The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-09
PROCESSION 10 ABBEY
BEFORE The CEREMONY
About Forty Americans in
Historic Structure.

LONDON. Aug 9--The carriages drove
up and left their occupants at West
minister Abbey in the same order in
which they left Buckingham Palace
From the outside the abbey itself was
hardly recognizable. Great stands
crowned with people obscured the west
side, and at the ncrth entrance a big
vestibule or oUtbuilding had been erect
&c This was of Iath and plaster, with
odd little gables and turrets coIored to
look like its parent structure. The roy
a party entered this vestfbuIe and It
was here that the procession formed as
II was TO enter the abbey and march up
the middle aisle to the altar. Three
hundred of the Kings untitled friends.
including several American women. had
seats IN the vestfbuIe 10 see this part OF
the show The vestibuIe was hand
somely hung with tapestries loaned by
J. Pierpont Morgan
There was about forty Americans in
the abbey, including the United States
embassy srafI. newspaper men. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Yerkes, Of Chicago; Justice
Brown. Of the United States Supreme
Court; Bishop Kartzeu, ex-Attorney
General GrIggs, E L Baylies. Of Special
Ambassador WhireIaw Reds stan
Josiah Quincy. Of Boston: General Vii
son and his two daughters J P Nor
gan. Miss Morgan and M and Mrs J
?. Morgan, il. J. P Morgan vas treated
with the greatest distinction. being
given a seat IN the front row Of the
diplomatic gallery
From our place Up in the trffOrfura
over the altar, where the newspaper
men were placed. we had fine view Of
the procession asst came up the aisle
Cheers without had warned US OF the
arrival OF royalty and a stir il the yes
uoJAe told that the second procession
OF the day was making ready Finally
about II o'clock i appeared
The Clergy and HeTalds.
First came body Of white-robed
clergy, including the royal chaplafns and
the aged and patriarchal dean Of West
minister, walking by himself after the
others So Tar it might have been an
ordinary church professional and those
already in the abbey strained forward
&c see who entered next.
Tho white robes were succeeded by all
the eolors Of the rainbow, as the her
knight, swept into the abbey The her
aids carried long brazen trumpers from
which were suspended fringed banners
Teplete with armoriaI bearings IN rich
eInbrOideries. Their sleeves were fun
and slashed. showing bright silk be-
meath They ranged themselves in line.
lifted their trImpeJs into the air. and
blew q blast that shook the old abbav
windows. SCUsa's trombone chorus was
nothing TO 1t. Peal after peal they blew
advancing into the churches. All in the
abbey who had been seated at once
stood up
The Standard Of Ireland.
After the heraIds and the knights came
the standard Of ireland. rich banner
showing the harp carried by the Hen.
O'Ccnor Don. whose ancestors have been
banner carriers Tor several hundred
years. BY him walked Henry Scrym-
Eeour WedderbUTn bearing the lion OF
Scotland. Behind them with the Ieopar I'd
banner OF England walked F. : Dymoke
whose ancestors were Kings champions
Formerly after tie King had beer
crowned they appeared before him IN
ful arE1or and casting a glove on the
ground invited all who disputed TIE
Kings accession TO come on and fight
Nobody ever accepted the invitation
Dymcke was anxious 10 huTI defiance fu
the traditional manner. but Edward