Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-10


resentatives of the foreign nations
and to the people was observed to-day
with success. The usual throngs of
people lined the route and the decora-
tions were more ambitious than usual
They consisted mainly of triumphal
arches, venetian masts, floral festoons
and liberal display of bunting.
But in spite of the weather more
stirring proof of the popularity OF
Londons yearly pageant, known as
the Lord Mayors procession, has not
been given in long time-due very
largely to the conspicuously brilliant
year of Office of the retiring chief
magistrate, the Rt Honorable Sir
George Faudell Phillips, Bart, X. g.,
c. e. Even the radical critics, who
annually protest against the existence
of the corporation of London within
the area dominated by the county
council, had nothing but praise to-day
for the altogether admirable official
career of Lord Mayor. Phillips, which
has given the quietus for years to
come to any serious attempt of abol-
ishing the corporation. 1t was not
surprising, therefore, that the process
sion passed through dense masses of
cheering people, while windows, bal
comics and roofs were very generally
utilized and the larger open places,
such as Trafalgar Square, were crowd
ed to their capacity.
The snow, although attractive as
mere spectacle, looked evenl more taw-
dry than usual in the Jog, rain and
5 mud to-day, although to enany people
these circumstances did Rnot make II
any the less attractive historical
relic. a survival of tie days when
the corporation of thefcity of London
played its part, and that no light one,
in the contest tor constitutional free
dom and material well-being.
In its origin, the mayors procession
was intended as an assertion of the
Importance Of trade and commerce
long previously ground down by kings
and nol@s. The city companies came
into ex hence, formed powerful mu-
unpicis and, making guild halls
mSartd to" care, as
warning to an NlloM it might concern,
to have the mayor installed with the
utmost pomp. In the course OF time
the ceremony lost this particular sig
nificance. But there was no sign to-
day that it has relaxed it's hold on the
affections of the community to judge
from the many thousands who braved
The fog and drizzle in order to see the
show
The procession included car repre-
senting s.British sports" with hunts
man. bicyclist, etc, including an Indian
I representing Prince Ranjitsighi, illus
y rating cricket.
I Another car depicted the Founders
=, Great -Britain," including Sir Walter
laFigfh Admiral Penn, Warren Hast
!ngs, Lord5Clive and Cecil Rhodes.
An old stage& coach of the year Of
1887 was followed by a modern motor
car. presenting a striking contrast of
the modes Of locomotion in the past and
present times.
Then there were the usual contin-
gents of soldiers, sailors, firemen, artil-
lery and the city companies, the whole
thickly interspersed with bands of mu
Sic
When the procession reached the law
courts the lord mayor in his full civic
robes, preceded by the recorder, Sir
Forest Fulton, and attended by the re-
. firing lord mayor, the sheriffs, the mace
bearer, sword bearer, chaplain, alder
men in their sable trimmed gowns, to-
gether with other civic functionaries,
proceeded to the court room of the lord
chief justice, where they were re-
ceived by the judges attired in scarlet
robes, full-buttoned wigs and cooked
hats. There the usual solemn courte
sizes were GSCHdHSeu, Tue lOiu Hldy VI
in exercise of an immemorial right re-
naming covered while the recorder read
an eulogistic review of the new mayors
career 1t was in the annual Sunday
school style, referring to his blameless
youth, successful commercial career,
well spent life crowned by the attain
ment Of the highest civic honors.
From the court, after the retiring
lord mayor had been formally presented
\ TO the judges by Sir Forest Fulton, the
procession went to the court of appeal
and was received by the master of the
rolls and appeal justices attired in
their striking robes Of black and gold.
The ceremonies here were merely for
NAL
The dignitaries then returned to their
coaches and resumed the march to the
city.
Col John Hay, the United States am
bassador, who was to have responded
to the toast THE Foreign Ambassa-
doris" at the Guild Hall banquet to-
night, is confined to his house by cold,