| Show GEORGE CROWNED icing OF rt NOLAND brilliant ceremony performed in westminster abbey ANCIENT FORMS OBSERVED seven thousand notable men and wo men witness the coronation royal progress from buckingham palace Is fine spectacle london in the presence of of the chief men and women of hla his realm and of the representatives of 0 nearly every civilized nation on the globe george V was waa cookk crowned ned king of 0 great britain thursday the ceremony took place in westminster abbey and never was that edifice the ilage ot of a more brilliant and imposing spectacle aa the crown of 0 st edward wa lp s placed on the monarchs head by the archbishop of canted canterbury bury the big cannon of the tower roared out and within and without the abbey the shout of long lle hie king georgo rebounded from the earliest hours of the morn ing tho the population of london and the hundreds of thousands of visitors had been moving toward the royal route from buckingham palace to westminster abbey As soon as the seats in the numerous standi nere ere filled gates were closed thit that kept out the rabble and then the throngs arld d to cro crowd wd into the streets adjoining the rou route t procession from the palace As ag the hour for the coronation appi pio cached ached the waiting thousands first saw the aneval of the gentlemen appointed to act as ushers dining dm ing the ceremony these were ere led by the earl marshal the duke duhe of norfolk then the nobility entitled to seats in the abbey began to come most of the and rodo in state coaches that have been used by their families for many years no the bells of many churches pealed out and the people knew the king ond queen were coming from tho the moment their majesties majest les emerged 71 SA 1 K 0 4 i N Z k king george V from Ducking buckingham liam palace there was a continuous roar of cheers cheer 3 that accompanied them all tho the way to the abbey q following their ma majesties jostles rode the household troops and especially picked bodies field Mais lial vis count kitchener nas as at tho the head of the headquarters staff as ho he was at the coronation of iiii kins edward in this part of tho the proc procession ebIon too rodo rode runny many indian princes and inahara jahs jalis and potentates of glands En Un widely scattered dominions their splendid robes glittered with jewels jenels and they added much to the magnificence of tho the parade dut but the man inan who tie ineat it to the king received the loudest and warmest applause wai lord roberts arrival at the abbey waiting wailing outside the west door of westminster abbey were the ops aps of canterbury and yolk and a large number of bishops and when the king icing and queen approached approach cd they first entered the church followed immediately by the prince of wales and and his suite bulto As the monarchs passed into the abbey the choir sang bang an anthem the first action of the coronation service the presentation of the king icing to the people for recognition Is a survival of ancient teutonic usage then followed the litany the communion service and a short sermon preached by the archbishop of york after which the oath was administered to the king by the archbishop of canterbury the anointing and coronation king george now was divested of his cri crimson nison robes by the lord great chamberlain and seated himself in art f r 4 I 1 IL f 2 aw ax 1 queen mary the chair of king edward 1 I which contains cont the ancient stone atone of destiny the dean of westminster brought from the altar the golden and spoon ani and the archbishop anointed him on the head the breasts and the palms of both hands bands and ana blessed him all was has ready now for the supreme act the archbishop placed st edwards crown upon the altar and delivered a short prayer and then supported by the other clergy placed the crown upon the kings head at that instant the trumpets sounded the congregation shouted long live king geofge and the peers peera and aings of arms put on their coronets the NN was as a handsome part of the ceremonies the king was lifted up into his throne by the archbishops arch bishops the bishops and certain peers peera and all the great officers and those who bole boie the swords the seep tors tars and other regalia grouped themselves about the steps of the throne next the princes arid and peers did their tir homage led ad by the of canterbury and the prince of W wales a 11 c s each of these and the prema premier ler d duke u a marquis earl viscount and baron kissed hissed the king upon tho the cheek the anointing and crowning of queen mary alary was a short and simple ceremony roll following oming the example of queen alexandra sho she was anointed on the head only she was invested with the ring was inas cro crowned Nned by the archbishop of york and received ched the scepter and the ivory rod with ith the dove of all the americans americana who nho have been attracted to london by the festivities tivi ties of the coronation beason only a very nery few neica admitted to the abbey 1 cheso hose included president tafts special ambassador john hays hammond and mrs Ilam II ammond moud mal gen greely and roar rear admiral vreeland representing the army and nay navy and the batters lat secretary ambassador bas whitelaw areld and mrs areld and the attaches atta chos aud and secretaries of the embassy pierpont pont morgan TI organ and less than a score of american women nomen who married english peers |
