Evening star., 1924-02-05
Marriage of Sackville-West
Recalls Brilliant War Record
BY THE MARQUIsE DE FoNTENOY.

By THE MARQCISE DE FONTENOY.
Gen. Sir Charles Sackville-West,
who arrived in New York on Tues
day night on board the Baltic for
the purpose Of marrying on the fol-
lowing day, at the Hotel St. Regis.
tho former Mrs. Stephen s. Bigelow
Of Boston (who divorced her first
husband In Paris last summer and
who was formerly on the stage under
the name Of "Anne Meredith"), will
be recalled by his many American
friends as the principal British rep
resentative on the allied war council
at Versailles and also at the head
quarters Of the entente military su-
preme command at the front. where
he was intimately associated with
Gen. Tasker Bliss. the United States
representative. with whom he most
Loyalty co-operated and whom he sup
ported, his services in this connec-
tion being recognized by the bestowal
Of the United States distinguished
medal after the conclusion of Eeace.
The principal part Of his military
career until the great war was spent
as an officer Of the Kings Royal
Rifles. with which regiment, first
raised in this country with head
quarters at Governors Island and that
originally bore the title of the King's s
American Rifles, he Was in the fight
ing at Manipur in 1891, and in the
South African war of a quarter, OF a
century ago. He took part In all the
winning in turn the Order Of st.
Michael and St. George and the Order
of the Bath before being assigned to
duty as British representative on the
allied war council, where. thanks to
ell eiIiatory tor manner M and his firmness.
and above all thanks to the complete
confidence which he enjoyed on the
part Of the British commanders as
we'll as Of his French and other al
over many difficulties which were
constantly cropping up and which
prevented united action by the coun-
Gil. When the war was over he was
kept on in Paris at the special re-
quest of the French government and
war department. in the capacity OF
military attache, or rather military
plenipotentiary attached to the Brit
ish embassy in Paris, a position
which he has been filing to the COM
plete satisfaction Of both countries.
Sir Charles Sackville-west. whose
first wife died a couple Of years ago
in Paris. after a long illness, and who
was a daughter of the late Capt.
Mathew Bell of the 18th Light In
fantry and of Bourne Park, Kent.
leaving him with a son and daughter.
is the next heir to the peerage and
entailed estates of his elder. brother,
the present Lord Sackville. who has
no son and on whose death the gen.
eral will enter into possession of
Knole Park. near Seven Oaks in Kent.
the historic home of the Sackviles,
to whom 1t has belonged ever since
the days Of Thomas sackville. hrst
Earl Of Dorset, who was wont to en-
tertain Queen Elizabeth there. Both
Sir Charles Sackville-West and his
elder brother, the present Lord Sack
willie, are nephews Of the second lord.
some time as her envoy at Washing
ton, whence his recall was demanded
by President Cleveland and the lat
tors" Secretary Of State, Bayard, on
the plea that he had violated the
by Sending a letter to a naturalized
Englishman in California advising
him to vote against the democratic
administration, the real cause OF his
recall. however, being the unfortu-
tions at the embassy where he had
installed tho oldest; OF his daughters
as its Official mistress.
The eldest of these girls, Victoria,
whose mother was French danseuse.
is now married to her cousin, the
present Lord Sackville, Is as his wife,
the actual mistress Of Knole Park
and was the principal beneficiary Of
the will Of the late Sir John Murray
Scott. whose testamentary DISPOSE
tions were violently contested by his
brothers and sisters on the ground
OF undue influence, in a law suit,
which developed into most unsavory
and sensational cause ceiebre. In
OF Lady SackvillA, already awkward
by reason of the stigma on her birth.
has become more than ever difficult
since the astonishing revelations con-
cerning her influence on Sir John
Murray Scott. who was no relative. but
merely a friend and admirer. and
who at one time was the physician
and then tho private secretary Of Sir
hsrited their vast wealth to the ex-
clusion OF their grandchildren. the
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