Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-24

mony Was Followed by the Re-
cepton Of City and Country OFF,
GERS.
r-ndon. June 2S.-To-day was one of
most fatiguing Of the jubilee week
the Queen. the official programme
landing the reception Of several dis
.uished official bodies and the re-
option Of addresses at Slough, Eton
i windsor. The chief event OF the
and one of the most interesting OF
entire week was the presentation TO
the Queen of congratulatory addresses
I, both houses Of Parliament which
..curred at Buckingham Palace this
morning.
Nearly half a century has passed
since the House of Commons visited
-5e sovereign in a body, the last occa-
not since the early forties, when ad-
dress acknowledging the reception Of
the Oueen's message announcing the
declaration Of war against Russia, and
moi since the early 'firt.es, when ad-
dresses were made congratulating the
Queen on the failure Of attempts at
ssassination. has she received the two
-uses together. There were brief
-malities at Westminster to-day. The
tvo houses met and on the formal an
rarncement being made by Lord Halls
tr~r in the House Of Lords and by Mr..
psrfour in the House Of Commons that
the Queen would be pleased to receive
The two houses. they proceeded in state
~ and solemn procession 10 Bucking-
ham Palace. There they assembled IN
-be ball room. and after a brief delay
the doors were thrown open and the
announcement was made that her
majesty was prepared TO give them
audience. Thereupon the Lord Chan
c-ror and Speaker OF the House OF
Commons advanced side by side TO the
throne. each followed by the members
of his own house. Lord Chancellor
Halsbury knelt at the feet Of the
throne. read the address there on his
knees and handed it to the Queen.
After the parliamentary ceremony
the Queen received in the same man
rer the Mayors and Provosts Of pro
v.rces and. and chairmen Of county
councils. who afterward were enter
tanned az a luncheon in the palace.
They were attlred in levee dress con-
s.,rrg Of black knickerbockers and
stockings. black velvet coats with steel
buttons. black plumed hats and swords.
The Queen left the palace soon after
$3.50 p. M. returning to Paddington
railroad station by the same route as
vas followed on her arrival and in
semi-state Her majesty was greeted
with the same enthusiasm.
There was a pretty sight on Consti-
tuition Hill. near the palace, where in
the grand stands used TO view the pro-
cession yesterday. were 10000 children
from the board schools. Church of Eng
land schools. Wesleyan schools, Catho-
lie schools and Jewish schools, were
Inspected by her majesty. Each child
wore a special medal and a red badge
and the teachers wore blue badges and
white dresses. All the children were
dressed in their sunday best and
presented a very pretty picture. On
tls arrival of the Queen the children
an Joined in singing the national
anthem. led by a band. with heartiness
and freshness never surpassed up to
the present.
The Marquis Of Londonderry, as
chairman. presented her majesty an adj
dress in behalf of school board
and the Bishop of London, and others
dd the same in behalf ofthe other
school bodies. Among the members OF
the committee present were Cardinal
Vaughan and Baron Rothschild. There
was a tremendous outburst Of cheering
as the Queen left Perfect weather pre-
vailed.
The final episode of the programme
was aS the castle gates. where the ad-
dresses from the Windsor bodies were
received. As the Queens carriage ap-
7ared at the entrance to her home the
national anthem was chanted by 500
voices. The days festivities were
brought TO an end by an illumination
@. the palace.