Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-24
Clubs and PiccadiIIy Shine In
Electric SpIendor.
Wildly Cheering Throng Greets
King, Queen and Heir Apparent.
Places Of Amusement CIosed..Traf.
flo Stopped-.Siory Of the Day.

London, June 23.-king George and
Queen Mary today showed themselves
TO the masses as distinct from the
more favored classes who were able to
obtain access to the circumscribed
area of yesterdays pageant.
Todays procession was on an even
grander scale than that of the corona
ton. The route was more extended,
including circuit of some of the most
populous districts of the capital and
the crowds that looked on were cor
respondingly greater Then too, Their
Majesties were accompanied by larger
escorts.
The scenes along the route We're to
a great extent repetition of those of
yesterday, with much greater crowd
of spectators.
The procession began to form in the
yard of Buckingham palace and the
adjacent streets at . o'clock and two
hours later 1t was under way.
Between lines of cheering thousands
the royal party made stately progress
from buckingham palace by way of
2Constitution Hill. Piccadilly, Trafalgar
Wquare, through the city, over London
bridge by Borough Road and West
minister bridge, thus making COM
pete circuit.
The pageant included four full
squadrons of cavalry. representing all
branches of that arm of the service.
life guards. dragons. Hussars and
Lancers. each accompanied by its own
band and a section of horse artillery.
These were followed by all the naval
and military aides de camp on duty.
the war office staff. Populations of for
eign officers. the royal suite, the mem
: bers of the royal family and the for
eign princes and the colonial and In
dian escorts, who Immediately preced-
ed the state carriage.
In the royal equipage with the King
and Queen rode Field Marshal Kitch-
ener and the bearer of the royal stand
ard. The royal escort brought up the
rear.
Seats for many thousands had been
erected along the route and the pro-
sress of the King and Queen was in
deed a royal one. Everywhere thew
received an uproarious welcome from
the visitors in the hotels from the
stands of Piccadilly. Trafalgar Square
and the Strand. the business men of
London. proper, who had brought their
families to the city for this day. and
again from Their Majesties' humber
subjects south of the river.
The decorations of yesterday re-
NAMED in Piccadilly and those in the
other streets traversed were not less
spectacular. In the Strand there were
rows of masts. each bearing red lion
and underneath red velvet drapery
with lion rampant in the center.
Colored festoons ran from mast to
mast.
Down Fleet street to Ludgate circus
there were alternately Venetian niasts
with cross bars and pillar masts, the
venetian masts surmounted by an
angel or figure of fame with her
trumpet while the pillar masts sup
ported the British lion and unicorn.
The masts were connected by festoons
of greenery.
Somewhat similar decorations had
been made in the other streets of the
city, while across the entrance to Lon
don bridge. triumphal arch had been
erected.
South of the river every house had
q piece Of bunting flying. Except for
the absence of the gold coach the
8 vo'aicdbe was more imam that
OF yesterday and the stands along the
route certainly made a brighter APP
pearanoe Those of Constitution Hill,
overlooking the palace garden, were
nlled with uniformed officers from
every part of the world who had come
to London to honor Bfitains king, with
their daintily dressed ladies.
On one stand were royal and other
representatives of foreign states. In
Nnother We're military officers attached
W the suites of these representatives,
and in the front row of still another
stand were naval officers from the in
ternational ships at Spithead, includ-
ing Captain Cove of the American
battleship Delaware and his officers.
These naval visitors were attended by
officers of the British navy and the
naval attaches of the foreign missions
and embassies.
st. Georges hospital opposite Con-
stitution HILL and the residences
around Hyde Park corner and Piccadil-
ly were hidden by stands occupied by
bevy of uniformed. nurses. side. by
aide with men, apd women who had
paid enormous prices for their seats.
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