The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-06
KING FEASTS
L0NDONS POOR
Half a Million People Drank His
Majssty's Health.
AMERICANS ASSISTED Upton
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF
WALES VISITED EACH SPREAD.

ONDON. July 5.-Half a million OF
London's slum jewellers were King
Edwards guests this afternoon
They were scattered in about 400
schools. halls and PARKS in varying
numbers, the greater number of bene-
ficiaries being at Stepney, where no
less than $500 enjoyed a dinner such
as they seldom partake of. At every
gathering was read a message from the
king. signed by his private secretary,
to the poor. sent through the lord may
or of London, Sir Joseph c. Dimsdale.
as follows:
Buckingham Palace, 11:20 a. m:
am commanded by the king TO inform
your lordship that his majesty and the
queen had intended visiting some OF
his coronation dinners today, and he
deeply regrets that his illness prevents
their doing so. The king has deputed
members of his family to represent him
at as many of these dinners as posi-
BILE. 1 am further commanded by the
/ king TO express his hope that his guests
are enjoying themselves and passing
happy day. KNOLLYS."
This mornings bulletin announcing
| that King Edward is out of danger was
also circulated so that 500 COG poor folks
| drank his majesty's health in no re-
strained enjoyment out Of the corona
| ton cups presented to each of them, as
a souvenir of the occasion
The Prince and Princess of Wales
| traversed the metropolis from end to
end and in semi-state. the carriages
being escorted by detachment of the
Horse guards, and appeared at central
gatherings in several districts. The
principal dinner was at Fulham, where
Sir Thomas Upton, who organized the
whole feast, did the honors of the day
to 1900 of the poor, aided by host of
/ titled and untitled volunteers, including
i Timothy L. Woodruff, lieutenant gov
ernor of New York: Vice Commodore
Bourne of the New York Yacht club,
and other Americans, who handed
| around plates of beef and pudding or
! filed beer mugs with an enthusiasm
emblematic of the whole spirit of the
| occasion.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
paid their first visit to Fulham- They
entered the park of the bishops palace
through a triumphal arch, and were
received by the mayor of Fulham, Sir
Thomas Upton and others. Their royal
highnesses were enthusiastically greet
ed by an immense band of scholars who
sang God Save the King"
Prince At Head Of Table.
The prince and princess alighted and
walked among the marques where the
guests We're assembled around two and
half miles of tables, eFincing the ut
most interest in everything. At the
head of the table In the central mar
quee the royal party stopped, and the
| Prince of Wales read this morning
bulletin regarding the kings health
This was the signal for a tremen-
dous outburst of cheering. Before
leaving, the Prince of Wales expressed
to the bishop of London, the Right
Rev. Arthur Foley Ingram and Sin
Thomas Upton, his great satisfaction
at the completeness of the arrange
ments, and emphasizing his regret a
the fact that the king was unable e
be present
This was a sample of all the other
dinners. which were followed in every
| case by variety shows, upwards O
!. 1,500 oBeratic, theatrical and musica
hall artists and AIS pianists giyeng theil
services for the occasion.
During the afternoon a second mes
! sage from the king was read at thu
various gatherings, saying his majesty
was very glad TO feel that they wer'
his guests and hoping that they woult
Eall be happy and comfortable ant
| spend a pleasant afternoon.
Accompanying the Prince and Prin
cess of Wales were the Duke ant
Duchess of Connaught, the Duke ant
!, Duchess of Fife. Prince and Princes
Charles of Denmark, the Duke AM
Duchess of Argyll, Princess Henry o
, Battenberg, Prince and Princess Chris
tian of SchIeswig- Holstein and tn
Duchess of Albany.
The Prince and Princess of Vale
were accorded a particularly warn
welcome in the east end streets, whicl
~
the gatherings, the prince always ad
; dressed the people as My friends
Although no more evening bulletin
| regarding the condition of king Ed
= ward are to be issued, it was an
nounced at the Buckingham paiac
this evening that his majesty had mad
good progress since morning, and tina
+ he was much gratified with the &C
= counts he received of the SucceSs1l
= carrying out of the plans for the dir
# ners for the poor of London
II Many Thank the King.
h The king received many telegram
/ of thanks and congratula from til
scenes of these festivities, declarin
- that the pleasure of the occasion wa
> vastly enhanced by the tfdings tia
his ma jesty was out of danger.
l. On his arrival at York house tn
evening, after long tour of the man
dining rendezvous, the Prince
y Wales teiegraphed to the lord mayt
,r of London. Sir Joseph c. Dimsdal
A that the programmes were everywhel
: carried out without hitch. The prime
p in this dispatch commended all Il
= mayors and all the others concerne
l. for the excellency of the arrangement
E for the dinners. and thanked the PEI
IN pie for the hearty welcomes accorde
=, himself and the princess.
a. Sir Thomas Upton, general chat
" man of the dinners, has Transmits
e. his thanks to all responsible for orgal
IS izing the feasts for their painstAkis
"a devotion in carrying out the wishes
- the king.
The appearance of Queen Alexandr
as she drove out in an open carriai