Evening star., 1927-12-04

fore and on different missions. His
interest in flying is postwar, but he
has become enthusiastic over the
activity and has studied the question
so intensely that he is a recognized
authority. Sir Philip Sassoon has
recently been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry f.. .GuGGenheim at their
Long Island estate and he was given
opportunity 10 meet and confer with
Col Charles Lindbergh in the init
mate sense. He viii soon start on a
visit to the air fields Of the South
and Southwest and will continue to
the Pacific Coast, returning about
Christmas time to get ready for the
homeward voyage. The undersecre'
tary of the air, as his official title
goes under Premier Baldwin, is in
his early thirties and is unmarried.
He has recently been entertained by
all the air secretaries in the three
cabinets Mr.. Trubee Dawson of War,
Nj. Edward Pearson Warner OF the
Favy, and Mr.. William p. MacCrack-
Ell of Commerce.
When the Marques and Marchion
ess of Aberdeen recently celebrated
their golden wedding, letters. tele-
grams and gifts were received from
practically every quarter of the globe.
The anniversary was celebrated at the
ancient and historic castle of Inverary
outside of Aberdeen, and there were
three generations of the family pres
ent, but the sole survivor of the long
train of attendants was Lord Balfour,
who was best man at the wedding so
years ago. His gift was an exquisite
golden CaSket, a treasure procured by
the veteran statesman many years ago
when the municipality of Venice dis
posed of many superfiuous relics OF
the days of the Doges in order to make
some needed repairs to the harbors
and railroad terminal. The casket is.
Of generous proportions and is said
TO have been copied innumerable times
TO figure in the Merchant of Venice"
as the golden receptacle offered the
suitors of Portia. The Marques of
Aberdeen. John Campbell Gordon. head
of the illustrious Clan Gordon. is past
so years of age and he has held many
posts of honor, such as being lord
lieutenant of Ireland for more than
Is years and for 10 years royal Gov
ernor of Canada. He is also Marques
of Temair and Baronet of Nova Scotia.
the Gordons having served numerous
iy in the French wars of the middle
elSnteentn century. since l66V he mas
been lord lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.
The Marchioness was Hon. Ishbel
Maris Marjorihanks, daughter Of Dud-
ley Coutts, Earl of Tweedmouth. The
heir is the Earl Of Haddo, but as he
has no children. the sons of the second
son. Dudley Gladstone Gordon, who
are % and 81. stand in line of success
sion. The marquis and his lady have
had six children, and they have lost
two sons and grandson during the
World War
Maj. Gen. Edwin Baruch Winans,
the recently appointed superintendent
of West Point and who in his new
ole saw the first grid" battle between
Cadets and Middies, is dashing cav
alryman, a member of the class which
graduated from the Military Academy
in 1891. A native of Michigan. Gen.
Winans is the son of the late Edwin
r. Winans, who was for several terms
governor of that State, and he received
his early training in the public schools
of Lansing. From participation in
some of the last stands of revolving
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