River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-24
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
Sixtieth Anniversary of victoria's
Coronation Celebrated.
Ceremonies Begin by Attendance
Upon Divine services-Triumpha
Entry Into LoDdon-Queen He
ceives the Royal ENJOYS.

upon DiNtne MISUNDERSTANDING mai
Entry into LoBdon-Queen Re-
ceives the Royal ENJOYS.
London, June 2i.-Queen Victoria be-
gan the celebration of her jubilee Sum
day, as was betting her entire career,
before the altar of her faith. Through
out London. the United Kingdom and
the empire, in every cathedral, church
or chapel of the established church of
England, were held services similar to
those at ST. Georges chapel. Windsor.
where her majesty paid her devotions
and offered solemn thanks TO God.
Ordinary morning prayers began with
a short exhortation from First Tim
othy. After the first collect. a special
collect was read, and instead of the
usual prayer for the queen and royal
family two special prayers were SUBJ
stituted. A special prayer for unity was
said. and there were special psalms and
gospels used instead of those for the
day. the Gospel being the sixteenth
verse of the twenty-second chapter of
Matthew: Render. therefore, unto
Caesar the things which are Caesars"
There was no sermon, but a special
hymn, written by Rt. Rev. William
Walsham. archbishop of Wakefield,
with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, was
sung at her majesty's request.
Before the benediction a special
thanksgiving was offered. The choir of
/ St. Georges chapel rendered the musical
portion of the service. Sir Walter Par
ret presiding at the organ.
The Queen Goes to London.
/ London, June 22.-Queen Victoria left
Windsor castle at noon. Her majesty
was accompanied by her eldest daugh-
I ter, ex-Empress Frederick of Germany,
and by Princess Christian of Schleswig
Holstein and Princess Henry of Batten-
I berg, who occupied another carriage
preceding that of her majesty.
! The start for London was made at
! 1910 Il. m, and for almost the entire
distance the train passed between scat
! tered groups of loyal people. Every
station of the Great Western between
Windsor and Paddington had been dec
grated. The railway employees every
where stood at the salute, while the
| platforms were crowded with cheering
people.
! The route via Buckingham palace was
via Oxford and Cambridge terrace,
Grand Junction roads and Edgware
/ road to the marble arch. thence by
I Hyde park and Constitution hill.
Over the distance, excepting the por-
tion of Great park, every house in the
background of the picture was superb
ly decorated. flags, flowers, banners
and festoons and endless notices on
the order of the day: God Save the
Queen" At Edgware road hand
some triumphal arch was erected by
the Paddington authorities. 1t was a
very handsome castellated structure in
imitation of graystone covered with
ivy, and bore the motto: Thy Hearts
Are Our Throne"
The queen, after she entered the pal
ace, proceeded TO her private apart
ments for luncheon, and the royal and
other guests had lunch in the state sup
per room.
Queen Receives the Royal ENJOYS.
In the afternoon at four o'clock in the
Bow drawing-room of Buckingham
palace her majesty received the inn
perial and royal ENJOYS.
United States Special Envoy Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
U. S. A., Rear Admiral j. n. Miller, U. S.
N, and the members of the United
States special embassy reached the
palace a few minutes after two o'clock.
The ENJOYS were conducted to her
majesty's presence by the queens mas
ter of ceremonies, and were introduced
by the marquis of Salisbury, the pre-
nier and minister of foreign affairs.
All the ENJOYS presented their letters
with the lowest oheisance Tho queen
took each letter and smilingly addressed
two or three sentences of thanks and
compliment to each envoy. Mr.. Reid
was received in the most cordial man
ner possible. Her majesty expressed her
sincere thanks to President Mckinley,
and to 1.-THE great nation of our kins-
men,"
The queen at s:45 in the evening en-
tertained at dinner 90 of her most dis
tinguished guests in the state supper
room at Buckingham palace. Among
those present were the prince and
princess of Wales, with all the members
of the royal family, the royal guests,
the ENJOYS of states with the rank of
ambassador, and the great officers of
the household. who wore full court
dress.
Jubilee Eonors.
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