▁Er min ' s ▁Hotel , ▁near ▁St ▁James ' s ▁Park ▁station , ▁talking ▁to ▁Miss ▁Mar jor ie ▁Max se . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁intens ely ▁like able ▁elder ly ▁lady ▁( then ▁almost ▁as ▁old ▁as ▁I ▁am ▁now ). ▁I ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁then , ▁as ▁I ▁have ▁no ▁idea ▁now , ▁what ▁her ▁precise ▁position ▁in ▁government ▁was . ▁But ▁she ▁spoke ▁with ▁authority , ▁and ▁was ▁evidently ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁least ▁to ▁recommend ▁me ▁for ▁interesting ▁employ ment . ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁stage ▁of ▁our ▁talk , ▁she ▁turned ▁the ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁possibilities ▁of ▁political ▁work ▁against ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁Europe ." ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁She ▁was ▁inv ested ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C BE ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁as ▁D ame ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁for ▁her ▁contributions ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁politics , ▁gain ing ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁D ame ▁Mar jor ie ▁Max se , ▁as ▁she ▁preferred ▁to ▁be ▁known . ▁ ▁Death ▁D ame ▁Mar jor ie ▁Max se ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁aged ▁ 8 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Charles ▁Mos ley , ▁editor , ▁Bur ke ' s ▁Pe er