Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 17 | Historic 'Fives Court' Will Pass When British Embassy is Moved

Historic Fives Tives Court Will Pass Pass Pass' When Br British Embassy Is Moved By C. C P. P WILLIAMSON Associated Press Staff Writer I WASHINGTON April 27 AP r AP-r- AlOne One of the chief chic regrets members o of British embassy s staff af will have in leaving the present somber residence late ate this year is abandonment abandonment abandonment abandon abandon- ment of their lives fives court Twenty years rears ago Washington's socially elite watched the construction construction construe construe- tion of oC the court In complete mys mrs No American sports ports dictionary dictionary dic die explained exactly what the game of fives was waH The Americans found out later th that t it really is the American game of handball So pleased were members of the I staff with the new court that they decided to inscribe their names I tIle the wall avail A plasterer was called on to complete the job and on the wall of the embassy which forms one wall vall I of or the tue court the following list of names is still to be bo seen seen- 3 J. J Bryce E. E Howard H. H Hood B. B James aS G. G Young W. W Kennard H H. H G. G A Watson I atson son H. H B. B Pope H. H Charteris Char- Char tens teris Unimpressive as the list appe appears rs with only first initials of the men it represents P an Imposing array array of British diplomats military and nava nav figures 3 r. r Bryce was Lord Br British ce then ambassador to t the the- e United States and one of ot the best known diplomats of all times E. E Howard UIs U is Sir Sir Esme I Howard oward til the nt British ambassador to this c county counte J 1 at that time counsellor of of- l m bassy 1 f H II H. Hood who later hater becam became Vice Vice Admiral H. H LA IJ H. H Hood and nd one of oC England's greatest naval hier eth was the naval of the the the-em- em bass basal bassy He lie went down with his ship at the battle batUe of Jutland B. B James military or the embassy at the time as a colonel in inthe inthe I the World war won a notable name for himself and the list of decorations decorations decorations decora decora- of foreign governments which h he has received is Js one one of of the most impressive In English Who's Who Who He lives in retirement on his country country country coun coun- try estate In England G. G Young left the British for foreign ign service and became a successful writer and newspaper man W. W Kennard Kennard Howard Howard William Kennard Ken Ken- nard rose nard rose to be British minister to Rome Home H. H G. G Watson Vatson also later reached J l high rank in hi diplomatic servi service e. e II B D H f e lie ame successful successful suc sue business business- businessman man Hugo Francis Charteris as Lord Elcho served Inthe In Inthe Inthe the World war and was killed in ac action action ac- ac tion In Palestine Golf Golt and tennis long since have have replaced fives as the favorite sports of the embassy staff and consequently consequently consequently conse conse- there will be no fives lives court courtin in the new building