The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-24
BUSY DAY AT BUCKINGHAM.
THE QUEEN RECEIVES THE HOUSES
OF PARLIAMENT.

COnsratuIatOry Addresses Presented.
Over 400 Mayors and PrOvOsts Next
File Past the Quecn-The Recep-
tiOn Room Brilliant With Dazzling
Uniforms and JeweIs-The Queen
subsequently Starts on Her Return
Journey to Windsor CRstIe-SchOOl
Children Greet Her on COnstltu-
tiOn Hill.
London, June 2S-This day was one of
the most fatiguing days of the week for
the queen, the programme demanding the
reception of several distinguished bodies
of official personages and the reception of
addresses at Slough, Eton and Windsor.
The chief event of the day, and one of
the most interesting of the entire week,
was the presentation to the queen of con-
gratulatory addresses by both houses of
parliament, which occurred at Buckng-
ham palace this morning. Nearly half
century has passed since the House of
Commons visited the sovereign in body,
the last occasion being the presentation of
an address acknowledging the reception
of the queens message announcing the
declaration of war against Russia, and
were made congratulating the queen on
failure of attempts at assassination, has
she received the two houses together
There were brief formalities at Westmin-
ster to-day, the two houses met and the
formal announcement being made
by Lord Halsbury in the House
of Lords. and Mr.. Bafour in
the House of Commons, that the
queen would be pleased to receive the two
houses. They proceeded in stately process
sion to the palace, where they assembled
in the ball room. The queen was wheeled
into the ball room by an Indian attendant.
She wore a black brocade dress, a black
and white striped skirt and a widows cap,
and carried a white fan and lorgnette.
Her majesty also wore the ribbon of the
Order of the Garter The scene was mag
nificent. The uniforms, dresses, orders
and blazing jewels showed up finely in
the sunlight, which found its way through
the windows.
Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Latham.
first escorted in the lord chancellor, Lord
Halsbury, who was gorgeously robed, the
members of the House of Lords following
him. The lord chancellor then knelt be-
fore the queen and read the address from
the House of Lords, at the end of which
the queen bowed, thanked their lordships
and the peers were received in a body.
The Lord Chamberlain afterwards left
the room, and returning, ushered into her
maJesty's presence the members of the
House of Commons The latter advanced
between two lines of gentlemen at arms
brilliantly uniformed The commoners
were headed by Speaker Gully who stood
while he read to her majesty the address
from the House of Commons. At the
conclusion of the reading the queen bow
ed and the commoners retired.
After the parliamentary ceremony the
queen received in the same manner the
mayors and provosts of provinces, and
chairmen of county councils, who after
wards were entertained at luncheon in
the palace. They were attired in levee
dress, consisting of black l1nickerbockers
and stockings, black velvet coats with
steel buttons, black plumed hats and
swords.
over 400 mayors and provosts. chair
men of county councils and sheriffs, filed
past the queen, who bowed and smiled as
each of the loyal officials passed. The
sherins were all in gorgeous scarlet and
the mayors all wore the full insignia of
their office, including the strange robes
and golden chains, etc The mayors were
headed by the lord mayor of London Sir
George Faudel Philips, who also wore the
run robes and complete insignia of his
Office.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke OF Con-
naught and the Princess Christian of
SchlesWig-Holstein and Henry of Batten-
burg were among the members of the
royal family present at the reception.
The queen left the palace soon after p.
m, returning to Paddington railroad sta
tion by the same route as was followed
on her arrival, and in semi-state Her
majesty was greeted with the same en-
thusiasm.
There was pretty sight on Constitution
Hill, near the palace, where, in the grand
stand used to view the procession yester-
day, 10000 children from the board schools,
Church of England schools, Wesleyan
schools, Catholic schools, and Jewish
schools were inspected by her majesty.
Each child wore a special medal and red
badge and the teachers wore blue badges
and white dresses. All the children were
dressed In their Sunday best" On the
arrival of the queen, the children joined
In singing the national anthem, led by
band. with heartiness and freshness never
surpassed up to the present.
The Marquis of Londonderry, as chair
man, presented her majesty an address
in behalf of the school board, and the
bishop of London and others did the same
In behalf of the other schools Among the
members of the party were Cardinal
Vaughn and Baron Rothschild. There was
a tremendous outburst of cheering as the
The queen arrived at Slough at $3.50 this
afternoon, and was received there by
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, the lord
lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and the
other county officials. Addresses were
presented to her majesty by the county
magistrates, the county council and the
urban district council Her majesty re-
piled briefly to each address, and LETT
Slough through a castellated arch Of the
medieval period. The whole place was
decorated handsomely. The Royal Horse
Guards furnished the escort of the court.
AT Eton College, a gateway OF the Pc
riod when the college was founded, that
OF Henry VI, had been erected, and thore
were also statues representing Henry and
Margaret Of Anjou, as we'll as OF the pat
ron saints Of the college, 81. Mary and St.
Nicholas.
Az the summit of the arch stood four
Eton boys dressed as herads. and they as
sumed to sound their trumpets, which was
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