Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-24
SHOUT GREETINGS
Cheering Thousands Watch Their
Majesties and Pageant.
GRANDER THAN ON DAY BEFORE
Cavalry Escort Includes Every Uni
form in Empire.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN CITY
No House However Modest But Flew
Its hit of Bunting 60 the
Breeze In Honor of the
Occaaion.

LONDON June 23.-King George ana
Queen Mary today showed themselves to
the masses as distinct from the more ia
vored classes who were able to obtain &C
cess to the clrcumscribed area OF yester-
days pageant
Today's procession was on an even
grander scale than that Of the coronation.
The route was more extended. including
circuit OF some OF the most populous dis
tricts OF the capital; the crowds that
looked on were oorrespondinEly greater
and their majesties were accompanied by
large escort.
The scenes along the route were 10 q
great extent a repetition OF those yesters
day, with a much greater crowd OF specta-
tors.
The procession began TO form in the
yard OF Buckingham palace and the ad-
jacent streets at . o'clock and two hours
later it was under way.
Between lines of cheering thousands the
royal party made stately progress from
buckingham palace by way OF Constitution
Hill, Piccadiy. Trafalgar Square, through
the city. over London bridge. by Borough
| road and Westminster bridge, thus making
complete circle.
The pageant included four full squadrons
| Of cavalry, representing ali branches OF that
/ arm OF the service. life guards, dragons.
| Hussars and Lancers, each accompanied
| by its own band and q section of horse
| artillery.
These were followed by all the naval and
/ military aides de camp on duty, the War
| office staff. deputations OF foreign officers.
J the royal suite. tine members Of the royal
| family and the foreign princes and the
! colonial Indian escorts. who Immediately
| preceded the state carriage.
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and queen rode Field Marshal Kitchener
and the bearer of the royal standard. The
royal escort brought up the rear.
! Seats for many thousands had been
erected along this long route and tho
progress of the king and queen was indeed
! a royal one. Everywhere they received an
! uproarious welcome from the visitors in
! the hotels from the stands Of Piccidally.
I Trafalgar Square and the strand. from the
business men OF London proper who had
brought their wives and children 10 the
city for this day and again from their
majesties' humber subjects south OF the
river.
Decorations Spectacular.
The decorations of yesterday remained in
Piccadiny and those in the other streets
traversed were not less spectacular. In
the Strand there were rows Of masts. each
! velvet drapery with a lion rampant in the
center. Festoons Of various colors ran from
} mast 10 mast.
Down Fleet street TO Lud fate circus there
! were alternately Venetian hasts with cross
bars and pillar masts the Venetian masts
lsurmounted by an angel or figure OF fame.
} with her trumpet, while the pillar masts
: supported the British lion and the 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 London bridge .
triumphal arch had been erected.
r South OF the river, every house. no matter
: how modest. had a piece OF bupting 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 brighter appearance.
Those on Constitution hill overlooking the
! palace garden were filled with uniformed
! officers from every part OF the world. who
a had come to London to honor Britain's
! king, with their daintily dressed ladies.
E American Naval Officers Present.
On one stand were royal and other repre-
E sentatTeg OF foreign states. in another
e we're military officers attached to the
= suites of those representatives and In the
r front rows of still another stand were naval
officers from the International ships at
r Spithead. including Captain Cove OF the
Z American battleship Delaware and his Of
y ficers. These naval visitors were attended
: by officers of the British navy and the
y naval attaches Of the foreign missions and
q embassies.
st. Georges hospital, opposite COnstitu-
tion hill and the residence around Hyde
park corner and Piccadilly were hidden by
stands occupied by a oevy OF uniformed
rurses. side by side with men and women
who had paid enormous prices for theil
seats.
! The windows Of Stratton house and seat.
on the roof were occupied by Euesn Of
special American Ambassador Hammond
e These included the duchess OF Argyll. thu
e special ambassadors staff in full uniform
Y members of the American embassy and
/ many Americans.
: During the early morning the sky wa,
e overcast and occasional drizzlIns showers
/. were Keeping the spectators in dOubt
). whether IL would be necessary 10 rais,
n their umbrellas. However, there were nS