Evening star., 1926-12-12
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

By MARGARET Is. DOWNlNG.
Henry Bradley Martin Of Long
Island, who is soon to marry Miss
Valerie French, daughter of Maj. and
Mrs. Gerald French Of London, is the
grandson of Henry Phipps of New
York and of the late Bradley Martin
and he was named to honor both. He
is the nephew Of many celebrities, IN
cluding the Dowager Countess of
Craven, of Mrs. Frederick Guest of
London, wife Of Honorable Stanley
Baldwin's minister for aerial activities.
and Of John S. Phipps of New York.
lie is likewise a cousin of the Senator
from Colorado, Lawrence Cowle
Phipps. Though young Mr.. Martin
spends much time in London, he lives
on Long Island, and Is associated with
his father, Bradley Martin, in financial
affairs. Miss Valerie French is the
granddaughter of the Earl of Ypres,
more familiar to the reading public as
Sir John French, for some time COM
mander-in-chief of the British forces
in Belgium and France. The marriage
will take place soon after Easter. and
the bride will join the numerous col
ony of BritonS married to Americans
and living on Long Island.
Lord and Lady Lee of Fareham will.
In April next, become life tenants of
White Lodge, in the royal park at
Richmond on the Thames, King
George having placed this quiet and
comfortable home at their disposal
as his guests. Lady Lees health '
somewhat impaired and, by the advice
of her physician, Lord Lee has ac
cepted the kindly offer Of the King
for the benefit of the fresh and brac-
ing air blowing from the river. Lady
Lee, formerly Miss Ruth Moore @
New York City. has gained the friend
ship and admiration of Queen Mar
and the more conservative court lead
ers by her lofty idealism and her de-
votion to humanity. White Lodge
built by George for hunting pur
poses when Richmond Park was
stocked with deer and small game
has served royal tenants for century
and a half. The Duke and Duchess
of Teck spent many years in resi-.
dence. and 1t was during their tenure
that Queen Mary, their daughter, then
Princess of Wales, made many and
lengthy visits, and during one or
these the present Prince Of Wales was
born. The Duke and Duchess of York
were the last members of the royal
family to reside there. but they found
II rather small and inconvenient Tor
their many engagements In Lonoon
and they now have wing IN Buck-
ineham Palace. Lord and Lady Lee do
not mingle in the fashionable world
10 any extent, and the half-hour r1de
in q motor car in London does not
seem a hardship. Lord Lee as naVai
attache of the British embassy, then
Capt. Arthur Lee, was an lntimate
friend of Theodore Roosevelt Wneh
the then future President was serving
as Assistant Secretary OF the navy.
Mrs. Alfred J. Brousseau, president
general Of the D. A. R., In planting
those 10 sturdy oaks in independence
Sorare has provided the Quaker CITY
with a living memorial Of the patriots
of the Is colonies, which will not re-
call the unpleasant question or now
meagerly the American public patron
ized the SesquicentenniaI These me
red oaks were passed upon Dy tne
American tree-planting commlttee anu
are perfect specimens OF their KIND
Exclusive of accidents. they will no
Doubt be fiourishing and just getting
their growth when the 20Oth anniver
sarv of the signing of the Declaration
is at hand. The interesting cere.
monies which marked the planting OF
the oaks was held under the auspices
Of three eminent associations-the
Daughters, the women's committee Tor
the Sesouicentennial and the Ameri'
can Tree Association. independence
Suuare has not made cciiectlon y.
historic trees, such as may pe aomlreu
In the Capitol grounds or at Mount
Vernon, but it has made memorapie
start in these 13, each marked by the
state regent of the d. A. r. contrib
uting the memorial in a small durable
tablet of brass The trees. mostly
chestnuts, under which the fatners
of the Nation walked and medltateo
during those trying days of May anc
June, and until July a. 1776, are an
gone and they were replaced py tne
Sitv park Association without much
regard to sentiment or tradition. Inere
will. however, be an effort to NIL the
venerable old park around Indepeno-
ence Hall with the best the forestry
can produce, and they will be PLANTED
by great men and with proper cere-
monial.
Miss Katherine Tod. Miss Temple
Biddle, Miss Nora Lapsley, MISS
Eleanor Temple Emmet and MISS
Frances Hecksher are few OF the
New York girls who have been an.
nounced as having successfully passed
the tests required to become fun mem
bers Of the Junior League, and, In the
instance of these maidens, all belong
TO families historically possessing the
qualities which are stressed by the
organization. Miss Tod is the grand
daughter of the late John Stewart
Kennedy, who built the United Char
tiles Building in 1891 and presented II
TO four worthy organizations. so thai
their means would not be exhausted
In paying rent. He also was for 2!
wears president of the board OF the
Presbyterian Hospital. Miss Emmett is
the granddaughter Of the late DIR.
Thomas Adds Emmet, whose vast
fortune was expended in many char,
liable activities, and Miss Biddle, her
cousin. is the daughter of the late
Nicholas Biddle, whose father. Gen
James Biddle, U. S. A., left many be
quests to charity. Miss Hecksher l.
the granddaughter of Augustus Heck
sher, who spent millions of his large
fortune in alleviating the lot Of tene
ment dwellers and who was responsi
BILE for the many city ordinances
which resulted in better living con