Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-12
Gen. Creble, West Pointer, Launches
First Rumanian Country Club

Bonar Law; the Duke and Duchess of
Athol and by a number of other pa
triotic Scotchmen of note for the Gre
alton and endowment of a National
Library of Scotland. 1 mentioned
that the project, Endorsed by the gov
eminent, which voted a subsidy of
$4,000 a year, had acquired as a gift
the magnificent collection Of books.
of charters and other ancient manu-
scripts of the Faculty of Advocates
Of Scotland, a collection embrac cling
almost a million works and which has
been in existence for several hun
dred years. and I likewise Indicated
that the committee headed by Lord
Rosebery was making an appeal to
all patriotic Scotchmen at home and
abroad and also TO all foreigners of
the Scottish race for contribution OF
literary treasur - and of funds for
the endowment of the undertaking.
which is now we'll under way. 1t is
therefore interesting to note that
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin an
nounced the Other evening in the
house OF commons that in response
to this appeal public-spirited citi
zen of Edinburgh, Alexander Grant
of the firm of McVitie & Price, multi
millionaire biscuit manufacturers. had
placed at the disposal of the Rose
| berry committee sum of 100000 to-
ward the endowment of the new Ma
! tlonal Library of Scotland.
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Frances Jockey Club, founded some
ninety years ago by the royal Duke
of Orleans of the day. by Lord Henry
Seymour. by the DUO de Grammont-
Caderousse and by a few other very
rich French mobiles devoted to sport
and particularly TO horse racing, has
been compelled to abandon the prem
reign Of Napoleon III, on the first
floor Of the building on the Boule-
vard deS CapucineS, at the corner OF
the Rue Scribe, owing TO the sale Of
the building, by a transatlantic con
Germ for conversion into an Office i
structure. All sorts of reports have
been current about the future home
of the Club, which still remains one
OF the most exclusive in Paris. Final
ly the question has been definitely
settled and the trustees of the Jockey
club have purchased the fine mansion
OF Baron Francois Gerard, in the
Faubourg st. Hcnore.
II Is one of the long series OF
eighteenth century residences. with
large gardens built along the Eau
- honore ana whlch lnclu9e
the Elysee Palace. the official RESI-
dence Of the president of the reput
lie, the British embassy now ut
cupied by the Marquis. of Crewe, the
mansion which once belonged to the
Swedish Count of Person, who played
so romantic a role in connection with
his chivalrous defense and champion
ship of Queen Marie Antoinette and
the so-called 1nter-Allied Club. which
was formerly the home of Baron
Henri of the great banking house of
that name, and who has achieved
distinction not so much in financed
but rather as physician and spe-
cialist in children's maladies. and as
a very successful playwright.
For the first time in its history
the Jockey Club will have an entire
mansion of its own. and very pala
tial building at that, instead OF being
compelled to content itself with the
terribly costly floor of building oc-
cupied by number of other tenants.
The Jockey Club, which is a.
present presided over by the Armand
| de La Rochefoucauld, fifth Duke OF
DoudeaWille. is rather chary abou' :
admitting foreigners, and there are
only about half a dozen Americans
who have survived the ballot, among
them being Myron T. Herrick, the
present ambassador of the United
Wallace. also the late Frank Riggs,
who served in the French army in
the Franco-German war of 1870, and
his friend and chum, Robert ".
Goelet. It is the only club. more
| over. where royaf personages and
even kings. when. elected, enter the
club on a footing of perfect equality
with the remainder of the members.
They may be said to leave their
scepters with the umbrellas and
canes In the cloakroom. and the late
King Leopold was on one occasioi'
even suspended for six months from
| the privileges of the club for having
rendered himself guilty of the very
unclubable offense of having enticed
away by means of a larger salary.
the high-priced chef of the Jockey
Club, a cslebrity in the world %
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