The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-10
ANCIENT RITUAL
IS CARRIED OUT
Medieval Ceremonies Mark
King Georges Accession.
BANDS PLAY LIVELY TUNES


Fly From Masthead on All Public
Buildings Except the One Contain
ing the Body of the Late King Ed
ward-Immense Crowds Gather De-
spite Heavy Downpour.
London, May 10.-With the time
honored ceremony of brilliant and
impressive character George V. pub
Hcly was proclaimed king of the Unit
Cd Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land and the British dominions be-
yond the seas, defender of the faith
and emperor of India
Sharply at the strike of four her.
aids, arrayed in medieval uniforms
Of scarlet, heavily braided with gold.
mounted the balcony of Friary court
at st. James palace, where Queen Vic
teria presented herself to the people
upon the opening of her memorable
reign, and blew a fanfare through
| their long silver trumpets.
The precincts of the palace by this
| time were a great mass of people,
many of whom could obtain but the
briefest glimpse of the proceedings.
The balconies and roofs of the ancient
| palace, which had been draped with
red cloth, were reserved for the nota-
bles, all of whom were in the deepest
mourning. Members of the royal
household, the ministers and their
wives and high officers of state, all in
brilliant uniforms, were gathered
| around the court. General Sir John
d. P. French, with the headquarters
staff in full dress uniform, stood sur
rounded by troop of horse guards in
their red tunics and breastplates of
polished steel. From the windows of
Marlborough House, Immediately OPP
pCsite, the Duke of Cornwall, the
young heir to the throne, the younger
heir and Princess Mary watched the
ceremony.
Throngs Uncover In Rain.
The heralds having concluded their
duties the officers of arms, chief OF
whom is the Duke of Norfolk. the
hereditary earl marshal and chief but.
ler of England, took their places on
the balcony forming the great heraldic
company. None wore mourning, this
having been removed for the occasion
Sir Alfred Scett-Gatty, garter princi
pal king of arms, with the Duke OF
Norfolk and two officers bearing the
slaves of Office, stepped to the front
of the balcony and in voice which
could be heard across the court and in
the streets adjoining read the procla
nation while great throngs stood un
covered in a drizzling rain.
The duke and Sir Alfred then called
for three cheers for the king and the
people responded with fairly deafen
ing hurrahs, which were silenced only
by the temperance of the heralds
who sounded another fanfare.
The last note hardly had died away
when the band of the Cold Stream
guards, which had taken up position
In the square, struck up God Save
the King" The young princes from
their point of vantage in the windows
of Marlborough House stood with theil
hands at salute and the officers ant
troops stood at attention.
People Sing National Anthem.
As the national anthem was con
Guided the first gun of the battery II
st. James park belched forth roya
salute and the people In the squar
: and streets at the same moment tool
: vp the refrain. God Save the King.
This was probably the most impres
t siye part Of the ceremony, the ferven
singing of the crowds growing in vol
5 ume as more and more singers joine
l lin, while ct the minute intervals tn
, gun half drowned the chorus. Near
. while the royal standard had bee
D holsted over Marlborough House, II
: dicating that the king was in the roya
residence, and flags upon the publ
e ofIices throughout the city were raise
D to the mastheads.
: The royal standard on Buckingham
: palace alone remained at half mas
l. The flags will remain at masthea
u l uukA SuIroCt dnQ d6dih Will Nc ~ WI v
; 10 half mast.
+ The Duke OF Norfolk and Sir Alfre
l. Scott Scott-Gatty, the officers Of stat
and others of the distinguished con
Q pany In Friary court, continued
n their positions until the people col
cludod the singing of the national Al
them, then turned towards Marlbo
ough House and renewed their cheer
: for the king, glimpse of whom wa
caught as he stood at the window wit
!, Queen Mary at his side. A momer
: later his majesty lowered the blind.
81 Edwards Funeral May 20.
May 20 has been definitely dete
I mined upon as the date of the funer'
q King Edward.