The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-22
6EUhGE Y ID MING.
Coronation Ceremonies Take
Place in Westminster Abbey.
The Oath Is Administered by
the Archbishop.
SCENE is IMPRESSIVE.
The TOmbs Are Concealed Under
Carpets and Hangings.
The Great Nations of the Earth
Are Represented.
NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE
COngregated as Closely Together
as hey Can Be Packed.
President Taft's Brother and
His Family Are Present.
NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE
COngregated as Closely Together
as hey Can Be Packed.
President Taft's Brother and
His Family Are Present.

London, June 22.-King George v.
eighth of the house Of Hanover, was to-
dsv consecrated 10 the service Of the
British empire and in turn received the
public homage Of his world wide sub
jects.
With his consort, Queen Mary. MS
majesty. was crowned in the abbey OF
Westminster with all the wealth cf re-
ligious rites and royal cermonlal Pre-
scribed by historic custom
The picture within the gray walled
abbev was one of medieval splendor.
The coronation services, solemn ana
imposing. were those handed down from
the earlier centuries, and the actJrs III
the principal and secondary roles OF To-
days great function were gar IA i
reprOductions Of the multl-colored, Sotd
embroidered trappings worn Dy tnelr
ancestors The latter made a WONDER
fully effective setting around the cen
traI figures. Outside the usually uull
streets had been transformed INTO
mass of color The king and queen
progress to the abbey and the return
to Buckingham palace was one unDro-
ken ovation. The route was hedSeu
with a vast pOlyglot host with pacK-
ground of bravery decorated VleM1ns
stands and windows and roofs all OF
which we're crammad 70 th9ir e@pf'0
Hundreds Of thousands Of spectators
shouted themselves hcarse at central
noints like the Mall and the entrance
10 the admiralty archway. Trafalgar
square was so densely packed with au-
manitv that it would not have oeen
difficult to traverse the square waking
on the heads OF the people. t,arlil-
1uent Square club land ana Constleuel1n
hill neld their countless thousanos.
The tulnuit OF thunderous welcome was
almost deafening as the KING aIl9
oueeu proceeded on the outward anu
home Journey preceded IN the hfst m
stance and followed on the return ey
y etatelv superb cavalcade of eminent
princes. many themselves heirs TO theF
thrones, statesmen, dl9iomatesl cOUt
tiers soldiers sailors and men OF al al
hues races and creeds from the IouI
quarters of globe.
rThe great ceremonial passed off un-
rnarred by untoward incidents. w men
dawn broke the skies were heaVN, aLld
showers fell during the progress O the
procession of the royal guests and the
511niOr members of the royal famlly 70
the abbev: but as the king and queen
left buckingham palace to DE crown
ed. the heavens smiled and flo d OF
sunshine frightened the splendid page
ant.
Proud Day for Britain
It was a proud day for the British
who perhaps had the most reason 70
he rroud was denied by court etiquette
fhe ioy of witnessing the trlumphal
event. ,--,
At Sandringham palace Queen Mother
Alexandra who As years ago TINS month
ave Britain a king. awaited the news
fhat her son had taken his place IN
fbe long line of British monarchs
Westminster Abbey, the lode star OF
all today's ceremonial, was ready and
lie 20 kI,a5v- al fncf ns
hv the time that the imperial process
sion left buckingham palace. Nothing
could be more impressive than the GUS
+onaary aspect of the interior of the
Abbey but this was all transformed to-
day. Where usually is a gray and
somewhat gloomy atmosphere was
mass of blazing color.
All the tombs and the floor Of the
great building were concealed under
immense carpets and hangings of deep
blue and amber. The color scheme was
rich and impressive while it afforded a
subdued background to the marvellous
mass of theatricaIly colored robes Of
state and varietgated uniforms with
flashing decorations.
The floor space in the transept was
wholly occupied by the white up
bolstered chairs of the peers and
peeresses, those of the peers on the
south side the peeresses on the north
Back of these were immense stands in
ascending tiers filled with the members
of the house of commons and their
ladies' Many commoners were uni
formed and wore decorations, while the
dresses of the ladies were rich and
striking.
At each angle of the transept were
smaller stands for the accommodation
of the foreign and colonial representa-
tives AMI other high personages. There
were the heirs to most of the thrones
of F11rope a crown prince and Drincess
of the German empire, Prince Henry,
the emperor's brother, and his prin-
cess; the Duke of Aosta, Prince Henry
OF the Netherlands; usuf Izzed Din,
the heir to the Turkish throne, with a
red fez on his head; Prince Fushimi of
Japan with the heroes of the Russian
war, Admiral Togo and General Nogi
in full uniforms with much gold lace
and rows of decorations on their
breasts, the American official contin-
gent. Special Ambassador John Hays
Hammond with his aides, Admiral
Vreeland and General Greeley. Ambas-
sador Reid with his staff, almost the
only officials wearing plain clothes,
and the Chinese Prince Tsai-Chen
robed in gorgeous embroidered silks
There. too. was Manuel the deposed
king of Portugal.
The Americans Present.
Above the choir stalls were arranged
tier after tier OF seats. the fronts of this
boxes displaying the embroidered arms
OF the three kingdoms. Above tht