The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-17
Growing Crowds Give Evidence
Of Interest in Growing of
King George and Queen
Mary Next Week
HOTEL men MISS AMERICANS
City Will Be Transferred Into Gala
Scene by Elaborate Decorations
1000 Official Guests to
Witness Fete.

London. June 17.-All London is now
in curl papers, awaiting the gorgeous
spectacles Of the coronation. The pre-
sent aspect of the town is rather top
sy-turvy, but day or two more of
work on the decorations is expected
to transform everything. At present
the sight and smell of many miles Of
new timber flung against normal
gray background make the metropolis
a strange place even to its own inhab-
itants. AS rapidly as the huge grand
stands are completed they are brightly
vate decorations, especially the costly
and elaborate set pieces, have been
covered with waterproof cloth to pro-
tect them from rain, and until these
coverings are removed it is impossible
to divest the town of it's curl paper
appearance.
Crowds Already Enormous.
There is no longer any doubt as
TO the popular attitude toward the
coronation festivities. The enormous
and growing crowds and the babel
of foreign tongues give unmistakable
evidence of the public interest I'm the
event. Every day this week has seen
crowds traversng the routes of the
professions to view the decorations
Aristocratic equipages of the wealthy
the humble market cart of the coster
and his family. breaks carrying tour
lists of every nationality are driven
over the routes, while ON the side
walks are dense masses of slowly
moving pedestrians. There are many
provincial folk i'm town and every ar
riving train Is added To the crowds
In Trafalgar Square and i'm some Of
the thoroughfares leading from that
point the congestion was so great to-
day that the omnibusses sometimes
Americans Not So Numerous.
Visiting Americans are largely I'm
evidence at some of the leading hO-
tells, but the talk of an unprecedented
number of visitors from the other side
of the water is all bosh. Londoners
whose business constantly brings
them i'm contact with the tourist class
es one and all declare that there are
not so many Americans in England
now as at this time a year ago. This
stotar,ant ie horne ont nv tho nnfn-
ions of the steamship officials. WAC
declare that ample Accommodations
could he found on any liner leaving
New York. Boston or Philadelphia so
far this summer. The preliminary
scare about the danger Of overcrowd-
ing may have kept some of the Amer
leans away. All the best hotels COM
plain that their regular american
guests did not come this year. The
proprietors do not appreciate the Of
fetal and other guests of all nation
alties who have taken their places.
Many Canadians on Hand.
The statements regarding the alb
sence of American visitors do not APP
ply, however. TO the Canadians. II
does not take very observant eye to
detect the fact that visitors from Can
ada are more numerous I'm London
today than ever before. Parties from
Montreal. Toronto. Halifax. ottawa
and from Winnipeg Vancouver and
other cities of the west are to be
found registered at nearly every no.
f,,ga n
liamentarians, with the official guests
from the other colonies, are being
elaborately entertained. Today the
parliamentary visitors. nearly all OF
whom are accompanied by their wives
and families, became the guests OF
the nation and during the ensuing
three weeks they will be entertained
as such. Tonight they dine at the
Waldrof Hotel and tomorrow evening
htey will be the guests of the Royal
Automobile Club at supper and re-
ception. The formal luncheon of well
come will take place i'm Westminster
Hall Monday.
1000 Official Guests.
Tn response to many petitions from
participants i'm the Coronation cere-
monial the Office of Works has de-
cided to permit those present to pur,
chase as souvenirs the chairs and
stools on which they sat, all Of which
are marked with the word Corona
tion" 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
Marshal the Duke of Norfolk, who for
many weeks has been the busiest
man IN England. His task was rend-
cred all the more difficult by reason
Of the fact that the space In West
minister Abbey is very limited and
before he was able 10 take into con-
sideration any OF the thousands OF
distinguished visitors and others de-