Show r SOUSAS ROYAL CONCERT CONCERTI I I King Stood Respectfully U Y 1 I American rn 5 2 j Band Bon tho Banner Bonner h 2 5 J d M n John Johll Philip Sousa is II telling wm In Incident nt with hU hll With gd ord end the them th where m loul al family at loU I to 0 appear a lar with ill IH during inn tM re 11 nl foreign tour uy the North American Queen Alexandra I the III of oC Wales and many man memo mem Irl or of 01 the nobility were present Naturally I pleased ed ny MIlY Mr fIlU It but tills this f of or content 8 a ade de by br the time the come to an Rn end Ind It wa wu a ue cession of or surprises Tin fill prospect of ot 1111 vine living the band play at It 1 a n birthday arranged by byi b i majesty for the wiio on the theay ay of the tho performance completed her it h From tho moment we were on ot board he till train In London we 11 we In Inthe the he kinds Oh OIl the way do n to the he toyal ft magnificent lunch h 1 a lunch In all that the word wor can 1 to was served Then on he arrival at I regular linner wa served This OYT the royal lOal automobile ere In walt wall Mrs Sou and nd myself occupied latter and In a few tew minute we WI WIre re at nt the door dool of ot wo we were received by b on olle of lit the kings foI conduct l to the where the concert rt wai 1111 to M Riven Vo We wore Just ready when nn equerry us 1111 the royal party were en n Wo We struck up God Save the stood tood while the royal party took ook their places The kin king wore the of tho garter across acro Ills hili breast he ladles Indies bore boro no particular mark ot oC rank ank was In evening dr d sn Without waiting for any an started d In with one of my own suites I could feel that it was being well re elved but was VAt curious to not nole Ill way I u I Y In which the kinK king would take It As AM I J at the dote close there was WIM a 1 general of or hands hi majesty holding hi own up 1111 In a odd d way wa Jut Jim In front of or the chin and tapping one olle ith th Other at a range rang of or a 0 tel few Queen applauding wan Witt more demonstrative the palms coming together lit a rang of a few fe Inches Inch After a moment ll an all equerry to me tal with n A request from the king that I 1 should play TIM Star Kill Spangled Hanner 1 Immediately With the opening note Un till king stood tip 1111 all 1111 present following hl hi dud they remained until the echo of oC the tho last lut sound had died away 1 I chatted with the king kine ami queen rot for possibly ten minutes they directing till conversation which touched 1 my m work generally The queen spoke of h hr r particular liking for my march marche I said If It she hll did not nh il ct 1 would write one aliI for her She i ml led and said RIll the he would like It very el much At this point JOInt the king put his hIli hand handIn hamlIn In his hll bosom drew rew out a velvet velvel box which he gave tu to me with a II few tew more nor complimentary words I was wall aware that the i i 1011 of ot honor honoring ing a 1 person 1011 In III my position on such Ich an occasion 11 lon was W I by II the gift ot a Jewel and andI tUlilI I thought I Will was the recipient of ot the customary compliments A moment later the Prince of Ot Wales WAleR walked over overto overto to me and taking the box from rom my hand opened It ant and hung on all my breast tho silver Ier medal of or tho Victorian Order of Merit ThU Is an nn order divided Into n 1 num number ber r of at classes ria the class claa varying with the tho profession of oC the recipient arid antl you youcan can c n f b assured SHUred I was prouder than ever ot oC the honor done ine me when wh n I learned that thal only five Ove composers had received It before be ore me and that I was waa the first American thua honored |