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CREETING ROARED | BY CROWD, CANNON Millions Surround Abbey to Hail Royal Pair in His- toric Rites. (Continued From First Page.) St. James’ Park boomed forth, and in the streets the crowds stood in silence with heads bared. At the conclusion of the cor- onation service the King and Queen remained in the abbey for luncheon, before leaving at 2:15 p.m. for the long home- ward procession to Buckingham Palace to receive the acclaim of millions. Crowd Record for London. Though slightly smaller than anticipated, the crowd was, nevertheless, the greatest known to London. It poured into the coronation route in a noisy, sing- ing, dancing, shouting cavalcade, engulfing all transportation fa- cilities and turning the streets into seething ribbons of hu- manity. For tens of thousands there was the early spectacle of the proces- sion from Buckingham Palace to the ancient, gray-walled abbey, with its sparkling array of mounted troops and the un- crowned King and Queen in their golden coach of state. The great bulk of the crowd, however, massed along the 4-mile return procession route to see a 40-minute parade of empire. It was a crowd which emerged shostlike out of the night, with thou- sands sleeping out in Hyde Park, on the streets and even in the gutters, then breakfasting on the curbstones {0 maintain their points of vantage. By all odds it was the greatest £how on earth. King Receives Crown On Bowed Head. With scepter, sword and orb, in rich raiments of church and state, seated in the scarred and ancient oaken coronation chair above the hallowed Stone of Scone, he received the crown on bowed head and heard the joyous shouts of millions. The resplendent congregation of 7.500 within the walls that now have seen the crowning of 36 English Kings, became a dazzling, thing. richly gowned, it moved in solemn homage. The thunder of the throng rolled in from the path of kings—6lz miles of gorgeous procession, back to the gates of Buckingham. The first fatality among the crush- ing throngs of more than a million spectators was an English youth who died in a hospital after a fight in Piccadilly Circus. He was one of 20 injured. Many fainted in the crush. An army of 32,500 soldiers, 25,000 police and more than 7,000 first-aid workers took over the job of mar- shaling, controlling and protecting the throngs massed in the center of London. Policemen stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind troops who formed a lane from one end of the route to the other. At 6 am, London time (midnight, E. S. T.), nobility in velvet and ermine robes and carrying coronets, bogan arriving at Westminster Abbey. Some came by boat on the Thames, landing at Westminster Pier. Grandstands filled early. Seat- holders, who paid up to $250 each, came by circuitous routes of the elaborate traffic control arrangements. | Roofs and windows of buildings were crested with spectators At 9 am., 40,000 school children, ell tagged like so many parcels, were shepherded into a special area along the embankment. In Buckingham Palace the Queen was made ready by hairdressers and maids for her part in the day’s program. Earl of Lancaster Hands King Clothes. In obedience to custom the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Earl of Lan- caster, handed the King his under- garments and clothes. Before daybreak the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey began to form. Crowd estimates varied up to three militon. They hatled from all nations. ' Scat- tered among them were British sub- Jects from the empire lands of 13,- 000,000 square miles which stretch around the globe, from all over the British Isles, the four dominions, Burma, the many colonies and the Indian Empire. Punctually at 8:40 a.m. the great gilded gates' of Buckingham Palace swung open and the first of the day's processions moved toward West- minster Abbey. . Preceded by motor cycle police, &' chain of royal limousines rolled slowly along the sanded roadway. In the cars were the less important members of the royal family and the crown princes and other representatives of the na- tions of the world. Prince and Princess Chichibu of Japan were easily spotted as was the 16-year-old Crown Prince Mihai of Rumania. Miniature Stars and Stripes flew from the cars carrying American Am- bassador Robert W. Bingham and living | Bejeweled, vividly uniformed, | | other well-known people. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON A—4 %% A 2 D. C, VVEDNESDAY! MAY 125 1937. GEORGE AND ELIZABETH ACCLAIMED RULERS BY EMPIRE < Shows Coronation Figure D. C. Sculptor of Horses Has Drum Figure on Exhibition in Lohdon. tion parade in London. Miss Kathleen Wheeler, British-born Washington sculp- tress, is pictured here with a copy of her latest work, the drum horse that today walked ahead of the Life Guards in the corona- —Star Staff Photo. ! BY LILLIAN ARTHUR. | ATHLEEN WHEELER, a Washington artist, is this week exhibiting a portrait in pottery of the drum horse, one of the most colorful figures in the coronation procession. It is the drum horse that walks ahead of the Life Guards, who sur- round the royal coach as it is driven from Buckingham Palace to West- minster Abbey. He carries the great kettle drums presented to the guards by King William IV, and when his rider beats out a rat-tat-tat on the great silver drums he arches his neck, lifts up his head and starts the royal couple on their way to be crowned. Miss Wheeler came to the United States about 20 years ago from her native England. She had made a name for herself as an artist and sculptor before she left the British Isles, and had already exhibited in the Royal Academy in London. She came here to model horses, es- pecially the Derby winners, and she has modeled them all—Zev, Twenty Grand, Gallant Fox, Cavalcade, Omahe and all the rest. Her bronze | likenesses of these great animals are now a part of the permanent exhibi- tion in the horse Hall of Fame in Lexington, Ky. Modeled Darrow. Some years ago Miss Wheeler mod- eled the head of Clarence Darrow, famous Chicago lawyer, and she has been asked many times to model But she has always refused. She prefers to model horses rather than people. “A horse’s skull is more beautiful than a human skull,” she says. ‘“Besides, horses are better subjects for the sculptor. They are much less self- conscious. They are temperamental and each one has a different personality. “Man o' War, father of War Admiral, the little ‘Two-Bit’ that won Saturday's Derby, loves to pose. He is a great horse, and knows it. He had a ‘presence.’ When I go into his stall I always feel as though I were in the presence of royalty. He is good- natured and seems to enjoy having people around him. “No one could call Man o’ War beau- tiful. He has a Roman nose and his hind legs seem out of proportion to the rest of his body. He has an enor- mous stride and when he runs he leaps along like a jack rabbit. But he is magnificent and with Epinard he ranks, in my opinion, as one of the greatest of all the race horses.” Miss Wheeler was enthusiastic about War Admiral and believes he has a future. “Of course, he is small,” she said, “but other horses just as small have carried off honors on the race track. The first winner of the Ken- tucky Derby, Aristides, was a small in London | “However, horses are not easy to | | model. horse and so was Black Gold, another winner.” Miss Wheeler did Man o'War in Lex- ington at the Riddle Stables. | Quite different from any other horse she ever modeled, she thinks, is Epi- nard, the French thoroughbred, who was brought over here as a champion of Europe. “He was an aristocrat among aristo- crats”+she said. “He had breeding and gentleness and courage. Although he never won a race in this country, Epinard was and still is, to my mind, one of the finest horses that has ever been on an American race track.” A knocker made of one of Epinard's shoes still hangs on the door leading into Miss Wheeler's studio. “Twenty Gramd Difficult. Twenty Grand Miss Wheeler mod- eled while he was racing on the Laurel | track. “He was a nice horse” she | said, “but difficult to model because | he did not like to stand still.” The difficult thing about modeling race horses, Miss Wheeler points out, is to catch them when they are not busy. What with feeding and rub- downs, rest periods and exercise, their schedules are so full that there is hardly a free moment when an artist |can get an appointment with them. Miss Wheeler did Omaha when he had been turned out to pasture at the Woodward paddock at Bel Air. His owner had given orders that he was not to be disturbed. So Miss Wheeler get a glimpse of him, and whenever he came up to the trough to get a drink, she made a few sketches of him, remarked, “I would not have been able to model him.” “He had a hind leg that reached clear | across the room,” she said in describ- ing him, “and whenever I got near him he would make a pass at me.” Modeling the drum horse and mod- eling a race horse are two different things. Where the race horse is slightly built, high-strung and alert, the drum horse is stately, moves slowly and displays no sign of nervousness. The drum horse is especially trained for his place in the procession. that have led the life guards died last year after long service for England, but his understudy, the horse who will lead the procession on ‘Wednesday, had already beedl trained to take his place. e Miss Wheeler’s model of the drum horse with his gayly caparisoned rider in his gorgeous uniform of the Tudors and its embroidered blanket showing the coat of arms of the royal family, is considered by English people here to be an exact representation of the horse in the coronation procession. Special Envoys James W. Gerard, Gen. John J. Pershing and Admiral Hugh Rodman. The first of the mounted cavalcades followed, Riding in an open state carriage came Prime Minister ‘Stanley Baldwin, ‘wearing the blue and gold court dress of ‘a privy chancellor. Ten more carriages followed with the daminions’ primMe ministers and Indian - empire - representatives, each escorted by colorfully-garbed police or cavalry from his respective country. The King and Queen were up early and breakfasted in the Chinese room before submitting to their dressers for the ordeal of doning the heavy robes of state. Outside the palace, ambulances With one of these ma- chines you’ll really en- < joy your washing and ironing—they’re demon- strators at this price but real values. R | made what speed they could through the congested areas, bearing to hos- pitals dozens of spectators who had fainted after their all-night vigil. 8ixty-nine faintea in the crush of crowds swarming about Westminster Abbey. A 12-year-old Mayfair girl died of & fractured skull received in & fall down an elevator shaft at her Oxfords are waited by the fence nearly all day to | “If he had not been so thirsty,” she | The meanest horse Miss Wheeler | ever did was Manna, an English horse | who won the English Derby in 1925. The most famous drum horse of all| home while her parents were attend- ing the abbey ceremony. Cheers swelled from the crowd as the first carriage procession of mem- bers of the royal family headed for the abbey. Guards’ Crimson Tunics Make Brave Show. The life guard escort, on black chargers, made a brave show in their |crimson tunics, white buckskin breeches and black topboots, with white plumes dancing from their silver helmets. The first glass coach, surmounted with a golden crown, carried the smil- ing, waving Princess Elizabeth, and her younger sister, Princess Margaret. ‘With them rode their aunt, the prin- cess royal, and her elder son, the 14- year-old Viscount Lascelles. In the second glass coach were the slight and smiling Duchess of Glou- cester, the stately Duchess of Kent and the princess royal’s younger son, the Hon. Gerald Lascelles. - A state landau carried Prince and Princess Afthur of Connaught and Princess Alice (Countess of Athlone). A roar of cheering down the Mall signaled the departure of Queen Mary from Marlborough House. Her glass coach, in which she rode with her sister-in-law, Queen Maud of Norway, was followed by a single landau carrying her mistress of the robes and other members of her suite. The ancient towers of historic West- minster were shrouded in mist, and its gray bulk loomed sharply against the gloom of the overcast sky. Within was a symphony of blue and gold silks and brocades patterned with crowns and royal insignia. Wax candles such as have glowed on like occasions for a thousand years lit the glamorous scene. Golden spot- lights were fixed on the coronation theater with its throne chairs. Even the great personages were pre- vented from approaching the corona- tion chair as they arrived by temporary railings across the abbey. Nearly 8,000 blue and gold seats, ris- Ing tier on tier to the highest arches of the abbey, flashed their rainbow colors on the uniforms and gowns of peers and peeresses. The first Americans to arrive were | those of the United States Embassy | party. Somewhat later came the higher dignitaries of the American delegation, who were not required to be seated so soon. Bingham, Gerard, Pershing, Rodman Envoys. But they, too, were in for a long wait. Ambassador Bingham and Spe- cial Envoys Gerard, Gen. Pershing and | Admiral Rodman, with their aides, | were required to be in their places by 8:30 a.m. The same time limit was set for the arrival of J. P. Morgan, the New York financier, and Edward Harkness, | the American philanthropist, both | personal guests of the King. The Americans entered the abbey by the great west door and were | escorted to their seats in the nave over one great piece of blue carpet | stretching from the door to the cor- onation theater. The King and the Queen, in their own procession, moved from the pal- ace at 10:30 am, amid the crowds’ | greatest cheer. | As the glittering cavalcade clat- | tered past, thousands of handker- chiefs fluttered from the banked-up stands. Colors dipped in the road. Massed bands blared forth the na- tional anthem. Along the great triumphal mile of the Mall, where the rows of seats ran | continuously along both sides of the spacious roadway, King George and Queen Elizabeth rode, smiling and bowing, in the gilded state coach first used by Queen Anne more than 200 years ago. Eight horses—the famed Windsor grays—drew them on their way. Bearded yeomen of the guard, in crimson, gold and purple Tudor dress, trudged, with pikes on their shoul- ders, beside the great wheels of the coach. standard rode behind, astride his high-stepping horse. Among the King's aides-de-camp, a brilliant group in multi-colored uni- forms behind the coach, rode his younger brothers, the Duke of Glou- cester and the Duke of Kent, with the Earls of Harewood and Athlone and Lord Louis Mountbatten. The abbey bells pealed above the cheers as the cavalcade passed under Admiralty Arch and turned right from Trafalgar Square down the easy slope of Whitehall. Spectators Throng Downing Street. Spectators packed the narrow gulf of Downing Street almost to the door of No. 10. banners. Canopled stands of red and gray completely inclosed the center of the square. Others rose in serried banks around its outer edges. Parliament members formed a somber, dark-clothed group in stands beneath the walls of Parliament. Admirals riding horseback in full dress; sea-going uniform and marshals of the' air, deserting their planes for horses, paraded alongside brilliantly caparisoned cavalry units. The yeomen of the guard, Indian lancers, hussars in blue and gold, dragoons in scarlet, Maharajas in tur- SMART FOLDING OXFORDS 385 Complete Lenses and Frame the truly smart eye- An officer bearing the roval | The procession entered Parliament | Square under a triumphal arch of | baned Oriental splendor paraded the grandeur of empire. Up to the time the King left Buckingham the police had not found it necessary to close the “crush area” in and about Oxford Circus. The King and Queen smiled their acknowledgment of the tumultous cheers of the crowd. Repeatedly Elizabeth bowed and raised her hand in the half salute for which the “smiling duchess” has become fa- mous. The King looked calm and confi- dent. 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 sat Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commissar of foreign affairs and Russian representative for the event. The two, in black and white eve- ning clothes with knee breeches, talked frequently, but Litvinoff turned his attention more repeat- edly to Count Dino Grandi, the Ital- ian envoy, who sat on his other side. Ten seats away from Grandi sat Ato Ephrem Medhen, ‘representing his majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie,” ‘Whose invitation sorely irritated Italian Premier Mussolini. Between Gerard and the thrones sat ceivable color, Bingham and the embassy aides, Ray Atherton, counsellor of embassy; Lieut. Col. R. E. Lee, the military attache, and Capt. R. Willson, naval attache, sat with their wives on the other side of the choir screen. United States Ambassador to Moscow Joseph E. Davies and his wife did not have seats in the Abbey, but saw the procession from stands along the route. Queen FElizabeth wore a gown of ivory-tinted satin embroidered with gold lace sequins and diamonds under her cloak of white ermine. Before her the little princesses drew every eye as they entered the abbey and walked gracefully to their minia- ture chairs on either side of their aunt, the princess royal. | Elizabeth Is Grave | And Dignified. When they were seated, neither the feet of Elizabeth nor Margaret Rose touched the floor. Elizabeth was grave and dignified, but Mar- garet dangled her feet, at ease. Unconcerned with the great event, she stuck up her forefinger and smiled impishly when she saw some one she knew. As their garndmother, Queen Mary, entered, her regal figure blazing with diamonds, the little princesses stood erect beside their chairs and then, at a nod from the princess royal, the box where the | took her seat, | Elizabeth, as was due her rank as Queen Mother sat next to her grandmother, while Margaret Rose was on the other side of Elizabeth. The venerable Archbishop of Can- | terbury, Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, advanced slowly, met the King huge west door. Within the vaulted abbey walls 7,500 distinguished personages, rest- less for three hours, became quiet and reverent. Since dawn they had been gathering. Dignitaries of state and church formed and moved with the King and Queen through the long nave of the abbey to the throne. First came the recogn.tion: “Sirs. I here present unto you King George, your undoubted King." The Archbishop spoke loudly. “Where- fore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?” Tumult broke. Every British “God save King George!" Only a thousand could see all the ceremony, but all could join the shouting. Trumpets sounded. Facing east, then south, west, north, the King turned to “shew himself unto the people.” Four times the archbishop chal- lenged. Each section of the abbey George!” A fanfare of echoing trumpets, softened and died away. Thus the King was recognized, ac- cepted sovereign of the British people and ready for his coronation oath. “Sir, is your majesty willing to take the oath?” The archbishop stood before the King. Slow! answered: “I am willing.” A Bible rested in his hand. The archbishop: promise and swear to govern the peoples of Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Indian princes blazing with diamonds | in robes and headdresses of every con- | completely | flipped their little trains over their | arms and scooted up the steps to! | heiress presumptive to the throne, | and Queen beneath the arch of the | throat in the abbey swelled the cry, | throng raised the cry, “God save King | deliberately the monarch | “Will you solemnly | the Union of South Africa, of your possessions and the other territories to any of them belonging or per- taining, and of your Empire of India, according to their respective laws and customs?” The King: to do.” Two similar questions answered, the King pledged: “The things which I have herebefore promised I will per- form and keep. So help me God!” Hg kissed the book, signed the oath, fulfilling ancient custom, to reign wisely and justly. The great organ swelled. An age- old hymn swelled through the abbey. The anointing! Sacred in its sig- nificance. Disrobed of his crimson mantle, the King was seated in the ancient King Edward's chalr, the coronation throne, placed near the altar. ‘The archbishop poured olive oil which had been blessed from the am- pulla, or goldeneagle, one of the old- est pleces of the regalia. On his head, breast and palms of both hands, the King was anointed in the form of a croes, and then, kneeling, blessed: “Be thy hands anointed with holy oil, “Be thy breast anointed with holy oil. “Be thy head anointed with holy ol, as kings, priests and prophets were anointed.” Four Knights of the Garter held over the monarch a rich pall of cloth of gold. King Becomes Half Layman, Half Priest. Thus the King was hallowed, be- coming half layman, half priest, his life dedicated to unique related serv- ices of the church and state. The lord great chamberlain, dean of Westminster, and other dignitaries moved forward for the investiture. The golden supertuni- . or pall of cloth of gold, was placed upon the King “I solemnly promise so The lord great chamberlain, kneel- ing, touched the monarch’s heels with golden spurs, emblems of chivalry. Other pieces of regalia were pre- sented to him. A beautiful sword in a scabbard was given into the King's hands by the archbishop. “Receive the kingly sword, brought now from the altar of God,” the primate intoned. The lord great chamberlain girded the sword about the King, the arch- bishop continuing: “With this sword do justice, stop the growth of iniquity, protect the holy church of God, help and defend widows and orphans, restore the things that are gone to decay, main- tain the things that are restored, punish and reform what is amiss, and Jconfirm what is in good order, * * *” The King was invested in imperial mantle and stole. Royal eagles orna- menting the robe symbolized the sov- ereign’s imperial authority. The golden orb, surmounted by a cross, was placed in his right hand. The archbishop: “Receive this orb, and the Lord, your God, en- | due you with knowledge and wisdom. * * * Remember that the whole world is subject to the power and empire of Christ, our Redeemer.” A ring was placed upon the fourth finger of the King's right hand, “the ensign of kingly dignity.” Called the “wedding ring of Eng- land.” the ring symbolizes the cove- nant “betwixt sovereign and people.” The people pledge their allegiance, The sovereign pledges righteous gov- ernment. Scepters Are Placed in King's Left Hand. Scepters from the altar were placed in the King's left hand. “Receive the royal scepter, the ensign of kingly power and justice * * * | receive the rod of equity and mercy, and God direct and assist you in the | administration and exercise of all power.” 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. The archbishop took the crown from the dean of Westminster. Solemnly and reverently he placed it on the moenarch's head. A signal raced around the world. It was just 12:30. Cannon at the Tower of London boomed A tumultous demonstration began in the abbey. Shouts of acclamation. “God save the King!" rang and echoed. Stilled and reverent since the ritual began, the resplendent assembly burst into life and voice. Waves of movement rippled through coronets, the kings at arms their GENUINE FRENCH SHRINER & URNER “TWIN-GRIP” Golf Shoes These are America’s favorite golf shoes with both “pro” and amateur players. Renewable steel spikes and custom shoe- making make them the most economical and satisfactory golf shoe you can wear. imperial robe and | So continued the voice of the Arch- the gallerles as peers donned their | crowns and state trumpeters pierced the tumult with a fanfare. ‘The King had been clothed in the rich vestments of church and state, and scepter and orb in each hand had taken his seat in the scarred old coronation chair over the rugged Stone of Scone to receive the crown that finally made him ruler of his vast realm. The primate of all England tok the crown in his hands and placing it upon the altar, prayed: * “¢ * ¢ As 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 * ¢ ¢ 8o came the great moment. Voice of Archbishop Rises in Prayer. As the outburst subsided after the placing of the crown, the voice of the Archbishop rose in prayer: “God crown you with a crown of glory and righteousness.” Again the organ thundered with an anthem and the choir sang: “Be strong and play the man; keep the commandments of the Lord thy God and walk in His way.” “Our gracious King, we present you with this book, the msot valuable thing this world affords,” spoke the Archbishop .as he again presented the Bible to the sovereign. King George left the coronation chair and was “lifted up” into his throne of state by archbishop, bishops and ranking peers. This ceremonial dates back to the time when Kings actually were lifted up on shields or high stones. With the monarch enthroned, the service passed to the ceremony of the homage. The Duke of Gloucester, for the princes, then the spiritual and tem- poral lords solemnly paid homage to their sovereign. Kneeling before him, they spoke the words of the oath, touched his crown, kissed his cheek. They pledged themselves to be “faithful and true * * * unto you, our sovereign lord, and your heirs, Kings of Great Britain, Ireland and defenders o. the faith and Emperors of India. So help me God.” Homage ended, drums rolled, trum- | pets blared, and again the people ac- | claimed the King. The organ guided | the anthem. ! Queen Elizabeth, who had remained in her chalr of state, then was anointed and crowned, invested with | the ring, scepter and ivory rod. Her crowning by the archbishop gave the signal for peeresses to don their caro- nets as peers had donned theirs. | Princesses Place | Coronets on Heads. Princess Elizabeth lifted her tiny | silvery coronet to her golden head. | Her sister, Princess Margaret, followed suit Many eyes turned toward them in | the royal box, where they were seated | with their grandmother, Queen Mary. Resuming the religious service of communion, the King and Queen walked to the steps of the altar, re- | moved their crowns, knelt and re- ceived the sacrament | The great procession of state and | church re-formed as they returned | to their thrones and domned their | crowns. The King now was divested of the royal robe of state and invested with a robe of purple velvet. His corona- tlon crown was changed for the im- perial state crown, and in his right hand he carried the royal scepter, in his left the orb. Queen Elizabeth moved by his side. | They formed the glittering center of the pageant moving back toward the west door of the abbey—where they had entered. | In all their magnificence, | majesties—now outside—took | them formed the greatest | cavalcade London ever saw. There had been a brief interlude | for the King and Queen to rest and refresh themselves before the pro- cession back to Buckingham Palace, empire cheering subjects. Drenching in Store For Millions. For the millions who had waited long hours for a glimpse of the pag- eant, bad luck and a drenching were in store. Rain began falling almost the moment the King and Queen left the abbey. Throaty cheers arose as the royal carriages began leaving the abbey. In the first rode Prince Arthur of Connaught, and his princess, and Princess Alice. The Duchess of Glou- cester, the Duchess of Kent and the 409 11th St. N.W. GOLF NOC.0.D’S OR PHONE ORDERS British dominions beyond the seas, | their | their | | places in their state coach and around | through densely thronged lanes of | Hon. Gerald Lascelles followed {n the second carriage. The third carried Queen Maud of Norway, the Princess Roysl and Lord Lascelles. The roar of the crowds dinned through the ccurtyard as Queen Mother Mary entered the fourth car- | riage with ‘her grandchildren, Crown Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mar- garet Rose. The King! The Queen! A thune | derclap of cheers broke about their | heads as they re-entered the golden | coach and took their place in the pro- | cessioin. The winding, 4-mile route of the return to Buckingham Palace lay through lanes of avid spectators, past Britain’s ancient Parliament, Big Ben, along the Thames Embankment, through Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Marble Arch, Hyde Park and down Constitution Hill between green= ing walls of trees to the palace. Bells pealed throughout Londony scrawny children danced in the streets of East London, far from the scene. Thames River boats added to the din. Their thick-lipped whistles built | towers of sound on London't most | ancient highway. People clung to chimney-pots, hung | from dangerous perches on buildings and monuments—anything for & peep at this twentieth century royal splurge. | London never before saw anything like it. | First-Aid Stations Are Swamped. Ambulance crews and first-sid stae tions struggled to care for the faint- ing and injured. The imperial state crown! Three and one-half pounds of gold, studded with priceless fire and glitter! George had changed to this crown for the cavalcade back; it is lighter than 8t. Edward's. George bore himself with his usual dignity, smiling and nodding. The Queen fluttered a waving, jeweled hand from beneath her royal purple, ermine-trimmed cloak. The famous Koh-I-Noor diamond, prize of centuries of conflict, shons amid the lesser lights of her crown. Queen Mary was adorned richly with | the sapphires and emeralds she al- | ways has loved. Her two little grand« children wore their silver-gilt coronets Jjauntily. Ahead of them rolled the cavalcade of visiting royalty and official emis- saries. Streets were a riot of colors. Rainbow-hued streamers fluttered from high standards. Huge gilt crowns surmounted many | poles, jutted from balconies. | Empire lions gave mute approval ‘of the entire proceedings. Foreign envoys did not take part in the empire procession from the abbey. They went direct to the palace, embassies and hotels 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. It echoed down side streets, was caught up by the thousands unable to even | see a single spinning spoke of the parade. . 40,000 School Children | Greet Processton. The cavalcade turned left from Par- liament along the embankment. Forty thousand school children greeted it with shrill cries from under the | shadows of New Scotland Yard's ture | reted battlements. Thousands of spectators watched | the pageant from high tiers of seats built aboard Thames River steamers anchored close to shore. On moved the procession, from the embankment into Northumberland avenue Charing Cross’ railroad bridge across the Thames at this point was alive with spectators. Many perched perilously atop ita girders. A roar swept down the avenue as the thousands crammed into Trafalgar Square caught sight of the parade. The square of the Nelson Monu- ment, with its giant bronze lions, was one of the great free spots for raine soaked spectators. The rain turned into & heavy down- pour as the procession rolled slowly on toward the palace. Troops stationed around Buckinge ham Palace hastily donned waterproof coats over their resplendent uniforms. But for “hundreds of thousands of others, huddled in grandstands, and millions lining the route of the pro- | 7 (See CORONATION, Page A- Star Radio Co. 1350 F St. N.W. 3022 14th St. N.W, ACE BALLS MADE BY WORTHINGTON Regular $3.00 Dozen THURSDAY, ONLY $|.98 DOZEN wear this season and do much to enhance one’s appearance as well as afford better vision. 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