Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-12
PROCLAIM GEORGE
KING Of ENGLAND
Time Honored Ceremony Of a
Most Brilliant and impress
sive Character.
THE PALACE DRAPED IN RED
Notables in Deepest Mourning
Young Princes Salute as
Huge Throng Sings
National Anthem.

fondon May with the time honored
ceremony of most brilliant and impress
siVc character. George V this mornin9
was publicly proclaimed King of the
1nitcd Kingdom Of Great Britain and
ireland and the British dominions be-
yond the seas defender of the fsIth EN-
peror Of india.
Sharply at the stroke of nine, four her
aids arrayed in medieval uniforms OF
scarlet heavily braided with gold, mount
ed the balcony of F'riary court at st.
James palace. where Queen Victoria pre-
scented herself to the people upon the
opening of her memorable reign. and blew
D fanfare through their long silver trum-
pets.
The precincts of the palace We're crowd
ed with.a great mass Of people, many of
whom could secure but the briefest
glimpse of the proceedings. The balloon
les and roofs of the ancient palace,
which had cen drapcd with red cloth,
were reserved for the notabes. all of
whom were in the deepest mourning.
Members of he royal household, the min
listers and their wives and high officers
Of state, all in brilliant uniforms. were
gathered around the court. Gen. Sir
ters staff in full dress uniform. stood
surrounded by a troop OF Horse Guards
IN their red tuncs and breast plates of
polished steel.
WATCHED By YOUNG PRINCES.
From the windows Of Marlborough
house Immediately opposite, the Duke OF
Cornwall, the young heir to the throne,
the younger princes and Princess Mary
watched the ceremony.
The heralds having concluded their
duties, the officers of arms, chief OF
wnom is the Duke of Norfolk, tho heredi-
tury earl marshal and chief butler of
England. took their places on the bal
,ony, forming the great heraldic COM
Jany. None were in mourning this having
been removed for this occasion. Sir
Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty garter principal
King Of arms, with the duke Of Norfolk
and two officers bearing the staffs OF
office, stepped to the front OF the bal
cony and in a voice which could be
heard across the court and in the streets
adjoining, read tho proclamation while
great throngs stood uncovered in a
Grzzlng rain. The duke and Sir Alfred
then called for three cheers for the King
nud the people responded with fairly
dcatcninE hurrahs which We're stlenced
only ny the temperance OF the heralds
WHO sounded another fanfare.
The last note hardly had died away
when the band OF the Codstream Guard,
which had taken up a position in tn,
square struck up "God Save tho King.
The young princes, from their point o.
vantage in the windows II Marlborough
house, stood with their hands nj salut,
and the officers and troops stood at at
tcntion.
GOD SAVE THE KING"
As the national anthem was concluded
the first gun of the battery in st. Jane,
park belched forth a royal salute and thu
people in the square and streets at tn,
same moment took up tho refrain Goo
Save the King" This was probably tn,
most impressive part OF the ceremony
the fervent singing OF the crowds which
first reached those In the balcony as
hum, growing in volume as moro ant
more singers joined In while at minute
Intervals the gun half drowned the chorus
Meanwhile the royal standard had bee,
hostcd over MARLBOROUGH house indi
eating that the King was in the roya
residence and flags upon the public Of
fees throughout the city were raised It
the mastheads.
The royal standard on buckingham
palace alone remained at half mast. Tn
fags Will remain at masthead until sun
set this evening and again will be low
cred to half mast tomorrow.
The Duke Of Norfolk and Sir ALFRED
Scott ScottGatty, tho officers OF stat
md others Of the distinguished compan.
In Frary court continued in their posi-
tions until the people, having concluded
the singing OF the national anthem,
turned towards Marlborough house anc
renewed their cheers for the King, ,
glimpse Of whom was caught as he stooc
at the window with Queen Mary at hi
side. moment later His Majesty low
Fred the blind.
REID AND MORGAN THERE.
Beside the heraldc officers, the mem
ters or the cabinet, who had hurriedl,
returned from their holidays abroad, dip
lomats, American Ambassador Reid an,
the embassy staff and other notabies, In
rludng ]. Pierpont Morgan. watched tn
proceedings from the balcony. The Off
r!als of the new Kings household, Lord
Rosebery, Crewe and Morley, and a fev
others at the invitation OF King Georg
witnessed the ceremony from MarlbOr
pugh house, scaffoldin9 having beef
erected behind the wall which shuts on
view of the grounds from the stree