The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20

a royal banquet at the palace. Home and
foreign royalties attend Lady Salisbury S
ball AT the foreign Office
thursday. June 24-Morning-In semi
state the queen and court go to Windsor
i1er majesty alights at Slough and driv
ing through Elton is received by the col
lege boys. Evening-Banquet at Windsor
castle. The queen reviews a torchiight
procession of Elton boys.
friday. June 25-Afternoon-The qneen.
with the Prince of Wales as inspecting
officer, reviews the fire brigades of En-
gland. Evening-State banquet in St.
Georges hail. at which all imperial and
royal guests will be present.
Saturday. June 26-Afternoon-The
Prince Of Wales on behalf of the queen,
reviews the fleet at Spithead. Evening
Illumination of the fleet.
The tattoo took place in the grand
quadrangle of the Windsor castle. over
400 guardsmen lined the sides of the
spacious enclosure The guardsmeh
marched in. headed by the cavalry
band, through the south to Moat gate
way. and the fOotguards and engineers
band b. the north, or Norman gate
way. First of all came some $50 men
Of the Coldstream Guards, who lined
the west. north and south sides of the
quadrangle, leaving the east side, I'M
der the queens private apartments, un-
I'll occupied. Next came the band of
the royal horse guards and a guard of
honor of 100 bayonets. Then followed
the band of the life guards and the
royal artillery. Of the foot guards, and
Of the royal engineers, followed by
guard OF honor. bearing the queens
colOrs.
Each band as it entered played it's
re6imental air, marching TO the north
side, where they were massed. A COM
pany of the blues was drawn up facing
the windows Of the royal apartments.
While the men forming the other sides
OF the square. faced inwards. Each
body Of troops, as it entered and
marched to its station, saluted, the
bands playing all the time.
The bands massed numbered some
25O instruments, brass and reed.
When all had entered and taken their
post, a tattoo proper began, with the
coronation march from The Prophet"
after which the drums, flies and filters
played a selection. "reminiscences of
All Nations" This was a potpourri in
which We're blended the Russian and
Turkish anthems, the 'Marseillaose,
Yankee Doodle" and other national
airs and marching tunes. winding up
with British Grenadiers," by the foot
guards bands.
Immediately afterward followed the
First Post" sounded by the cavalry
bugiers stationed on the top of the
round tower. Under the leadership of
MI SedNefIaII, the royal morse artillery
band played the overture Loyal
Hearts" followed by God Save the
Queen" which concluded the first part
of the ceremony.
At signal the pipers and drummers
now marched around the quadrangle
playing the marchioness of Butly's
Strathspey," and after playing near
the sovereign's gateway, moved off to
the tune Of 'Hielan Ladies'" Then the
massed buglers and dr-ummers of the
foot guards followed, playing Hearts
of Oak"
The First post was now sounded by
the massed trumpeters of the household
cavalry from the top of the round
tower, and the bands of honor gave the
royal salute. Then the drums and
flies Of the royal foot guards sounded
the Last post" from ST. Johns tower
and the cavalry trumpeters repeated
the final flourish The guards of honor
now wheeled past under the east side
of the quadrangle. playing Aud Lang
Syne, and the troops were marched
back to their quarters.
During the proceedings each band
was under the leadership of its own |
bandnaster. though when they played !
the senior bandmasters led by turn each |
performance of the massed musicians. /
Torrents of rain fell during the cere- |
mony.