Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-27
PRINCESS MARY
TO PROMISE TO
OBEY HUSBAND
Wedding OF Daughter Of British
King And Queen In Westmin-
ster Abbey Tomorrow

Mary will promise to "obey" her, hus-
band when she is married to Viscount
Lascelles in Westminster Abbey to-
morrow. The wedding service will
follow the Church of England prayer
book order but the sservised exhorta-
tion" will be used. This has receiv-
ed the sanction of church authorities.
Its wording, in some particulars is re-
garded as in better style than the
old version,
Abbey authorities are finding
themselves in the curious position of
having no precedent for the forth
coming ceremonial. The last mar
riage of child of reigning mon-
arch in this Abbey, that Of Edmund
Crouchback, second son of Henry the
Third, to Aveline of Lancaster. took
place 6653 years ago. The customs
OF that time are deemed inappropri-
ate for today.
II is expected the arrangements
for the ceremony will closely follow
this order: the $500 guests will be-
gin to arrive alto o'clock SO that all
may be seated before II. The Kings
Gentlement Ushers will receive them.
the foreign ambassadors and minis
ters being received by the Master Of
Ceremonies. Members of the royal
family will arrive at about 11:1O
o'clock, officers of the Kings house
hold conducting them to their seats.
At 1l:15 Viscount Lascelles and
his groonsnlen will arrive. AT the
same time Princess Mary will leave
buckingham Palace in an open car
rage, weather permitting and ac-
companied by the King, will drive by
way of the Mall, Admiralty Arch,
whitehall and Parliament Square to
the west door Of the Abbey.
0neen 70 Arrive.
FIVE minutes before the arrival of
the bride, which is timed for II 80.
the Queen accompanied, probably bv
the Duke Of York, will have reached
the Abbey.
The order of the royal professions
inside the Abbey affords some idea
Of the spectacular side of the cere-
mony. The first will be that of the
members of the royal family. led bv
the Queen Mothe Alexandra, who. IS
IS expected, viii have the Duke IF
oonnaught for he resort. Then will
come the procession Of Queen Mary
escorted by the Duke of York and
Prince Henry. The third procession
Will be that of the bridegroom and
ms attendants and lastly will come
pfincess Mary on the arm of King
George, followed BY her bridesmaids
The procession of the bride 70 the
altar will be headed by the choir and
will include the Bentlemen Ushers.
the State Chamberlain, Master Of the
Househeid, Princess Mary. King
1eifge and the bridesmaids.
After the ceremony, for which
Princess Mary will use beautiful
prayer book, specially printed and IL
illnainated for the purpose, the regis.
ter will be signed in the hisotric an
clent chapel Of Edward the Confess
sor.
The bride and bridegroom will
leave the Abbey by the west door,
the King and Queen following.
Pair to Parade.
From the Abbey, the Viscount and
Eer Royal Highness Princess Mary
Viscountess lLascelles," as she will
thenceforth be known, will drive by
the way of Parliament Square,
whitehall, Admiralty Arch and the
Mall to Marlborough Gate whence
they will detour through st. James
street, Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner
and Constitution Hill to Buckingham
Palace. Theer a private reception
will be held.
No invitations for the wedding
were cent to royalty abroad Should
members of the foreign houses be
visiting England at the time of the
wedding, which is considered improb-
able, il Is likely they will be hidden
to the ceremony.
In addition to the King and Queen,
members Of the royal family expect
ed to be present at the Abbey in
clude Queen Dawager Alexandra,
Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal
and her daughter, Princess Maud, the
Duke Of Connaught and Lady Pa
tricia Ramsay, the Duke Of York
and Prince Henry, Princess Alice and
tho Earl Of Athlone, the MARQUIS
and Marchipness Of Cambridge, 1-G1n-
cess Christian and her daughters,
Princess Louise and Duchess Of Ar
gyll and the Duchess of Albany.
Major Sir Victor Audley Macken-
zie. D. S. o., of the Scots Guards.
will be .'best man. He entertained
Ring George when Prince Of Waels
was at his Scottish home and was al
SO an intimate friend of the late
King Edward. He commanded
!. battalion in France and was wound
ed ia 1915.
Viscount Lascelles' brother, Ed
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