Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-11
LORD MAYORS SHOW DAY
MONDAY WAS A GALA DAY IN
LONDON, ENGLAND.
The Very Ancient and Venerable Cue
tom Adhered to by Sir James RItchIe
an Opportunity for All to Have a
Merry Time-Streets Decorated.

the former chancellor of the ex-
chequer, made tour in his gilded
cage from the famous Guild hall, up
Cheapside, down Ludgate hill, along
Fleet street, the newspaper row Of
the metropolis, passed the Griffin and
SO to the law courts in the Strand,
where the chief justice swore him in.
For one day only the lord mayor
makes London holiday. AIRY and
'Arriet, Algernon and Jessica, Lord
Tomnoddy and Lady we're de We're all
rejoice in seeing the new lord mayor
perspire in his stuffy old chariot
which dates back to the middle ages
and perhaps stumble over his unac-
customed sword as he alights.
The lord mayors show is one of
those ancient and venerable affairs
that every one laughs at and yet would
hate to see dropped. It affords one Of
the very few opportunities that Lon
don has to thoroughly enjoy itself
cheaply and it gives many an opportu-
nifty to get loyalty tipsy. The fact
that it now comes on the kings birth
day adds pleasure to the millions who
go out that day and night on "jolly
good SPREE" AS the old music hall
song used to say, many 60
"Strolling round the town,
Knocking people down,
Tasting every kind Of wet,
kissing all the girls, you bet;
We're a fair, old, rare old, rickity,
rackety crew."
Busy Policemen.
The London policeman wakes up
early on lord mayors show day. Long
before the first suburban train begins
to roll in squads of the finest" can
be met marching to different stations.
Later the troops and the volunteers.
lent for the great occasion, turn out
to help bobby" line the route Of the
procession. At the Guild hall all Is
hustle and commotion. The marshal
has to think of all the great precedents
extending as far back as 1889, though
in those days the great parade was
made on the Thames, now the river
has been abandoned for the streets.
His is the duty to designate the order
of the procession. For a mile in front
Of the lord mayor there will be car.
riages decorated with powdered foot.
men, floats upon which stand goddesses
in costumes not kind to them on &C.
count Of the cool November air, bands
of various excellence to keep the
crowd tigging and sailors to keep hur
raining at the "king's navee." Livery
men, goldsmiths, silversmiths and nu
merous other smiths are entitled tc
denote what the empire is most in
terested in-fiscal reform or something
of that sort.
The new lord mayor has always /,
pass through his own ward, no mat
ter where it is situated. The streets
are as gaily decorated as ever Lon
don can rise to and everybody is pre-
pared to make merry. And after the
mummery ia done with the new lord
mayor of1ciates for the first time al
host at great banquet in the Guild
hall, which is attended by the prime
minister and representatives of all
the nations.
In his gold chain of ofiice the mar
who was yesterday a plain liveryma1
Is today not alone chief magistrate
but right honorable, the represent
alive of royalty in "the city," the con
servator Of the river Thames and othel
things too numerous to mention. He
is the most important functionary In
London. On him lays the reputation
of the hospitality Of the city and to
help him in this he receives an allow.
ance of $4,000, with the use of the
Mansion house, furniture, carriages
etc. Should his sovereign unhappily
die during the lord mayors year the
latter becomes, pro tempore, member
of the lrivy council.