The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-11
EDWARD STANDS
ORDEAL WELL
Crowds StiII Throng Route Of
The Procession
SEVERAL SPECIAL SERVICES
One Democratic Newspaper Says Kit
chener Received Most Attention.
PrIncesses Gracefully Bowed
In Answer to No SaIutations.


London, August 10.-The festivities IN
London were continued today. There were
considerable crowds almost all day long
in the vicinity of Buckingham palace
and along the route of yesterdays pro-
cession. viewing the decorations and
watching the flow of notable personages
to and from the various thanksgiving
services In the evening the Canadian
arch, which, as an exceptional novelty
for Sunday, was brilliantly illuminated,
was a great center of attraction and
served to bring an immense concourse of
people into the neighborhood.
In spite of the welcome announcement
made last night that King Edward had
borne the fatigues of coronation day well,
today's bulletin concerning his health
was awaited with a certain degree OF
anxiety. Perhaps this is the reason that
his majesty's physicians issued the bull
letin at the rather unusually early hour
of $3.50 o'clock. Because of the early hour
very few people were about when 1t was
posted at the gates of the palace The
bulletin Is as follows:
His majesty bore the strain of the cor
onation ceremony perfectly well, and ex-
perienced but little fatigue. The King
had a good night and his condition is in
every way satisfactory. No further bull
letin will be issued
'LAKIN."
After the posting of the bulletin there
was still some doubt as to whether his
majesty would drive out today but the
small crowd which remained at Buckng-
ham palace hopeful to see the sovereign,
was finally rewarded by the appearance
of the King and Queen. Their majesties
were accompanied by Princess Victoria,
Prince Charles of Denmark. Prince and
Princess Henry of Prussia and the crown
prince of Denmark, and were attended
by large following of the royal house,
hold.
No Demonstration.
The procession drove along the Mall to
y St. James palace without receiving any
notable demonstration from the people.
Tickets to the chapel royal had been
sparingly granted. The choir boys who
took part in the service in the chapel
were clad in quaint gowns of crimson and
gold lace. The service was very simple
and there was no sermon; special prayers
for the occasion, however, were read.
The service lasted about one hour and
was brought to a close by the congrega-
ton, still upon its knees, singing slowly
and softly the first verse of the national
anthem. An almost identical service to
the one held in the chapel royal of st.
James was conducted at Marlborough
house chapel and attended by the Prince
of Wales and his family and other royal
.personages. Another of the official serv-
ice attended by William Court Gully,
speaker of the house of commons. MEM
bers of the house and the ministers was
held at st. Margarets church, West
4 minister. The mayor and corporation of
Westminster, in their official robes, We're
present at this service.
The most interesting of all the services
was that held at ST. Pauls cathedral.
This was essentially peoples service in
gratitude and thankfulness that the SOW
ereign had been restored to health and it
presented striking contrast to the sad
service to supplication held there in June
on the day the coronation should have
taken place. Today the public were freely
admitted to the cathedral The lord
mayor of London and the corpora
ton of the city attended in state and in
the choice places were seated Princess
Henry of Battenburg, the Duchess of
Fife, the Duchess of Albany, with the
royal children, and a large number of
diplomats. The very elaborate and pro-
longed service included several of the
musical numbers which were performed
at Westminster Abbey yesterday and the
celebration OF holy communion. The
sermons preached by the bishop of Lon
don, Rev. Arthur F. Winham. The scene
was especially impressive when at the
close of the service the vast gathering
Joined in singing the national anthem
Newspapers Ridiculous.
The newspapers today have been rath-
er ridiculous in some of their comments
upon the events of yesterday. To read
these papers one would imagine that no
one had ever looked to be in better
\ health than King Edward. One excep-
tion to the foregoing is found in Rey-
nold's Weekly Newspaper, which, what
lever its standard. has, nevertheless,
tremendous circulation among the masses
land at least on this occasion 1t had
lyood foundation for its description of
and attitude of the crowd yesterday
The paper acknowledges that mighty
greeting was accorded King Edward
fe1 Queen Alexandra. but says: 1.-THE
one man the populace knew and desired
TO cheer above them all was Lord Kitch-
ener. He was no gilded peer, because he
was descended on the left hand side from
the harem of a seventeenth century mon
arch. He sat on his horse like CEN
taur. grim and fine 1gure-tys man who
had accomplished somethil & History
may rate his achievements poor, but his
tory will have to say he worked. The
crowd was not repelled by Lord Kitche-
ner's cold and almost callous indiffer-
ence.
s'I wonder" continued the writer,
''what these mighty personages, who, for
all the crowd cared might have been
figures in wax work. thought of the
conduct of the multitude. The crowd
would have naught to do with your
pinchback, half-dazed royalists; your
Meckleburg- -Stretits and your Schleswig
Holsteins, nor your dukes of Sparta
Crown Princesses of Germany were pass
ed by as though they were Tom, Dick
and Harry. Even the Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales passed by with little more
than a murmur of appreciation. Per-
haps the most satisfactory feature Of
the occasion was the general refusal OF
the democracy to make themselves alb
Eurd by over effusions. OF the thirty or
forty royal personages not more than
half d dozen aroused what could be call
I'd enthusiasm. Queen Alexandra's pop
ularity was proved but some of the prin-
cesses were seen to be bowling graceful
" In response to no salutations what
Dver." \