El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-20
King Dimes Guests.

King Dimes Guests.
Nine crowned heads of Europe and
several heirs TO thrones sat down IN
Buckingham palace last night at din
ner which king George gave TO all his
eminent guests assembled IN London
! for the funeral of king Edward After
the dinner the members OF all the
suites were introduced to the king
! Emperor William, of Germany, who
arrived yesterday. was met by King
George and later had an anecting
meeting with the queen mother Alex
andra. The emperor then. accompan-
led by king George, proceeded to west
minister hall and paid a tribute to the
memory Of Edward VII
For a few moments, while the en-
peror and king knelt beside the coffin,
the thousands who were waiting in
line TO file past the catafalque wero
held in check.
Thirty thousand soldiers from Alder
shot and other military stations
camped in the parks last night for to-
DAVIS ceremony Many thousands OF
people passed the night in the streets,
| in order TO secure points Of vantage
! from which TO view the cortege- The
living in state closed at L o'clock this
morning.
It is estimated 400 900 persons passed
/ through Westminster hall. King
George. with king Ferdinand, of Bull
garia, paid a final visit at late hour.
All London is CARRIED IN mourning.
Four thousand evergreen wreaths have
been hung along the route, and great
masses of flowers are seen everywhere.
The Royal Train.
The royal train was upholstered in
purple and white silk TO carry the re-
mains to Windsor. catafalque was
erected in the center and in this train
Travelled king George and queen Mary.
the queen mother, Alexandra, eight
other sovereigns and the near rela-
tives Special trains conveyed the high
officials the foreign representatives
and special ENJOYS to Windsor.
The little town OF Windsor has as
sumed a purple hue From the sta
ton at the foot of Castle Hill. where
the body of king Edward arrived, to
the sovereign's entrance to the castle,
everything. including even the church
es. is covered with a mourning pail OF
royal purple
Tribute From Americans.
Prominent among those from So
cieties is the offering of the American
society. the shield of the United States,
in flowers The royal wreaths are Of
the simplest character, only a floral
circlet.
Among the callers at Buckingham
palace Thursday were Col. Roosevelt,
the king of Denmark, the king Of
Greece, prince Henry. OF Prussia, and
the lord chief justice of England. Col
Roosevelt inscribed his name in the
books of king Manuel, of Portugal, and
king Albert of Belgium.
As he was leaving the palace, Mr..
Roosevelt met the German emperor,
who took him to his apartments for
an hours talk. The former president
was one of the guests of king Georges
state dinner.
Today in the funeral procession, ac
cording to the arrangement of the luke
of Norfolk. the earl marshal, the rep
resentatives of the United States wore
evening dress with black vest black
studs and white tie.
Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
ard Mrs. Nicholas Longworth had
places in st. Georges chapel at Wind
sor, where the funeral service was
conducted, and where Edward VII was
temporarily sepulchred among the
tombs of his fathers.
Kings Memory HOnOred.
Washington, D. c.. May 20-Memorial
services for king Edward were held at
st. Johns Protestant Episcopal church
this morning