The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-06-23
Queen Mary.

unto you King George, the undoubted
king of this realm; wherefore. all you
who are come this day 10 do your
homage, are you willing 20 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 w>s administer
ed to the king by the archbishop OF
Canterbury.
The Amounting and Coronation.
King George now was divested OF
his crimson robes by the lord great
chamberlain and seated himself II
the chair of King Edward L. wkich
contains the ancient stone of des.
tiny" The dean OF Westminster
brought from the altar the golden
ampulla and spoon, and ;se arch
bishop anointed him on the head, the
breasts and the palms OF Doth hands,
and blessed him The king was next
invested with the colobium sindon!s
OF fine linen and the supertunica OF
cloth Of gold. his heels were touched
with the golden spurs and he sword
of state was girded upon nim, after
which the armill and robe royal OF
cloth OF gold We're put upon him. In
turn, then, his majesty was sivea ne
orb. the kings ring, the glove and the
two scepters.
All was ready now for the supreme
act The archbishop placed St tl-
wards crown upon the altar and de-
livered a short prayer ana then. sup
ported by the other clergy, placed the
crown upon the kings head At that
instant the trumpets sounded the
congregation shouted Long i've King
George and tho peers and kings u
arms put on their coronets.
The differentiation was a handsome
part Of the ceremonies. The Mug
was lifted up into his throne by tho
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 their
homage led by the archbishop of
Canterbury and the prince Of Wales.
Each Of these and the premier duke,
marquis earl, viscount and baron
kissed the king upon the cheek
The amounting and crowning OF
Queen Mary was a short and simple
ceremony. Following the example of
Queen Alexandra. she was anolntcd
on the head only She was invested
with the ring, was crowned by the
archbishop Of York and received the
scepter and the ivory ros with tbe
dove
Few Americans In the Abbey
OF all the Americans who have
been attracted 20 London by the fes-
tiyities Of the coronation season, only
very few we're admitted 20 the
Abbey. These included President
Taft's special ambassador. John Hays
Hammond and Mrs Hammond: Mai
Gen. Greedy and Rear Admiral Vree-
land, representing the army and
navy. and the latter's secretary. Am
bassador Whltelaw Reid and Mrs.
Reid and the attaches and secretaries
Of the embassy, Pierpont Morgan and
less than score Of American women
who married English peers.
One fact connected with the coro-
nation was the subject Of some amused
comment. This was that King George.
who is quite the reverse Of a giant,
had selected four OF the shortest
Of the garter 10 hold the gol-
den canopy over him during the
amounting They were the. earl OF
Cadogan. Lord Roberts, Lord Elg;n
and Lord Rosebery. These four peers
were the only ones arrayed in the
gorgeous robes Of the order Of the
garfor