Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-23

LONDON. June 23.-King George and
Queen Mary today showed themselves to
the masses as distinct from the moro
favored classes who were able to obtain
access TO the circumscribed area of yes
terday's pageant. Today's procession
was on an even grander scale than that
of the coronation. The route was more
extended including a circuit of some
of the most populous districts of the
capital, and the crowds that looked on
| were correspondingly greater. Then. too.
their majesties were accompanied by .
larger escort.
The scenes along the route were TO .
great extent a repetition of those of yes-
terday. with a 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 ii was under way.
| Thousands Cheer Monarchs.
Between lines of cheering thousands
the royal party made stately progress
from Buckingham Palace by way of
Constitution Hill. Piccadilly Trafalgar
square. through the city, over London
bridge by Borough road and by West
minister bridge, thus making a complete
circuit.
| The pageant included four full squad
rons of cavalry, representing all branches
| of that arm of the service; life guards,
dragons, hussars and lancers, each ac-
| companied by its own band and section
| of horse artillery.
| These were followed by all tn. naval
and military aids-de-camp on duty. the
war Office staff deputations of foreign Of
| ticers, the royal suite, the members of
the royal family and the foreign princes.
and the colonial and the Indian escorts.
who Immediately preceded the state car
rage.
Kitchener Rides With King.
In the royal equipage with the king
and queen rode Field Marshal Kitchener
and tine bearer of the royal standard. The
royal escort brought up the rear. Seats
for many thousands had been erected
along the long route, and the progress OF
| the king and queen was, indeed. a royal
( one. Everywhere they received up
roarious welcome from the visitors in the
| hotels, from the stands of Piccadlly, Ira
| fdlgar square and the Strand: from the
business men of London proper, who had
brought their wives and children to the
| city for this day, and again from their
ma ajesties' humber subjects south OF the
| river.
| The decorations OF yesterday remained
| in Piccadilly and those in the other
| streets traversed were not less spectacu-
| lar. In the Strand there were rows OF
masts each bearing a red lion. and un-
derneath red velvet drapery with
| lion rampant in the center. Festoons OF
%
| Down Fleet street to Ludgate Circus
there were, alternately. Venetian masts
| with crossbars and pillar masts. the
! Venetian masts surmounted by an angel
| or figure of Fame with her trumpet,
while the pillar masts supported the Brit
! ish lion and the unicorn. The masts were
connected by festoons of greenery.
Arch at Bridge Entrance.
Somewhat similar decorations had been
made in the other streets Of the city.
while across the entrance to London
bridge triumphal arch had been erected.
South of the river, every house. no mat
ter how modest, had a piece of bunting
flying.
Except for the absence OF the gold coach
| the cavalcade was more brilliant than
| that of yesterday, and the stands along
the route certainly made a brighter ap-
| pearance Those on Constitution Hill
| overlooking the palace garden were filled
| with uniformed officers from every part
| of the world, who had come TO London
| to honor Britain's king, with their daintily
| dressed ladies.
On one stand were royal and other
| representatives of foreign states In an
! other were military officers attached TO
| the suites of these representatives.. and
| in the front rows of still another stand
we're naval officers from the international
| ships at Spithead, including Capt 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 em-
hassies. St Georges Hospital. opposite
| Constitutioni Hill, and the residences
| around HYDE Park corner and Pfccadilly
| we're hidden by stands occupied by
hay of uniformed nurses. side by side
/ With men and women who had paid enor-
NOUS prices for their seats.
Guests Of Hammond.
The windows Of Stratton House ana
seats on the roof were occupied by guests
of special American Ambassador Ham
mond. These included the Duchess OF
ARGYLL the special ambassadors stan In
full uniform. members OF the American
embassy and many American women.
The early morning was none too pleas