The evening world., 1911-06-17
CORONATION Of KING GEORGE
LAST ENGLAND WILL PERMIT.
ANDREW CARNEGIE SAYS

Queen to Buckingham Palace from
Windsor and functions connected with
the central event Of next Thursday
will crowd one upon another until July
1. when tho Court viii again leave
London.
Semi-statc marked tho arrival Of thei-
Majesties in the metropolis. tho process.
sion from PaddinRton station to Buck.
inghsm Palace consisting Of landsus
drawn by four bays with Positions and
escorted by the Royal Horse Guards.
Large crowds everywhere welcomed
the Klng and Queen with hearty cheer.
ing and followed them over the vhole
route.
Monday will witness the arrival Of
most Of the royal guests and other
special missions from abroad. John
Hays Hammond. Special Ambassador
from the United States, Will max his
oficiaI entry tn tho city At noon. ar
irving from the country where he IL
spending; the week END lie will be met
at the Victoria station BY the Duke Of
C~onnaught. representing King George,
and other ofnci d the stan consist
ing OF baron ~Saldhu-s,, Iieut-Coi.
Bernard X. James and Capt. C. +. q.
Sowerby. et ecially appointed to at
tend the American envoy throughout
his mission.
Dowsger Empress Marie Of Russia,
who will spend the coronation period
with Queen Mother Alexandra Mt Sand.
bingham. arrived this afternoon. She
was welcomed at tho railway station
by King George and Queen Mary. the
Queen Mother Alexandra and a host Of
other members OF the royal family and
diplomats.
This afternoon At Buckingham Palace
the King received the American and
other foreign officers participating In
the jumping competitions ut the Horse
Show at Olympia. The ofhcers were In
full dress uniform and made a brilliant
picture. The King welcomed the visitors
with a cordial handshake had a
few personal words with each Of them.
ThoUsANDs OF AMERICANS TO
sEE CORONATION.
The mai preparations for the corona.
ton festivities throug next week are
rapidly being brought TO . close. and
the city 10 fast being given over to a
spirit OF holiday rejoicing on . colossal
scale, with untold thousands Of visitors
from America n other parts Of the
world here to Join in the royal demon.
stration.
A notable feature along the iinss Of
route to be followed by the newly
crowned King. In his procession through
the streets Of London next Thursday
and Friday. IL the almost complete
transformation Of familiar sights.
Churches. ancdent edifices. public
buildings ana open spaces. business
premises n private residences have
entirely changed their appearance.
Starting with tho Westminster Abbey
itself. the annex added to Increase the
accommodation has altered It's aspect
almost alarmingly. although efforts
were exerted TO lend an mir Of age to
the stucco addition.
The Parliamentary church OF 81. Mar
saret and adjacent Parliament square
arc ~unrecognlzable In CONSEQUENCE
OF the gigantic stands covered with pur-
ple bunting. surrounding and hiding
them from view. On the latter spot the
statue OF Lord Beaconsneld appears to
look down on the Iassing procession as
from a private box at a theatre, for Il
Is enclosed In q squar wooden palisade
reaching to the breast.
1000 OFFICIAL GUESTS WILL BE
SEATED.
Then along Whitehall stand after
stand varies the usual appearance OF
the imposing Government Offices and the
old fashioned Admiralty. At Trafalgar
Square Landseer's lions have disap-
peared under timber tiers Of seats. Old
Saint Martins In the Fields Is cloaked
In bunting and by crowded
stands.
In response to many petitions from
participants In the coronation ceremo-
NAL. the office OF Works has decided
10 permit those present to purchase as
souvenirs the chairs and stools on which
they sat, al, OF which are marked with
the word Coronation and embossed
with tho crow, and the date of the oe-
currence.
The onerous duty OF the disposition
OF the guests has fallen on the Earl
Marshal, the Duke OF Norfolk. who for
many weeks has been tho busiest man
In England. Hts task was rendered all
the more difficult by reason of the fac,
that the space In Westminster Abbey Is
very limited and before he was able
to take into consideration any o. the
thousands OF applications for Invitation,
from tho distinguished visitors and 9th,
ers DESTROYS OF being present. he wa,
compelled to provide sitting room FOL
no fewer than 1910 official guests.
These guests comprised 40 member
! OF the royal family. $50 foreign ruler,
: and representatives at foreign States
i.%6o peers and peeresses. $40 member
OF Parliament, 800 members Of the dip
. lomatic corps, privy councillors. blsh
ops and judges. 500 ofieial colonial rep
resentatlves and $40 officers OF IN
/. army and navy, Kings counsellors an
members OF the royal household. A
the Abbey Is capa BILE of holding onl
slightly under 5000, there RENAME
only about 1000 places TO be dispose
OF by the unofficial public. A large staI
. wes engaged In the Earl Marshal
b once for over a month In sending on
. courteous refusals.
: co.ooo TROOPS TO KEEP LINE OIL
MARCH OPEN.