Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-11
KING FEEDS The POOR
This Feature of the Coronation Gel
ebration Is Carried Out
Successfully.
HALF MILLION ENJOY ROYAL BOUNTY.
Message from Edward and His Queen
Road to His Humble and ADDrecia-
tive Guests-Doctors New Positive
ly Declare the KiaE 10 De Out of
Danger.


wards guests Saturday afternoon.
They were scattered In about 400 halls.
schools and parks in varying numbers,
the great number of the royal bene-
fciaries being at Stepoey. whSre no
less than 5000 enjoyed q dinner such
as they seldom partake of. At every
gathering was read q message from
the king, signed by his private secre-
tary, to the poor, sent through the
Dimsdale, as follows:
buckingham Palace. u:l0 q. m.
II am commanded by the king to INFORM
your lordship that his majesty and the
queen had intended visiting some Of his
| coronation dinners to-day, and he deeply
| regrets that his illness prevents their do
ing SO. The king has deputed members of
his family to represent him at as many Of
these dinners as possible I am further
commanded by the king to express his hope
| that his guests are enjoying themselves and
| passing happy day.
tsigned) -KNoLLYs"
Poor Drink 20 Kings Health.
| Saturday mornings bulletin that
King Edward was out Of danger was
also circulated, 50 that half million
poor folks drank his majesty's health
in no restrained enjoyment out Of
the coronation cups presented to
each OF them as souvenir of the oc-
casion. tn. prince and princess OF
/ Wales travereed the metropolis from
end to end In semi-state, the car
riages being >seorted by detach-
Dent OF this dorse guards, and APP
Feared at c.<strsl gatherings in sew
etal districts.
The principal dinner wss at Full
ham. where Sir Thomas Upton. who
>AgaHized the whole feast. did the
ksnors OF the day to $4,000 of tho
poor, aided by q host OF Titled and
untitled volunteers including Tim
othy L. Woodruff, lieutenant gov
ernor OF New York state; Vice Com
modore Bourne, OF the New York
Yacht club, and other Americans.
who handed around plates OF beef
and pudding OF filed beer mugs with
an enthusiasm emblematic OF the
whole spirit of the occasion. The
prince and princess OF Wales pait
their first visit to Fulham. Before
leaving the prince OF Wales expressed
to the bishop of London, the Rt. Rev
Arthur Foley Ingram, and 81,
Thomas Upton, his great satisfaction
at the completeness OF the arrange
ments and emphasized his regret a
: the fact that the king was unable t.
be present.
This was q sample OF all the othe
dinners, which were followed In ever
case by variety shows, upwards o
1900 operatio, theatrical and must
J hall artists and AIS pianists givin:
their services for the occasion.
During the course OF the Afternoon
a second message from the king wa
read at the various gatherings. sayan,
his majesty was very glad TO fee
that they were his guests and hoping
that they would all be happy ant
comfortable and spend pleasan
afternoon.
Accompanying the prince an
. princess of Wales were the duke an
duchess OF Gonnaught, the duke an
duchess Of Fife, Prince and Princes
3 Charles OF Denmark, the duke an
duchess Of Argyle. PRINCESS Henri
of Battenberg, Princess Christian {
}. schleswig-Holstein and the duohes
of Albany.
!, Now Out OF All Danger.
London, July THE following bu
letin regarding King Edwards cond
ton was posted at buckingham palat
}. at ten o'clock Saturday morning:
: "FIis majesty had another exoellel
), night, and he Ia cheerful and feels mut
Z stronger. We are glad to be able to sta
that We consider the king now out Of dal
ger. The evening bulletins will, therefor
be discontinued.
xsigned) 'TREYES,
"LAKING,
BARLOW