The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1902, Page 3

Some of Great Britain’s Most Famous Men Who Will Take Part In the Coronation. K en are not & its at the o - K £ Queen f a dozen time v = g wear pur- e m G Britain’s most s re ous in nd s rt of xth of ‘O Buck west door of commence K s r the proce . g St. Edw chap d reg é rn B e i since t f William the b Ar s be ef " ions o e. T Ter- the Bis ser- = s t new B ndon Another an- cient rule is that the Archbishop of is another e the ecclesiastical mony. After the Bi to the King by the t < ry it is returned eremony i+ passes s of the Bishop of Winches- er as Order of the Garter Thomas Dav holds this title. He . rk of the Closet i he King sir He is a man in his ie prime of life as his of per- Archbishop important f the ce: P religious part o P much absorbed in t ail-tm jons and has been g time. What the Archbis eat deal to Engiand, not but to tho: hop as a whole n old man now, al- r rs ¢ reached his high pe na years of service and his t ce mony is something of e tion him as wel to the he is to crown. He is a pow- E man still in spite of s j saw Victoria’'s relgn roug m beginning to end. He i ¢ hale hearty vet that he - ve the long reign whi all wish for their % and Edward [} deal of trouble wit . VII has ideas of bie own, & good many years 3 . 1 of the Archbishop. ¥ . the King thinks that oF mMal[BuRY. /e MIGH CHANCEL LOR D KEEPER OF THE Kinvay ConyereneE "o F1Rf7 3 T'EMP(‘VF forehead and chin robes for th enters the abbey | Arehbishop will per- fon ceremony. Whiie rn to the four s as the little pro- him makes its way to one side, to another of the thea ter. The how's b h voice wil. then 1 addr the as- sembled congregation “Sirs, 1 here ward, the unc ed Kin wherefore a 1 who' this com: ay to do your homage, are you willing to do the same ¢ Aft people shall cry with one this the voice and After the Lit ante-communion serv- ermon ve taken place tk p will perform the ceremony srointing the King The King will by this time have taken his seat in Edward’s chair. The N a Archbishop W woint him with conse- ated oil, making the sign of the cross on his head and hand The Queen, by the w has been causinz a great dis- jate t ith turbance of ¢ her consecrated oils. what she sald. 't"! And the Britain at that! sected a couple of years ago from whimsical little Wilhelm- refusing to he face ancinted “I won't,” wa the For a Queen to “1w ed Queen of Great 1t might have been ina when'sh in her moods of whim- sfcaiity; but it »d the subjects of Alexandra when t heard of it. rihele fact remains that she 1 “won't re was nothing to do except dodge te. It was a case of woman’s * which s all the r be she subje Le ceiemony is one be foregone,” said the THE SUNDAY CALL. Primate, and he set his lips In a way that only England’s Archbishop would du. “1 won't have it done. It'il make me a ht,” €aid the lad The lady and t ¢t continued to he matter King nitted to av- not want was subr ward to into the affair at all, for he had bad all s of a time with subject of her wearing a purpie He had attempted to square that matter by telling her that she had plexion which would nd ar but she had been married that this was a wasie of w » he decided to w He r » many rds. sh his hands of the fused to have anything what- ever to say about it. And it was left to the tact and enuity of that wonderfui 8i-year-old man, Temple, himself, to get around the difficult matter. the “We will have ofls prepared in a sclid form of wax, aid he. Which ows that he has a-plenty of wisdom in affairs tempor: for he bas succeeded in managing a As the ceremony prog s the birhop's duties grow manifold the sword to the sovereign. the s hand an. Te Arch- He hands He deliv epter with the cross into his right nd the rod with the dove into his left. Then comes the actual crowning. The Archbishop, standing before the altar, takes the crown in his hands, and, laying it again on the altar, says a col- Ject for a blessing on the sovereign about to be crowned. The Dean of Westmin- ster brings the crown from the altar and the Archbishop takes it from him and reverently places it upon the King's hea At this point the people acclaim tk newly crowned sovereign with shou “g ive the King.” After the not and the cheering of peopie has gun ub- MRS TER OF THE HoryE siged the Archbi tion to the Kin homage begins. exhorta- of hop deiivers an and the cere The Larl of rendon, who has been Lord Chamberlain since 199, is to come very n » greatness in the cerem 3efore the outh is-administered the zathered arcund the King mu all except the Lord Chamber! for this dignitary the K the oath nlone. After the anointing the spurs will be pre- sented to the sovereign by the Lord Chamberlain. At one y in the cere- mony before the coronation oath the King gives his crown to the Lord Chamberlain to hold, which is a tremendous privileg to reach and very few titles are big enough to carry t ivilege along with them. The E: hold it while his Majesty kneels in conformance avith ths seemly precedent set down by his great- grandfather. The Lord Chamberlain’s duties are many and various in addition {o these med in the coremon busier preparing for the g than in carrying out his regular duties include the officers and servants belonging to the King's chambers cxcept those belongit to the bedchamber; he has the ov of revels and mu of handicrafts and He will be far 1t celcbratic of it. His of all the artisans; of the King's he: chaplain: physicians and apothe It is h duty to inspect the charges of coronat, The state alaces f Windsor Castl Buckingham P: under his charge. and St. J All function: ce mes are he ove: it is easy to a very busy man at for many w understand present a It is also that y to un- der he i uerstand the that, great although in imposed a+ most robusi 1 has been man, he has broken down temporarily ui- upen him \ cellor and been ength eward, offic and he has n s many H household hands the the hous hold er the ce are. Office house, except mber and ck At state King. of tt Portla . bl ch diction. toas The Duke to the Master of who aven part in the t is eas processton an im corona why, v enough that looms up for the usual state processions it ride next behind the King. cessions he he has the priv livery, which is and edged with gold. reon, for sides Dbeing splendid in’ attire he iz plendid in position. He Hag er all oms, coachme men ages, equ an the 1 has charge cf the r al mews, the King's bl It ‘is hi one coachman, a dozen All th privil four procession 1 have to 1 number of minor people. Aec {incient us it has hec e ¢ soronations for the Mas %o ride in coronation 1 Lord Chami in and before Captain General o ! Archer ard of Scotland and ain of the Yeomen of the -Guar The Duke astle. who is Hemry will present the He had to do some zet the position. There he subject and finally, he insisting to him as to his pre of Workshop, he to furnish a rich right Majesty, to support I cut the long service royal 2d when holding the scepter. The Earl of Halsbur Keeper of the ing science, is another person of imy He is the first temporal subj realm. In the procession he will immedi- ately precede the Archbishop. He will re- mair: with the Archbi-hop during the cere- mot ¥ recognition. with him to the different points of the compass whe he turns to the a many to ask if they will do their homage-to the K He his troubles:*too, before great d Itds- b e, to, Settle ms a_dispute., as, for ce. th niuishéd zent flver ti of whether some ¢ shall carry a b gold; whether another Is.to bear tae canopy over the 'Sing and, Queeii; : anotheris to exe the office of * itary grand.carver settling such qu for Scotland.” And tions among a_crowd.of iealous peers is by no mean® %o gasy a matter as it might seem to he. In our democratic fashion we marvel at tue squabbles and wonder what difference the 3 I JNorRFor Lary Mnx/»mf JMAnmeEr o HLL. THE DeTriLf, oF THE . CoronaTion, baton matter it_becom side of ti Of all of Nor core Kkes anyway. But state on the other he Duke gland. it is kis noble ¢ every ar- rargement { march to the coronet of e e 49 years the Dukes tolk 1ve been the premier pe Ingland. that distinction the present Duke is paying by doing the work of at least twenty ordinary T He has been in- structed by Edward to make t ¥ nt a plendid as | made, and he is therefore man labors the en ralds’ college T! col- lege is wor > end of making th's ore of th A Twenty s by the Duk spondene tion. He ing lette the t from lords and ladi of questions concern bes, the two points at present con- ired by all whe are to take any part ik the ' cer And this niaety-m for th procession, a rther proces- s over. Il it's so simple, King '8 me‘mk-