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Show EARL MADE A KNIGHT CONFERRING THE ORDER UPON EARL OF LUCAN. tafias U rail Caart lit...- IV. ytr: raral "lB la cailtlarlag ( allaai a. hit Arlbar Virata. tlMar atlac-al-Armi, a lrlla( l-lgara, Oen. (leorgr Hlngham, lonrlh earl ut J-iicin. Inte colonel of the llrltUb lite guards, was made Knight of HI Pat-rick Pat-rick recently. In place of the late Karl of Calcdon. Although Lord Luc an cannot Uu an ancient title- thr bar-ony bar-ony dating only from 17T ami the earldom from 179ft -becomes of a ll-tlnjtulalin.1 ll-tlnjtulalin.1 family, whose historic record rec-ord hi-iclni In the reign of Kllisbeth. Ilia chief Mile In distinction, however, la vested In Ihr fact thai he la the aim of his father nrld-marshnl, Ihr Karl of I.uran of Crlmian famr, lu wbora THK KARI.Or I.tJC'AN. he trrvrit ai A. 1). C. In tha aame campaign, winning; Ihcrr the decora.-tlona decora.-tlona of lli legion of Honor and the Medjlude. The l.'ngllsh Carter, the Scotch Thlitlr and ihr trial 81. Patrick are thr thrre most illatlnKtiUlirJ onlrra of knighthood In thr United Kingdom. that of HI, Pntrlck was the latest In-atltutrd, In-atltutrd, Ita dale of Inception being the yrar 17X3. I.lkr Ihr Order of thr 'I hlitlr, It hn always lircn reserved for noblemen, native of thr tountry, made worthy of audi illatlnctlon by knightly actions, great ileecli or high moral qitullllea. It has atno enrolled uch members nf thr royal family at It haa (ought lo honor, Previous to - thr ail of disestablishment the Inttal-lallona Inttal-lallona were held In St. Patrick ra-theilrul, ra-theilrul, where above thr several alalia are atlll suspended thr lielmeta and baunrri of those who held the order at that period. Hut the church haa been divorced hy thr atale, and the ceremony to-day la purely law, and la performed In thematic. In 81. Patrick' hall. It la a nuhlr chamber, decorated In while and gold, against which the crimson chair of itute aland out In bold relief. overshadowed by thr alx royal slandurda. From thr walla are impended fourteen banner of the knights created slncr thr seculurliu-tlon seculurliu-tlon of the order A blare of trumpet announced the opening of the mediaeval drama, at the Countma I'udogun nnd n train of ladlra, In black and while, came In and took their seat at each aide of the chapter table, which wa prosaic-ally prosaic-ally covered In blur doth, und aervnl wllh bluttlng pad Then (lie national aulhr.n heralded the procession of hit excellency, who was resplendent In the blue-declel robes nnd Jeweled Inslgnlu n Ihr grand muster of the order, his flowing mantle held up b) two small pages similarly tnparlsoned. Thovlte- rrgal staff w.is In attendance. In glittering glit-tering uniforms, nnd Sir Arthur Vicars, Ulster klng-at-arms, who was an Imposing Im-posing and dlgnllled figure In a massive gold-and-crluison taburd and quaint Kllzabethan ruff. At the command, "Ulster, summon the knights!" he disappeared, dis-appeared, almost Instantly leuppear-Ing, leuppear-Ing, like a qulck-rhunge artist, la a circling crimson cloak, heading; the knights companions, thirteen In number, num-ber, who, walking In order of seniority, took their seats on thr left of the chapter table, where was one aiant scat soon lo be tilled by the hero of the function. The knights were habited hab-ited In their blue mantles and Insignia, and, with the staff of hla excellency, they made a maguirtteut tableau. The roll was then called, her majesty's warrant read, and, preceded by the official offi-cial rod nf the genllemun usher, Lord Charlcmont, u time-old ofllclal of the vice-royalty, the Karl of I.uran was presented to the grand matter, who, taking n sword from in aide-de-camp, dubbed the gallant soldier ' knight." He Immediately retired, to return In a few minutes, summoned by n fanfare fan-fare and accompanied by the strains of "Sec, the Conquering Hern t'onies." The procession on this occasion wus Interesting and striking. The Junior knights, Lords Arrnn and Itoberts, ronductecl the earl between them to the chair of state. Ills heraldic properties prop-erties were severally borne by the different dif-ferent officers of the order. Athlone, pursuivant of arms, led In the pageant, and the banner was held by the Marquis Mar-quis of Hamilton. He himself wore the uniform of a lieutenant-colonel of the Klrst life guards, hla medals glistening glis-tening on hit scarlet tunic;. After signing the statutory declaration, declara-tion, read hy the chancellor, he was robed hy the senior knights. Lords Ms- towel and Kenmare, t Thr acrompaal- i ment of the prescribed admonitions, i When finally girled with the tword. and envrlnpr.l In hr msntlr a fanfare greeted Ihr unfurling of the tirar knight's banner and I'lster, In a re-aonsnl re-aonsnl and clear vnlie. declared his titles, at slready recited with the addition ad-dition of Ms new Investiture, flslrr then l-oiirln.Vd the ceremony by rehearsing re-hearsing Thr dignities of the knights present, estn linlght rising to his name and remaining stsndlng while the list of his dignities wss rrsd A trying ordeal Thr must llliintrlous tale was lh it nf the heroic Uinl Itoberls. who, , though short of slsturr wss second to none In gillant besrlng and dignity of nilen As thr Victoria Cross ended the recital and thr brave soldier bowed himself back to his stall, a cheer rose from the general company, and the ladles clapped their hsnds and raised their fans aloft |