Evening star., 1935-05-06

topped with a jaunty plume. A fine
net veil. drawn over her face, failed
to Tide the solemn reverence she
obvious.3 felt at the occasion.
U. S. Ambassador Attends.
Directly behind the King and Queen
was the Prince OF Wales and the rest
Of the royal family, filling eight rows
Of seats. At right angles was the
diplomatic section, with Ambassador
Robert w. Bingham, representing the
United States, in the front row facing
the last row of royal seats. Bingham
was dressed in conventional evening
clothes.
A brilliant sun, slanting through
the windows at the base OF the ca
thedral's great dome, picked out with
its shafts the great splash Of scarlet
where British Army, Navy and po-
litical leaders sat. Contrasting was
the field Of gray made by the wigs
worn by the massed judges, with their
ermine- covered shoulders.
Like carved sentinels the crimson
coated members of the Honorable
attention along the steps leading to
the chancel and under the dome and
in both transepts. Their FURNISHED
helmets glinted from under tall
plumes.
Indian women, clad in rich silk sa-
ris, rivaled the men for picturesque
ness of garb. All walks of life, many
creeds and most nations were repre-
sented in the great gathering.
Pathos In Crippled Veterans.
A touch Of pathos was lent by the
small group Of crippled war veterans.
clad in light hospital blue" seated
across from the royal and diplomatic
sections.
Many of those in the crowds
thought they detected tears of hap
piness in Queen Mary's eyes as she
rode beside her husband between the
almost unbroken lines of cheering sub
jects.
Leaving the cathedral, their majes-
ties took another route back to Buck
ingham Palace by way of the historic
Thames, and again bowed and smiled
in answer to the deafening ovations
that everywhere greeted them.
Loyal subjects filled London to over
flowing.
Weary-eyed thousands. who had
route Of the silver jubilee procession
to st. Paul's Cathedral, were Joined
at dawn by additional throngs.
City Bathed in Sunshine.
The 69-year-old sovereign and his
consort arose at their usual hour, 7:30
am. They found the day warm. with
the city bathed in mellow sunshine.
BY 8 am. the main thoroughfares
and side streets along the route of
the royal procession were packed. A
carnival spirit pervaded the multitude
intermingled with a deeper, more SOL
emn note Of loyalty.
Fourteen thousand soldiers sailors
and members Of the Royal Air Force
and $4,000 police struggled to keep
the crowd within bounds. Scotland
Yard put 1900 uniformed men on the
streets in addition to nearly 1,OOC
plain clothes men. .
In London, where st. Paul's is sit
lated. the regular force of 1,100 police
was augmented by 500 picked officers
from the provinces and 500 special
constables.
Seventy special trains poured an
estimated $4,000 additional celebrantS
into the city in the early morning.
All Glasses View Procession.
From whitechapel, Bermondsey
and other cockney strongholds, cock
ney fathers and mothers trooped into
the inner city leading their children
through the crowds.
London's elite chose another method
to witness the spectacle. They paid
from to IL guineas ($15 to $500 to
view the procession from the COM
parative comfort of seats along the
roofs.
Promptly at $50 am. the royal
procession streets were closed to traffic.
The volume of cheers increased sud-
denly in the vicinity Of Buckingham
Palace when a liveried servant drew
the blinds Of the breakfast room to
give the first intimation the day was
officially under way.
The marble arch section of Hyde
Park, usually the focal point for
Communists, was noticeably devoid OF
any sign of them.
A complacent bobby, survey ing the
scene where Communists harangued
crowds last night, commented With an
air of finality, There will be 10 more
Of them
Provinces Join in Fete.
In the provincial districts, Georges
subjects did their part to make the
accession day anniversary memorable.
The bells of thousands Of picturesque
country churches heralded the start
today with merry clamor. Soldiers
and sailors stuffed cannon with rounds
of powder for salutes Of 81 guns to
be set of at noon.
The first of the carriage process
sions began to roll over the route to
st. Pauls shortly before 10 am.
Capt Edward A. Fitzroy, speaker
Of the House Of Commons. accom-
panied by his sergeant at arms and
secretary, left Westminster Palace in
his ornate coach. It was drawn by
horses, which at other times pull a
brewers van.
AS the sun rose higher, cases of
fainting and hysteria multiplied until
hundreds had been given emergency
treatment.
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald,
accompanied by his daughter Ishbel,
left Clarence Gate for st. Pauls
shortly after 10 am. He was fol-
lowed by the prime ministers Of
Canada, South Africa, Australia and
New Zealand and other empire rep
resentatives.
A corps Of life guards, brilliant in
scarlet, trooped into the Buckingham
Palace courtyard to accompany their
majesties.
Blind Veterans in Line.
A contingent Of blind World War
veterans, remindful of the darkest
hours of Georges reign, trudged to
a choice position lust outside the