Arms of Lt. Colonel MBH Ritchie D.S.O, O.B.E

One of our newest members, Mrs Avril Brown of Australia, sends us these arms which were granted to her great-grandfather, Lt. Colonel MBH Ritchie D.S.O, O.B.E, in 1929.

Salve, Norman MacSween

Welcome another new member, Mr Norman MacSween of London.

Salve, Ellsworth G. Stanton

Welcome to another new member: Ellsworth G. Stanton III MBE, KSJ, of New York City.

Arms: Argent a saltire Azure between four Cardinal birds volant proper.

Crest: Within a circlet of escallops Gules and violets Purpure a stag trippant Azure attired Argent.

Motto: Diliges Proximum Tuum, (Look after your neighbour).

Granted by: The College of Arms, 15 November 2001.

Richard III found in Leicester Car Park

We congratulate our colleagues in the Richard III Society on bringing their hunt to such a splendid conclusion.

Letters Patent and Arms of Keith Lawson Mitchell

Another very fine set of arms is awaiting display on the HSS Gallery. In the meantime, here is a preview of the Arms and Letters Patent of Keith Lawson Mitchell of Elgin. In the usual manner, I have masked personal details.

Archbishop Conti

Archbishop Conti was honoured on Friday evening by a group of his friends in the Order of Malta, several of whom are members of the HSS. The event was organised by members Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick (FHSS) and Peter McCann of Castlecraig, and guests who are members of the Society included the Grand Prior, Ian Scott of Ardross, Herbert Coutts and Liam Devlin.

The gift with which His Grace was presented was a glass bowl engraved by Alison Kinnaird with the three coats of arms for which Archbishop Conti is responsible: the diocese of Aberdeen, the archdiocese of Glasgow, and his personal arms designed by Archbishop Bruno Heim and altered by the Lyon Court. A close-up of the beautiful glassware will follow but in the meantime here is one of the presentation. 

salve

We welcome another new member in France, Mr. D.J. Menzies of Gironde.