Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-20
OVATION TO KING
AND QUEEN OF ITALY
Guests of London's LordMay
or and the Corporation.
STREETS GAILY BEDEcKED.
Reception at the Guild HaIl-Upwards
of Eight Hundred Guests Were Pres
ent-Hall Was Scene of Great Bril-
Iiancy-Address Presented.


Iiancy-Address Presented.
London, Nov. 19.-The welcome of
King Victor Emanuel and Queen Her
ena, Of Italy, to London as the guests
of the lord mayor and corporation to-
day, was of a remarkably cordial char
acter From the moment of their ar
rival at PaddingtOn station, except
when traversing Hyde park, the roy
al procession passed beneath one long
canopy Of bright colOrs, enhanced here
and there by triumphal arches. Each
side of the route was fringed by ropes
behind which thick masses of people
gave the royal guests a splendid re-
ception.
Weather Bright and Crisp.
The weather, which was crisp and
bright, lent itself to the holiday MAX
ing, The Italian sovereigns who
came from Windsor in the Diamond
Jubilee train we're met at Paddington
by Lord Grenfell and the headquarters
staff. After a brief inspection of the
guard of honor of grenadiers, whose
band welcomed the visitors with the
Italian national anthem, the king and
queen, attended by the Duke of Port
land, entered King Edwards state Ian,
dau, especially built for the coronation,
drawn by six horses.
King Victor Emanuel wore the uni
form of general of the Italian cuiras-
siers. The queen was dressed in a
charming lilac silk costume, with
cream lace toQue and cream velvet
cloak. Five four-horse state carriages
contained the suites. The sovereigns
and escort of life guards attended
their majesties and military contin.
gent also brought the rear of the
royal cavalcade, which, as it left the
station, was received with rousing
cheers
Proceeding through Hyde park, the
king and queen reached the Italian
embassy, where was stationed a guard
of honor of Garibaldian veterans. At
the embassy they held a reception
and received addresses from the Ital-
ian colony.
Reception at Guild Hall.
Subsequently, the cortege reformed
and the italian king and queen, after
half an hours procession through be.
Gecked streets, reached the Guild Hall
without accident No diplomats were
invited, with the exception of the Ital.
q y01tSo
can noticed in the big crowd of up.
wards of 800 guests, was Reginald
Ward, in full diplomatic uniform OF
consul of Roumania
The scene at the Guild Hall was
very brilliant The civilians were in
levee dress, while naval and military
uniforms Of all kinds thickly dotted the
apartment The lord mayor. Sir
James T. Ritchie, met the guests at
the entrance of the historic city hall
and conducted them to the library.
where the corporation address was
presented in a gold casket, expressing
lively satisfaction at the visit of King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
as a pledge of the continuance of the
friendship of Italy and Great Britain
and recalling with pride the visit of
the former King Victor Emmanuel to
Queen Victiria
Toast ii King Victor.
King Victor Emmanuel replied To
the lord mayor thanking him on be-
half of himself and the queen for the
splendid hospitality extended to them
and for the address of welcome. He
continued:
You thus give me an opportunity
of expressing our grateful acknow1.
ef9Scc ment Of our cordial reception bv
the inhabitants of Lodon who. under.
stand the message of sincere affec.
ton, OF which claim the bearer to your
beloved sovereign and to the neonle
of England. These are sentiments
of old standing between us. You
have recalled my lord mayor words
pronounced in this very place by INV
august grandfather half a century ago
These were times of war when the
Italian nation was entering on hay
struggle for unity and indanendanoo
The sympathetic support lent TO her
by this free people in those days Of
trial created tradition of mutual
trust which has never ceased to ami.
mate the relations between the two
countries. | trust the two nations al.
ways will proceed united on the natb
of progress and civilization. With
these feelings I raise my glass to YOU,
my lord mayor and distinguished ren.
resentatives of the city Iof London"