Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-06-22
| ONDON SETTLING
WITH EXCITEMENT
OVER CORONATION
Capital of British Empire Taxed
TO Its Capacity With Peo-
pie From Every
Land.
GREAT EVENT TOMORROW
Streets Are Blocked and Police
Have Difficulty in Handling
the Crowds of Sight
seers.
EVENT TOMORROW

London June 22.--I1ondoE was axed
to its capacity today. 1t was corona
tion show day and thousands fioclsed
from the suburbs to the city wes: end
to sec the decorations and watch tho
preparations for tomorrow's great
event
The decorations We're practically
completed and afforded IL never end
ing source pf attraction for the crowds
which, in vehicles and afoot, formed a
continuous ever-moving mass. from
Victoria embankment to Westminster
Abbey and Buckingham palace. Thous-
ands stood hour after hour on the steps
of the new Victoria. memorial, which
afforded point of vantage from which
the movements in the palace yard could
be seen
The patience of the crowds was re-
warGed bv the appearance from time
TO time o. repilnents of infantry ac-
comparieu by bands which, We're arriv-
Ing To take part in lining the routs OF
tolnorrow's procession from the palace
to the abbey, and the passing carriages
containinf dominion premiers, mem
bers of every parliament and legisla-
turc Of The empire, who had come to
pay homage to the sovereign, and who
were received in audience by the king
and queen this morl.ing.
Day An interesting One.
The day was filled with interesting;
events. Royal carriages with Scarlet
clad footmen and motor cars with
crown -emblaZcaed hoods moved to and
fro conveying tile kings guests to en-
tertainmentS arranged in their honor,
or to pay formal calls one upon an
other. This being the day for special
intercess!on for the king md queen,
services We're held iii all the churches
and meetings at public halls where adj
dresses We're made by the Bishop of
London. the Bishop OF Ripon, and
other leaders of religious thought
| Other attractions ofsthe busy day ir-.
cluded the drive OF the king and queen
| through the west sud to the Nationa
Horse show, ut Olympia, where thei
was a special performance, including
parade of fonefgfl officers, u review OF
the Care. di4,, troops, by Sir Wilfrid
laurier, premier of Canada, at the
Chelsea barracks; the, Duke of Con-
naughts dinnerto the king and queen
and visiting members of royalty, for
eign envoys and dominion premiers at
ST. James palace. Lord Derby's dinner
to the dominion Representatives. at Der
by house .end innumerable private
luEcheons, dinners and dances.
The senior officers of the foreign
ships assembled at Spithead, among
whom were Capt. Charles A. Cove.
commander of the American battleship
panied by British naval officers, came
to London today to be the guests of the
nation for two days and proved an add
ed source OF interest In the cosnopolf-
tan multitude already here.
Hard Work for Police.
the roiec VINO have stren,io,.e ..ork
ahead of them. already are doing double
duty Even so the street trat}1c ar
times gets the better of them and to-
day ii occasionally r.u,ained at a
standstill for a half hour. or Longer.
particularly in the center, OF the city
Upwards of 1000 a,nbulanee men
bave been engaged for coronation day
ana already niAiy have been placed on
duty though thus fan there has not
/ yet becn much call for their services
The skies were overcast today, but
laccnfdng To tbs foreaastels. there IL
every reason 10 expect fine weather for
/ The eoaonatIon.
During the day Captain Cove and
| the other officers of ne Delaware, ac-
companied by Maj S. L. H. Slocurn,
American military attache at London.
called at the foreign office where they
| We're introduced to the officials
John Hays Hanmonas special ambas-
sador from the United States. had a
| quiet morning. This afternoon, accom-
panied by Ambassador Reid he visited
Sin Edward Grey, British minister OF
foreign affairs at The foreign office
March to tho Abbey.
The streets through which the king
and queen and the royal procession