The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
GEORGE AND MARY
CROWNED IN ABBEY
oontinuea frem PaEe one.

VINO rose and returned the DOW, as n'
did henceforth to all who passed him
The Duke OF Connaught sat on q chail
to the right Of the Prince Of wales.
King and Queen Arrive.
At 1915 o'clock the abbey music ceased
A clash Of bells, a roll of drums, and 9
fanfare OF trumpets without were heard
and then an expectant hush fell on the
great congregation, Romantic tension
held its every hour Then slowly. very
slowly, the Queens procession advanced
up the aisle. Heralded by psalm and
preceded by the clergy and great ON
GERS of her household, the bearers o.
her regalia, and many OF the noblest oi
her husbands subjects. she passed along
an obeisant avenue Of princes. lorrls
and ambassadors. The bishops of Lon.
don and Oxford supported her on either
side. and six daughters Of earls bore
her train, on which were worked en-.
blems OF every portion OF the British en-
pire.
''Vivat Maria Reginaw thrice repeated
by the CLAIMANT voices Of the Westminster
schoolboys broke the silence. 1t was fol-
lowed by 'tvivat! Vivatl Vivat!' louder
still. To the strains Of the anthem "ohp
Pray for Peace" the Queen crossed from
in front of the royal box and knelt in
prayer. Then silence fell again, to be
broken by a second roll OF drums and a
fanfare Of trumpets. The King was COM
ing.
George Hailed King.
The King was pale but calm, looking
neither to the left nor to the right, as
one in a dream. ''vivat Georgius Rex
ct Imperator. Vivati Vivat! Vivat!'
came a full-throated chorus thrice from
the boys. Entering the chancel from the
south side, the King halted before the
Queen. who stood behind the faldstool.
Husband and wife looked for q moment
into each others eyes. and then, after the
exchange Of a grave bow. the King pass
ed to his own chair. beyond the Queens,
and both knelt in prayer.
The picture In the abbey was now
complete. The King and Queen IN the
center of q crescent, composed OF great
ecclesiastical knightly, and noble dig
nitaries, stood before the congregation.
which was their realm IN microcosm.
The King next advanced to the center
Of the chancel and stood before ST. Ed
wards coronation chair for the recog-
milton. Turning to the south. west, and
north, the Archbishop of Canterbury
three times proclaimed George the un-
doubted King. The King turned in the
same direction to hear the congregation
thunder the response, God save King
George"
Then two. bishops, kneeling at faId-
stool. which was placed in the center,
sang the Litany. This was followed, by
the first part Of the communion service,
the gospel, and the Nicens Greed, the
King and Queen and their company turn
ing to the eastward.
Sermon by Archbishop.
The Archbishop of York then preached
sermon from the text: ct am among
you as He that serveth." In an address
OF eight minutes, the archbishop en-
phasized the sovereignty OF the service.
These portions Of the service, though
they may seem dull in description, were
not so in reality. Each entailed some
fresh breaking up of picturesque groups,
some piece OF stately or symbolic action.
No greater official moved without the
ceremonious attendance OF others.
During the ntany and communion serv-
ice the King was bareheaded During
the sermon he wore the crimson ermine
cap of maintenance. The scent was ever
changing, ever fresh.
The Archbishop of Canterbury next
advanced to the seated King and asked
Sir, is your majesty willing to take
the oath?"
'I am willing" replied the King IN
low, but distinct tones.
After taking the oath and kissing the
Bible, his majesty moved to the great
coronation chair of King Edward and
was there anointed on the crown of his
head, his breast, palms, and both hands,
as has been the usage of English kings
for a thousand years. During the anoint-
ing four Knights Of the Garter held the
gold colored silken canopy behind the
chair, but not over the King.
Kneels for Blessing.
After the amounting the king knelt for
the blessing. Then he stood to be in
vested with the colombium sindonis, the
supertunica. and the girdle. Then, sit
ting in the great chair, the King looked
as though he were clad in solid gold
armor as the spurs and swords were
presented. After rising, the King ungirt
the sword and offered It, scabbarded,
at the altar, thus dedicating 1t to the
service Of God. He then handed 1t to one
Of the knights of the Garter, who un-
sheathed 1t and the naked sword Of jus
tice remained exposed till the close of
the ceremony.
Tn imperial mantle, or cape OF gold,
flowing to the ground. was then laid on
the Kings shoulders. The orb from the
altar was placed in his hand and then
replaced on the altar, and the royal
scepter, with the great Cullinan diamond
flashing fire, was placed IN his right
hand and the scepter with the dove in
the left hand.
Thus the King walked to the throne on
a raised dais. where the Archbishop of
Canterbury crowned him It was the
supreme moment. God save the King"
poured out thousands Of voices in the
abbey, while outside at Hyde Park the
Tower Of London and Windsor forty-one
guns thundered salute which echoed
around the world, for by arrangement
the same salute was fired throughout the
Kingdom and the dominions How far
flung was the line OF this regal salute
can best be gathered by the various
times ,coincidins with 12:s2ep. m. In Lon
don; In New Zealand Il was III a. m,
to-morrows at Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, 40. to-day; at Calcutta, SIS to-
night, end ct Jamaica. 7:25 this morning.
Crowned in 81. Edward's Chair.
AS the crown was placed on the Kings
head the peers simultaneously placed
theirs on. His majesty was crowned IN
st Edwards chair. After wearing It for
q minute the King removed the crown
and replaced Il with a lesser one Then.
carrying the scepter, he walked east 70
the throne on the Gals, In which he
was placed by the archbishops, bishops.