The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-28

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rockingham Palace at the end of
ne Mall trundled the three car
RACES of Queen Mary, the Duke Of
yark and Princes Henry and
George, with their equerries and at
,sndants.
cheers had scarcely abated when
hey swelled to a deafening cres-
eendo as the gilded glass coach
hearing the Princess Mary and her
father rumbled through the bronze
gates.
Cheering Browns Bands.
Before the coach and the two
trailing carriages bearing the prin-
cess adies-in-waiting, and the
kings attendants had reached the
sntrance to the Mall, the cheering
had spread half way down the
troop-lined avenue. The bands
rendition of God Save the King"
was unheard in the wild tumult.
Members of the royal family who
we're not included in the carriage
procession assembled outside the
abbey shortly after II o'clock where
they greeted Alexandra and a few
minutes later the second party con-
sisting of the Duke of York and
Princes Henry and George.
The dean of Westminster receiv-
ed them and to the strains of Sir
Hubert Parry's bridal march, faint
IL heard from the interior of the
abbey, they were conducted. by gen.
tlemen ushers down the aisle and
around the Unknown Warriors
grave. between rows of guests
standing in phalanxes, tier above
tier, on either side, to their places
in the sacrarium.
Bridegroom Arrives.
Viscount Lascelles, accompanied
by his groOmsman, Major Sir Vic
tor Audley Mackenzie, ID. S. O., ar
rived at the poets corner door of
the abbey and was conducted to
the seat reserved for him at the
south side of the steps leading to
the sacrarium by one of their maj
estes gentleman Ushers.
He, with the rest of the assemb-
lage, stood until the royal party
reached the places assigned them.
The officiating clergymen-the
archbishops of Canterbury and
York, the bishops of London and
oxford, and Canon Maurice Las
celles, the bridegroom uncle
wearing caps, assembled in the
Jerusalem chamber of the abbey
and moved to their places in the
sacrarium, the voluntary being
played as they proceeded up the
nave.
'Truly q Princess"
Meanwhile a storm of cheering
outside proclaimed the arrival of
the bride and the king. Mary step
ped from her coach-truly a prin-
cess in her fairy-like gown, combin-
ing the sheen of silver, the filmy
down of Iulle, the sparkle of beads,
the dull sheen of pearls, and the
exquisite colOrings of satin and old
lace, against which contrasted the
wonderful four and a half yard
train with its silk embroidery and
crystal-work.
The pearI-hemmed veil, thrown
back from her face over a triple
diadem of twisted silver and orange
blossoms, revealed the demure fea-
lures of the princess. On her drive
from the palace the bridal gown
had been cloaked in a rich ermine
wrap.
The dean received the party.
Bride on Kings Arm.
Lead us, Heavenly Father" was
played as the bridal procession
moved up the nave, headed by
household officials, the state cham
berlain, the dean, canons and choir,
the latter comprising A boys. and
- men. Then came the bride on
the kings arm followed by the
bridesmaids, the ladies-in-waiting
and kings suite.
1t was about 1870 o'clock when
the solemn service, performed by
the archbishop of Canterbury, as
sisted by the archbishop of York
and the dean and precentor of the
abbey began. Z
The sixty-seventh psalm was
ehanted and the anthem, Beloved,
Let Us Love One Another" was
sung during the service. During
the ceremony the bride carried an
exquisltely bound pink service book,
q gift from the queen. The royal
bridesmaids were Princess Maude,
Lady Rachel Cavendish, Lady Mary
Thyme, Lady Victoria Mary Cam
bridge, Lady Doris Gordon-Lennox,
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Lady
Diana Bridgenian and Lady May
Cambridge.
Archbishop Addresses Pair.
The ceremony ended, the arch
bishop of Canterbury addressed the
couple, saying in part:
1t seems probable that no daugh-
Ter Of reigning king was ever I'M
III today married in the abbey. Ger
talnly no marriage ever occurred
here under conditions quite like
yours. The wartime party created
them.
Each of you in the grim years
found opportunities and used them.
When the fibre of British manhood
was being tested day by day in the
shell-swept trench and on bare hill
sides, you. my brother, did more
'han stand the test.
To you. my child, the war days
OF your girlhood brought occasion
Tor glad service. Experience, how
ever, simple, in a hospital ward can
give an abiding stimulus to one
VINO cares. In that effort, as also
IN the leadership of disciplined Eng
ilsh girlhood. you have gained
thought and knowledge which you
VIII now contribute to securing the