The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
CORONATION IF KING GEORGE ID
 BE BRILLIANT
All Former CeremOnials in England Will Be Far
 Surpassed
BIG PRICES WILL BE
 CHARGED FOR SEATS
Tradesmen and House Owners Along the Route of the Coronation Pa- geant Are Preparing to
 Reap a narvew

l London, February 12.-Since the begin- ming of the winter the chief functionaries of the British court have been busily ab- sorbed with preparations for the corons- ton of George V, which will surpass pageantry and in historical interest all former ceremonials of the character. While the ceremony of crowning the King and Queen In Westminster Abbey June g will be almost identical in form with that which has been followed in the in- vestiture of British sovereign since Will liam ". and Queen Adelaide, the auxiI- iary functions are expeo ted to exceed in pageantry and magnifo nee anything | that the nation has witnessed in the past. | These will include the progress of the court through London the day after the coronation and a visit to the Guild hall with reception of the King and Queen by the city authorities there, great naval review, 8 gala performance at tho opera with minor celebrations and page- ants. among which will be "a festival empire at the Crystal palace" Business and transportation companies | count upon an Influx of something ap- preaching 100000 visitors to London dur ing the coronation season. consider able proportion of these will be foreign CTS. Americans and colonials probably | predominating. Hotels expect to be able | to cope with the invasion. The best l places are being reserved for regular pa- | irons and managers say that prices for the coronation week will not be more than l double the regular rates for the best ho- 1 tels Boarding housekeepers are likely to I be less reasonable in charges to visitors who have not made arrangements for ac- | m nd a in1c ft, lx-o,
 High Price for Seats 1 There is every indication that the erec- tion of stands for witnessing the proces- 1 sion to the abbey, and the progress | through London will be on scale more l extensive than for the coronation of King Edward in 1902 Owners and ten- ants are asking the highest prices ever | quoted for building sites and windows Rates to the ordinary applicants for seats which usually are held at the highest pos l sfble mark ustii few days hefore tho event are apt to go down with a rush on the eve Of coronation when spectators find they have frightened away the pub lie lively insurance business has be- gun at Lloyds against the death of tha King, and any event necessitatng post ponement of the coronation and against bad weather.
 Dr. Davidson. the present Archbishop of Canterbury, will officiate in the abbey, In succession to the aged Archbishop Temple, who crowned King Edward. The recently appointed dean of Westminster, 1 Dr. Kyle, who is at present bishop of | Wincester will assist the archbishop. placing the imperial mantle and pail of | cloth of gold on the Kings shoulders | This mantle Is being embroidered at the Royal School of Art Needle Work
 Westminster Abbey Closed From the end of this month to the coro- nation Westminster abbey will be closed to visitors while workmen are preparing the building for the ceremony. Galleries Tor the peers will be erected in the north transept and for peeresses in the south and special accommoda tions will be pro- viued for other official classes the seating | capacity of the abbey being about 5000 Special chairs upholstered in silk with tho l royal arms will be provided, as at the last | coronation. and those who occupy then, may purchase them at cost prices for souvenirs
 A splendid pile carpet of striking design | to cover the entire nave is being woven | Royal blue will be the foundation color | and the ornamentatlon will include en- | blems of the Order of the Garter and l other heraldc devices. with the pattern on such a scale that the design is matched only once in each 20 feet.
 Several of the highest officials of tho state constituting the court of claims
 
 | wearing their uniforms robes of office | to pass upon the rights of various noble men and others to perform certain parts in the ceremony. These claims are most lv archaic in their origin and quaint in the eyes of Americans.
 Hereditary Rights
 The dean and chapter of Westminster have the right to retain the robes and ornaments. the Earl of Shrewsbury to | a 1orJ ieb etc, ot Ireland. the Duke of Newcastle to pro- vide glove and support the Kings right arm while holding the sceptre by virtue of the tenure of the manor of Workshop and barons of the cinque ports to bear canopies.
 Various other hereditary rights were | confirmed by the court, to many of which | command fees such five yards of scar let cloth to the clerk of the crown and 40 els of crimson velvet to Earl Caring ten, the ford great chamberlain, whose fees for occasional appearances at high ceremonials of state amount to some sl00.- coo year.
 Three claimants appeared for the right to carry the great spurs-the Earl of Lou doun, Lord Grey de Ruthyn. and Lord Hastings; Sir Marteine Lloyd makes claim to carry the Kings silver harp as lord marcher of the barony of Kemes, position held by his ancestors through a thousand years. and James Thorne Roe le MOTleN WISHES 'tO pear tue TOydi standard of England and to receive fees" | The former claims under considera- ton The request of the Earl of Enrol to walk in the procession as lord high constable of Scotland and have a silver baton of 12-ounce weight witr the Kings | arms In gold on one end and his own on the other was graciousy allowed.
 But who is to provide the baton?' the earl asked anxiously.
 "Oh. the court says nothing about that" rerlied the lord chancellor.
 made to provide revenues to meet the cost | cf such legislation. It is understood to- morrow they will withdraw their oppo- sition, and it was whispered about the capital yesterday that they had been led to, do so upon intmations that even if the Sulioway bill is passed it will be vetoed bv President Taft So far as could be | learned no senator had authority to make such statement as to the intentions oi the President. but nevertheless that inc
 would do so was generally accepted as | fact.
 Committees in charge of appropriation | bills have been podding along, and | though the congestion has not been re-