The King has conferred the Order of a Dame Commander of the British Empire on Miss Genevieve Ward, the actress, who recently celebrated the 84th anniversary of her birthday, in recognition of the distinguished p>sition she has occupied for so-long in her profession and of the services rendered by her to dramatic art.
Miss Ward, who smilingly re-hukes any of her numerous friends who may thoughtlessly use the {world "old," declares that she feels no older than 21, and she prefers to describe her 84th birthday as the "third anniversary of her coming of age."
Miss Ward is a keen critic of the art of the theatre. and professes
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