Arizona republican., 1899-11-10
LORD MAYORS DAY.
London's Old end Annual Pageant
Takes Place.

London, Nov. 9.-The celebration of
lord mayors day held the center Of the
stage today to the momentary exclu-
sion of thoughts of the South African
war and other serious subjects from
the minds of Londoners. The turnout
of the populace was the largest of re-
cent years and a more stirring proof
of the popularity of London's yearly
pageant has not been given in a long
time. The troops in line were every
where received with vociferous cheer
ing and the enthusiastic patriotism of
the masses fairly broke loose whenever
any Of the numerous bands struck up
Rule Britannia" or the national an
them. The decorations along the route
of the procession, which was from
Guildhall to the law courts by ways of
st. Pauls Churchyard, Ludgate Hill
and Fleet street, We're more numerous
than usual and consisted of triumphaI
arches, Venetian masts, floral festoons
and liberal display Of bunting. The
various divisions of the parade includ-
ed the city fremen, the foresters. life
boatmen, keepers of Epping Forest.
several detachments Of the London vol
unteers, the court of aldermen, and
members Of the civic societies. togeth
er with a large number of representa-
tive citizens. There were also a num-
Der Of alIegorical cars or floats repre-
senting historical and other subjects.
The lord mayors carriage, drawn by
eight horses with outriders in gorgeous
livery, was occupied by Sir John Voce
Moore, the retiring lord mayor, and his
successor, Alderman Alfred James
Newton
Arriving at the law courts, the lord
mayor, in his robes of office, and at
tended by the retiring chief magistrate,
the sheriffs, the mace bearer and other
municipal officers, proceeded to the
court of the lord chief justice, where
the usual courtesies were exchanged.
The court Of appeals was then visited
and the new lord mayor was received
by the master OF the rolls and the ap-
peal judges with the usual formal cere-
monies. This function over the digni-
taries returned to their carriages and
the procession resumed it's march to the
city. The return was via the Strand.
Charing Cross, Northumberland ave
nue.. Victoria Embankment and Queen
Victoria street to the GuildhalI The
crowds on the return route were even
more dense than at an earlier hour in
the day. Throughout the line of march
the most perfect order prevailed. This
evening the annual lord mayors ban
Guet takes place in the historic ban
quoting hall of GuildhaH. Several mem
Ders Of the ministry are to be present
and as consequence the public awaits
the speeches with the greatest interest.
Lord Mayor Newton, like the ma
jority of his predecessors in the civic
chair has heretofore been more closely
identified with commercial than with
public affairs. He is known chiefly as
one of the largest manufacturers of
yeast in the world. He is also a heavy
owner of steamships and interested in
many other mercantile enterprises tina:
go to make London famous. He is only
80 years old and was born at Hull. At
Il he was a business man, manufacture
ing yeast and shipping it in direct ex-
port trade to Belgium and France. His
business grew to such proportions that
he finally merged it into the firm of H.
Love & Co. of Southwark, with dis
tributing points in several continental
cites. From yeast he passed to owning
steamships with his brothers, the firm
establishing itself in London as New
ION Brothers & Co. The new lord mayor
IS also prominent in Masonic circles. He
Is a liberal unionist and a churchman.
man of good taste, fine executive
ability and very enjoyable as a COM
panion. He was married in 1874. and
mas two children, one of whom has re-
Gently been admitted to the bar. The
new lady mayoress is said to be very
fond Of society.
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