The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-25
Celebrated In London With Great
P0mp and SplendOr.
MANY TRIBUTES OFFERED
GENERAL HOLIDAY ALL OVER
THE KINGDOM.
Thanksgiving Services Held, Which
Were Attended By Her Majesty
Presentation of Flowers By Her
Grandchildren-The Day Observed
In All Parts of the World.

London, May 24.-Torrents of rain
ushered in Queen Victoria's S0th BIRTH
day today. Windsor, where general
holiday was being observed. was deco
rated with flags, and the church bells
were rung at IL o'clock in the morning.
The weather cleared about IL o'clock
and a serenade by the Windsor and
Elton amateur choral societies was
given in the grand quadrangle of Wind
sor castle. The sun then shone brightly.
The serenade was listened to by the
queen and members of the royal fam
lily.
Sir Walter Parratt, the master of the
queens music and private organist to
the queen, wearing his official robes,
conducted the serenade from the steps
of the queens private entrance to the
palace, just below the darkroom, where
the queen was breakfaSting. The Elton
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 office, and the
borough magistrates. were also pres
ent.
II picturesque SSC0C.
The scene was picturesque. They all
sang the national anthem, and then
the choir gave the programme, COM
prising the late bishop of Wakefield's
Jubilee hymn, a four-part song, and
two specially written madrigals, ITO
the Queen" Finally the Elton boys
gave three lusty cheers in honor of her
majesty, and the Duke of Connaught
came to one of the windows and
thanked those present in behalf of the
queen, who herself, looking to be in ex-
cellent health, came forward and bowed
repeatedly.
During the afternoon the queen plant
ed an oak sapling on the east lawn of
Windsor castle. She drove along Ken
meth drive to the spot, and was assist
ed in the planting by the Duke of Sake
Coburg and Gotha. All the members of
the royal family witnessed the cere-
money. Her majesty then continued
her drive in the direction of Frogmore.
A pretty incident was the presenta-
ton to the queen this morning, by each
of her grand and great grandchildren,
now at the castle, of a tiny bouquet of
flowers. These descendants of her ma
jesty, who was deeply touched, also
kissed her.
Thanksgiving Services Held.
Her majesty also attended the birth
day service held at the Chapel Royal,
st. James palace.
A great congregation assembled in
st. PauPs cathedral this morning,
where thanksgiving services were held.
and huge crowds, unable to obtain adj
mittance, grouped themselves in the
spaces about the building The lord
mayor of London, Sir John Voce
Moore; the sheriffs, the aldermen,
sword and mace-bearers and all the
other functionaries. in their robes of
state, attended. The Archbishop of
Canterbury the Most Rev. Fred Tenn
pie. officiated and preached the sermon,
after which a te deum was sung.
Birthday celebrations also occurred
throughout the provinces. The ships in
the different ports were dressed" for
the occasion, and the warships were
covered with bunting. At Portsmouth
there were reviews of the regular
troops, volunteers and naval brigades,
and the same ceremonies occurred at
the various arsenals and garrison
towns
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 Kedleston, and
the Indian and military officials, in full
dress. Royal salutes were fired.
Choate Sends Congratulations.
Joseph H. Choate. the United States
ambassador. telegraphed his congratu-
lations to the queen, and her majesty
sent a gracious reply.
The birthday banquet given at the
Hotel Cecil tonight was attended by
members of the American society in
London. Lord Rosebery, who presided,
referred to the American guests as
representing a great commonwealth of
states, once part of the British emf
pire, but now nearer than any other
country except the colonies"
Colonel Taylor of the society, in re-
spending for the Americans, paid a
tribute to the queen and read cable
grams that had been exchanged with
the citizens of Tampa, Fla. His speech
brought out a further response from
Lord Rosebery. after which the orches-
ira played Hail Columbia amid
lively dernopStra fian