Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-26
TO-DAY'S NAVAL DISPLAY.
Everything in Readiness at
mouth for Jack Tar's Part OF
the Jubilee Celebration.

portsnouth. England, June 2.-EVery-
.Li,,r, e a., readiness for to-morrow's great
S,a,-aI sractacIe. Portsmouth, South Sea
and their environs are getting London
Jubilee fever. Decorations are UNIVERSAL
profuse and distinctly naval, notably at the
gateway of the gun wharf, Where p[ass
Cannon are mounted in two turrets, and IN
oLnra,a 81 nIks-nen in full arnor. Match
Iocl<s Drotrude from the port holes. On @ @tle
outside buttresses are hgures OF plheIlSIn, IN
while over the gateway Is knighI III III w
fuli armor of Queen Anne period IN aqui, az ~
tion 10 these are jubilee devices, formed OF
brown Bess pistols, sword blades; matSn-
looks cuirasses and dirks. Armed khlghts
in fbe panoplyl of the sixteenth ana seven
teenth centuries guard the gateway.
THE town hall is richly decorated, aIlonS
the decorations being group OF AhieIiCddn "a !
flags with the name brookiyh' III 'Ae
T1be festivities began this afternoon, Tlth WI
a garden party, given by Sir NeMen Sal..
mon, who will be IN gupIeIHet ~, tbs beantiful
lawns of the admiralty house Io-msh.
a banquet was given at the town nan; a! a!
which Right Hon; GeOLse vIrsss,Scd 4: and the Off.
GERS of the Brooklyn were present. me ID I
ter were present also at the garden party.
60 he given to which the officers of the
Brooklyn are invited. ON Mohday neAS Si 81
the foreign officers will visit the doch
ward and be entertained at IuncR ~ tnS il
"rneeday will be devoted to sports, with
a dinner at the town hall for the seameh
and on Wednesday evening a. bail VIII pt
given at the same place. for the oineers.
The banquet at the town hail TINS even
tho was a scene of unprecedented Drill
iisncv II was preceded by reception,
naval guard of honor lining the main ap
proaches and presenting arms as the guest.
| arrived. Ali the latter wore uniforms an an'
/ Sccorations. Covers were laid for go
Prince Henry of Prussia sat next TO Rlgh
| Hon, George J. Goschen, VINO preslIgu
| Tba hall was splendidly decorated, thi
| main feature of the decorations being
| bust of the queen surrounded by mug
| wreath made to represent the rose tn
| thtSfIa and the shamrock. 1t was sur
| mounted by a royal crown STUDDED VIII
| incandescent lamps to represent JeNels;
| Around the hall were shields bearing IN
| names Of the foreign warships that VIII d
| present at to-morrow's review. -.
| Mr.. Goschen proposed the usual 10, 10y q q
toast to the queen. whlGn WSS Sea1tl
| with great enthusiasm, and then the hedIt
| of the foreign naval visitors. In the couIs
| of a brief speech, he gave them near
| welcome and dwelt upon the comradeshl
| between naval men the world over, aris
| ing out of the many things thsy nave !
| common: common dangers, common halu h
| ships. common experiences, common cout
| age and common endurance. They nae
| he said, an advantage over their mlIltar
| brethren in a more frequent intercourse
which enabled them to learn the value c
each others qualities and friendship
| Admiral Won Spawn, of the Austria
| navy proposed the toast to the Brltls
navy and Nr. Goschen responded.
| london, June $3.50 a. m.-The mornin
breaks threateningly, with the prospet
| that the Spithead review Will De MARIE
by driZzling rain.