Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-20
LONDON DECKED IN
ROYAL PURPLE FOR
, CORONATION WEEK
Monday Marks Opening of
Endless Round of Brilliant
Events That eliminate in
Growing of the Rulers
CBy Associated press.)

LONDONs June 4Ss-AAl Lonuon IN .
flutter today with brilliant streamers
and pennants OF royal purple; and from
every flag pole in the great city the
banners Of 'Merrie- England" are snap
ping in the breeze that heralded the ac-
tual opening day Of coronation week
The city is overflowing with hundreds
of thousands OF people who have come
to witness the browning OF England's
king and queen, and nothing but tns
coming ceremonies is talked OF.
Buckingham palace, where the court
has been established, is scene or bril-
liant activity. and the retinue Of nobilf-
ty that surrounds the king and queen
is kept as busy as community or Dea-
vers preparing for the actual ceremo-s
MES of coronation day. Both the king
and queen are taking things as quietly a.
possible, realizing the stupendous strain
to which they will be subjected later
on.
Everything Is practically in readiness
today for the coronation, and all that
is necessary wrn be completed before
the day actually arrives.
A score OF King Georges coronation
guests. accompanied by their Suites
reached London this morning and. with
as many more from foreign courts and
states due to arrive this evening, viii
complete practically the assenblaEs OF
foreign missions
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.
John Hays Hammond, special United
States ambassador. and his suite, VIII be
included in the later arrivals. coming
from Dover on a special train Through
out the day special after special rolled
into different Lqntion railway terminals.
/ bringing in princes and special ambassa-
doris and their suites from all points o.
the globe. The streets presented lively
appearance with a constant coming and
| going Of the royal carriages with theiz
escorts, conveying the guests to Bucklns-
ham palace and other palaces and tnf
private residences given over for the en-
ldertainment of their ENJOYS.
The night-long work of the army OF
| decorators served to enliven most OF tns
streets in the center of London
Flags gave a gala appearance, which
the intermittent transforms could not
spoil. The decorations and illVminations
are ON 4 scale never before attempted 10
England, and the demand for electric
lighting is so great that the electrical
companies have served public notice that
their capacity to supply the current has
been reached and that they cannot under
/ take further contracts.
The German crown prince and bin
party, Prince Henry OF Prussia and
Prince Henry, of the Netherlands, wers
among this mornings arrivals. Ins
duke of Connaught and other members
of the royal family filtered from sta.
ton to station to meet each new-
! conner, undeterred by the showers OF
mud that, their swiftly-moving vehicles
/ tossed up
The public appears smitten with tho
coronation fever They throng the
streets IN such muititudes as to make
progress anywhere In the center OF fash
ionable London matter Of difficulty
Between the coronation Of Edward VII
'aThe Peacemaler," and that of his SON
George VII, who. probably will be known
to history as THE Sailor King" Is .
wide contrast.
Edwards coronation was attended with
many rnisgivings and fears. On account
of the serious operation which the king
had recently undergone and which ne
cessitated the postponement OF the
GROWING and the apprehension lest DIS
majesty should not be able to endure the
difficult ordeal OF a state ceremonial
lasting nearly four hours. with the strain
of its attendant functions, the atInos-
phere of the first occasion was charged
with extreme nervous tension Then the
pagentry and feudal rites Of the most
ancient and splendid ritual preserved by
any European transforming down a.
II IT does through the mists Of nearly
thousand years from the time of the
Il first Edward-bad the glamor Of extreme
novelty in the eyes OF the British peoples
More than half a century has passed
since the coronation of Queen Victoria.
. Very few persons survived who had par
ticipated in that ceremony and who
would appear again in any role at the
crowning of her son.
PERSONS OF THE DRAMA
The persons OF the drama who viii
support the new king and queen next
Thursday are largely the same. The
venerable dean OF Westminster. whose
weakness lent a touch OF pathos to the
last coronation. Is gone No one who
was in Westminster Abbey on that oO-
casion can forget the scene wnen the
aged prelate knelt before his monarch
and was unable to rise until the king
bent down to help him The Duke OF
Devonshire, a typical English nobleman
of the old school. is succeeded by MS
son. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman -
dead and also the stern old Duke OF CAM
, bridge, brother Of the former king.
Three chairs stood below the throne
on that day, their occupants the duke
Il of Connaught, the duke Of Cambridge
and the present king, then prince OF
wales. On Thursday there will be two,
occuuied as before by the duke Of Con-
naught and the. young prince Of Wales,
, who win wear his uniform Of a naval
cadet. But many great ngures OF the
, last coronation will be seen playing the
. same parts again. Rosebery, Roberts,
Kitchener and Balfour will be conspic-
, nous among them. The earl marshal,
duke of Norfolk. has thu rare distinc-
ton of arranging the ceremonies Of two
, coronations One of the most familiar
and popular figures in English life. the
duke is best known as the head OF the
foremost Catholic family Of England.
The four Knights of the Garter who
carried the canopy for the kings
amounting In 19OA were Cadogan, Rose
berry, Derby and Spencer. The two
first oficiate again with Lord Crewe ard
the earl of Mimic. Four duchesses VIII
7 perform the same Office for the queen.
the duchesses Of Hamilton, Montroaes.
Portland and Sutherland. The duke OF
Marlborough will carry ST. Edward :
crown in the procession as he did b.
fore.
One picturesque feature Of the con
nations of earlier kings has been abb
doned. The barons of the cinque POI
established their claim to the right
bear a canopy over the kings head.
afterward to divide It among themsei