Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-30

unto you King George, the undoubted
king of this realm; wherefore, all you
who are come this day to do your
homage, are you willing to do the
same?" The king meanwhile stood
up by his chair and turned to each
side. and the people acclaimed him
with cries of God save King George"
Then followed the litany, the com
munion service and a short sermon
preached by the archbishop of York.
after which the oath was administer.
ed to the king by the archbishop OF
Canterbury.
The Amounting and Coronation.
King George now was Invested OF
his crimson robes by the lord great
chamberlain and seated himself in
the chair of King Edward l., which
contains the ancient stone of des.
brought from the altar the golden
ampulla and spoon, and the arch
bishop anointed him on the head, the
breasts and the palms of both hands,
and blessed him. The king was next
Invested with the colobium sindonis
of fine linen and the supertunica OF
cloth of geld his heels were touched
with the golden spurs and the sword
of state was girded upon him, after
which the armill and robe royal OF
cloth of gold were put upon him. In
turn, then, his majesty was given the
orb, the kings ring, the glove and the
| two scepters.
All was ready now for the supreme
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wards crown upon the altar and de
liyered short prayer, and then, sup
ported by the other clergy, placed the
crown upon the kings head. At that
instant the trumpets sounded, the
congregation shouted Long live KING
George" and the peers and kings oil
arms put ON their coronets.
The differentiation was a handsome
part of the ceremonies. The king
was lifted up into his throne by the
archbishops, the bishops and certain
peers, and all the great officers and
those who bore the swords, the scep
ters and other regalia grouped them
selves about the steps of the throne
Next the princes and peers did thefl
homage, led by the archbishop oil
/ Canterbury and the prince of Wales
Each of these and the premier duke
marquis, earl, viscount and baroi
kissed the king upon the cheek.
The amounting and browning o.
Queen Mary was short and simple
ceremony. Following the example O
Queen Alexandra. she was anointee
on the head only. She was invested
with the ring, was crowned by tbs
archbishop of York and received tht
gcepter and the ivory rod with tbs
dove.
Few Americans In the Abbey.
OF all the Americans who have
been attracted to London by the fes
tivities of the coronation season, onl,
very few were admitted to tn,
Abbey. These included Presiden
Taft's special ambassador, John Hay
Hammond, and Mrs. Hammond; MAJ
Gen Greedy and Rear Admiral Vree
land. representing the army an.
navy, and the latter's secretary; Am
bassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs
Reid and the attaches and secretarie
of the embassy, Pierpont Morgan an
less than a score of American wome,
who married English peers.
One fact connected with the corr
nation was the subject of some amuse
comment. This wac that King Georgt
who is quite the reverse of a gian
had selected four of the shortes
knights of the garter to hold the go
den canopy over him during tn
amounting They were the earl {
Cadogan, Lord Roberts, Lord Elgi
and Lord Rosebery. These four peer
were the only ones arrayed in tn
gorgeous robes of the order of tn
garter.