How is the Chief Gentleman Usher to the Sovereign and Usher to the Order of the Garter more commonly known?
Order of the Bath now has six officers: The office of Dean is held by the Dean of Westminster. The King of Arms, responsible for heraldry, is known as Bath King of Arms; he is not, however, a member of the College of Arms, like many heralds. The Order's Usher is known as the Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod; he does not, unlike his Order of the Garter equivalent (the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod) perform any duties in the House of Lords. There were originally seven officers, each of whom was to receive fees from the Knights Companion both on appointment
Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod The Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod is the Usher to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, established in 1917 and effective since 1918. The Gentleman Usher is appointed by the Sovereign and holds the office during good behaviour. No specific functions are assigned to the Gentleman Usher but the Statutes require that the Usher shall "execute diligently whatever the Sovereign or Grand Master may be pleased to command touching the interests of the said Order". The Statutes of the Order provide that the Gentleman Usher "shall wear around his neck pendent