Evening star., 1925-11-21
PASSING OF QUEEN
|. DEEPLY M0URNED
BY WHOLE EMPIRE
Beloved Monarch's Funeral
Expected to Be Held
Within Two Weeks.
.LOCARNO PACT BANQUET
CANCELLATION EXPECTED
Guest Book Used at Palace for 35
Years Filled Just Before
Dowager Expired.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. November o1-The Brit
ish empire is in mourning over the
passing of the beloved Dowage Queen
Alexandra. Flags few at halfmast in
London today, and many buildings
were draped in black
Death came TO the Danish princess
late yesterday afternoon in Sandring
ham Palace, while her son, King
George. and Queen Mary and various
members of the royal household stood
with tear-dimmed eyes at the bedside.
The Prince OF Wales. always her IA
vorite grandson. was DELAYED by a
heavy fog as he Travelled from Lon
don to Sandringham, and did not
reach the palace in time to bid his
grandmother farewell.
Listeners-in throughout the British
Isles heard over their radio sets that
the widow of King Edward VII, and
the mother of their present monarch,
had gone to her last rest. In London
from s to 8 o'clock the big bell in St.
Paul's tolled out sonorously the tale
of the passing of a member of Great
Britain's royal family. It is only
when a member of royalty dies that
the clang of the bell in st. Paul's
awakens the sleeping belfry.
Social Events Cancelled.
Numerous social functions arranged
for last night were Cancelled. The the
aters did not receive the news in time
to close their doors, but in them. and
in the motion picture houses. which
gave their program, funeral marches
We're played
No dale has vet been announced
for the funeral, nor when the body
will be taken to Windsor TO lie in the
royal vault in St Georges Chapel be
side that of Edward VII 1t is ex-
pected however. that the funeral will
not be held for two weeks.
Private family services for the
Queen were conducted today by her
chaplain, Rev. DR.. Grant, in the bed
room of Sandringham House. where
the body is lying. The King and
Queen and other near relatives AT.
tended.
DR.. r. ]. Williams. who attended the
Queen in her fatal illness, told the
Associated Press: Queen Alexandra
was unconscious to the last. She ut
tered no word. The end was the
most peaceful any one could possibly
wish A singular coincidence oc-
CURED in connection with the death.
The visitors hook of Sandringham
House, in use for 3o years. was COM
pleted. the final signature on the last
page being made within a few hours
of the Queens passing.
Period of Mourning Certain.
All deaths in the royal family af
feet closely the arrangements of So
oil o,,d inf rNIih1io
A number of fixtures in which mem.
bers of the royal family had an
nounced their intention to participate
and MANY banQusts and festivals have
been Cancelled. a period of mourning
will be observed by those connected
with the court and by large number
of persons outside that circle.
When Queen Victoria died many
people wore black for some weeks.
Dealers in womens wear in the West
End of London began last evening to
replace gay garments and millinery
in their shop windows by black ap-
parel in anticipation of a considerable
demand from those who desire to go
into complimentary mourning.
II is understood that Parliament
will not adjourn. is the case when
a reisning sovereign dies, but that
formal votes of coincidence to the
King and the royal family will be
passed by both houses.
Arrangements have been made for
signing the Locarno treaties in Lon
don December /. If the Queens
death causes any alteration in the
date for signing the pacts. many
foreign countries must be consulted.
Banquet to Be Cancelled.
1t is already taken for granted.
however. that if the date is not
changed the proposed banquet OF
King George To the signatories Will
he Cancelled all the more so as De-
ccmber / comedies with the ami
versary of Alexandra's birthday
The newspapers today came out in
deep mourning for the princess who
arrived in England in 1853 to be
come the bride of the Prince OF
Wales.
An indication of the popular affec
ton existing for Alexandra is the
fact that the laborite organ, the
Herald. which usually ignores royal
happenings or prints an inch CON
cerning them when other newspa
pers print a column today devoted
two columns to the death of Queen
Mother Alexandra and also a cordial
editorial headed: "A Woman With a
Kind Heart"
The American Amba ssador. Alan
son B. Houghton. today sent his
personal condolences to King George.
He also expressed 10 the foreign
office the sympathy OF the American
Nation.
Danish Court Mour1s.
COPENHAGEN. Denmark. No
vember q P.-The Danish court
today went into mourning for
Dowazer Queen Alexandria of Great
Britain, who before her marriage to
the late King Edward was a Danish
princess.
The mourning period will last for
three weeks.