Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-17
MONARCH CAN EASILY
FOREGO HIS Triple
King George Not Being Drink
ing Man, Will Not Greatly
Regret Abstinence.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
London-The banning OF alcohol
from the royal household will fall
rather lightly on King George, who, &C
cording to court officials, is almost an
abstainer, even in normal times. He
has occasionally taken a small glass of
claret with his luncheon, but more Oft
en- ne preferred aerated water. At
dinner. burgundy and champagne were
always served. out the king frequently
TASTED neither one, and never INDUCED
IN more than a minute quantity.
The queens taste in alcoholic bey-
erages is as restricted as the kings,
while Princess Mary scarcely knows
the taste of wine.
Since the pan on alcoholics at court
was promulgated. the energies of the
Kitchen staff a been turned to de-
Ylsing various palatable temperance
drinks. The usual parchment wine
list is still made out daily and laid
on the kings able in it's customary
silver frame, but the list of available
drinks is limited to lemonade. ginger
beer. soda water. fruit cups and the
kings favorite. barley water.
Although tn. royal wine cellars, with
their almost priceless store of vintage
wines, are technically fastened up for
really kept sealed, for periodical en-
frances have to be made, as special
temperatures and humidities must be
maintained In various compartments,
according to the character of the wines
stored there.
But it is fairly certain that not a
single bottle will be opened, nor any
tap of the countless great barrels
turned, until the king gives the word.
For the royal celiers are in
ousiness-like fashion, and every pint
removed from shelf or cask must be
shown on the ledgers with proper in
dorsement.
stock books are clasped on their
shelves, and the bookkeepers and wine
buffers assistants have been assigned
to other duties about the palace. The
king was most particular to direct that
no one employed in the wine cellars
should De dismissed as Il result of his
a on alcohol Other posts were
found, at the same wages, for all those
displaced, some In the new kitchen de-
part1nent which provides lemonade and
barley water for the court.
The kings ban does not prevent any
member OF the royal household from
purchasing and drinking alcoholic
liquors outside the palace. but as a
matter OF fact. the majority Of the
household staff have followed the royal
example of total abstinence through
out the war.
1t is rather curious to note, how
ever, that alcoholic drinks Of all kinds
car still be obtained within what are
legally the palace grounds. The
verge of Buckingham palace, which
is administered by the lord stewards
department, stretches in two places as
far as the Thames. and embraces con-
siderable business property, including
a number of saloons. The licenses OF
these are controlled by the kings board
of the green cloth, and the master of
the royal household is the chairman OF
the licensing court, which has just
held it's nnual session and approved
the renewal Of all the licenses. Thus
there is the anomaly of a royal teet-
total residence under the roof of which
licenses for the sale of intoxicants have
Just been issued