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Show TOBECROWNED AT ALBAJULIA Village of Only 6000 Inhabitants Inhabi-tants in Heart of Transyl-' Transyl-' vaaia Will Be Scene of Mot Costly Festivities TH'CHAKKPT. Oct. 13 (Hy A. P.)--Thr much postponed coronaiion nf King Ferdinand and Queen Marie will be held next w-eck. Tne ceremonies are expected to provide the most elaborate festival In the history nf Rumania, with an evlnvited total public anil private expenditure of Ift0.n00.00i) franca. S The proRram wilt bexin on Sunday i wllH the arrival of the royal family ; at Albajulia. In the heart of Trsnsyl- vanla. where the actual coronation will take place. It is a village f only (000 Inhabitant, In-habitant, but for the next two dava will be the object of a pilgrimage by fully J00.000 loyal subjects, mostly Transylvanian neaaanta dressed in what Ruakln termed the moat plc-roresque plc-roresque coatumea In Europe the men In embroidered pantaleta and petticoats and the women In ennr- coins and Jewels. PREMIER WILL RECEIVE. t'pon their arrival the sovereigns will be received by the premier and rher membera of the government, and will be driven In (tally decorated carriages with a military eacort to the cathedral, where hlph church digni-fariea digni-fariea will celebrate aolemn mass and the coronation will take place. After the cathedral ceremony the beralfla-at-arma will read the king's proclamation and a state luncheon will he held. Thia will he followed bv a military review, the day ending with the departure of the party for Bucharest, Bucha-rest, where .they will arrive Monday. From the railway atatlon the roval proces.lon will pane under a massive arrh of triumph. There the munlcinn council will offer the king the traditional tradi-tional bread and salt. -HISTORIC PAGEANT. The program provides for a great pTgeant In the afternoon. Illustrating the various phases In the country's hiatory. nad In the evening a atate dinner and reception to the foreign missions and hte diplomatic corpa. The I'nlted Statei will be represented repre-sented by the American minister, Peter Augustus Jsy. One of thoae who had planned to attend but who waa obliged to send regret. . the dethroned King Con-atnntlne Con-atnntlne of Greece. Tuesday morning 10,000 mayora from every province In th. kingdom V will salute the sovereigns, who will be preeent at a banquet In Carol park, r - Nearly two mllea of table, have been erected for this affair, whclh will cost fn The neighborhood bl 40,000,000 franc.. l The- king .nd queen will receive the member, of p.rllament Tuesday, .nd the festivities will end with a gala performance In th. national theatre th.t evening. |