The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-28

London Feb. 2S.--(By the Associat-
ed Press. Princes Mary, only
daughter of King George and Queen
Mary was married today to Viscount
Lascalles with all the pomp and dig
nifty befitting Royal Princess.
The ceremony began in Westmin-
lister Abbey at 1870 O'CLOCK ana soon
thereafter the couple were pro-
ncunced man and wife, while the
chimes of West Minister rang out the
happy message and vast crowds gave
tumultuous greetings.
The scene Of the ceremony With?
the historic walls of the abbey was
one of impressive grandeur, with the
King and Queen and the entire royal
household participating and with all
ranks represented in the brilliant as
semblage while outside the abbey
enthusiastic popular homage was
given the briday party.
The long awaited day found Lon
don crowded with excursionists from
all parts of the isles and the continent.
Americans also were in evidence, hun.
dreds having made the voyage to gain
a glimpse of the great state function.
All these, augmented by native Lon
Goners, most of whom took the day
off, crowded in every niche and
space about Buckingham palace
along the Mall. in Trafalgar square
down Whitehall and in the precincts
OF the parliament buildings and the
abbey. Many paid high prices for
seats in stands or even standing room
in windows of the thanking way.
Hours before the $500 guests be-
san assembling in the abbey there
we're overflows of humanity in every
street transversing the route. Some.
bringing blankets and food with them.
made certain of seeing their Princess
by keeping all night possession OF
their positions.
AT $50 a. m. general vehicular traf-
fic was diverted from the streets be
tween the palace and the abbey by a
force of 5000 blue-coated and white
gloved policemen, who lined the royal
way. crowding watchers back to the
curbings.
Outside Buckingham palace. and
few moments later, about the abbey
hundreds of the Kings guards
took up their positions form
| ing a line in front of the police, their
uniforms making a brilliant spectacle
of the. mile and half of thoroughfare.
Two thousand of the Kings life
guardsmen and Territorials were
raraded for this duty. With them
we're their four bands. which enter
tanned the crowds until IL O'clock
trumpeting from the mounted escort
ed heralded the departure of the two
carriages from Marlborough house
carrying Queen Mother Alexandria
and Princess Victoria with the Queens
suite.
Alexandria was accorded a modi-
cum of the applause and cheering
which the crowds were reserving for
the bride. AS the carriage rolled by
TO the jangle of spurs and clatter of
hoofs, the guardsmen snapped to
present" giving the royal salute, and
the bands blared the Queen Mothers
anthem.
There was a one minute interlude;
then from Buckingham palace at the
end of the Mall trundled the three
carriages of Queen Mary, the Duke of
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with their equrries and attendants.
Cheers for these members of the
royal family had scarcely abated
along the elbowing masses now tip
toeing in their eagerness and expec-
fancy when from that portion of the
route nearest the palace door yard
they swelled to a deafening crescendo
as the gilded glass coach bearing
Princess Mary and her father rum
bled through the bronze gates.
The Dean Of Westminster receiv-
ed them and to the strains of the Sir
Hubert's bridal march family heard
from the interior of the abbey, they
we're conducted by gentlemen ushers
down the aisle and around the un-
known Warriors grave, between rows
of guests standing in phalanxes, tier
above tier. ON either side, to. their
places in the Sacrarium.