People We Hear About

New Zealand Tablet, 9 March 1916, Page 41

People We Hear About

; Ex-President Taft, who is very popular among the Irish-American clubs and societies, has - accepted ■ an invitation to address 'the Irish Fellowship Club, Chicago, on St. Patrick's Day. • ' . ; '< Cardiff has decided to erect a public memorial to the late Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart, M.P., who was its Parliamentary representative and had many close associations with the South Wales town. ..;;■ \ Princess Clemence Bonaparte, who resided for years in London- and died in St. Joseph's Hospice for the 'Dying, Mare street, Hackney, in - November last, left property: in the United Kingdom valued at-.£994. The death is reported of the well-known and clever writer, Miss Violet Martin (' Martin Boss ■ ), - which occurred at'Ross, Co. Galway. She wrote many popular books, all relating to her native land. . These include An Irish Cousin, Naboth's Vineyard, Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., All on the Irish Shore, Some Irish Yesterdays. ~\_ . The Marquis and Marchioness of Aberdeen had a conference on June 14 with Cardinal Gibbons in the * interest of the children of Ireland. - The Cardinal received us very ■ graciously,' said Lord Aberdeen, ;' and offered his deepest sympathy for our cause. He also promised to write a letter endorsing - the movement. We then had a pleasant. chat with him, during which he related many reminiscences of our acquaintance.' ." . Sir Daniel McCabe, ex-Lord Mayor of Manchester, has received several hundred letters and telegrams con- • gratulating him on his knighthood. These messages include good wishes from all sections of the Community, and are representative in character. The Church, the stage, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the Army, as well as local educational and commercial interests, were all represented, and all political parties^ Sir Henry Lucy has, after- 35 years' service, retired from the literary staff of London Punch, for which he wrote under the nom-de-plume of ' Toby, M.P.' . He was, previous to joining Punch, in turn connected with several of the leading newspapers in Great' Britain. He was born in 1845. Many interesting publications dealing with the British Parliament and- Parliamentarians have come from his, pen. He also contributed a very interesting London letter to the Sydney Morning Herald, and was a staunch supporter of Home Rule. Rule. ;-- .-"-r - ■ - ; The death of Angelo Sarto, brother of Pius X. will revive interesting recollections of the late Pope. The father of Pius X., Giovanni Battista Sarto, was a postman, and his brother Angelo decided to-follow the same calling. - The Pope, who believed that a postman can be quite as happy as a man engaged in any other occupation, allowed Angelo to continue in that position, and the postman felt content and independent. On the rare occasions upon which he visited the Pontiff at the Vatican he was very affectionately received. A few years, before the Pope's death Angelo called on him after seeing Government officials with regard to arrangements for a small pension to which he was entitled. He lived to the age of seventy-nine.