The Van Buren press., 1899-05-27
VICTORIA 5 NATAL Day.
brltaln's Ruler Celebrates the Eieh.
tieth Anniversary of
Her Birth.
INTERESTING EXERCISES At WINDSOR,
Services at ST. PauI's Cathedral md
eeiebrafions in the Provinces and
in india-President Mckinley,
Emperor Francis Joseph and
Others Send Concentrations.

Others Send CONGRATULATIONS
London, May 25.-Torrents of rain
ushered in Queen Victoria's eightieth
anniversary.
At Windsor, where general holiday
was observed, the town was decorated
with flags and the church bells were
rung at II o'clock in the morning.
| The Weather Cleared.
| The weather cleared about II o'clocl,
and serenade by the Windsor and
Fton amateur choral societies was Civ
en- IN the grand quadrangle of Windsor
castle. The sun then shone brilliantly.
The serenade was listened to by the
| queen and the members of the royal
family, including the children of the
duke and duchess of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, the duke and duchess of Con-
naught. Prince and Princess Christian
and Princess Henry of Battenburg.
serenade to the Queen.
Sir Walter Parrott, the master of
the queens music and private organist
TO the queen, wearing his official robes,
OF the queens private entrance to the
| palace, just below the oak room, where
the queen was breakfasting. The Eton
College volunteer cadets marched into
the castle grounds, headed by a band
OF music, and took up position in the
rear of the choir. Behind the cadets
were drawn up the rest of the Eton
boys and the Military Knights of
Windsor. The mayor and corporation
OF Windsor, in their full robes of Of
fee, and the borough magistrates, were
also present.
Picturesque scene.
The scene was picturesque. They
all sang the national anthem, and then
the choir gave the programme, com
prising the late bishop of Wakefied's
Jubilee hymn, a four-part song, and
two specially written madrigals, TO
the Queen Finally, the Eton boys
gave three lusty cheers in honor of her
llajesty, and the duke of Connaught
came to one of the windows and thank
ed those present in behalf of the
queen, who herself, looking to be in
excellent health came forward and
bowed repeatedly.
The Queen Planted an Oak.
During the afternoon the queen
planted an oak sapling on the east
lawn of Windsor castle. She drove
along Kenneth drive to the spot, and
was assisted in the planting by the !
duke of SaXe-Coburg and Gotha. All |
the members of the royal family wit
messed the ceremony.
Her majesty then continued her |
drive in the direction of Frogmore.
Military Knights of Windsor.
The military knights of Windsor |
presented an address to the queen at |
noon in the corridor of the castle and |
received the warm thanks of her mai |
cstY. The pretty incident was the |
presentation to the queen by each of her
grand and great grandchildren now at |
the castle of tiny bouquet of flow
ers. These descendants of her mai |
esty, who was deeply touched, also
kissed her.
Our Ambassadors Congratulations.
Joseph II. Choate, the United States
ambassador, telegraphed his congratu-
1ations to the queen. and her majesty
sent 4 graciously-w reply.
The Ambassador also attended the
birthday service held at the chapel
royal. st. James palace.
Service at ST. PauTs.
A great congregation assembled in
ST. Paul's cathedral in the morning,
where thanksgiving services were held,
and huge crowds of people, unable to
obtain admittance, grouped them
selves in the spaces about the build
ing.
I nc lord mayor of London, Sir John
Nocc Moore; the sheriffs, the alder
men, sword and mace bearers, and all
tho other func;ionaries, in their robes
OF state, attended. The archbishop of
Canterbury, Most Rev. Frederick Tenn
pie. ID, officiated and preached the
sermon, after which a te deum was
sung.
Celebrations in the Provinces.
Birthday celebrations occurred, also,
throughout the provinces, the ships in
the different ports were dressed" foI
the occasion, and the warships were
covered with bunting.
At Portsmouth there were reviews
OF the regular troops, volunteers and
naval brigades. and ceremonies at the
various arsenals and garrison towns
In British India, Too.
A telegram from Simla, the summer
capital of British India, records that
impressive queens birthday services
there were attended by the viceroy of
India, Lord Curzon of Keddleston, and
the Indian military officials in full
dress. Royal salutes were fired. Lord
and Lady Curzon held a state dinner
and levee at night. Dispatches from
the continent report the printing OF
eulogistic articles on the queens reign
IN the European press.
CONGRATULATIONS
Drc.id.rf MIX iuIey Sends Congrnfu-