Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-23
Impaired by Coming Demon
stration to Royalty.
RETURN OF SOCIETY
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR THE
GUILD HALL LUNCHEON.
Discovery of More Wooden Water
pipes in the City-Miss Brad
49, don's Birthday.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LONDON, October s. 1902.
London is now beginning to anticipate the
brilliant functions which will be witnessed
here at the end of the present month. With
in few days the king will be at Bucking-
ham Palace. The meeting of parliament,
the opening of the law courts, with attend
ant service at Westminster Abbey and the
lord chancelor's breakfast to the judges
October "a. the drive Of the king and queen
through the city and South London, with a
luncheon in the Guild Hall October %, the
Thanksgiving service at ST. Paul's October
%. the review Of the guards by the king
October q, make up a series of events
which Londoners hitherto have not seen In
autumn.
1t Is possible that the same week will see
another interesting event. The king was
for many years one Of the governors of
Christ's Hospital and he was expected to
open the new school buildings at Horsham.
He may yet do so, and the possibility of the
ceremony taking place between October "a
and October 20 of the month Is under con-
sideration The Prince and Princess OF
Wales will be at Marlborough House by
October II and Will remain until after the
End which will be caused by these combined
events has already begun. and yesterday in
the park. Notwithstanding the cold wind.
there were to be seen people who are usual
~ seldom in London excepting in the height
of the season. West End tradesmen will
naturally benefit considerably, and trade
throughout London will receive stimulus.
People are coming back In shoals and the
political clubs are beginning to wear quite
an animated appearance. Society still to
great extent takes Its cue from parliament,
and with the return of legislators to St Ste
phens country parties are breaking up.
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but the mounted constable, but has become
as gay with life as though We were in the
middle OF May rather than the early days
OF October. Already London Is putting on a
very different aspect from that which it
wore three weeks ago The theaters are
open and playing to full houses, and many
of the streets are getting busy with ar
rangements for the royal procession on the
25th
Elaborate Preparations Being Made.
The preparations for the banquet a the
Guildhall are being made on the most law
fish scale. 1t is one of the advantages of
having a wealthy corporation that enter
talnments like this can be undertaken with
out making immediate demand upon the
pockets Of the ratepayers. The sum which
has been set aside to pay the expenses is
quite moderate as compared with some SIM
liar ceremonies in the past. When the pres
ent king and queen were entertained by the
city Immediately after their marriage the
bill mounted up to f6O.DN, but this included
payment for the 10000 necklace which the
corporation presented to Queen Alexandra.
Rapid progress is being made with the In
terror decorations of the Guildhall the CEN
trail point Of interest being the dais for the
royal table. which Is being overhung with
n canopy Of richly coored silk while on
the stands in the background will be
placed the gold and silver plate which be-
longs to the corporation. as well as a good
deal forwarded for the occasion by the
wealthy city companies. The care that the
corporation takes to even such compare
rive small matters the qualifications of
the walters is remarka BILE.
When Queen Victoria first visited the
Gufldhall-it was the lord mayors day fol-
lowing her aCcesson-the corporation SOL
EMMY resolved that no person should be
admitted ''bottlernen. waiter or other at
tendant whose station in life habits and
original pursuits do not satisfy the commit
tee that he will perform the duties of the
day satisfactorily, vigilantly. respectfully
and IN a manner becoming a well-connected
servant" At the coming banquet the lord
mayor, In accordance with time honored
custom. will offer himself as a waiter at
the royal table. though probably the pre-
cedent set by George III in 1161 will be fol-
lowed. OF this banquet it is recorded My
lord mayor stood behind the king in quality
Of chief butler, while the lady matoress
waited on her majesty in the same capacity
but were soon after the royal family were
seated. desired by their majesties to go to
dinner"