Evening star., 1936-01-21

fact that his eldest son, the present
Prince OF Wales, then was not l6. 1t
provided for the immediate nomina-
ton of the Kings consort, Queen
Mary, to become regent in the event
of the death Of the King while the
heir to the throne still was under age.
An important change in the Kings
accession declaration also was en-
bodied In an act that year to the sat-
isfaction Of his Roman Catholic sub
jectS. A short and simple formula
was substituted for the old mo
popery" manifesto which long had
been resented by the Catholics.
The coronation of King George took
place at Westminster June %, 1911.
and was attended by representatives
from all parts Of the empire, as well as
from many countries throughout the
world. In order to complete the as
sumption of royal authority the King
and Queen, with the present Prince
of Wales and Princess Mary made state
visits to ireland. Scotland and Wales
the next month. Later In the year
the King and Queen visited India. and
coronation ceremonies were held at
the ancient capital, Delhi, December
IL, 1911.
Silver Jubilee Celebrated.
The Silver Jubilee # King Georges
ascension was celebrated throughout
the world May last. Representatives
of every part of the empire and OF
practically every foreign country at
tended long series Of ceremonies In
London, at many OF which the SOW
ereign himself appeared. His health,
at the time. was considered excellent,
but the exertions of the occasion were
judged by his physicians to have tired
him more than was anticipated" The
King, however. made light of the fears
of his family, insisting: Il am deeply
happy. Please do not worry about
me-"
Reconstruction Years.
As King George neared the biblical
span of three score and ten and
rounded out q quarter of a century
on the throne. he had only intermit-
tent occurrences of his physical
troubles.
One Of these came in November,
1888, when inclement weather Kept
him from attending the Armistice
day observance at the Cenotaph In
London. The court physicians, mind
full of the narrow escape which their
royal patient experienced after his
1928 appearance there ,interdicted
his participation in the 1888 ceremony.
An unpleasant incident rounded
out 1888 when q man known as c.
G. Haddon was arrested on charges
Of attempting to blackmail the King.
Haddon, it developed. claimed to be
the son of the Duke of Clarence. But
he was speedily silenced with the
thoroughness of British justice. and
when, some months later he violated a
promise to keep the Kings peace
for three years, he was promptly
jailed.
OF similar tenor were attacks on the
throne made in the Parliament early
in 1884 by radical Laborites. Sir
Stafford Cripps set off an explosion
by stating in a speech that Buck
ingham Palace will have to be over
come if labor again is to achieve
power" He was roundly rebuked by
colleagues and public for this breach
of etiquette in making the crown a
political issue and made amends a
few days later by publicly drinking q
toast to the throne.
Many Americans Presented.
In general, Buckingham Palace IN
1884 reflected the progress of the ma
ton toward economic recovery. There
were brilliant courts" with scores OF
debutantes and society matrons. IN
Guiding many Americans, presented
to the King and Queen. The King
attended foot ball finals and Wimble-
don tennis matches, applauded per-
formances by Sophie Tucker and Lily
Pons. dedicated the Mersey River tun-
mel at Liverpool and spoke at the
launching of the super-liner, the
"Queen Mary" He was aboard the
Brittania when that sturdy racing
yacht won q particularly thrilling race
at Cowes in August and, true to ms
reputation as 1.-THE Sailor King" lent
a hand tn trimming the sails Of the
scudding boat.
One Of his private guests that
season" was Mrs. Sara Delano
Roosevelt, mother of the President OF
the United States. She took tea with
the King and Queen on June 26.
The bethrothal and marriage OF the
Kings third son, Prince George, and
his elevation to be Duke of Kent, was
another happy royal interlude, but 1t
was marred by one vexatious note.
The rigid standards Of the court OF
st. James prescribed the issuing OF
. wedding invitation to Carol II, King
Of Rumania, whose escapades had in
spired newspaper headlines for sew
eral years. Dowager Queen Marie.
first cousin OF King George, was re-
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