On the occasion of the visit of our present King and Queen to
Canada as Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York Lady Drummond
drew up and presented an address to Her Royal Highness on behalf
of the National Council of Women of Canada, while Sir George
Drummond at the same time presented to His Royal Highness the
citizens’ commemorative medal. Lady Aberdeen has characterized
Lady Drummond as “a woman of distinguished presence, with great
personal charm, gifts of rare eloquence and the power of clothing
her thoughts in most expressive language.” She is a member of the
Anglican church, to which Sir George also belonged.
Sir George was much interested in agriculture and the breeding
of fine stock. Huntlywood, his magnificent country place at
Beaconsfield, was one of the finest country estates on the
continent. He took great pride in its well kept condition, his
private golf links affording an opportunity for indulgence in
a recreation that he was fond of. He kept only the finest live
stock that he could procure. His first Southdown sheep were bred
from stock he secured from King Edward. In live-stock breeding
Sir George aimed to maintain the same high standard of excellence
that characterized everything he did. His stock nearly always
won first prize at the big stock shows in Canada and the United
States, where he met in competition the most noted breeders of
his day. Sir George also maintained a beautiful country house,
Gads Hill, at Cacouna, now the summer home of Lady Drummond. He
took a most deep and helpful interest in all those things which
promote the aesthetic and moral nature of the individual and
which act as broadening and uplifting influences in the lives of
all. He was the owner of one of the finest galleries of paintings
on the American continent and was for some time president of the
Art Association of Montreal. It is said of him that he “derived
greater pleasure in pinning a badge to the breast of a member of
the Victorian Order of Nurses and wishing a hearty God-speed to
that devoted agent of good than in talking in millions around
the directors’ table of the Bank of Montreal.” He was a knight
commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George and his
character and his ability made his presence an honor in any
gathering.
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