The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-10
LORD MAYORS SHOW
Time q onored Spectacle Holds it's Place j
Londoners' Affections.

LOndOnefs' Affections.
London, Nov. Gin bright. crisp
weather today. the time-honored Lord
Mayors show took place and the new
lord mayor of London, Mr.. A. Faudel-
Phillips, was formally installed in Of
flee, succeeding Sir Walter wilkins.
The old established custom showed
little sign of becoming obsolete and ow-
ing to the popularity of the new lord
mayor and some unusual features in
the street parade, the occasion was the
most interesting OF recent years. The
committee having charge OF the ar
fangements wisely determined to elimi-
nate certain absurd features from the
parade Hitherto II has been custom
ory to have a series Of triumphal cars
representing some categorical or histori-
cal subject upon which numerous
young women have shivered in the No
vember wind. In place Of these, in to-
days procession, the cars were occupied
by groups showing the various coudi-
tons of London's industries during the
last century.
The procession started from Gildhall
at 1880 a. m. Along the route the usual
bunting and decorations were display
ed, these being particularly noticeable
in Cheapside and Newgate street.
A particularly pleasing feature Of the
parade was the maids of honor, who &C
companied the lady mayoress. The
ladies who officiated in this capacity
were Miss Faudel-Phillips, Miss Stella
Faudel-Phiilips, Miss Wingfield, Miss
Churchill, Miss Waldron, Miss Fftz-
george, Miss Evans and Miss Walter.
For the first time in the history of these
parades, the maids were attended by
the following gentlemen as groomsmen:
The Hon. n. W: Hiu-Trevor. Second
Lifeguards; Captain Ellison. Ninth
Lancers;, Captain Taggert, Fifteenth
Hussars; Captain Freyer, Seventh Hus-
ears; Cecil Lowther. Scots Guards; Mr..
r. w. w. Larkin. Scots iGreys; Mr.. T.
Mathieson. Coadstream Guards, and
Mr. Chawerth. Musters, Third HussarS.
Another feature Of the procession was
the military display. The new lord
mayor is an authority on street pagan
try He is also great advocate Of
military bands and military spectacleS
and this feature was largely developed.
The Scots Greys furnished the escort.
and several line regiments also march
ed in the procession. The boys OF the
ships Arethusa, Chichester and War
sprite attracted much attention and
were supplemented by a division OF the
Gordon boys orphanage. The fire bri-
gade also made an interesting showing.
but the advance which has been made
In ioeomotion during the century was
demonstrated IN the most perfect motor
cars, in contrast with an old-style
coach, equipped with coachmen and at
PENDANTS in old-fashioned liyeries which
followed.
Mr. FaudelIPhillips, the new lord may
or, is the young son of the late Sir Ben
janin Samuel Phillips, who was alder
man of the ward of Harrington Within
from 1857 to 1888. and who served the
office of lord mayor in 1866. He was born
in 1910, succeeded his father as alderman
in 1888. having three years previously
filled the Office of shefiff of London and
Middlesex. He has for the last three
years. been chairman of the special COM
mittee Of the corpora ton appointed to
defend the rights. privileges and exist
ence of the city under its present con-
ditions. He has also for several years oc
supied the position of governor TO the
Honorable Irish society, a body which
manages the extensive estates of the
corporation in Ireland. He served the
post of high sheriff in London in 1895.
and is magistrate and deputy lieu
tenant for London and Herts. in which
latter county Balls Park, hisresidence,
is situated. In 1885 ne unsuccessfully
contested the Waterford division of
Herts, in the Liberal interest, but is now
a Liberal Unionist. He is member of
the firm Of Messrs. FaudeI-Phillips &
Sons, warehousemen and manufacturers,
Newgate street. He married in 1867, a