The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-30

Unto you hlEg george, the undOubted
king Of this realm; wherefore, all you
who are come this day to do your
homage, are you willing to do the
same?" The king meanwhile stood
up by his chair and turned to each
side, and the people acclaimed him
with cries of God save King George"
Then followed the litany, the COM
munion service and a short sermon
preached by the archbishop of York,
after which the oath was administer
ed to the king by the archbishop of
Canterbury.
The Amounting and Coronation.
King George now was Invested of
his crimson robes by the lord great
chamberlain and seated himself in
the chair Of King Edward l., which
contains the ancient stone of des.
tiny" The dean of Westminster
brought from the altar the golden
ampulla and spoon, and the arch
bishop anointed him on the head, the
breasts and the palms of both hands,
and blessed him. The king was next
of fine linen and the supertunica OF
cloth of gold, his heels were touched
with the golden spurs and the sword
of state was girded upon him, after
which the armill and robe royal OF
cloth Of gold were put upon him. In
turn, then, his majesty was given the
orb, the kings ring, the glove and the
two scepters.
All was ready now for the supreme
act. The archbishop placed St. Ed.
wards crown upon the altar and de-
livered short prayer, and then, sup
ported by the other clergy, placed the
crown upon the kings head. At that
instant the trumpets sounded. the
congregation shouted Long live King
George" and the peers and kings OF
arms put on their coronets.
The differentiation was a handsome
part of the ceremonies. The king
was lifted up into his throne by the
archbishops. the bishops and certain
peers, and all the great officers and
those who bore the swords, the scep
tiers and other regalia grouped them.
selves about the steps of the throne
Next the princes and peers did their
homage, led by the archbishop Of
Canterbury and the prince of Wales.
Each of these and the premier duke.
marquis. earl. viscount and baron
kissed the king upon the cheek.
The amounting and GROWING Of
Queen Mary was a short and simple
ceremony. Following the example Of
Queen Alexandra, she was anointed
on the head only. She was invested
with the ring. was crowned by the
archbishop of York and received the
scepter and the ivory rod with the
dove.
Few Americans in the Abbey.
or all the Americans who have
been attracted to London by the fes.
tivities of the coronation season, only
very few were admitted to the
Abbey. These included President
Taft's special ambassador. John Hays
Hammond and Mrs Hammond; Mai.
Gen. Greedy and Rear Admiral Vree-
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navy, and the latter's secretary; Am
bassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs.
Reid and the attaches and secretaries
of the embassy, Pierpont Morgan and
less than a score of American women
who married English peers.
One fact connected with the coro
nation was the subject Of some amused
| comment. This was that King George
who is quite the reverse of a giant,
had selected four Of the shortest
knights of the garter to hold the gol
den canopy over him during the
amounting. They were the earl Of
Cadogan, Lord Roberts, Lord Elgir
and Lord Rosebery. These four peers
were the only ones arrayed IN the
gorgeous robes OF the order OF tht
garter.