The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-25
REVIVAL OF !.
OLDEN TIMES
QUAINT CEREMONIES ATTEND
PROCLAMATION.
AS IN MEDIEVAL DAYS
Heralds in Tabards Sound Trump
cts and Court Pledges
Its Allegiance.


had great impress of medieval
times. The quaint ceremonies with
which King Edward VII was pro-
claimed followed ancient precedents.
| The officials arranged the function
an hour ahead of the published an
nouncement and the inha bitants, when
they awoke, were surprised to find the
entire way between st. James palace
and the city lined with troops. About
10000 soldiers, life guards, horB Be
guards, foot guards and other cavalry
and infantry regiments had been
brought from Aldershot and London
barracks after midnight. All officers
had crepe on their arms and drums
and brass instruments were shrouded
with crepe.
At 9 O'Clock brilliant cavalcade
passed down the Mall and entered the
court It consisted of headquarters
staff, headed by General Roberts in
full uniform and carrying marshal's
baton, Sir Evelyn Wood, and nine
court dignitaries, headed by the duke
of Norfolk appeared Oh the balcony
Then the heralds blew fanfare a nd
the king g-at-arms, raising his, three
cornered hat, cried loudly, "Long live
the king .1
The crowd took up the cheer. The
officials then marched in procession
from the balcony through the palace
to ambassadors court, where a num-
ber of royal carriages had been placed
| by direction of the king at the dis
posal of the earl marshal. These took
the officials who read the proclama-
tion to the city, escorted by detach
ment of horse guards.
The contingent from the college of
arms was composed of three kings-at-
arms, four heralds and eight pur-
suivants. The heralds and pur-
suivants wore tabards, garment re-
sembling the costume of kings as de-
picted on playing cards. The tabards
were beautifully and heavily en-
broidered with silk lions, the royal
coat Of arms, and flowers.
The chief interest of the morning
centered in the entrance of the her
AIDS procession into the city at lem
| pie Bar, there to merge with the lord
mayors encourage, composed of the
lord mayor, sheriffs, aldermen and
mace bearers, in scarlet, fur trimmed
robes, cooked hats, ruff1ed shirts, silk
knee breeches and low buckled shoes.
Overhead in the midst of the pageant,
great griffin marked the city bound
ary.
In olden days veritable bar, or
gate, separated the city from without.
Today 10 strong policemen stretched
red silk rope across the thoroughfare.
The officer in command of the
troops cried attention Two gold
laced trumpeters appeared at the
griffin's side. The lord mayor and
sheriffs, mace bearers, chaplain, re-
membrancer and the white wigged
judges of the city courts left their
carriages and grouped themselves be-
tween the lines Of troops. Then the
city marshal, who was on horseback,
wearing uniform of scarlet, gold
laced, rode up to the barrier and the
king-at-arms, in green and gold
tabard, appeared at the imaginery
bar. His trumpeter blew a blast,
which the lord mayors trumpeter ans
wered, and then the city marshal
stepped to the barrier and demanded
"Who goes there?''
The king.at-arms replied that it
was kings herald come to read the
proclamation.
ENTER, Herald" said the marshal.
and the herald was conducted to the
lord mayor, and aldermen. The her
aid then read the proclamation to
which the mayor and aldermen re-
piled: "We, with one voice, consent,
tongue and heart. pledge allegiance
to King Edward VIII The trum-
peters blew blast and the military
band in the procession struck up
"God save the king The crowd
took the words feebly with "God save
the queen" in mind.
A few streets further on the procla-
nation was read again and the pro-
oession advanced by way of Ludg gate
hill to the royal exchange. Final
proclamation was made in front of
the royal exchange.
LONDON IS ALARMED.