Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-01 | Page 20 | King's Maundy Money Given

KINGS NG'S MAUNDY MONEY GIVEN Old Custom Revived at Westminster Hall LONDON LO March 31 By U U. P P.- P. Yesterday Maundy l Thursday witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- a II picturesque medieval ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony at Westminster hall when the kinsa Maundy 1 Money oney was distrIbuted distributed distributed to twelve old men and iid twelve I women selected from th the living liv lv- lv ing In the shadow of Buckingham j palace The ceremony which Is a substitute tute t for lor the he Biblical custom of washIng wash wash- ing lag the feet of beggars In holy week is n no longer performed b by the sov sov- ey 5 sf British In person erson James s sr II r was s the last British monarch to donate alms alma personally but 1 it St is marked by considerable considerable con con- state and antique pageantry try although not made a public show sho The hea selected c twenty four e 0 poor r old I m med inert and women with r hands raO aO and faces nicely washed and their best clothes care carefully tully brushed were marI marshaled marshaled mar mar- by the kings king's the Hev J J. J J. J Percival at I the tho Royal A Academy Westminster I and de with th the assistance cr of tt a squat squad i of the picturesque Yeoman of the I Guard a II parade was wa up for tor the high big officiating dignitaries who were ther the r I hereditary grand almoner the Marquis Maruis Mar Mar- I quis uis of Exeter the high almoner Dean bean of ot Wells Veils the kin kings king's s treasurer treasurer treas treas- and keeper of ot the privy privy pursel purse Colonel Sir Frederick l and the dep deputy ty keeper of the privy purse Sir John II if Chapple Chappie I After Arter a short religious service the I maunds or small baskets containing contain contain- ing the doles were carried round and each of the beneficiaries re received re- re the small coins specially struck for the purpose According to the re royal oJ c custom the alms represented rep rep- resented s one penny mio for each year jear a egr of the sovereign s life lite nine fifty pence in the e case of King Geor George i trivial e tills this 1 year a b but owing g to the tho trivial v val vai- vai ue of the penny nowadays the money Oe ey i Is not given in current rr coins coin coin- ICi Money s age e. e Instead t special Maundy lia 3 Money la is struck being small bronze and sliver oer coins to the value of one two three four tour and six pence and these can readily be sold to collectors col col- lectors for tor many times their face tace value Incidentally It Is the only private coinage King George rf Is permitted y ri to order r from the rojal mint and it is not strictly legal legal tender lender I Many any of ot the recipients prefer preter td to treasure up the little coins but there is a steady market for I them If actual ac ac- ac cash is needed I