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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRTBUOT:. MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MAY 12. 1937. Great Britain Consecrates New Rulers in "Greatest Show on Earth PAGE TWO SYMBOLIC CROWN PLACED ON HEAD IN WESTMINSTER (Continued from Pg One.) An army of S3, 500 soldiers, 35,000 police and mora than 7000 first aid workera controlled and protected the thronga. The largest crowd London haa known gathered along the route ot the coronation procession. Thousands Up All Night. Thousands waited all night In the streets. Thousands mors left their beds long before dawn. Prom the provinces and the channel porta came hun dreds of crowded trains to swell the multitude. Policemen stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind troops who form ed a lane from one end of the route to tne other. At t a. m London time, (midnight B.S.T.) nobility In velvet and ermine robes and carrying coronets, began arriving at Westminster Abbey. Some came by boat on the Thames, land lm at Westminster pier. Grandstand filled early. Seat- holders who paid up to .260 each, earn by circuitous routes. Roofs and windows of buildings were crest' ed with spectators. . At 9 a.m.. 40,000 school children, all tagged like so many parcels, were shepherded Into a apeclal area. Queen Made Ready. In Buckingham palace the queen was made ready by hairdressers una maids. In obedience to custom, the lord great chamberlain, the Barl of Lan caster, handed the king his under garments and clothes. Before daybreak, the procession from Buckingham palace to West minster Abbey began to form. There may have been a million people packed along the procession's path. There may have been two mil lion. Scattered among them were Brit ish subjects from the empire lands of 19,000,000 square miles which stretch around the globe. Punctually at B :40 a. m.. the great glided- gates of Buckingham palace awung open and the first of the day's processions moved toward Westminster Abbey. Royal Cortege Starts. Preceded by motorcycle police, a chain of royal limousines rolled slow ly along the sanded roadway. In the cars were the less Important mem bers of the royal family, the crown princes, representatives ot the tlons of the world. Prince and Princesses Ohlchlbu of Japan were spotted easily as waa the 10-year-old Grown Prince Mlhal of Rumania. Miniature atara and atrlpes flew from the care carrying American Ambassador Robert W. Bingham and Special Envoys James W. Gerard, General John J. Pershing and Ad miral Hirtth Rodman. The first of the mounted caval cades followed. Riding In an open state carriage came Prim Minister Stanley Bald win, wearing the blue and gold court dress of a privy councillor. The pre mier bowed repeatedly as the crowd ahoutrd "good old Baldwin." U. 8. Delegation Passes. The delegation of the United States waa among the notables In the long string of automobiles which made their way to th Abbey without stir ring much excitement from tne crowds, since the cars were not col orful and ltttlo of the uniforms could be glimpsed. But the watchera went almost mad with Joy when two of the royal fa vorites, th Princess Elisabeth and her royal grandmother, left their separate residences. Although the skies were dull ana lowering, there was no rain to damp en their enthusiasm. Th snclent towers of historic Westminster were shrouded In mist and Ita grey bulk loomed sharply against th gloom ot the overcast sky. Within was candles lit the glamor ous scene. Golden spotlight wer fixed on th coronation theater with its thron ohalra. Even the great personages were prevented from approaching the coro nation chair as they arrived by tem porary railings across the abbey, g.noo Krata Prottdrd Nearly 8.000 blue and gold seat rlrlng tier on tier to th highest arches of the abbey flashed their rainbow colore on the uniforms and gown of peer and peeresses. The first American to arrlv were thaee of the United tsatee mbAMy party. Somewhat later cam the ntgher dignitaries of th American delegation. Ambassador Robert W. Bingham, and Special Envoys James W. Gerard. Oeneral John J. Pershing and Ad miral Hugh Rodman, with their aides, wer required to be In their places by 30 a, m. Th asm time limit was set for th arrival of J. P. Morgan, the New Tork financier, and Edward Hsrkness, th American phllsnthroplst, both personal guest of th king. They had seat In on of th choic est boxes In a section Just In front rnd to th left of the coronation chair. Th Americans entered th abbey by the great west door and were escorted to their seat In the nave over a great piece of blue carpet. Cheer Killers Th king, and th queen. In their own procession, moved from th pal ace at 10:30 amid th crowds' greatest cheer. A th glittering ealvalcad clat tered past, thousand of handker chief fluttered from th bsnked-up stands. Colors dipped In the road Massed bands blared forth th na tional anthem. Along the great triumphal milt of 1 " """ " t-t- "-"-I Too weight-1 comfort, the traditional erown (below) , made for f '. 11 11 1 m" -"i'CW ' Charles II In 1662, Is worn only a moment. It is replaced by the & 4 -"i ! J& ..'... Imperial crown. Left, head of the scepter containing the Great Star - ' 'r2Si- -' ' " - ' J "" : ' ' of Africa eut from the Cullman diamond. Right, the ampulla 1 frJmit, "-?f- I 5i - nr which holds the oil of anointment. I . , ''rJ" .&fM L' f- VlH lV4f4cr2, JUS V-l mmim, aM 1 ' i . f ,f, , - fl , kjfl i ,rrrTg,..,.,,J. i -rzL.jp. fcM-x tt. ;-,. f irJi zrxKSkA ( Wy IMt$Sttf sinks' ImmmexfT .jW V; J Queen Mother Mary rJ'Sl. '5T5 i'lS 'vtX-4; PRINCESSES ROYAL. Elizabeth, next in line to the throne, L: itfSrN 1" i' -$S. ' ' V'a'f L3f,, (J M"""tt 11088 re thB tW chlIdren 01 Britain's kiot- F j T 'f T pJL v-ii'i r-j yH-j . i l ; 4 fw ' L 11 c . r . ' ' i ' AJ1'"''. e.xSkeSi- 1 Kjsw,.,. II 1 LlJJeSJ kAlfed ft--- J bat gffij rrr: , .wummmw. ;LovE PREFERRED itml,hi3UEEN TO EX-KINC. WiifnlTMti(f.,..f ,1 ft fa, 1 tTfeiwmMnl LaAiai : I' V: I kt SffiKSM Lffiw&'lSMS ' "TH SHOW. BHinant iweniieih century, flood- '' ' ' Jm to marry the "woman I lavs, TJ " - such innovations as radio and newsreeU. ; r - , ' f ) 11 M Illy l i . X! " 1' . V; ' . L v. , The King's Men Wave on wnve of military ranks under the FngUnh ting participate in the royal pageantry. Here tire swaggering Htghlaiulera. mystic Koyal Orderlies from India and strapping jack tars of His Majesty's navy. the Mall, whfre the rows of neat ran continuous.? along both Md of tlr spACloiu roadway. King George and Queen KlIrAbtth rode, amlllng and bowing. In th glided atate cotton II rut uied by Queen Anne more than 200 yeara ago. Eight horaea the fa-med Windsor Oraya drew them on their way. Bearded yeomen of the guard. In ortniaou, gold and purple tudor diea. trudged, with plkea on their hou Id em, bealde the great wheels of the coach. An officer bearing the royal atandaxd rode behind, astride his high -step ping horse. Among the king's aides-de-camp, a brilliant group in multi-colored uni forms behind the coach, rode hit younger brothers, the Duke of otou center and the Duke of Kent, mtn the Earls of Hare wood and Athlone and Lord Louis Mountbatten. lie Hi Peal Forth The abbey bells pealed above the cheers u the cavalcade passed under Admiralty Arch and turned right from Trafalgar square down the east slope of Whitehall. Spectators parked the narrow gull of Downing atreet almost to the door of Number Ten. The proceMion entered parliament square under a triumphal arch of banners. Canopied BUnda of red and gray completely enclosed the center ot the square. Others roee In serried banks around Its outer edges. Parliament members formed a som ber, dark-clothed group In stands be neath the walls ot parliament. King and queen smiled acknow Itxhcement of the tumultuous cheers Repeatedly Elizabeth bowed and raised her hand in the half salute for which the "smiling duchess" has be- il , 11 V f , KINC'S HORSES AND GOLDEN from the one-ouarter of the world The king looked calm and confi dent. fierard Cranes for View come famous. Within the abbey, American Envoy Gerard sat In the last of a long row of choir stalls. By leaning far for ward, he could see the whole corona tion ceremonial. Next to him aat Maxim Lltvlnoff, soviet com ml Ma r of foreign affairs n d Russian representative for the event. j Lltvlnoff, a former London tailor's helper, and Gerard wore exactly the j Mune kind of court dress except that the American made braver ihow with a broad band ot crimson ribbon, four Inches wide, stretched across his chest. It was Oerard s British decora tion. The two. In black and white eve ning clothM with knee breeches, talk ed frequently, but Lltvlnoff turned his attention more repeatedly to Count Dlno Grand I. ths Italian envoy who sat on his other side. Grandl was a gorgeous figure In white stockings and white utln breeches, topped by a uniform coet of gold and crimson. The Venerable Archbishop of Can-; terbury, the most reverend Cosmo Gordon Lang, advanced slowly, met the king and queen beneath the arcb of the hu;e west door, KevoKiiltlon Klrt Difcnltartes of state and church .formed and moved with the k:ng and, 'queen through the long nave of the abbey to the throne. First came the recognition: "Sirs, I here present unto you Kiry George, your undoubted kin. The archbishop spoke loudly. "Where fore all you who are come this dav to do votir homage and service, are: you WslUntf to do the same?" change. The World war ended importations of (he famous cream royal coach, resplendent In gold leaf and numerous emblems Practically every part of the tmoire is represent Tumult broke. Every British throat In the abbey swelled the cry. "God save King Gcoiye!" Only a thousand oould see all the ceremony, but all could Join , the shouting. Trumpets sounded. Facing east, then south, west, north, the king turned to "shew himself un to the people." Four times the archbishop chal lenged. Each section of the abbey throng raised the cry, "God save King George." Trumpets Pie Away A fanfare or echoing trumpets, soft ened and died away. Thus the king was recognleed. ac cepted sovereign of the British peo ple, and ready for his coronation oath. "Sir. Is your majeaty willing to take the oath" The archbishop stood before the king. b lowly, deliberately the monarch answered: "I am willing." A Bible rested in his hand. The archbishop: "Will you solemn ly promise and swear to govern the peoples of Great Britain. Ireland. Canada. Australia, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa, of your possessions and the other territories to any of them belonging or pertain ing, and of your empire of India, ac- VERY LOW PRICES INt aua.IT 65 1.25 mem ' ' . BUGGY. The cording to their respective laws and customs?" The king: "I solemnly promise so to do." Two similar questions answered, the ! king pledged: "The things which I have heretofore promised. I will per-, in. m.M w ji.ij uo viw. i He klwed the book, signed the oath, fulfilling ancient custom, to reign wisely and JU5tly. The great organ swelled. An age old hymn swelled through the abbey. Anointing Follows The anointing! Sacred In Its sig nificance. Disrobed "of his crimson mantle, the king was seated in the ancient King Edward's chair, the coronation throne, pieced near the altar. The archbishop poured olive oil, which had been blessed, from the ampulla, or golden eagle, one of the ' oldest pieces of the regalia. On his head, breast, and palms of i both hands, the king was anointed in I the form of a cross and then, kneel-j irw h! eased: I Comoletely r -I. or qo mor lr, I Trsv.l w.irwsrd F itinr.ri.nour oooular rout,. i Steam Navigation Companies and other lines. i For complete l OWN TRAVEL eleht royal greys now used for colored horses from Brunswick for and figures. Is a vehicle ot many ed in the decorations. At top is the "Be thy hands anointed with holy ' oil." "Be thy breast anointed with holy oil, as kings, priests and prophet were anointed." ... fcntoM. rtf hJ, naTt hlf1 oyw th monnrcft a ricn pM ot cloth s ld ! Thu, the king h.lloed. be - ,com!r half layman, half priest, his 'III. dedicates; to union, related rr-, ice. ot th. church and ut. I The lord great chamberlain, dean of Westminster, other dUnltarlesj moved forward for the investiture, j gWu.. k f cloth of gold, was placed upon the king. Receive a word The lord great chamberlain, kneel ing, touched the monarch's heel with golden spurs, emblems of chivalry. Other pieces of regalia were pre- sen ted to him. A beautiful sword In a scabbard was given into the king's hands by the archbishop, "Receive thl kirwly sword, brought IDUNDWDRLD ncircl. th glob-., th moit intrttino oLc.t...in . ?3d.v iod.ondnt tour urlv, tick.ts sr. good for two y.art. ' ... ... or.sirwsrd.wlth lction of many ' special foldr dscribt th six most One - trvk ticktf, Ot Cl.ti. Cabin I Clan, Tounft Cists or combination ot clasi,. lon- i nctiont with Peninsular tr Oriental and British India I d.tailt and bookings TUUKl AGE NT... or our local oltic... f IKICW toi Irt ton-Tint ft iivaiaMHtnwirrDM English coronations mark a the royal stables. Right, the symbols. It is 176 years old. royal crown. now from the altar of God," the pri mate Intoned. The lord great chamberlain girded the sword about the king, the arch bishop continuing: "With this sword do Justice, stop j the growth of Iniquity protect the noiy cnurcn or uoa, neip ana aerena ' orPhnf' ",ore " on' " '" '"ln. .,h"' ,.h"l, that .re restored. ?;;""n7Z, .T , ,JL . and conform what Is In good order king waa Invested in imperial mantle and stole. Royal eagles orna- menting the robe symboltzed the eov- ereUn's imperial authority. The golden orb. surmounted by a rum r vr vrr - I I III fl I'HIMiH'ICEjBQ cro&s, was placed In hit right hand. The archbishop: "Receive this imperial robe and orb; and the Lord your God endue you with knowledge and wisdom . . . remember that the whole world la subject to the power and empire of Christ our Redeemer." ' Ring Is Placed A ling was placed upon the fourth finger of the king's right hand, "th ensign of kingly dignity." Called the "wedding ring of Sag land," the ring symbolized the cove oant "betwixt sovereign and people." The people pledge their allegiance. The sovereign pledges righteous gov ernment. Sceptres from the altar were placed in the king's left hand. "Receive the royal sceptre, the en--sign of kingly power and Justice . . . receive the rod of equity and mercy, and God direct and asstat you In the administration and exercise of all power." Bo continued the voice of the Arch bishop of Canterbury, "Be so merciful that you be not too remiss; so execute Justice that you forget not mercy. Punish the wicked, protect and cherish the Just, and lead your people in the way wherein they should go. A procession of the churchmen, dean of Westminster carrying the crown, moved toward King George. Crown Presented The archbishop took the crown from the dean of Westminster. Solemnly and reverently he placed It on the monarch's head. A signal raced around the world. It was just 12:30. Cannon at the Tower of London boomed. A tumultuous demonstration began In the abbey. Shouts of acclamation. "God save the king!" rang and ech oed. Stilled and reverent since the ritual began, the resplendent assembly burst Into life and voice. Waves of movements rippled through the galleries as peers don ned their coronets, the klngs-at-arms their crowns, and state trumpeten pierced the tumult with a fanfare. The king had been clothed In the rich vestments of church and state, end sceptre and orb In each hand, had taken his seat In the scarred, old coronation chair over the rugged stone of Sconce. The primate of all England took the crown Into his hands and placing It upon the altar, prayed: " aa thou doest this day set a crown of pure gold upon his head, thou will enrich his royal heart with abundant grace and crown him with all princely virtues " So came the great moment. Start for Buckingham There had been a brief Interlude for the king and queen to rest and refresh themselves before the proces- -slon back to Buckingham palace. For the millions who had waited long hours for a glimpse of the pag eant, bad luck and drenching were in store. Rain began falling almost the mo ment the king and queen left the abbey. T4e king! The otieenl A thunder clap of cheers broke about their head as they re-entered the golden coach. - The winding, four-mile route of the return to Buckingham palace lay past Britain's ancient parliament. Big Ben. along the Thames embankment, through Trafalgar square, Piccadilly circus, Marble arch, Hyde park and down Constitution hlH. Bells pealed throughout London; scrawny children danced In the streets of East London, far from the scene. Thames river boats added to the din. People clung to chimney-pots, hung from dangerous perches on buildings and monuments anything for a chance to see. London never before saw anything like It. Streets were a riot of color. Rainbow-hued streamers fluttered. Huge gilt crowns surmounted many poles. Jutted from balconies. Empire Hons gave mute approval of the entire proceedings. Foreign envoys did not take part In the empire procession from the abbey. As the procession formed, the sound of a trumpet at the abbey annex door started it on Its way. "God save the king! Long live the king!" The shout became a chant. Bell-ans FOR INDIGESTION I I V No I rat I Wham & eggs S jT l"Pet Stomach Goe I I f",n ,,,,fT w,tn Be1l-an t