The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
JUBILEE FESTIVITIES.
Victoria and the School Children
Luncheoms Banquets and Balls.

LONDON, June 25--The Queen drove to
Windsor Park to-day and visited six thou
sand school children who were celebrating
her MajeSty'S jubilee. Later the Queen re-
ceived delegations from fire brigades be-
longing to all parts of the kingdom. The
Queen seemed in excellent health and spirits
and smilingly conversed with those around
her. The firemen's parade was one of the
largest ever held in England. There were
1920 men in line and one hundred engines
The Duke of Marlborough, as president of
the national fire brigade, presented the Off
GERS to the Queen. While the Queen and
the Empress Frederick were dining this
evening a thousand Elton boys, with bands
of music, entered the quadrangle of the cas-
tie and gave an exhibition of torchlight
evolutions and fireworks. The charming
the members of the royal household from
the castle windows.
The lord mayor, Sir George Faudel-Phil-
lips, gave a luncheon at o clock this after
noon at the mansion house to all the princes
and princesses, British and foreign who
were in the jubilee procession and to most
of the special ENJOYS with the rank of en-
bassador and to part OF the diplomatic
corps. Among those present were the
United States special ambassador, White
law Reid, and Mrs. Reid and the United
States ambassador, Col. John Hay, and
Mrs. Hay. The guests We're entertained in
his ermine earls robe on jubilee day.
Great crowds of people watched the arrival
and departure of the guests, who We're
warmly cheered. 49, The luncheon. was a
brilliant affair. The Honorable Artillery
furnished the guard of honor. The lord
mayor took in the Princess OF Naples, the
his arm, the Prince of Wales escorted the
Grand Duchess of HesSe and the Grand
Duke of Hesse gave his arm to the Princess
of Wales. The Prince of Waless toast to
the Queen met with an enthusiastic re-
Spouse. The lord mayor toasted the foreign
ENJOYS and the Prince of Naples and
France, replied The Prince of Wales
toasted the lord mayor and lady mayoress,
and the luncheon ended with toast to the
Prince of Wales.
This evening the Marquis of Lansdowne,
secretary of state for war, gave a BAN
quet at the sculpture gallery of Lans-
downe house, at which were present the
Prince and Princess of Wales. Embassador
Hay and Mrs. Hay. almost all the special
ENJOYS and foreign princes now in London.
the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. the
Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury,
the Earl of Rosebery, Lord and Lady
Wolseley and other persons of high rank.
Lansdowne house contains one OF the i'm
est private collections of ancient sculptures
in the world. Most of the pieces were dis
covered during the excavations at the villa
of Emperor Hadrian. The collection OF
paintings by old masters is almost equally
line. 1t was amid this array OF classic and
medieval beauty that the banquet was
served.
Later in the evening most of the guests,
including the Prince and Princess of Wales,
attended brilliant ball given in an i'm
mense marquee by the Duke of Westmin-
ster. The marquee was erected in front
of Grosvenor house. lined with red and
white carpets and hung with Gobelin tapes
tries. The supper was served a la Russo,
at small round tables. The floral decoTa-
tions and Examinations were beautiful.
Among the guests. in addition TO the Prince