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Show PREPARING FOR KING'S FUNERAL . I LONDON. May S. The tomb of Ed ward VII will be bneath the Albert memorial chapel ut Windsor, where the body of bis eldest son, the Duke of Clarence, has a sepulchre. The obserjules probably will be held May 20. Before the funeral It has practically been decided tho body of the king will ll0 In stato In Westminster West-minster abbey. Before being taken to Westminster, the body will He In state In the throne room at Buckingham palace. King Edward's casket will be fashioned out of oak grown In the royal forest at Windsor. It will first be lowered to the vault beneath the chapel floor of St. James chapel, Windsor castle. Afterward when the permanent tomb bos been prepared It will be removed to Albert chapl Queen Alexandra and King Georio conferred with villous officers of the slate and household, regarding the fm:eral arrangements, ioday after holding service In the royal chapel at Buckingham palace, which the late king always attended when In residence resi-dence there. The dto of tho hurlal v ns tentatively fixed for May 20, although al-though it may be May 18. the date on which Theodore Roosevelt Is scheduled to deliver the Romanes lecture lec-ture at Oxford university The inem-leis inem-leis of ibe royal family. It lti he-!!"ved, he-!!"ved, would prefer ther. be no lying In slate, but It was represented to them that the wishes of the people were so ("trongly for tbts that they were willing to waive their personal inclinations. Queen Suffers. King Edward still lies In the rooni where he died, clothed only In night clothes, with his hand. crossed on his breast Alexandra visits the chamber cham-ber frequently, appearing greatly w-orn and tired. King George and Queen Mary spent most of the day with her. After the chapel, the family again looked upon the body for a few minutes. min-utes. An impressive Incident this afternoon after-noon illustrated Queen Alexandra's desire to show consideration for Brit-lah Brit-lah subjects of every class. General Booth sent a message that the Salvation Salva-tion Army wished to show honor to Edward by holding a service before the palace and Alexandra gave permission. per-mission. At 4 o clock a large band, wearing red Jerseys and carrying silver sil-ver Instruments and banners, with scarfs of crepe, pushed their way through the crowd to the palace enclosure. en-closure. Salvation Army Service. The big Iron gates were opened and the band formed a circle under the windows. First they knelt while the leader praved, and then they sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee," "Abide With Me" and "Angels Ever Rrlght and Fair." Finally they marched out, singing "Onward Christian Soldiers." Tho blinds were closely drawn, but the attendants soy that Queen Anlexandra left her apartments with Princess Victoria Vic-toria and her ladles In waiting and listened to the slneing. The crowds around the palace and Marlborough were undiminished today. The streets tonight were filled with people, but few Imlon buildings have mourning decorations. The draplngs of houses will begin tomorrow. Truce In Politics. All political discussion foreshadows a truce In the struggle between the commons and the lords The bishop of Worcester, preaching In the cathe-dral, cathe-dral, said that pntriotlsrn and chivalry demanded that contentious questions be put aside by the statesmen of all parties for n year at least. Tho house of commons will meet on Wednesday, when Speaker lowthor returns, to receive the address from the throno. Premier Asquith and Reginald McKenna. first lord of the admiralty, embarked today at Gibraltar Gibral-tar on the cruiser Enchantress. According to a circular l?sued from Marlborough house tonight, the designation desig-nation of the new queen will be Queen Mary. The role she will play at the new court has been the subject of considerable consid-erable speculation. Court Less Brilliant. As Prince and Princess of Wales, the new king and queen lived such retired lives that it Is difficult to form an opinion, but It Is almost safe to assume as-sume that the court will he far less brilliant than It was under King Edward. Ed-ward. The latter attached the fullest weight nnd dignity to the ceremonies of the kingly office and all state functions func-tions under his reign were Invested with the pomp and magnificence he considered bentllng to the court of a great empire. He attracted to his court a brilliant array of wealthy social figures. In which American heiresses married to English aristocracy played a prominent promi-nent part. It Is quite certain that great changes will he seen In the constitution of the court circle. Queen Mary Is credited with great strength of character and Is likely to exert far more Influenco on the court surroundings than did Quevn Alexandra. She Is deeply religious re-ligious and has a love for charitable work connected with the church, while King George, so far as Is known, Is more fond of country life and pursuits pur-suits than of courtly pomp. |