Show GEORGE CROWNED KING OF ENGLAND brilliant ceremony performed in westminster abbey ANCIENT FORMS OBSERVED seven thousand notable men and wo mn men witness the th coronation Ceron atlon royal progress from buck duck ingham palace palate li in fine spectacle london in the presence of of the chief men and women of his hi realm and of t the representatives of nearly every civilized nation on the globe george V was vat crowned king of great britain thursday Thu the ceremony took place in westminster abbey and never was that edifice the stage of a more brilliant and ing spectacle As A the crown of st edward was placed laced on an the monarch mon archa bead head by the archbishop of canterbury the big cannon of the tower roared out and within and without the abbey the shout of long live king george resounded from the earliest arl leet houra hours of the morn ing the population of london and the hundreds of thousands thou sanda of visitors vist tora bad had been moving toward the royal route from buckingham palace to eter ter abbey As soon as the scata seats in the numerous stands anre ere filled MIA gates ere re closed that kept out tho the rabble and then the throngs tried to crowd in to the streets adjoining the route from pole to pole throughout the en tire distance gay colored bunting was strung and the whole ci city tYas ins ing with flag flags along the mall and all the way war from the palace to the abbey abley troops were standing anding et company upon company british troops of every eliade shade of color living symbols of tho the countries and peoples over which the new king and emperor reigns on very every side bands were laying patriotic music and the din of cheering was continuous and overwhelming procession from the palace aa As the hour for the coronation approached pro ached the waiting thousands first saw the arrival of the gentlemen appointed to act as ushers ditting the ceremony these were led by the arl earl marshal the duke of norfolk then the nobility to beats seats in the abbey began to como come molt most of the peers and peeresses rode la in state coaches that have been used by their families for many years those carriages repainted and re gilded were drawn by lour four horses apiece each was accompanied by outriders out and footmen in gorgeous liveries tood stood on the rail behind each peer as an he was erected greeted with cheers and 0 t king gears george V often with familiar greetings tint that set the crowds off in roam roars of laughter for ari evra the solemnity of the occasion could not restrain the irreverent irre ho ha bomor of the cock cockney not 11 all II the nobility rode in coaches bo however wever for or the king had permitted one ne vlola violation Uon of precedent and given permission for the use u of by choso who have discarded goreee tula wa was done reluctantly ana the there i rs were not many motors cars la in therong procession pro celon of vehicles the lord major and hie his snit nit in their gorgeous robes end and regalia were the next to pass toward the abbey king and queen appear now the bells wilt of many ebur churches chos pal peal d out and the people knew the king add queen were coming froin the moment their merged emerged from buckingham palace there was a continuous roar of orf cheers that accod panted them all the way to the abbey their approach wae was baral heralded deti by the king kings and ater nater n men wearing quaint med medieval leral tunics kaoe and stocking all scar let et with be the crown and badges tin m blazoned la in gold on their breasts and wearing low ow buckled shoes and blick velvet cape caps immediately behind them came the closed carriages of the royal party eveir very one drawn by splendid horses gorgeously through thas tb windows of the great lumbering lumber lac stef coach the people could ret tit a glimpse of the king and queen following Fol loving lovins their rode the household ho troops and picked military bodies field marshal vie via count kitchener wai was at the head bead of the bead headquarters quArters staff as ha he wa was at the coronation of f king edward la in this part of the procession too rode many indian prince and maharajahs nd potentate tf of glans widely scattered dominions their splendid plen did robes glittered with jewel jewels and they added much to tho the magnificence of the parade but the man ho next to tho the king received the loudest and warmest applause appl iuie was lord robert roberts for tho the people love dobs bobs and their affectionate greetings almost made the grizzled hero of a hundred campaigns blush I 1 arrival at the abbey waiting outside the west neat door ot of westminster abbey were the archbishop aps ops of 0 canterbury and lork ork and a tar large g e number of bishop and when th the a king and queen approached they first entered the ui church followed immediately by the prince of wales and his suite ae As tho the monarch monarchs passed in to the abbey the choir eang sang an anthem their majest majesties les moved through the choir cl air to the theater th eRter and after kneeling 9 in prayer seated themselves in th the e chairs of elate state the first action of the coronation service the presentation of the king to the people for recognition in 1 a our vival of ancient teutonic usage accompanied compan companied led by the great off officers leers of tate state the archbishop of canterbury went to each side of the theater in turn baying sire sirs I 1 here presort 47 queen mary unto you ou king george the undoubted king of this realm wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage aro are you jou willing to do the same the king meanwhile mern while blood stood up by bit his chair and turned to each bide side and the people acclaimed him with cries of god save kini king george then followed the litany the communion service and a abort short sermon preached by the archbishop of york after which tho the oath was administered to the king by the archbishop of canterbury the anointing and coronation kirg george now wn was divested of bis his crimson robes b the lord great chamberlain and seated himself in the chair of king edward 1 I illch atch con cont alne talat the stone istone of dee des tiny the dean of westminster brought from the itar the golden and spoon and the arch blabon anointed him oa on the head the breasts and the palms of both hands and blessed him tv 1 e king was next invested with the dindonis sin donia donis of flat flu linen and the of cloth of gold bis his heels beels were touched with the golden spurs and the sword of state was girded upon him after which the admill and robe royal ot of cloth of gold were put upon him in turn then ids majesty was given the orb the kings ring the glove and the two scepters all was ready cow now for the supreme act the archbishop placed st ld wards crown upon the altar attar and delivered a short prayer and then supported by the other clergy placed the crown opera upon the kings head at that instant the trumpets bounded sounded the congregation shouted long live king george and he the pera peers and kings of arms put on an their coronets the was a handsome part of the ceremonies the klue wan was lifted up into his throne by tha th archbishops arch bishops the bish and cartall peers and all the great otti officers cers and those who bore bare the words swords the recep ten tem and other regalia grouped themselves about the steps of the throne next the princes and peers did their homage led by tho the archbishop of canterbury and the prince of wales each of these and the premier duke marquis earl viscount and baron kissed the king upon the cheek the anointing and crooning ot of queen alary was wars a short and simple ceremony following the exam example ale ot of queen Alexan alexandra dm she as anointed on the head bead only she was invested with the tb ring as crowned by the archbishop of or york and received the tile scepter and the ivory rod with the dove few Amerle americans arts in the abbey of all 11 II the americans who have been attracted to london by the fes tivi ties of the coronation season only a very few admitted to the abbey these included president tafts special cirt ambassador john hays hammond and mrs nim It hammond ammond Us maj gen greely and rear admiral vreeland representing the army and navy and the latter secret secretary sty am cassador bas whitelaw held reid and mrs lire held reid and land the attaches and secretaries cf ef the em embly barry pierpont rier pont morgan and less than thin a 11 cocq of american omen women who married english peers onto on fact connected with the he core nation was the subject bf cf some amused comment this waa was that king george who Is quite the reverse of a giant had selected four of the shortest knights of the th garter to hold bold ha tho gol got den canopy over him during 04 M anointing they were the earl ol 01 cadogan Cad lord roberts lori lord and lord rosebery Hoe ebery thee these four peer were the be only ones in tu gorgeous gorge ius robes rob of tho the order of th larter tatter |