The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
Gaudy Coronation Col
ors Are Blurred
by Rain.
FESTIVE SPIRIT
is .UNDAMPENED
Weather Is Unkind at Beginning
OF Memorable Week, but Pro
gram Goes Forward With
Undiminished Ardor-No
Rest, Day or Night,
Till It Is Over.

! London, June 19.-Rain began fall
Ing steadily early this afternoon, and
the flags along the streets to-nigh.
hung limp, their gaudy colors blurred
| while paint ran down the columns OF
| the triumphal arches. Some of the
finest decorative effects arranged fol
the coronation celebration stand a
tair chance of being ruined. The spec.
| tacular aspect of London is consider
ably damaged, but the town has a
festive appearance regardless OF the
unkindness of the weather.
Many Nominations blazed tonight
! all the way from the Vest End clubs
to the heart Of the financial district.
where the Stock Exchange and the
Bank OF England were bright with
electric lights. Throngs OF people
splashed cheerfully through the muddy
streets enjoying the patriotic show.
Centre OF Interest.
Buckingham Palace again to-day
/, was the centre OF popular interest
Central London will see little rest
day or night until the browning is
over. Well into the small hours of
the morning there was constant pa
rade OF belated sightseers watching
I curiously the thousands Of workmcn
engaged In completing the decorations.
/ OF which much stil remains to be
done. and must be done at night time
owing to the difficulty in obtaining
! sufficient men.
The King and Queen had busy
| day, In addition 10 receiving a large
number of visiting royalties at the
palace they attended a rehearsal cere.
mony at the Abbey and this evening
dined the foreign representatives at
] Buckingham Palace. The Queen re-
| cefved Populations from various parts
of the empire. who presented gifts
and addresses. All the visiting princes
and Princesses and lesser members Of
/ the royal families. with the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught and John HAYS
H Hammond. the personal representa-
/ tive of the President OF the United
! States. We're present
/ The nee, at spithead now is prac-
| tiealiy in full force for the review.
! Most OF the foreign vessels arrived
to-day and took UP their stations
| Each OF the foreign vessels on enter.
j ing the harbor, fred salute of TWEEN
| ty-one guns in honor of the, nation
| and another of seventeen guns in
honor OF the commander-in-chier
Magnificent Ball.
| After the royal dinner at the palace
/ many of the guests drove TO Stafford
House, which overlooks the Mall
! where the Duchess of sutherland gave
! ball. This was the most magnin-
cent private social affair London ma
! seen in years.
Besides the members of the British
/ royal family. with the exception OF
the King and Queen, most of the royal
visitors from abroad with their suites
the diplomatic corps. including the
members of the regular and special
resentatives. many OF the leading
statesman and nearly every one prom.
inent In society were present. The dis
play OF uniforms and costly drcsse.
and jewels was regal.
The British Empire League gave a
large ball tonight at the Hotel Ceci
in honor OF the officers of the over.
seas forces. Several hundred colonial.
and English officers were present
colonial Parliaments in London were
rendered luncheon a the Wcstmin
/! ster Hall by the members of the
4 House of Commons.
Lord Rosebery was the principa
speaker. James Keir Hardie, NJ. P. 70,
Merthyr Tydhl Socialist and Indepen.
dent Labor member struck the onl,
discordant note thus far heard in tht
coronation season
1 The workers ought to have sufH
cient se1f-respect to spit at the coro.
nation procession and all its hollow
mockeries." he said. speaking at q
miners demonstration at Barnsley.
What will be seen in the coronation
procession is not humanity, religion
Or industry, but the forces that op.
1 press the common people. The work
tngmen should see that kings cars
emperors and all the unholy brood are
put in their proper Places
The coming corona ton OF Kinz
I George is sisnalized by free-handet
distribution of honors, among the
most interesting being that of a bar
onetcy upon DR.. william Osler. regiu.
professor OF medicine at Oxford. ant
formerly professor of medicine
Johns Hopkins University. at Balti
more. Lord Rosebery, Lord Curzoa
! of Kedleston, and Lord Brassey ar,
made earls. Altogether twenty new
baroncts and forty knights are ere
ated, who include men conspicuous ii
commerce and science Several hun.
dred decorations also have been be
slowed. HI.
4; Delaware Arrives.
iss.N Portsmouth, England, June 18TH,