The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23

IMPERIALISM is at last upon us.
Our republican form of government
was wiped out in this city last even
ing and royalty took complete charge
in the person Of Queen Ethelyn. 1t
was q peaceful revolution. and it must
Ice said that when democracy abdicated
in the person of Mayor Thompson and
the golden key of the city was handed
10 The beautiful young queen the Dao-
Lir assembled gave UumistakabIe evil
teHce Oh their pleasure because of the
change
Ihe crowd that Witnessed the coro-
ndtlon OF Inc queen last evening and
the entertainment that followed was
q magnificent one that filed every
available foot OF space in the Midway
WITHIN sight of the throne Every. seat
thal had been provided, about 1000 in
AuAptr was filled. and there were nor
less than 1000 standing about the
tlfenc. while thousands more went
away. being unable to get within sight
or nearing OF the ceremonies.
Inc best feature of the whole per-
1nl nance was the magnificent audi
ence That turned out &c witness it. The
worst feature was the DELAY i'm getting
started with the programme. The
queen and her court arrived Just one
Holf iale, and people who had been
Standing from s o'clock and earlier
could not be blamed for being tired at
W O'Clock when the performance be-
San rms was especially hard on the
many HtJle ones who were to take part
N me ballet They were crowded in
Lo~ SluHy rooms under the throne for
tlfee hours. and the surprising thing
- thaL they put SO much spirit into
uisiF dancing when their time came.
mere was great enthusiasm when
t'9 notes OF Held's band announced the
S-l'dl n the Midway OF the queen AMI
AeI attendants TWAS wish the great
- aHlculty that a way could be made
I,'oush The crowd for the carriag
ne 1rst Co. arrive was Director Gen
elal j. Wash Young an a charger. He
Nas followed by a squad of police that
<-.gI 2 crannel through the crowd
-'I me band that followed. Then came
St.Hage bringing Mayor Thompson
M N9lncllmeo Whittemore and Davis.
, --'e 1yol seemed surprised that there
80 50 many people in Salt Lake.
" Ai-iemore and Davis acted as though
'-55 had circulated among royalty an
s,lH lVes. The next to- arrive was the
lue taiiy-h0 bringing the ten maids Of
1onor all dressed in pure white. and
,ol more beautiful than any raids of
~. mat any sure-enOugh queen ever
-11 m Europe. The maids of honor
Misses Emma Sanderson, Adeua
II55o@saTds. Gertrude Musser. Louise
ea.lsef, Bessie Clawson, May F. Gray
3Jee.Sy Hamilton. Julia Cope. Nora
"-1A-e and Alice j. Kirk.
Arrival of the Queen.
cs men Queen Ethelyn arrived in a
~ mage drawn by white horses and
{, unnamed by Prime Minister George
rb, ''-e-li- Ihey were met at the foot of
~. e-lIone by two pages who carried
t15eH rain as SIZE aGeended. TIE
eb>sien was greeted with continuous
rs, and the unanimous verdict
ineL tldl Miss Markham was every
he's queen, and very pretty one in
Tba .lf-tloh robe OF pink and green.
~, prime minister was attired i'm
~ win a ruftied shirt and knee
6ses' and carried out his part to
ts1s lsn all had reached the places in
If,1l.se Tor them about the throne. TWO
"a idlfleS were seen To emerge from
H.. in the 'front.' one with a golden
fov-ss.. ne olner with wreath of pink
Thc7- ne Key was sven Mayor
r,5..li iisoii- the wreath to the Drf7oa
.b-stVr- Then in brief little s6aerb
rf.v mayor presented the KEY of no
MIS- queen Etheiyn, and the sprIrns
fhs With proper ceremony placed
vbr's toWn upon her head. AMI mis-
u.s. ~. calcium lights were, plavfnv
1fen he scene. P''-y ms
Prime Minister'S Address.
p ~ hen The coronation was .o,,,--..-,
fra-t, minister Blair stepped 10 -
half eAu oc.sVered an address on b.
r,r,-os1 the queen. He thanked me
ulaf-s LOT the keys of The CITY. eoDo-a+
.esCse-t ne queens SUBJECTS up0n her
70 ~ q ascension. paid high tribute
spols sons sons and daughters of Gan.
an5 olllsniy Of ths riches of tie stafe
tie o, C,esed with a proclamation from
tenders. with gratitude the sce3tre
Nin 1slgn desire ali malice e ana III M
goos.fsr.-4.ia aside, and halmcnx and
opt sba,.o"s,,nip TO rulc. All laws. *
lgafse7se- mat are tmperative for The
SUSPENSE oI my subjects are herebp
ZEE tenas, 4 cordial welcome shall
sdtes ar.-l. - me stranger within oar