The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-24
v|CTOR|A'S DAY.
The Queen Of England at
Eighty Receives the Con-
gratulations Of the
World.
OAK PLANTING AT WINDSOR
Celebrations, Gorgeous and
Touching The Presi-
dents Cable
gram.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.

LONDON, May II, loS5.-IorrentS ol
| rain today ushered in Queen Victoria's
| birthday.
| AT Windsor, where general holiday is
| being observed, the town was decorated
| with flags and the church bells were rung
| at seven o'clock in the morning.
The weather cleared at about eleven
| o'clock and serenade by the Windsor
and Eton Amateur Choral Societies was
given in the Grand Quadrangle of Wind
| sor Castle. The sun then shone bril-
liantly. The serenade was listened to by
Ethe 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.
| Sir Walter Parratt, the Master of the
| Queens Music and private organist to the
| Queen wearing his official robes, con-
Quoted the serenade from the steps 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 a po-
sition in the rear of the choir. Behind
| the cadets were drawn up the rest of the
| Elton 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.
| The scene was extremely picturesque.
| They all sang the National Anthem, and
| then the choir gave the programme,
| comprising the late Bishop of Wakefield'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 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 excellent health, came forward
and bowed repeatedly.
| Sir Walter Parratt and the Mayor of
| Windsor were then introduced to the
harp. Her majesty afterward knighted
the mayor, J. T. Soundry
Although the official birthday celebra-
ton in London was postponed until
| June 8, all public buildings, many busf-
ness houses and a great many private
| residences are decorated In fact. more
|
the Queens Jubilee.
| A great congregation assembled in st.
| Paurs Cathedral this morning, where
| thanksgiving services were held, and huge
! crowds of people were unable to obtain
admittance. They grouped themselves in
the spaces about the building.
| The Lord Mayor of London. Sir John
voco Moore, the Sheriffs, the Aldermen,
! Sword and Mace Bearers and all the
| other functionaries in their robes of
| State, attended The Archbishop of Can
/ terbury, the Most Rev. Frederick Tenn
| pie, D. D., officiated and preached the SER
mon, after which Te Deum was sung.
| During the afternoon the Queen planted
an oak saplng on the east lawn Of
Windsor Castle. She drove along Ken
meth Drive to the spot and was assisted
in the planting by the Duke of Saxe-Co-
| burg and Gotha. All the members of the
Royal Family witnessed the ceremony.
| Her Majesty then continued her drive in
the direction of Frogmore.
| The Military Knights of Windsor pre-
sented an address to the Queen at noon
| in the corridor of the Castle and received
the warm thanks of Her Majesty.
| A pretty incident was the presentation
| 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 Majesty, who was
deeply touched also kissed her.
| Mr.. Joseph Choate, the United States
| Ambassador, telegraphed his congratula-
| tions to the Queen and Her Majesty sent
| a graciously worded reply
| The Ambassador also attended the birth
day service held at the Chapel Royal, ST.
| James Palace.
| Birthday celebrat tions occurred through
out the provinces, the ships in the differ
ent ports were dressed for the occa-
| sion and the warships were covered with
| bunting.
the regular troops, Volunteers and Naval
Brigades, and the same ceremonies oc-
Cured at the various arsenals and gar
\ rison towns.
| telegram from Simla, the summer
capital of British India, records that i'm
pressive 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
saIutes were fired and Lord and Lady
Curzon will hold a State dinner and
levee tonight.
Desuatches from the Continent report
! the printing of eulogistis articles on the
| Queens reign in the European press.
|