Word: connaught
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...take place on German soil since the Fatherland became a Republic in 1919. King George, who hides his German light under a bushel and has changed his name to Windsor, was not there. Neither were any of his sons. But His Majesty's first cousin, Prince Arthur of Connaught, strode up the aisle in the tight scarlet of a British guardsman. Deposed Kaiser Wilhelm was represented by his grandson Prince Wilhelm, in field grey topped by a steel helmet. Two most exalted shadows came in person. They were mystic, crystal-gazing Ferdinand, a Coburg who abdicated as Tsar...
George Lyman Kittredge '32, Gurney Professor of English Literature, yesterday received the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Oxford University in England. On Tuesday, May 10, he was honored at a luncheon given by the Pilgrim Society of London, which was presided over by the Duke of Connaught...
With the Duke of Connaught, Uncle of King George of England, presiding, the Pilgrim Society of London held a luncheon yesterday in honor of George Lyman Kittredge '82, Gurney Professor of English Literature. The Pilgrim Society recently gave a similar luncheon in honor of Andrew Mellon, American Ambassador to the Court of St. James...
...small container of clubheads. Practically, they are less for thrift than for convenience. If he breaks a favorite club, a golfer can screw in an identical shaft from another club without leaving the course. British golfers-including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, Prince Arthur of Connaught-have used "Rangefinder Rapier clubs," approved by the Royal & Ancient St. Andrews Golf Club, for two years. The shafts-made of steel, with thread and tapelock to fit any head-cost $5. Wood heads cost $6, iron heads...
Chief foreign "accepted" Mason present was Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, Lord Ampthill, oldtime British oarsman and onetime (1904) pro tem. Viceroy of India. He brought the good wishes of the Duke of Connaught. Grand Master of English Masons, to the New York Grand Lodge. At a dinner following the meeting, he exclaimed: "You have a saying here: 'Hats off to the past and coats off to the future.' And to that I say: 'So ought...