Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Plans for Erection of Another Wakefield Manor
on Foundation Laid by Augustus Washington
Officially Approved.

be demolished. and chairs. settces and
desks from the eminent artists Robert
Adam died in the Alhemarle street res
idence in 1872. mourned AS deeply in
this country as he was in Great Britain.
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! Or. Francis Landcy Patton, president
of Princeton University from 1883 10
1902 and of the Princeton Theological
Seminary and professor of religion.
fao2-i9lS Is passing his declining years
in the lovely town of Warwick in the
Bermudas. his birthplace. All through
his busy life, Or. Patton made visits Of
what length he could 10 Warwick. but
some 10 years ago he took up residence
there permanently and he is probably
the most revered citizen OF the islands
he celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday
! anniversary in January and the resi-
dents Of Warwick and of Nassau, to
mark their friendship and respect, COM
miSSiOned the British artist Arthur +.
H0dgSon Smart. n member Of the Royal
. Academy. 10 paint this illuStri0us theo-
. l0gian's portrait and this canvas is in
tended for the municipal building Of
Warwick and 10 Slgnalize the birth Of
the renowned educator and author. De
spite his weight of years. DR.. Patton is
erect and hale in appearance and has
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chair CARRIED in his sweeping black
academic gown with his head uncovered
and showing q profuse growth Of snow
white hair Since his retirement from
active life Dr. Pattons pen has been
busy and he has written many essays
and general reviews of the theological
situation He also has dipped into the
past Of the Bermudas as he knew it in
hoyhood Beginning his education in
/ the fine old academy in Warwick. he
/ entered Knox College in Toronto end
later the university of that city. He
graduated from the Princeton Theolog-
( cal Seminary in 1865 and during the So
years which have elapsed since then he
( has been among the leading Presbyte-
rian clericS and educators in the west
ern world
4 A romantic glamour surrounds Sir
( Thomas Cullinsn. who came TO Wash
ington recently after spending a few
DAYS in New York City Sir Thomas
was the discoverer OF the premier dia-
mond mine in the TranSvaal. and al one
! time his name vas on the lips Of the
world He found and had polished the
/ largest known diamond. called Pre-
mier." which was presented 10 Edward
I VII It weighed 5000 caTats and was
/ too unwieldly. as well as too valuable. to
evenly divided and nov adorns the crown
! and Scepter of Britain's ruler, Sir
( Thomas has always been keen poll
I tician. and is now the representative of
North Pretoria In the TranSvHal Parlia-
ment He came to this side for recrea-
I ton and visited his old friend. Mr. John
HAYS Hammond. in Gloucester. Mass.
/ before going to New York He plans
/ trip in the Canadian Rockies and will
depart for his far-of home via the Pa
cific port Of Vancouver early in Septem-
Der Although heavily interested In the
diamond output of the Transvaal, Sir
Thomas no longer works the mines He
! is among the prominent men Of his era
who revolutionized the former Boer ter
/ ritory, and has aided in the establish
ment of a responsible government. He
has written in a leiSurely. informal
/ manner. his thrilling experiences in the
/ Transvaal during the times when his
/ tory was in the making. He was init
mately associated with Cecil Rhodes
/ and figures in all the documents Of that
leader which have been published since
his death.
The Ambassador from this Republic
n Turkey MIR. Joseph Clark Grew. who
has figured in the role of hero in saving
lady from the Bosporus. according
to letters received by his friends. has
found the great city of the, Ottomsns
changed beyond descriptions The fez
and the vagrant dog have alike van
/ ished and the streets seem a different
! place without them. But those beauti-
| full figs on which the devout Moslem
worshiped. and which might at times
4 be purchased by tourist at a price
| something less than that asked by the
! merchants. have gone the way Of the
/ fez Imagine a mosque without the
prayer rugs and the follower OF the
! Prophet stretched out thereon. connun-
I ing with his master. But they have
vanished and in their place stand the
| stiff, ugly pews which are part Of the
I equipment OF the modern Western
church And. besides pews, there are
affairs and cl1oirs and many other fea-
/ lures Of the Western way Of worship
ing as distinguished from the East. far
or near. Santa Sophia, the vast basili-
ca built By Constantine, had always the
I central altar. called the baldachinn, or
great canopy. which faced the four
points Of the compass and which 1T In
/ readily with Mohammedan tradition as
an indoor inueZzin or prayer tower from
which the faithful were In all directions
called 10 worship But the grand old
minister now looks strange indeed with
peWs and stalls With the prayer rug
has passed also the fountain in the
inner court at which all who entered
the mosque must lave their feet. Now
al the worshipers wear shoes and per-
form their additions at home.
Mary Anderson, now Nine. Antonio
Dc Navarro. whose name recalls thc
best traditions Of the American stage.
has been drawing little cut Of the
seclusion in which she has lived since
her marriage in 1889 and has been en-
PERTAINING many of her country people
this Summer Her home, Farm Court.
is In the heart OF the region made IA
n1iliar nv 80 many British authors. the
Cotswold country. and is group OF
outhouses slenderly united by arcades
and yerandas 10 make a commodious
and picturesque dwelling This lovely
home so beautiful, unpretentious and
typical Of the owners. Is near the village
Of Broadway In Worcestershire. When
Senior de Navarro brought his hard-won
bride To England Farm Court was sur
rounded by rural population cultivat-
ing small patches leased from manor
owners nearby But Broadway near
Worcester has changed IN 81 years al
most as much as the great boulevard
~ the same name In Gotham. and the
village now lies right At the front gate