The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-10
LONDONS Big HOLIDAY.

The Pageant Nee"'S ''-N
INTO Onies ofths New Lord Mayor-A
brilliant spectacle
LONDON, Nov, Gin spite Of thick
drIzzle and heavy fog, the ancient Gus
Tom OF presenting the elected chief mag
,.,rnte Of London to the representatives
., the foreign countries and to the peo-
,Is was observed to-day with success.
Tbe usual throng of people lined the
,,pt, and the decorations were mora
o,-,hItions than usual. They consisted
',"inIy of triumphal arches, Venetian
eats floral festoons and liberal dis
MAY Of bunting
mt In spite OF the weather, a more
Stirring proof of the popularity OF Lon
d5n's yearly pageant, known as the
,,rI mayors procession, has not been
'.fygn In a long time-due very largely
=. ths conspicuously brilliant year of
otFrn OF the retiring chief magistrate,
,hn nc. Honorable Sir George Faudell
pbIlllps bart, X. c., C. |, H. Even the
r5dIral critics, who annually protest
araInst the existence OF the corporation
ofIondon within the area dominated by
tbo county council, had nothing but
nralse to-day for the altogether admir-
ablr official career OF Lord Mayor Phil
lps. which has given the quietus for
many years to come to any serious at
tempt at abollshing the corporation.
II was not surprising, therefore, that
,he procession passed through dense
masses Of cheering people while win
doyg. balconies and roofs we're very
generally utilized and the larger open
placcs such as Trafalgar square were
crowded to their capacity,
The show, although attractive as n
mere spectacle, looked even more taw-
dry In the fog, rain and mud to-day,
although to many people these clrcum-
stances did not make II any the less at
tractlve as historical relic, a survival
Of the days when The corporation of the
city OF London played Its part, and that
no light one. in the contest for consti-
tutlonal freedom and material well be-
ing,
In IT'S origin the mayors procession
was intended us an assertion of the
Importance Of trade and commerce long
previously ground down by kings and
mobiles. The city companies came into
existence formed a powerful munich
palty and, making Guild hall their
headquarters, took care, as a warning to
nil whom II might concern, to have the
mayor installed with the utmost pomp.
In the course of time the ceremony lost
this particular significance. But ther1
was no sign to-day that II had relaxed
It's hold on the affections of the commu-
nifty to judge from the many thousands
who braved the fog and drizzle In order
TO sec the SHOW"
The procession included car repre-
sentlng British sports" with n hunts
man, bicyclIst, etc, including an Indian
representing Prince Banjitsinghi, Illus
tratlnE cricket.
Another car depleted the Founders
Of Greater Britain" including Sir Wal
Ter Raleigh. Admiral Penn, Warren
Hastings Lord Give and Cecil Rhodes,
An old stage coach Of the year 1884
was followed by a modern motor car,
presenting a striking Contrast OF the
modes Of locomotlon In the past and
present times.
Then there were The usual contingents
OF soldiers. sailors. flremen, artillery
and the city companies, the whole thick
~ intcrsperscd with bands of music,
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 sherlffs, the mace
bearer, sword bearer, chaplain, alder
men In their sable trimmed gowns, to-
gether with other civic functlonaries,
proceeded to the court room of the lord
chief Justice. where they were received
by the judges attired in scarlet robes.
-bottomed wigs and cooked hats.
There the usual solemn courtesles were
exchanged, the lord mayor in exercise
Of an immemorial right, remaining COW
cred while the recorder read an eutngts-
tic review of the new lord mayors ca
reer. 1t was in the annual Sunday
school style. referring to his blameless
youth, successful commercial career,
and well spent life. crowned by the at
talument of the highest civic honors.
From this 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 attlred In their
striking robes of black and gold. The
ceremonies there were merely formal.
The dIgnitaries then returned to their
roaches and resumed the march to the
city.
Col. John Hay, the United States am
bassador, who was to have responded
10 the toast of 1.-THE Foreign Ambassa-
doris" at the Guild hall banquet to-
night, Is confined to his house by'a cold
and, in consequence. the Japanese min
lister will take his place.