Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-09
THANKSGIVING DAY
For Peace in South Africa OBJ
served in London.
King, Queen and Royal Family Attend
the Impressive Services.
Tremendous Crowd Attends and Gree
Their Majesties En- Route.

London, June 8.-The noisy jubilation
with which London has resounded for
the last week was succeeded, today, by
more subdued although not less i'm
preseiVe public demonstration OF
thankfulneSS for the return of peace in
South Africa.
The Thanksgiving services held in
London, today, were typical of the ser
vices held throughout the empire, but
the presence or King Edward and other
members Of the royal family at the
principal devotional service in London
and the progress of the royal person.
ages 10 and firm st. PaufS cathedral
through cheering thousands OF BrltlSh
subjects and Visitions in London, gave
Thanksgiving day in the metropolis the
added feature Of a notable historic oc-
casion.
The program Of this morning was not
intended to be accompanied by special
ostcntation; King Edward and Quenn
Alexandra did not pass through In"
streets even in semi-statc, bit rode to
st. Paui's in an ordinary Landau
drawn by four horses accompanied by
positions ana OutriderS clad IN scarlet
tunics. Only those members of the
royal family who reside in Buc Kingham
| palace accompanied Th"ir Maje5heS;
the Prince ana Princess of Wales ANA
| others proceeded to st. Pauls separate
| Is but by the same route. The King
and the Queen were joined at the
cathedral by the Prince and Princess of
| Wales ana many other distinguished
| pcrsOnageS.
| Although the weather, today, was
chilly and dubious, the streets for the
| entire distance from the palace to tn"
| cathedral We're thickly lined with peO-
pie who barred their heads and cheered
as the members Of the royal family and
other notablitities passed. King Ed
| ward who wore III" uniform of Il field
marshal was greeted with enthusiasm
and the King, the Prince Of Wales and
other princes We're bUsly engaged IN
acknowledging SalutAt0nS from the
crowd. Lord Roberts. who drove with
his wife and daughters. was one of the
figures most conspicuausly greeted with
cheers.
The royal personascs We're driven
down the Mall to Trafalgar square and
| through the Strand ana Fleet street.
At Temple Bar officials of the city of
| London, for the first time since the
| jubilee of the late Queen Victoria,
| awaited the sovereign in state. The
| Kings carriage paused when it reached
| the city officials and the lord mayor of
| London, Sir Joseph c. Dimsdale, pre-
scented the sword of the city to the
| King and uttered formal and loyal
welcome. The King returned the sword
smiled bowed and simply remarked:
| Thank you very much"
| The streets leading IA 81 T,auI',
cathedral were densely crowded and Il
number of persons tainted in the crush
| The King and Queen alighted at the
west entrance Of St. Paul's. Here they
were received by the bishops of Step
ney ana London and conducted by them
to their seats. which were under the
dome of the building and directly in
front Of the pulpit. The seats in the
| choir stalls were occupied by the mem
bers of the present cabinet ana by
members Of former cabinets. These
| gentlemen in their dark clothes formed
Il sombre group in the great gathering
in which the uniforms of officials, the
| costumes Of ladies and white surpliccs
were conspicuous features.
Members of the House of Lords and
| members of the House of Commons
were seated on opposite sides under the
| dome. In addition to the presence Of
many army and navy officials, the mill
tary prowess of the empire was repre-
| scented by detachments Of the Royal
F'usileers, the Horse and Foot Guards
and other regiments.
! Their Majesties entered the cathedral
| to the accompaniment of the hymn
| coward Christian Soldiers by the or
! gan and choir, and the throng of wor-
| shippers rose and heartily joined in the
singing. The cathedral organ at this
| mornings service was reinforced with
horns and other more martial musical
Instruments. A notable feature of the
| musical service was the rendition of a