The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-10
LORD MAYORS DAY.
Tho Old Custom Observed More EIabor-
htely than Ever veforr,

ntely than Ever BEFORE.
LONDON. Nov, 9.--In bright, crisp
weather, to-day. tho time honorcd "lord
! mayors show" took place and the new
lord mayor OF London. Mr.. A. Faudcl-
Philips, was formally installed in office,
succeeding Sir Walter wilkins.
Tho old established custom showed
little sign OF becoming obsolete and ow-
Ing to the popularity OF tho 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
arrangements wisely determined to
eliminate certain absurd features from
the parade. Hitherto It has been Gus
tomary to have series az trlumphal
cars representing some nlleGorlcal or
historical subject upon which numerous
young women have shlYcred In the No.
vember wind. In place OF these. In To-.
days procession, the cars were occupied
by groups showing the various condl-
tons OF Londons industries during the
past century.
The procession started from tho hall
at 1880 a m. Along the route the usual
bunting and decorations were displayed.
these being particularly noticeable in
Cheaps!dc and Newgatc street.
4 particularly pleasing feature OF the
parade was the maids Of honor who ac-
companled the lady mayoress. The
ladies who ofilc!ated In this capacity
| were Miss Faudcl-Phllips, Miss Stella
Faudel- Phillips, Miss WIngAeld. Miss
Churchill, Miss Falrond, Miss F1tz-
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 grooms-
men: The Hon. y. W. Hlli-Trevor. Sec
ond life guards: Captain Ellison, Ninth
Lancers; Captain Taggart, Fifteenth
Hussars: Captain Freyer, Seventh
| Hussars; Mr.. Cecil Lowther, Scots
Guards; Mr.. r ". W. Larking. Scots
Greys; Mr.. T. MathIeson, Coldstream
Guards. and Mr.. C. Hawarth MustarS.
Third Hussars.
Another feature OF the procession was
the military display. The new lord
mayor Is On authority on street page
antsy. He Is also great advocate of
military bands and military spectacles
and this feature was largely developed.
The Scots Greys furnished the escort
and severA! line regiments also march
ed In the procession The boys OF the
ships Arethusa, Chichester and War
sprite attracted much attention and
supplemented by division OF Gordon
n ~ IN vt Nls
made an interesting showing, and the
advance which has been made In loco
motion during the century was dem
onstrated by one OF the most perfect
motor cars, in contrast with an old
style coach equipped with coachmcn
| and attendants IN old-faSh!oned liver
les. which followed.
Mr.. Faudel-PhIll!ps, the new lord
| mayor. Is the younger son OF the late
Sir Benjamin Samuel Phillips. who was
alderman OF the ward of Harrington
within from 1857 10 1883, and who scrv-
cd the office OF lord mayor in 1856. He
was born IN 1870. succeeded his father
| as alderman In 1855. having three years
| previously Allied the Office OF sheriff OF
London and MIddlesex. He has, for the
last three years. been chairman OF the
| special committee OF the corporation.
| appointed TO defend the rights, privI-
leSes and existence Of the city under Its
present conditions. lie has also, for sew
eral years, occupied the position OF
governor to the Honorable Irish So
ciety, body which manages the en-
tensive estates OF the corporation In
ireland. He served the post OF high
sheriff In London In 1895. and Is mig
istrate and deputy-lhutenan: for Lon
| don and Herts, in which latter county.
Balls Park, his residence, Is situated.
In 1885. he unsucccssfully contested the
Waterford division OF Herts, In the
Liberal interest, but Is now n Liberal
Unionist.
The new lord mayor Is the holder OF
high decora tons from Belgium. Scrvia,
Persia and other countries. He Is n
member OF the Reform and GnrricIs
Clubs. He Is the fourth lord mayor OF
the Jewish persuasion, his father hav-
ing been the second. eru