation as a
witty campaigner.
| Brig. Gen. Richard c. Marshall.
jr.. and Mai. H. C. Maddox. NJ c..
have launched a realty development
proposition which they say will af-
ford army, navy and Marine Corps
officers permanent homes in WASH
ington at reasonable prices. The
| Arm Of Maddox, Marshall & Co Is
developing n ffty-two acre tract of
land in Bethesda. Md. about fve
miles from the center OF Washing
ton. on which will be erected homes
to cost from $500 to $4,000. One
or two are already under way.
The property is the tract Of land
which H. Bradley Davidson just sold
about a month ago. in front of his
house-he retained the house and
fve acres. I'm told-and which faces
the Chevy Chase Club on the Rock
Vile road just south of Bradley
lane. Army officers in town seem
very much interested In the project;
I've heard many of them discuss It
enthusiastically. think ED" Stock
is interested In the company. too;
he has a beautiful home on the ad-
joining tract in Bradley Hills.
WAS so interested to hear Of the
/ engagement Of winifred Holt,
daughter of Mr.. a.d Mrs. Henry
Holt. Of New York and Burlington,
VT, to Rufus Graves Mather, an
nounced about a week ago. The
news Is of International interest, to
be more exact, owing to the work of
the bride-to-be for the blind in this
country. France. italy and Poland.
Through her efforts there was
founded the institution in East
Fifty-ninth STREET. New York,
known as the Light House, the
headquarters of the New York AS
sociation for the Blind. where they
are taught to be self-supporting.
She is affectionately called the Lady
Of the Light House.
soon after the war started and
men blinded in battle were being
brought from the fronts Miss Holt
turned her attention to Europe,
where with the assistance of friends
in this country and France she
founded in Bordeaux, LIE Phare,
which IL French for light house.
The official name is lie Phare de
bordeaux pour les Matelots ct SOL
dats Aveugles sur lie Champ d'Hon-
neur. Miss Holt speaks French