The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-23
SOME INCIDENTS
 OF CORONATION Queen Mary Weeps as King
 Is Crowned DRAMATIC CEREMONY President Taft Sends Telegram of Congratulations-K Affection ately Kisses His Son, the
 Prince of Wales

London, June 22,-Long after the cor onation of King George and Queen Mary has passed into history, interesting in cidents that escaped the great throng of spectators will be recalled by those privileged to observe more closely the imposing ceremonial. The Queen was magnificent figure and most attract i've in her gorgeous apparel. She wore quantities of diamonds about her neck and bodice, but none on her head.
 Her majesty was n5ticeably. nervous as she entered the abbey and as the boys from Westminster school, high in the West triforum, filled the abbey with shouts of "Vivat Regina Maria" Dur ing the amounting and crownng of the King, the Queen wept and after ward she frequently placed her hand kerchief tc her eyes
 Nevertheles ess, she appeared every bit the Queen and made a splendid pie ture as, after her own coronation. with the crown on her head and the sceptre in her hand, and her dress of cloth of gold, it's train of red velvet stretching
  Georges throne and then, rising, took her seat beside, bu below that of her husband.
 The King, in red velvet, the cap of slate and other headgear, recalled the old pictures of tudor scenes When he passed the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught he exchanged bows with them but when he passed the fa,, Io nd Dd made obeisance one U the other.
 After his majesty was crowned the Prince of Wales paid homage, kneel- ing and kissing his father on the left cheek. Following the example or the late King Edward, the King leaned forward, drew his son toward him, and' grasping his hand, kissed him anec- tionately.
 Thousands anxious for sight of tne processions kept an all night vigil. At dawn they presented a tired and be- dragsled appearance; some worn out, had retired to the parks to sleep and few required the attention of the am bulance corps Those remaining on the line kept up their good nature and no incident was too trivial to start them waving flags. cheering and singing mu- sical hall songs, the most popular or which was Every Girl Loves Soi- dier" sung with much gusto when body of troops marched past and varied to suit the occasion if the machers happened to be sailors.
 The musical part of the service in the abbey was enchanting and the whole ceremony there was nothing tawdry, nothing common. It was intensely dra- matic. but not theatrical. The actors filled their roles with dignity. Altogether it was a noble picture in superb set ting.
 It had been expected that the actual erowning of the King would take place not much before 2 o'clock. but the pre- liminaries were carried out with such precision as to permit the rapid progress of the programme. The crown was nlaced on the King at 12:33 o'clock.
 Two thousand ambulance men were on duty, but comparatively few calls were made for their servlces.
 Washington, June 22.-President Tart today sent the following cablegram to King George;
 "On this suspicious occasion I take sincere pleasure in extending to your majesty cordial felicitations in the name of the people of the United States and in my own, and in expressing the cher ished hope that under your guiding in fuence the British dominion may four ish and prosper. l assure your majesty of my best wishes for your personal wei fare and that of your majesty's family and for the continuance of the friendly relations existing between Great Britain and the United States
 With Ambassador Bryce and the en- tire British embassy staff attending, prayer and thank giving services were held today at St Johns Episcopal church.
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 Newport. R. l., June 22.-The coron- ation of King George and Queen Mary at London was given official recogni- ton by the general Society of the Gin cinnati at it's triennial session here to- day in a cablegram conveying the hope that their reign may be long and happy, and bring the blessings Of peace and prosperity to the great nation over which they are called to rule"
 New Orleans, June 22.-In honor of the coronation of King George and Queen Mary all English vessels in port today were gaily decorated in British colors. British residents gave ban quet tonight at Westend, on Lake Pontchatrain. where speeches were de- livered and toasts drunk.
 London. June 23.-Enterprise unpre cedented in the history of the British press marks today's issues of the Lon uon morning papers, which. with only ore or two exceptions, are veritable Illustrated papers. Most of the London dailies heretofore have made only ten tative and not always successful at tempts in the direction of Illustrating the days events.
 Today almost all of them appear with numerous page and half page pictures of all the incidents connected with the coronation eXcellently produced from photographs or original drawings by special artists.
 together the descendants of the French and English races in one nation Is worthy of the highest commendation People talk about annexing Canada to the United States, or the United States to Canada It is entirely unnecessary all that we ought to do is to cultivate as fully and completely as possible, good neighborly relations. The closer we come together commercially and socially the