The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-22


all ENJOYS are guests of the queen untii
Monday. June 18th. The programme be
gins appropriately on tomorrow-Ascen-
sion day-the sixtieth anniversary of that
far June morning when as day broke the
archbishop of Canterbury and the lord
chamberlain announced to the hastily
awakened princess that during the silent
watches of the night the mantle of ma
jesty had fallen upon her, The programme
is as follows:
Sunday. June 2o-Ascension Day morn
iEg.-Ihe queen. with the more immediate
members of the royal family, attend SOL
emn thanksgiving service at Frogmore.
Oniciai service for the lords and commons
at ST: Margaret,s. Westminster. Official
celebration at St. Pauls cathedral for
her ma1esty's judges. the lord mayor and
corporation of London. Special Ascension
day service in every Church of England
edifice throughout the world.
Monday. June 21.-Her ma jesty arrives
at buckingham palace at 1890 p m. AZ
tern0on:-Ih The queen receives her imperial
dress banquet at Buckingham palace fol-
lowed by reception Of the diplomatic
corps.
Tuesday. June 22.-oueen's day. Morn
ing-The procession to St. PauIs. Evening
Her ma jeSty rests: second royal BAN
quet. Buckingham palace, the prince of
Wales presiding, followed by state con
cert: illumination of London and the
empire. During the day celebrations all
over the world.
Wednesday. June 3.-Morning-The
queen itttlNtS duuTtSStS IIOIfl the houses
of parliament. Afternoon-The queen at
tends the garden party at Buckingham
palace, for which 5000 invitations have
been issued. Evening-The queen attends
a royal banquet at the palace: home and
foreign royalties attend Lady Salisbury's
ball at the foreign office.
Thursday. June A.-Morning-In semi
state the queen and court go to Windsor;
her majesty alights at Slough and driving
through Eton is received by the college
boys. Evening-Banquet at Windsor cas-
tie; the queen reviews a torchlight pro-
cession Of Eton boys.
Friday, June 25-Afternoon-Theq queen
with the prince Of Wales inspecting Of
ficer, reviews the fire brigades of Eng
land. Evening-State banquet in St:
Georges hall at which all imperial and
royal guests will be present.
Saturday. June 26.-Afternoon-The
prince of Wales, on behalf of the queen
reviews the fleet at Spithead. Evening"
Illumination of the fleet.
Two questions are agitating London
The prospective weather on jubilee days
the procession day. Tuesday, especially
and how to get to the seats from which to
view the procession. The weather re-
Gently has been boisterous, but the latest
reports show that the disturbance is pass
ing away eastward. A storm on Tuesday
would almost amount to calamity and
would spoil the entire show. The ma
jority of the immense stands along the
route are quite uncovered. The transport
to the seats is a serious question. There
is an absolute corner in all kinds of We
hicles.
Since early morning shoals of royal per-
sOnageS and foreign special missions have
been pouring into London, this being the
date from which they are the guests of
the government.
The situation is complicated by a furiou.
gale in the channel, which is upsetting all
calculations. Ex-Empress Frederick of
Germany, who started in the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert from Flushing. was
obliged to put back Each royal party
comes in special boat and special
train.
Americans generally are TO the fore in
the jubilee. Mrs. John w. Mackay will
not entertain extensively on account of
being in mourning, but her sister, Count
ess Tefeher. and one of the officers of the
pope'S guard. who accompanies the papal
nuncio, are staying with Mrs. Mackay at
her residence on Carlton House terrace.
William w. Astor will entertain the Wis
iting colonial premiers at Cliveden next
week.
Among the prominent Americans who
are enjoying the jubilee festivities are
NJ. H. DeYoung. proprietor of The San
lily, is staying at the Hotel Cecil and will
witness the procession from the hotels
stand: General E. B. Grubb and wife. of
New Jersey; John Shuts, of New York,
and George Raum, of California.
Colonel John Hay, United States ambas-
sador, the staff Of the embassy, Rear Ad-
miral j. N: Miller, Commander H. Emory.
chief of Armiral Miller's staff, and Cap
tain Cook, of the United States cruiser
Brooklyn, have been given seats in the
St. Paul's churchyard for the ceremony
on Tuesday. Lieutenant J. G. Colwell. l..
S. NJ, naval attachee of the United States
embassy, will ride in the procession with
the queens equerries. After the process
sion Colonel Hay will entertain the prom
inent Americans. His dinner to Whitelaw
Reid, the United States special envoy to
the jubilee, is fixed for June 18th. Rear
Admiral Miller gave a reception today on
board the cruiser Brooklyn. Admiral Sir
Newell Salmon, the British naval COM
mander at Portsmouth, and many other
British and foreign admirals and COM
manderS were present.
By command, this afternoon the queen
received all the Indian officers. who were
in full uniform.
Tonight. after a quiet family dinner, at
which several sons and daughters OF the
queen were present, her majesty at 9
o'clock went to a window of the castle
to witness the military tattoo. in which
400 guardsmen, carrying naphtha torches,
took part. The scene was a very pretty
one, in spite of unpleasant weather The
soldiers saluted by raising their burning
torches high in the air.