Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-22
LONDON IS AGLOW
Representatives From All Nations
In Coronation City.
Kinu and Queen Ready for Festivities.
John Hays Hammond of
U. S. on Hand.

Events of Week at Coronation. of
King and Queen.
June IS and 19-The royal represen-
tatives from foreign nations ar
rive.
June 20-Special ENJOYS and dele
gates are received by the king and
queen. State banquet at Bucking-
ham palace.
June 21-Reception by their majes-
ties of the oversee premters and
representatives. Day of special in
tercession for the king and nation.
The Duke of Connaught gives
dinner at st. James palace.
June 22-Coronation day.
June 23-Royal progress through
South London.
London The Earl Marshal, the
Duke of Norfolk and the Lord Cham
berlain, the Earl Spencer are busy
men and much sought after in these,
the days Immediately preceding the
coronation. They are custodians of
the elect, sorters of social asprants,
inquisitors into pretensions of rank
in these trying times of pomp and
circumstance. Whoever has failed
to satisfy the bluff, black-bearded
Earl Marshal in the tweed jacket
before then certainly won't receive
IL 4,.I fv,tr
them to be present at the Abbey
where they may see not merely the
crowning, but also the Earl Marshal
himself, trying to look as pleased
with his gorgeous trappings as a
simple man can be expected to do.
Between now and July l there will
be a round of engagements. Premier
and Mrs. Asquith will give a dinner
to their maiesties in Downing street.
June 30 The entertainment will in
clude the presenting of two plays,
Bernard Shaw's THE Man of Des-
tiny" and James A. Barrie's THE
Twelve-Pound Look"
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign min
lister, gave a dinner in honor of the
king and queen at the foreign Of
flee, June 23, which was one of the
most brilliant of the season. There
Guiding all the foreign princes and
ENJOYS to the coronation.
A noteworthy feature along the
lines of route to be followed by the
newly crowned king, in his process
sion through the streets of London,
is the almost complete transforma-
tion of familiar sights. Churches,
ancient edifices, public buildings and
open spaces, business premises and
private residences have entirely
changed their appearance. Starting
with the Westminster Abbey itself,
the annex added to increase the ac-
has altered its aspect
almost alarmingly, although efforts
were exerted to lend an air of age
to the stucco addition.
The office of works has decided
to permit those present to purchase,
as souvenirs, the chairs and stools
on which they sat- all of which are
marked with the word Coronation" :"
and embossed with the crown and
the date of the occurrence.
A. peculiar dilemma which arose out
u tH6 scarcity OF IlTSCCldSS carriage
horses has developed since the uni
Versal Introduction of the motor car,
affected many members of the peer
age To avoid the terrible conse-
1uences of possible rushes into the
main thoroughfares from side Streets
barriers of timber were erected at
he most dangerous street functions.
John Hays Hammond special am
lassadOr of the United States. made
lis official entry into the city at
noon Monday, arriving from the
He was met at the Victoria sta
ion by the Duke of Connaught. rem
esenting King George, and other Of
icials and the staff, consisting of
Baron Sandhurst, Lieutenant-C Colonel
N. James and Captain C. F.
J. Sowerby, especially appointed to
ttend the American envoy through
nut his mission.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. who
las been i'll at his country place dur
ng the last week. is greatly i'm
roved and attending the festivities.