New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
KING GEORGE AND THE LATE KING ED
WARD IN NAVAL UN NIFORM.


was the Order Of the Garter In fact,
the Lord Mayor and the city aldermen
furnished the most spectacular element
of the ceremony
While his father was signing the proc
lamaton the young Prince OF Wales
stood on a temporary Scaffolding behind
the wall at Marlborough House and
eagerly watched such of the proceedings
ns came into his view
The members OF the royal household
entered the death chamber this after
noon TO view the body OF the late mon
arch. which remains in the bed where
he died The features bear peaceful!
expression.
Few Members Attend Parliament
Both houses of Parliament assembled
this afternoon in accordance with the
ancient statute providing that they shall
meet on the death of the sovereign. The
session of the House Of Commons was
purely formal and lasted only few
minutes
chairman is In England. and the Home
Secretary, Winston Churchill, after
briefly stating that the House had been
summoned In pursuance Of the statute
Of Queen Anne, moved an adjournment,
which was taken. Only score of mem
bers We're present.
In the House of Lords Lord Loreburn,
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allegiance to King George V, and the
forty peers who we're present followed
suit
When the shops and factories were
closed for the Saturday half holiday
many thousands of Workmen f1ocked to
Temple Bar and the Royal Exchange
expecting to hear the proclamation The
streets about the Bank of England were
congested, but the people were dfsap-
pointed after long wait Copies will be
forwarded to all the principal towns Of
the kingdom. and the proclamation Will
be read at these places at 8 o'clock on
Monday morning
King George found himself SO oC-
cupied with q rush Of state affairs re-
quiring immediate attention that he was
unable to leave Marlborough House this
forenoon even to go to see his mother
and sister. -
The grief of the Queen Dowager at the
death of her husband Is pathetic. Since
early morning she has been in and out
OF the death chamber. directing every
thing and personally placing the wealth
of flowers that have been received She
cannot be persuaded TO remain in her
own room TO take the rest of which she
is so much in need.
Toward noon the members OF the royal
family began to arrive At buckingham
Palace King George. who had been oc-
cupied throughout the morning with af-
fairs of state arrived at luncheon time
In company with Queen Mary. Through
out the morning there was a constant
stream OF callers. including the members
of the diplomatic corps Several wreaths
from personal friends of King Edward
were sent to the death chamber
King George. Queen Mary and their
two sons, Prince Edward and Prince AL
bert, the former Of whom is soon to be
the Prince of Wales, spent an hour at
buckingham Palace. They are the only
members of the family who have yet
ers of the royal family have been re-
ceived by the Princess Victoria.
It Is announced that the court will
move to Windsor Castle next Tuesday.
4 4.
Before the palace a great crowd
watched those coming and going until a
sharp thunder and snow storm drove TO
cover all except a few stragglers who re-
mained to see the changing of the guard,
the ceremony being effected without the
accompaniment of a band of music.
Early III the afternoon thousands who
had remained for hours near Bucking
ham Palace shifted to the streets adjoin-
ing st. Jamess Palace. From then on
popular interest from the standpoint IF
the street centred in the arrival of
King George and the privy councillors
and the ceremony of proclamation.
A farewell salute of sixty-eight minute
guns for the late monarch, one for each
year of his age, was fired this afternoon
at St. James's Park. The salute was
timed to end with the ceremony of
proclamation.
special service was held at ST Paurs
this afternoon. and was almost national
in character. despite the hurried prepa-
rations. The Lord Mayor of the Cor
poration of London attended In state,
while all the departments of state, the
navy and the army were fully repre-
sented The service was that used on
the occasion Of Queen VictorIa's death
Members OF the royal household atterd-
ed service in the private chapel of the
palace at an early hour.
The morning services at all the
churches were more largely attended
than usual. All of the congrega tions
were in deep mourning A notable
change in the service was the substltu-
tion OF the words THE Queen, the Queen
Dowager and all the royal family" for