The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-18

arations for the cOronHt ON festiyi-
ties through next week are rapidly
being brought to II close and the city
is fast being given over to Il spirit
OF holiday rejoicing on colossal scale
with untold thousands Of visitors from
America and other parts of the world
here, to join in the roya' demonstra
ton
\ notable feature along the line,
OF route to be followed by the newly
cIowned king, in his procession
through the streets of London next
Thursday and Friday, is he almost
complete Transformation of familiar
sights. Churches. ancient cdifccs,
public buildings and open spaces, bus
mess premises and private residences
have entirely changed their appear.
ancc. Starting with the Westminster
Abbey itself, the annex added 20 in
crease the accommodation has alter
ed its aspect almost alarmingly, al
though efforts were exertod TO lend an
air of age to the sWcco addition.
The Parliamentary church Of St
Margaret and the adjacent Parliament
square are mrccognizable in conse.
quence Of the gigantic stands covered
with purple bunting. surrounding and
hiding them from view. ON the lat
ter spot the statue of Lord Reacons
field appears to look down on the pass.
ing procession as from q private box
a, theatre for it is enclosed in
square wooden paisade reaching to
the breast
Then along Whitehall stand after
stand varies the usual appearance Of
the imposing government offices and
the old fashioned admiralty. At
Trafalgar square Landseers lions have
disappeared under timber tiers of
seats. Old Saint Martins in the fields
is clcaked in bunting and surrounded
By crowded stands.
In response to many petitions from
participants in the coronation cere-
monial. the Office works has decided
TO permit those present to purchase as
souvenirs the chairs and stools on
which they sat, all of which are mark
ed with the word Coronation" and
embossed with the crown and the date
OF the occurrence.
The onerous duty of the disposition
OF the guests has fallen on the earl
many weeks has been the busiest man
in England. His task was rendered
all the more difficult by reason of the
fact that the space in Westminster
Abbey is very limited and before he
was able to take into consideration
any of the thousands of applications
for invitations from the distinguished
visitors and others desirous of being
present. he was compelled to provide
sitting room for no fewer than 1910
Cficial guests.
These guests comprised 40 members
c.. the royal family. 25o foreign rulers
and representatives Of foreign states,
1850 peers and peeresses, $40 mem
hers of parliament, 800 members Of the .
diplomatic corps, privy councillors.
shops and Judges. COO Official colo
nial representatives and 73O officers of.
the army and navy, kings councillors
and members of the royal household. .
As the Abbey is capable of holding
only slightly under 600, there re.
NAMED only about 1000 places to be
disposed of by the unofficial public.
A large staff was engaged in the earl
marshals office for over a month in
sending out courteous refusals.
A peculiar dilemma arising out of
horses which has developed since the
universal introduction of the motor
car, affected many members of the
peerage and ancient nobility par
tlcipating prominently in the regal
functions and professions of the
coronation. The question Of hors'
ing the cumbersome but elegantly en-
blazoned family state coaches which
have been in service sometimes for
on such occasions became
in many cases acute and recourse had
10 be had for their supply not only %
the stables of country mansions, where
most of the animals are now kept, but
to the public livery stables, who for
time enjoyed something of their pres
tige. ,bST
No fewer than 10000 troops com
prising representative regiments of
the regular army. the yeomanry, me
territorial volunteers, and detach-