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TRIBUTE TO QUEEN VICTORIA
MEMoRIAL EXERCISES WE'RE HELD
AT WASHINGTON.
Ceremony Took Place in 81. .Job,.s
church and Was Attended by
nigh officials.

washington, February lin The pres
ence of distinguished assemblage. in
Guiding the president OF the United
States and his entire cabinet, impress
slve tribute today was rendered to Eng
lands dead queen. The ceremony oe-
Cured at St. Johns Episcopal church.
beginning at II o'clock this morning. ana
was distinctly official in character. The
British ambassador. Lord Pauncefote. had
Deen directed by the London foreign Of
nee to bestow this last mark of respect
TO the dead sovereign ana the time was
CHOSEN so as to correspond exactly with
the solemn pageant in London.
inc quaint old church where the ser
vices we're held was taxed 10 It's utmoa
capacity with a great crowd eover m
SUN admission. Within the sanctuary
were great masses of flowers with tai
paiuns and potted plants and uurnle
padges OF mourning, purple being III
pteuomlnant color Of mourning. instead
Oh soInDre black, in connection with the
pIpeeaent established in London.
ht 'eSiaent Mckinley and members Of
US uaolnet arrived shortly before II
CLOCK and were escorted to seats on
me right OF the church immedlately
,rohting the chancei. Chief Justice Full
Iol ana the associate justices of the SUI
pVelue court occupied pevs inlmetiiatclv
N the rear of the presidential marty
"hile to the right were seated senator's
ana members of the house of reurcsen-
tsllVes including the presiding officer OF
.ne senate, Mr.. Frye, and Speaker Hem
5NISon " the mousse. The presence OF the
| uplomatlc corps in full uniform lent n
toucn of brlllIancy to the otherwlse som-
pre- surroundings Lord Puifeefotea4s as
| ~ inli Uniform Of his high office with
X plack band about his LETT arm ana a
hhhot OF crepe ON the hilt of his sword
he was accompanied by Lady pauucciote
ana tue Honorable Misses Pauncefote nn)
" she many members of the embassy
gym; including Lieutenant Kitson. in the
uFlll!snt scarlet uniform Of his majesty 4
surFlce, and captain Bailey OF the ruyal
navy Each OF the British officers wore
Ia heayy band OF creme about the lefL
arm Tie British embassy offci1is ne-
.uplod seats fronting The chaqcci TO Lhe
| left Of the president
across the aisle sat the French ambas-
lsador' NJ, Clmbon; the Russian a,nbas-
Isauor, Count Cassln; the German am
p-ssador, DR.. Won Holeben; the italian
ambassador, Baron Fava. and the Mcxlcon
ambassador. Senior Asplroz, each In the
tull uniform OF ambassadorial rank.
Back OF them were ranged the minis
ters OF various countries. HALT way bacl,
SAT Lieutenant General Miles and Ad-
mrai Dewey accompanied by their stats
wearing the uniforms OF high rank.
| Back OF them were ranged many ad
mrals, generals and officers OF lesser
rank An added military aspect 10 the
occasion was given by the presence oi
army and navy officers In full uniform
acting as usbers.
At II o'clock the soft strains o, tho
organ and the distant sound of the pro-
lcessional hymn floated through the edince
land with measured tread the white rooed
loholr boys entered the sanctuary sing
Ing, For All Thy Saints Followins
them came the many church oracisIs
taking part In the ceremony Including
bishop Henry Y, Satterleo. u. D.. hishon
OF Washington; DR. Alexander Nc ~sy-
smith, rector Of 81, Johns church; nr.
Randolph II. McKm. rector of the
Church of the Epiphany, and Rev. Ernes,
NJ Paddock, acting chaplain TO The
bishop The service was that OF Inc
church OF England for the burial OF the
dead The lesson taken from First Co
lrlnthians, was read by Dr.. Mckay Smith.
and DR.. Paddock led in the intontnE of
the prayers, At the conclusion of tho
prayers Bishop Satteriee stepped forward
To tho ehancel rail and in Impressive
tones delivered a panegyric on Victoria.
Dr. Mckim read the burial ritual Of the
Episcopal church and Bishop Satterlee
pronounced the benedlcton Then, as
the ohoristers moved from the sanctuary
singing the reeesslonal hymn. President
Mckinley and his party aud the dlstin-
Rnlshed assemblage quietly withdrew aud
| the impressive tribute e. Ensland's d.
ceased queen was at an end