Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-24

hours until g.l5, when. out OF the grew
mist from within the city boundary,
appeared a procession of carriages
forming the lord mayors encourage. IL
was there that the two professions were
70 merge In Kaleidoscope grandeur. The
lord mayor sher.ds aldermen and
mace bearers. 900 scarlet. fur-trlmmed
robes, cocked-hats, ruhled shirts. snk
Knee breeches, and low huckled shoes,
peered out from che Clnderella-llke
coaches that would have been the envy
OF Alice In Wonderland.
AT THE CITY BOUNDARY.
Overhead IN the midst Of the pageant
the great griffin which marks the city
boundary, spread It's wide. fantastic
wings Ike some great Hind0O god In
their gold llyerles, the white-wigged
coachmen Of the lord mayor. looked
Gown contemptuousIy upon the soldier,
herald and peer
Ia the Oldeu days a verltable bar or
gate separated the city from without.
Today ten strong policemen stretched
q red. sIlken rope across the thorough
fare, IN honor Of the citys ancient
privileges.
As the clocks struck the time. the
officer in command OF the troops cried:
Attention
The rife stocks came down with a
click upon the asphalt pavement and
TWO gQld-laced trumpeters appeared al
the grltins side The lord mayor and
sherlns. mace-bearers, chaplain. re-
membrancer and the white-wigged
Judges Of the city courts left their car
riages and grouped themselves together
between the lines " drawn-up troops
Then the city marshal, who was on
horse back. wearing a uniform Of scar
let gold laced with scarlet plumes, rode
w 20 the barrier and the king-0f-arms.
whose green and gold tabard outshOne
those Of his colleagues, appeared at the
bar His trumpeter blew a shril blast
which the lord mayors trumpeters an
swered. and then the city marshal rode
up 20 the barrier and demanded who
goes there? The Kng-at-arms replied
that II was the kings herald, come 10
read proclamation
ENTER, HERALD"
Enter. herald said the marshal.
and the herald was conducted 10 the
lord mayor and aldermen. who were
sun grouped in The street.
The herald then read the prOclama-
ton. TO which the mayor and aldermen
replied
I'VE, with one voice, consent, tongue
and heart pledge allegiance 20 klus
Edward VIZ
The trumpeters blew blast while
the wondering crowd stood bare-hcaded
and silenced, not knowing what 10 do
until a military band iu the pructsst
struck up God Save the King This
familiar air has stiil but one meaning
IN England, and the crowd took up the
words ieeDly, with God Save the
King on the tongue but with God
Save the Queen In mind.
A few streets further on the procla-
nation was read again and the process
sion advanced. by way Of Ludgate hlA,
To the Royal Exchange The final proc
lamatiOn was made In front Of the
Royal Exchange. The square before
the exchange, with the prlsOn-llke walls
OF the Bank Of England on one side
aud the massive official residence OF
the lord mayor on the other, was a
stage setting whose age and solidity
benitted the purtenuJus ceremony.
There We.e no decorations except flags,
all half-masted save the city's red
cross on a white field over the Man
sion house. The royal standard hung
above the exchange, aud over the sur
rounding business buildings flew the
Union Jack. Black was the universal
color worn by the people. Hardly a
bright bonnet or gown relieved the
sOmbreness OF the crowd, Soldiers and
policemen formed an almost solid lane
down Cheapside, where the pageant
was to pass The people behind them,
crowding for a sight over their shout
ders. We're OF an classes, from prosper
Gus brokers 90 East End costers. The
mass was subdued and remarkably or
derby. an Impressive contrast 10 the
usual London holiday crowd The roofs
OF the xechange. bank and Mansion
house and the windows and balconies
overlooking the scene were filled with
solid rows Of people. Big policemen
kent clear space In front of the eS-
change At about 10 o'clock the pro-
cession which was disappointngly
short. though gorgeous, swept down
from Temple Der az o rapid pace. ana
was received silently. The officials en-.
tered the exchange by CORN Hi ana
appeared on the top steps the lord
mayor with the sword-bearer leading,
sherlns. aldermen. recorder and CITY
marshal following.
A FLOURISH OF TRUMPETs.
A flourish u trumpets Impressed ST.
lence upon the crowds and the lord
mayor. uncOyeuur stepped forward.
All hats came ud. and the men re
NAMED bare-headed throughout The
ceremony. under the misty rain. for
nearly half an hour The lord mayors
voice was strong and his 1rat5ucal
words We're distIDgulshab.' "a blueh
away. while no. read The warrant 4
the priyy council Co the herald There
upon me sptetaCular.y -1tt.r.i herald.
larp-helled also, Tor the third .lWt ace
lycrtl the proclamation. Probably n2
one nifty feet away heard his words
until. az the end DE raised his voice
and shouted. God Save ths King
putting particular stress on the words.
when the lord mayor finished reading
the warrant with The words. HIS
Majesty. Klng EIw9r1NlI' th' crowd
for the first time cheered teeuly, scene
iuu to feel that too great display ~
enthusiasm Tor Zoe king might appear
90 par'ake of 1is'oyalty TO the memory
OF the departed queen,
II was only when the herald sh'ul'l
GOOD saye tha king the popuaCe nee
gponled heartily with cheers. many
pe0pIo achoing jhc shout of God Save
he King" and waving their hats.
The lord mayor In the meantime,
proceeding o. the Mansion house,
Steppcd out ON the upper balcony ani
said In ringing tones. Join in SINGING
from the bottom Of your hearts God
save the King
The Response was uncertain f0r thn
reopia urtsant feared o. uulertIE Doe
nm familiar words until the common
ssrreant. Oegal adviser Of the corpora
tfon) l,l Off whereupon hundreds Joined
I'M This was repeated three times.
each time hundreds more taking uD the
singing. until 70 became o mighty roar.
Then came more cheers for tha k.'t
and f0r the queen consort hearty ont
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