The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

coming the odors. While the Guildhall
now has a complete drainage system,
the flowers are still a part of the
ceremony. Since there really Is no
practical use for the flowers, the City
Recorder and the City Remembrance
have reduced the quantity of the
flowers to a minimum, and carry only
small bouquets.
When all Is ready this wonderful
outfit of scarlet and gold, power and
dignity, marches out of the Guildhall
to the nearby church of ST. Lawrence
Jewry, which has been honored thus
every year since 1t was built after the
great fire.
Once the service Is over the Sword
Bearer invited the rector to dine after
the election. This is an important part
of the ceremony. Ever since London
has been electing Lord Mayors, the
Sword Bearer has invited the rector
to dine. If the Sword Bearer didn't
just use the proper words, if he be-
came confused and invited the rector
to- have drink instead of to dine, the
government of Great Britain would be
shaken to it's foundations.
crier Gets Busy.
Forming in line in the order of
rank the brilliant procession marches
back to the Guildhall, all persons who
are not Liverymen are ordered off the
premises and then the Common Crier
delivers himself as follows:
"Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!
Eye good men of the Livery of the
several companies of city, summoned
to appear here this day for the cleo
ton of a fit and able person to be
Lord Mayor Of this city for the ensu-
ing year, draw near and give your at
tention.
God save the King!"
Great care Is taken to see that the
Liverymen are not influenced in any
way. everyone knows who is going
to be elected, but it makes it more in
teresting to act as If you didn't.) The
City Reporter announces that the AL
dermen are voting, so that their pres
ence may not influence the Livery
men. The Liverymen vote for two AL
dermen who have been members of
the Board longest, and then the result
Of their grave elaboration is taken by
the two sheriffs, the Common Ser
geant and the Common Crier to the
Lord Mayor and the Aldermen in an
adjoining room. After the solemn an
nouncement has been made. the Lord
Mayor and the Aldermen choose the
senior of the two candidates, and the
debated man is serene in the knowl-
edge that he will be chosen next year.
Thanks LIverymen.
Having selected their victim, the
Alderman and the Lord Mayor file
back to the Common Hall, where ev-
eryone concerned and the Lord Mayor
elect thank the Liveryman; the chain
of office is placed about the neck of
the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor
Elect, and he with the Right Honora-
BILE the Lord Mayor embark in the
wonderfully gilded, wonderfully anci-
ent and wonderfully uncomfortable
state coach which is the Right Hon
orable the Lord Mayors Elect first
ride in that remarkable vehicle. On
arrival at the Mansion House, the
Official rector gets the dinner he was
so solemnly promised by the Sword
Bearer. You'd suppose that having in
vited the rector to dine that the Sword
Bearer would give the dinner in his
own house. But he doesn't. He holds it
in the home of the Right Honorable
the Lord Mayor, and probably the
Right Honorable the Lord Mayor has
to pay for it, too.
That ends the election of the Lord
Mayor, but he has more trouble in
store for him. most of which falls
about November 9th, when he is in
Quoted into office with even a more
remarkable ceremony than that which
took place at his election.