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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1928.

THE UNINVITED GUESTS.

LADY ELLESMERE SHOWS ANNOYANCE:

"EXTREMELY HURT."

Society hostesses who have for

ROYAL TANK CORPS DISPLAY.

M. P. SO IMPRESSED INTENDS TO STUDY PEACE.

BIG MOCK BATTLE. Members of both Houses of Par long been irritated by the pre-llament spent a day on Salisbury sence, of uninvited guests at Plain recently watching the Royal dances and other social functions Tank Corps demonstrate the latest during the London Season aro "landships." showing signs of rebellion accord- Ing to Home papers.

The Countess of Ellesmere in asking two uninvited guests to leave Bridgewater House during a ball is supported by many pro- minent hostesses.

The Countess of Ellesmere told a Press representative that the accounts which appeared in cer- tain London newspapers somewhat misleading.

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"It has been stated," she said, "that the Hon. Stephen Tennant received an Invitation which in- cluded the words and partner.

The spectatore saw forty new types of tanks and associated fight- ing units, ranging from big vehicles with revolving turrets to fiat little two-men tanks which raced along at 40 miles an hour, negotiating been prepared and units had to tree trunks and ditches.

A special track of obstacles had been prepared and units had to tackle a tree-trunk 2ft. high, a trench and a plt 4ft, deep,

The first to go across was a new "articulated". car, eight-wheeled which is to be armoured.

In place of each wheel of the four: wheels, of the ordinary ear, this I wish it to be understood that motor-monster had two wheels, and I never send invitations in that each pair, balloon-tyred, worked form. Mr. Tennant came accom- separately. The four pairs were panied by Miss Nancy Beaton, connected in the middle.. As it sister of Mr. Cecil Beaton, and trundled over the tree its pairs of! Miss Lowndes, daughter of Mrs. wheels were at different angles and Belloc Lowndes. I knew that levels and the driver was rocked Miss Beaton and Miss Lowndes about as if at sea in a small boat. had not received invitations, and

Royal Tank Corps officers point-

I asked them to leave. Mir, Ten-ed out with pride that physical nant offered no explanation at the strength and nerve are essential in time, and did not attempt to de- the engineers' army. fend them.

"Unpardonable."

"I was not able to estimate the number of uninvited guests who attended the 'ball, but the

nantes

There was a minie baltie ini which a "mechanised" army of 4,500 officers and men did the work of a pre-war division of 16,700.

First Show.

The display was given on the of two of them, Miss Potter, a downs around Sidbury Hill, Tid- friend of Viscountess Mussereene worth, and was arranged to show and Ferrard, and Miss Denman, M.P.'s how the creative side of the the daughter of Lady Denman, Army is giving the taxpayers value are kuown to me. Miss Potter and for money.

Miss Denman had been dining A march past of all the experi- with Lady Catherine, Willoughby, mental units-most of them seen by who brought them with her. I civilians for the first time-was the consider Lady Catherine Wil- climax of the demonstration. loughby's action quite unpardon- able. Miss Denman has since sent a letter of apology.

Then came chuffing up the hill at 20 miles an hour a flat four-wheel- ed vehicle which looked like a beetle, but has been called "the honey- mooner" because its crew of two a driver and

a machine-gunner- sit side by side.

"I wish it to be understood that I do not altogether blanie Misg Beaton and Miss Lowndes, the friends of Mr. Tennant, because

Driven by Lieut. B. T. Popplewell, they were under the impression this curious machine bounced on to that it was permissible to come the tree-trunk and bounced off, with an Invited guest. I think, bounced over the trench, jumped however, that Mr. Tennant should into the pit, and jumped out again. be struck off the guest list of It then turned and went down the every hostess. Several London h at 40 miles an hour, hostesses have told me to-day that they heartily approve of my ac tion.

Hundreds in Action,

The mimic battle consisted of an "Lord Ellesmere and I had de-attack by a complete "mechanised" cided to give no dinner parties unit on an enemy holding Sidbury

and Chalkpit Hills, this season, because if a dinner.

Seen from the top of another hill is given with dancing afterwards the spectacle of hundreds of Lanks one usually finds that, there are creeping over the land was impres- far more dancers than there were sive.

guests at dinner. This precau- A long line of armoured Rolls- tion, however, does not acem to Royces, moving so silently that only have had much effect. I fail to the fluttering of thefr pennanta understand the mentality of the could be heard, ran swiftly along very young people in London who the lanes and acouted out the enemy. do not seem to realise the enor- From a wood issued the dozens of mity of entering other people's "honeymooners," which set up a houses uninvited."

Amoke screen to hide the main body of tanks. An Apology.

Tanks then pulled artillery into Lady Ellesmere received the position, and came into action with following apology from the Hon. tanks full of machine-gunners. Stephen Tennant:

Lastly, the main hitting force of the Dear Lady Ellesmere Lust army-large

18- tanka ring

over roads, night I took my party of four on pounders--lurched to your ball. David Greene and ditches and embankments, and be- myself had received Invitations. gan the attack.

Miss Lowndes and Miss Beaton To add realism, aeroplanes in had not. Any blame muat fall batches of three dived at 200 miles entirely on me. I asked them to an hour to within a few feet of the come with me and when they said M.P.'s.

"The Army of the future." re- they had not been asked, I said I did not think it mattered if they marked a Royal Tanks Corps major, this-all behind were with two men who were ask-"will be like

ed. I apologise for this quite armour plate. This is the answer inadvertent mistake, and it was to a machine-gun knocking down entirely my fault. Yours sin unprotected men like skittles."

An M.P. commented that his cerely, Stephen Tennant,

Lady Frances Balfour described answer would be a more intensive the practice of entering other study of the problem of peace. people's houses without an In vitation as one which is "vory ugly and extremely vulgar."

an ancient regime, and sinning Society has Itself to blame," greatly through ignorance, ean she said. "People have enter-yet be forgiven." tained with other, motives than hospitality. They have. Invited

Miss Beaton's Reply.

Lady Ellesmere later received

the unknown crowd that they the following letter from Miss 'Beaton, who was present at tho ihemselves may be well known.

"In days of old lists were care-ball at Bridgewater House in the fully kept," she said, "and women company of the Hon. Stephen of good position made themselves Tennant; responsible for the people whom

I am extremely hurt at your

they wished a hostess to ask action in giving my name to the to her parties. If young people newspapers as an uninvited guest are asked to bring ‘a partner' they whom you asked to leave your become the guests of those who house at your Ball on Monday. invite them, and the choice of It seems most unfair that my friends in the young is not always name should have been singled what a gentlewoman who is a out for so much publicity.

I emphatically deny your state- hostess would care to entertain,

"Hospitality under such condiment, as reported, that I was ask tions is treated as a night club, ed to leave of that you even spoke only there you may meet your to me during the short time I was own sort, and be in your own present at the Ball. The "Inci- place, Hospitality mast go back dent" referred to occurred after I

had loft Bridgewater House. to primitive times.

"It is a beautiful and gracious thing when it opens its doors to its own friends, when the children

"I note your qualified remark, as reported In the Press this morning, that you did not alto- of generations are received, when gether blame me, but I fail to see the best is spread before those why I should be blamed at all, as who are honourable men and wo-I was asked to attend the Ball by mea. Then, however largo the Mr. Tennant, and it is hardly to house, the hostess, hearing an be expected that I should have

A 34-year-old draper's assiet- Baid to have been, in his young-honoured and ancient name, will asked him whether he was justi- Judge Sturges, addressing a jury at West London County ant, Harold "ooper, of East Ayton ter days, the strongest man in know something about all her fied in extending such an invita Court, said, "I have been here (Yorks), who died as the result of the country, Mr. R. Pritchard, guests, and will quickly detect the tion.

She added that she reserved lier seven years, but my two pre-a motor cycling accident, left Rhos, near Wrexham; has died, impostor, the mannerless hool!

gan, and the girl or boy who has right to send a copy of the letter jaged 81. decessors died of work"

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