Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

1t is now a fair-sized suburban lot,
about sixty by one hundred feet.
Mr.. Schuyler has transplanted hand
some shrubbery and trees. and n
charming old-fashioned flower gar
| den greets the visitor from the sound.
A cottage with a fine living room and
three sleeping apartments and coy
| little kitchenette fill about half OF
the space on Pleasure Island. The
builder of this pretty nook finds
many uses for Ii. 1t affords shelter
when he runs down alone and does
not care to open his large house. 1t
is good for a visitor who likes abso-
lutte quiet and seclusion, and then
again it serves a good purpose for
an overflow of guests A radio has
been affixed.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin. former pre-
mier of Great Britain, has been made
chairman of the memorial commit
tee which proposes to mark the CEN
tenary of the death of the poet By
ron There will be a ten days OBJ
servance of the anniversary of Lord
Byron's death at Missolonghi. Greece.
Appropriately the first solemn service
! viii be in Greece, where the place Of
the patriots passing will he visited
by thousands and his tomb covered
with flowers: During the same week
and until April 20 Mr. Baldwin and
the members of his committee will
meet in London and will receive all
those who wish TO take part In the
memorial. Thousands have replied
to the invitations. and many are
from the United States. Many, too.
are from Canada and the Australasian
continent and some from European
countries Many have sent letters
and expressions of gratitude that
such u glorious event as the cente-
nary Of Byron's death for Greek lib
IN
will be papers collected and at GER
tain hours each day win be read
before the committee and their
guests on the last day a great pub
don'S largest dining hall. and all who
revere Byron and his immortal
works are asked to join in this trib-
ute Of praise. on this occasion Mr.
baldwin resigns the chairmanship
into the hands of the Greek MN
as postmaster. Ambassador Kellogg
will make an address. and so. too. the
MARQUIS of Crewe. who journeys from
Paris to be present at the panque'
Men of letters and poets from the
United States are to be largely rep
resented on this historic occasion.
Apparently London does not care
much more about George, III than the
average American. For when great
building operations in lower Regent
street laid bare the small dwelling
at the rear Of Norfolk House and
II was condemned with all its neigh
hors the fact that this HanoNerian
monarch had been born in the Tiny
dcmicile did not raise a voice In us
behalf. George III made vast pre-
tense of loving the house where ne
was born" and held many reNels
there. But 1t fell into decay. and
Queen Victoria patched it up a iittie
But near the birthplace of the British
George who well afoul Of the Ameri-
can George is the loveley little royal
chapel OF Savoy, a Stuart relic. and
having many poignant memories OF
Henrietta Maria, consort Of Charles
I. But royal memories had nothing
to do with the outcry which went up
against the destruction of the savoy
Chapel IL was there that ChauceT
was married John o. Gaunt lived
nearby and many of his stormy devo-
tSons we're staged in the small place.
So the chapel is TO be spared and the
royaI birthplace has been laid low,
pregnant sign of the fears OF MODERN
Britons.
The Duchess of Wellington. who
produced and had named for her By a