The Rev. A. C. Deane ,
Canon of Windsor and Chaplain to
H.M. the King
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest and most renowned English Order of Knighthood, having been founded by Edward III in or about-for the precise date is uncertain-the year 1348. (A popular story about a lady who dropped a garter and caused Edward to utter the sentence which became the motto of the Order first obtained its vogue a couple of centuries later, and has no historic foundation.) The shrine of the Order is the Quire of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and here at noon tomorrow the Knights, headed by Their Majesties the King and Queen, will meet for a solemn service-the first of the kind to be held since 1914. In his talk Canon Deane will give an account of the Order, its history, its statutes, and its officers. He will also describe the arrangements made for the magnificent procession and service that will take place tomorrow.