The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
DINNER FOR
LONDON POOR
sLUM JEWELLERS OF METRoPo-
LIS GUESTS OF KING EDWARD
SOVEREIGN SENT REGRETS
Each One Of the Diners Presented
With a Souvenir Of the Glad.
some Event.

some Event.
London, July 6.-Half a million of
London's slum jewellers were King
Edwards guests this morning. They
were scattered in about 400 schools,
halls and parks in varying numbers,
the greater number of beneficiar1es
being at Stepney, where no less that
$500 enjoyed a dinner such as they
seldom partake Of. At every gather
ing was read a message from the king
signed by his private secretary, to
the poor, sent through the Lord Mayor
Of London, as follows:
buckingham Palace am com
manded 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 pre-
vents their doing so. The king has
deputed me to represent him at as
many of these dinners as possible. I
lam further commanded by the king
to express his hope that his guests
are enjoying themselves and pass
ing a happy day.-KOLLIS."
This mornings bulletin announcing
that the king is out of danger was
also circulated SO that half a million
poor folks drank his majesty's health
in no restrained enjoyment out of the
coronation 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 in semi-state, the carriages being
escorted by a detachment of the horse
guards and appeared at central gath
erings in several districts.
The principal dinner was at Fulham,
where Sir Thomas Upton, who, organ
lied the whole feast, did the honors
of the day to 14,OOO of the poor, aided
by a host of titled and untitled vol
%unteers, including Timothy L. Wood
ruff, lieutenant governor of New
York; Vice Commodore Byrne, of the
New York Yacht club, and other rep
resentative Americans.
The Prince, and Princess of Wales
paid their first visit to Fulham. They
entered the park of the Bishops pal
ace through a triumphal arch and
were received by the mayor of Full
ham.
Their royal highnessesa were en-
Enthusiastically GREETED by an immense
band of scholars who sang "God Save
the King" The prince and princess
alighted and walked among the mar
ques where the guests we're assembl-
ed around two and one-half miles of
tables, evincing the utmost interest
in everything. At the head of the
table in the central marquette, the
royal party stopped and the Prince
of Wales read this mornings bulletin
regarding the kings health. This was
the signal fer a tremendous outburst
of cheering. Before leaving the Prince
of Wales expressed to the Bishop of
London, Right Rev. Arthur Foley In
gram and Sir Thomas Upton his sat
i~sfaction at the completeness of the
arrangement and expressed regret
that the king was unable to be pres
ent.
This was a sample of all the other
dinners which were followed in every
case by variety shows, upwards of
800 operate, theatrical and musical
hallists and pianists giving their SER
vices.
During the afternoon a second mes
sage from the king was read at the
various gatherings saying that the
king hoped that they would all be hap
by and comfortable and spend a
pleasant afternoon.
Accompanying the Prince and
Princess of Wales we're the Duke and
Duchess Of Connaught, the Duke and
Duchess of Fife, Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark, the Duke and
Duchess of Argyle, Prince Henry of
Battenberg, Prince and Princess Chris
tan of Schleswig-Holstein, and the
Princess of Albany.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
we're accorded a warm welcome in
the east end. In speaking to the gath
erings, the prince always addressed
the people as "my friends"
B%attleship's Keel Laid.
Seattle, July 6.-The keel of the