Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-06
KING GEORGE FOR
FIRST TINE OPENS
THE PARLIAMENT
Accompanied by Queen in Royal
Pageant While Cannon
Boom Greeting.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-King George and
Queen Mary. for the first time In the r
reign, proceeded in state this afternoon
rom Buckingham palace to West
minister, where his majesty read the
from the throne IN the House of Lords.
During the ceremony the queen was
seated at the side of the king.
Though the day was dark n chilly,
an immense throng was gathered at st.
James's Park and In Whitehall. where
the gorgeous procession passed. Other
thousands surrounded the parlia-
mentary buildings.
Their majestles rode IN the gilded
state coach. drawn by eight cream
colored horses caparisoned In gold and
purple. The king wore a field mar
shals uniform.
An escort of Life Guards preceded
the state coach and Yoemen of the
Guard followed. Five sta te carriag s,
each drawn by six horses, were occu
pied by officials OF the court and
gentlemen and ladies-in-waiting. Re. T.
ments of the guards lined the rou G.
civ % LlG I01tSSiOn liI0NEu Ol l .
artillery regiments fired the royal
salute. The crown and sword of state
were borne from st. Iames's palace TO
Parliament In the royal carriage, undee
the escort of the guards.
Received at Victoria Tower.
Officers of state and officials of Par
lament received their majestles at the
royal entrance beneath the Victoria
Tower. The House of Lords was packed
hen the royal procession entered from
the robing-room at 80 O'Clock. A urn-
Der of peeresses had seats on the floor
with the peers. The bishops and am
bassadors with their wives occupied
seats at the left of the throne. In the
absence of American Ambassador Reid,
who is having a holiday at home, the
United States government was rerre-
scented by William Phillips, secretary
of the embassy. Mrs. Phillips was
with her husband.
The Colonies for the first time were
represented by the Colonial agents.
general. Lord Stratheona, high com-
missioner for Canada, Mas present in
this capacity. and with him were the
representatives from Africa, Australia
and New Zealand other diplomats,
including others of the American EN-
bassy. occupied places in the royal gal
lery. The women wore mauve in half
mourning.
Speaker Lowther and as many of the
members of the House of Commong as
could crowded the floor and stood in
the aisles. All the officers of state In
r~eRalia, including Earl Darlington.
ord great chamberlain, with ecu r
ries. and pursuivants bearing the EN-
blems of office. escorted their majesties
into the chamber and were grouped
around the throne during the ceremony.
The Earl of Beauchamp, first commits
sioner OF works and public buildings,
bore the sword Of state before the King.
The kings speech from The throne
was brief and colorless. IT Of ened WITH
a flial reference to the death of King
Edward. The only references to for
eign affairs were a mention of the fact
that negotiations had been opened with
Japan for a new commercial treaty
and an allusion to the friction in Persia
over the disturbance of British trade
routes. A casual expression of interest
In the approaching imperial conference
was made.
Only two proposed legislative meas
ures were mentioned specifically. PRO
posals." said the king, will be sub-
mitted without delay for settling the
relations between the two houses of
Parliament with the object of secur-
ing an effective working constitution"
Legislation would also be had. his
majesty said. to provide insurance
against sickness and unemployment.