PAGE TWO THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937 GREAT EMPIRE CAVALCADE MARKS RETURN PROCESSION MILLIONS OF CHEERING SUBJECTS Television On Screen Is Shown LITTLE PRINCESSES "STEAL" SHOW LINE ROUTE OF PROCESSION FROM NEW YORK, May 12.—VD—Tele­ vision on n screen—images 18 by 24 IN UNTIL inches square produced by a newly ABBEY TO developed cathode ray tube—was! demonstrated to the silver anniver­ ARRIVAL OF THE KING AND QUEEN sary convention of the Institute of Driving Rain Begins to Fall SHOUT BECOMES CHANT Radio Engineers here today. The shout became a chant. It The picture has a brightness Margaret Rose Draws Spec­ peers were paying homage to the as Great Procession echoed down side streets, was caught equal to tJiab of home movies, by King. The aged Viscount Falkland increasing the distance from the ial Attention of Glitter­ appeared to stumble- in his robes at Starts up by the thousands unable to sec even a single spinning spoke of the screen it is possible to obtain one as the King's throne. Seeing he might large as three by four feet good en­ ing Assemblage become entangled he stepped back LONDON, May 12.—m—The King coaches. ough to be viewed by an audience down the side steps of the dais, an and Quctn returned to Buckingham The cavalcade turned left from of several hundred. : By FRANK H. KING attendant stepped up, gathered up Palace at 3:22 p.m. t6:22 a.m., parliament along the embankment. (Associated Press Staff Writer) the viscount's robes and assisted him P.S.T.) today after their Coronaticn Forty thousand school children LONDON, May 12 — (/P) — (By down the steps. in Westminster Abbey. greeted it with shrill cries, from Telephone from Inside Westminster The great moment for the little The return procession from the under the shadows of New Scotland Abbey)—The little princesses Eliza­ Abbey to the Palace, along a four- Yard's turrctted battlements. princesses came when they put little BROADCAST OF beth and Margaret Rose "stole" the coronets on their heads at the sam* mile route lined with millions of Thousands of spectators watched great abbey show today until the cheering spectators, began at 2:40 time the nrchbishop crowned Queen the pageant from high tiers of OFFICIAL CORONATION C OMMEMORATION MEDAL arrival of their royal parents for the Elizabeth. p.m. ^5:40 a.m., P.S.T.). seats built aboard Thames River coronation ceremony. WANTS IT "JUST RIGHT" A few minutes before the proces­ steamers, anchored close to shore. CORONATION IS Margaret Rose drew special atten­ Llttlo Margaret Roso turned her sion left the Abbey a driving rain On moved the procession, from only stands in the park. On the tion from the glittering assemblage coronet around and around so she began again to fali. the Embankment into Northumber­ right there were no stands. The as she entered the royal box, blue would bo sure she would not get the The waiting crowd hurriedly but­ land Avenue. crowds there mingled their cheers eyes wide and tiny, silver-slippered toned up raincoats and scores of 50,000 PEOPLE JAM PARLIAMENT GREATSUCCESS hind part In front, finally got It Charing Cross's railroad bridge with some good elbow work in an feet dancing with excitement. thousands of umbrellas appeared straight and then put it on quickly. across the Thames at tills point was effort to get a fleeting glimpse of Princess Elizabeth was dwarfed at above their heads like the billowing She looked up at her older sister, tiive with spectators. plumes nodding by, of Indian tur­ Estimated 85,000,000 Hear the side of her grandmother, Queen waves of a suddenly agitated sea. then at her aunt, the princess royal. Many perched perilously atop Its bans and of flat-hatted Yeomen. HILL IN OTTAWA TO PAY TRIBUTE; Mary, who appeared In stately GREAT EMPIRE CAVALCADE girders. A moment's hush fell on the Ceremony in*North grandeur with five ropes of dia­ Still not quite sure she had It In all their stately magnificence, A road swept down the avenue crowd. Then cheering was renewed, monds—valued at approximately ?2,- just right, the young princess push­ Their Majesties—now outside—tcok as the thousands crammed into more loudly than before. The peo­ America 000,000—around her neck and every ed her coronet to one side Just a their places In their state coach Trafalgar Square caught sight of CITIES OF DOMINION CEEBRATE bit. then sat back on her hands to ple saw King George, leading the (By C. E. BUTTERFIELD) inch of her white gown blazing and around them formed the great­ the parade. Queen by the hand, step on to the watcli the conclusion of the cere­ (Associated Press Radio Editor.) with jewels. est empire cavalcade London ever Here the procession passed Can­ crimson-draped balcony. at Halifax and speed their message mony. Addresses of Devotion and NEW YORK, May 12.—VP)— The Margaret Rose wriggled like any saw. ada House, where many of the sev­ WAVE TO CROWDS westward to Vancouver where Through the concluding religious air recital of the coronation of six-year-old in Sunday school class. There had been a brief interlude eral thousand visiting Canadians Scouts hold a torchlight .parade at rites of the coronation, George and Their Majesties looked down on a Loyalty Mark Canadian Great Britain's King and Queen She looked over the printed service for the King and Queen to rest watched from stands built in front night. Elizabeth solemnly knelt on foot­ surging sea of faces. They smiled was a great broadcast. book before her but quickly lost in­ and refresh themselves before the, 0f the building' Ceremonies stools. The Queen's fingers were and waved their hands. Coronation observance through Just how many listened in the terest. There were no pictures in procession back to Buckingham A few minutes before the King interlocked, her hands elapsed. The The crowd ,roared. Surging for­ the Dominion began early this week world at large no - one can say. it. Then she leaned over to rub her Palace. and Queen passed, the Canadians OTTAWA, May 12.—«R—Close to King's head was bowed. Both fol­ ward, it swept across the road wheTe and reached a crescendo of enthus­ Hundreds of millions is a conserva­ finger up and down Elizabeth's arm, Throaty cheers arose as the royal went through a cheering "workout" 50,000 people crowded the great lowed the text of the service intent­ the procession had passed and up iasm today. Cloudy weather and tive estimate. The possible North tickling her. carriages began leaving the Abbey when Prince Minister Mackenzie square before the Peace Tower oh ly. the railings of the Palace court­ prospects of showers failed to mar American audience was figured at Elizabeth, 11-year-old heir-pre­ In the first rode Prince Arthur of King's carriage passed. today to pay trib­ the celebrations. In halls and Occasionally their majesties glanc­ yard. ute to the monarch who a lew hours 85,000,000. sumptive, affected a grown-up Connaught and Princess Alice. Th The Canadian premier's coach churches throughout the land peo­ ed at each other as If studying how Then Queen Mary and the little earlier had been crowned in London As the experts had forecast, frown and nudged her to sit still. Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess was 10th in the main carriage pro­ ple gathered in large numbers to each was bearing up under the princesses joined the party on the as George VI, King-Emperor of Transatlantic reception approached Margaret Rose sat very still for of. Kent and the Hon. Gerald Las- cession. Prime Minister Baldwin, listen to broadcasts of the London strain of the long ceremonial. celles followed in the second car­ balcony. Soon - all the principal Great Britain and the dominions. the ideal, conditions making clearly a whole minute, then wriggled as senior premier, was 11th, and members of the royal family were ceremonial. The abbey ceremonial lasted twe riage. Sun shone through a thin haze audible everything that went on in again, then came the state landaus of the there. hours. The third carried Queen Maud of upon the greatest assemblage ever A quick, coast-to-cast glance Westminster Abbey and the descrip­ WAITS FOR "DADDY" royal family, the various contin­ They smiled and waved, some­ showed soldiers marching at Hall- Norway, the Princess Royal and her to gather about the Dominion par­ tion of the processions. As the organ broke forth and the gents of troops and bands forming times turning to one another to fax with school children, naval units eldest son, Lord Lascelles. liament buildings as Lord Tweeds- On the Pacific coast, where the choir prepared for their majesties' the royal escort, and finally the discuss something which had caught taking part. On the east coast of The roar of the crowds dinned muir, governor-general of , time was 1 a.m. when London entry, Margaret was all eyes to­ King and Queen. their notice in the milling scene be­ Vancouver Island, Alert Bay, B.C., through the courtyard as Queen Acting Prime Minister Raoul Dan- "started up," stations Just kept wards the great west door. HEAVY DOWNPOUR low. Indians were not content with a Most Expensive Mary entered the fourth carriage durand. Acting Mayor of Ottawa G. right on broadcasting from Tues­ The rain turned into a heavy day of frolic and feasting, but pre­ The congregation — a glittering with her grandchildren. Princess At last the royal party withdrew M. Geldart, with representatives of day Into Wednesday. downpour as the procession rolled the foreign legations, formed the pared for a 10-day celebration. host of peers and peeresses, rulers Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. and the windows were closed. But j In the middle west, half-way be­ slowly on toward the palace. centre of Canada's Coronation ob­ and diplomats from the ends of the The King! The Queen 1 the crowd was not satisfied. The prairie cities of Winnipeg, tween midnight and dawn all-night One-Day Show In Troops stationed around Buck­ servances. earth—stood up as the procession SPECTATORS HOARSE Again and again the King and Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton restaurants in Chicago were filled of church and state surrounding ingham ' Palace hastily donned Queen were called back to the bal­ Sea of Humanity each had their demonstrations, mili­ A thunderclap of cheers broke waterproof coats over their resplen­ They looked out over a sea of with listeners. their majesties proceeded up the about their heads as they re-entered cony—the historic balcony on which tary and sports programs. Toronto In New York taxi-cabs parked nave. dent uniforms. King and Queen Mary- humanity, animated with color. and Montreal led their respective Modern History the golden coach and took their So tightly hemmed In were the Some 6000 bereted school children along Broadway and other down Little Margaret Rose, Just tall place In the procession. had so often stood In peace and provinces In rejoicing. Across the town streets each had Its own crowds that only those in the rear­ war to acknowledge enthusiastic had places of honor with school ancient Plains of Abraham a parade enough to get her chin over the The winding, four-mile route of most ranks and in the more remote cadets and Girl Guides. Beyond cluster of sidewalk guests to hear front of the royal box, rested it on Revenue from Coronation demonstrations. passed at Quebec and school chil­ What Its auto receiver was re­ the return to Buckingham Palace sldestreets could hope for a quick them the thousands of spectators dren held a festival. the edge and rolled her head from Jay through lanes of spectators escape to dry clothes and shelter. were thickly crowded to the walls of producing. side to side. is Expected to Reach rapidly becoming hoarse, past the parliamentary enclosure while The Maritimes likewise celebrated Something like 270 stations in the King George and his Scottish- Others faced hours of waiting be­ and at Saint John airplanes roared Nearly $500,000,000 Britain's ancient parliament, along fore heavily burdened streets and other thousands crowded the roofs United States were hooked on the bom queen were solemn-vlsaged as the Thames Embankment, through I DIFFERENCES and windows of nearby buildings. in formation. Parades wound three main networks, which obtain­ they reached their chairs of state. conveyances could dissolve the im­ through the streets. Churches held LONDON, May 12.—W)—The cost Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, i Far from weakening the link be­ ed their signals by short wave after Offering private prayers, the King mense throngs. (Continued From Front Page.) special services and all the popu­ of today's coronation pageantry Marble Arch, Hyde Park and down Plantagenet crowns with 20-foot royal family believe the marriage tween the dominions and Great they had been originated by the bent his head low and held his right Constitution Hill to the Palace. lace made merry. British Broadcastmg Corporation. runs Into tens of millions of dol­ green and white streamers lined should be public," this informant Britain, the principle of equal stat­ hand over his eyes. The Queen lars—In government and private said. "The government insists It us among parliaments has visibly Bells pealed throughout London. narrow Cockspur street as the pa­ It was rated as the most exten- knelt with her hands clasped in funds. It ranks as the most ex­ .Children danced in the streets of rade moved westward. Into Pall should be a private affair." strengthened the tie binding Cana­ ilve hookup ever attempted in front of her. dians directly to crown, Hon. Raoul pensive one-day show in the his­ East London far from the scene. Mall, the glittering cavalcade rolled George and Mary's stand, he add­ croadcastlng, numerous other coun­ KING SPEAKS CLEARLY tory of modern society. ed, was that Edward, as a former Dandurand, acting prime minister, tries besides the United States and Thames river boats added to the into clubland. The old Tudor castle B.C. Electors To The King took the oath solemnly. Revenue from the coronation sea­ king and former Prince of Wales declared today in addressing the Canada relaying the program. din. Their thick-throated whistles of St. James slipped by as the He spoke clearly, though in a sub­ son, direct and indirect, is estimat­ built towers of sound on London's who served his country for many throng. Also, the program was the longest crawling procession turned north­ years, is entitled to great consid­ dued tone. His enunciation was ed at $500,000,000—with overseas most ancient highway. ward for the climb toward Picca­ Brief addresses of loyalty and de­ on record, approximately six hours eration. votion to the new monarch and to slow and distinct. visitors contributing a good share. People clung to the chimney-pots, dilly. Name 48 Members with little or no Interruption. Preparing for the anointing, the To give the general public a 40- hung from dangerous perches on Asks Postponement the crown were delivered by Senator CROWDS BREAK RANKS Raoul Dandurand and Acting Mayor King unbuttoned his own ermine minute show—the time it took the buildings and monuments—anything King George sent Edward a spe­ When the carriage bearing the Geldart but the main program was cape but the task of untangling the coronation procession to pass any for a peek at the great spectacle. cial request to postpone the wed­ King and Queen circled Piccadilly ding until the differences are set­ devoted to massed singing led by From 1\ Nominees various cords and hooks proved too given point along the route—requir­ London never before saw anything Circus and headed into the quad­ tled, it was reported. the bands, firing of a "feu de joie" much for him. He tugged earnestly ed months of preparations and like it. rant section of Regent street, the Royal Standard at them until one of the attendants The request was said to have been by the Royal Canadian Air Force pound notes by the bushel. Ambulance crews and first aid crowds behind broke ranks. delivered by plane Sunday by Lord detachment and a royal by Liberals Under Premier came to his aid. As a coronation It Is more costly stations struggled to care for the Streaming back down Piccadilly Brownlow, former attendant to Ed­ the 1st Field Brigade of the Royal When the ermine was removed, than any Britain has known. The fainting and injured. and across Green Park they raced ward. Canadian Artillery. Pattullo Have Full Slate Flies In Montreal the tall sovereign stood in his plain government will have spent $2,000,- KING SMILES GREETING toward Buckingham Palace for a The duke was said to have accept­ Lord Tweedsmuir inspected the three-quarter length coat. He took 000 before It Is over, In arrange­ The King, now bearing the Im­ second glimpse of the parade at its ed the request, thereby delaying the guard of honor drawn from the in Field off even this for the anointing. ments. In building grandstands for perial state crown, bore himself finish. tentative wedding plans. Governor-General's Footguards and After the anointment ceremony, 80,000 persons, In policing traffic, •with dignity, smiling and nodding. afterward took the salute when the Regent Street to Oxford Circus The duke and Mrs. Warfleld still VANCOUVER. May 12.—«K—Brit­ For King, Canada the most sacred of the whole coro­ and In the entertaining of foreign The Quean fluttered a jewelled hand are working over an invitation list, garrison troops marched past the and thence westward to Marble ish Columbia electors will select the nation to churchmen, the King royalty and other distinguished from beneath her royal purple, Arch marked an area with expensive and it was considered uncertain base of the tower. walked from the coronation chair guests. ermine-trimmed cloak. The famous whether the Duke of Kent or any 48 members of the 19th legislative vantage points. Centre ot Attraction First Time Ceremony is Per­ dressed in pure white stockings, The number of overseas visitors Koh-l-noor diamond shone amid other members of the royal family Throughout the day Parliament assembly from 187 candidates when In a straight sweep westward to­ they go to the polls June 1. breeches and shirt—at that moment in London today is estimated at the lesser lights of her crown. ward Marble Arch, the cavalcade would attend. Hill was the centre of attraction in formed Here Without the simplest garbed person in the When official nominatioas closed 250,000 and upwards and they arc Queen Mary was adorned richly cut through the shopping district. Ottawa. Loudspsakers carried dur­ whole abbey. yesterday the Liberals, led by Prem­ expected to spend at least $150,000,- with the sapphires and emeralds she All of the shops were boarded up ing the afternoon a message from Royalty Present ier T. D. Pattullo, had a full slate Princess Margaret Rose, obviously 000, including transportation costs, always loved. Her two little grand­ to a fair height to prevent window- the governor-general. The program of 48 in the field. Co-operative tired after watching the ceremony before the coronation season is over children wore their silver-gilt cor­ smashing by the crushing crowds of empire homage, the address of MONTREAL, May 12.——The Newly Crowned Commonwealth Federation 45, Con­ for an hour, yawned several times, onets jauntily. lining the sidewalks outside. King George to his subjects through­ Royal Standard, rarely flown ex­ put her elbow up on the front box Streets were a riot of colors. (Continued from Front Page.) out the empire and other Corona­ servatives 43, Social Credit League cept in the British sovereign's pres­ On moved the procession, down love and loyalty to the Queen and and rested her head on her arm. Rainbow-hued streamers fluttered tion features. 18, B. C. Cbnstructives 14, and 19 ence, was unfurled here today. Oxford Street, turning left past myself. candidates were entered under other As the ceremony of crowning ap­ Rebels Move Up from high standards. Marble Arch and Into Hyde Park. A dozen or more In the throng The breaking-out of the Standard, Hearts Filled banners. proached, the two princesses sud­ Foreign envoys did not take part The processional was moving fainted and were given first aid by when the voice of King George VI "Your good will in the streets denly found new interest. Closer to Bilbao in the empire procession from the through a torrential rain as it turn­ Royal Canadian Mounted Police, The latter group includes repre­ reached Canada in his Coronation today, your countless messages from More than a score of little page Abbey. They went direct to 'the ed the corner into Hvde Park. Boy Scouts and the St. John Am­ sentatives of Independent, Labor, address, marked the first time it has overseas and from every quarter of bulance Association. boys appeared carrying coronets for VICTORIA, Spain, May 12.—WP)— Palace, embassies and hotels. RECEPTION AT HYDE PARK Social Finance, Financial Justice, been flown in Canada except In these islands has filled our hearts Canada United In Homage the peers and dukes around the Insurgent General Franco's forces As the procession formed, the But London's great open air thea­ Communist, Socialist, and other the presence of royalty: to overflowing. I will only say this, (By The Canadian Press.) political faiths. Fourteen women throne. battered their way closer to the sound of a trumpet at the Abbey tre and friendly forum for all poli­ Tradition dictates that the flag MOST SOLEMN MOMENT annex door started it on its way. that if in the coming years I can United in heart and voice with are candidates. gates of Bilbao today, turning their tical creeds gave the Coronation Khali fly only when the King is The most solemn moment of the "God Save the King! Long Live show my gratitude in service to you, the rest of the British Empire, Ca­ Corrected nomination lists place guns on main line Basque fortifica­ pageant its greatest reception. present. Once before in Canada, the ceremony came when the archbishop the King!" that Is the way above all others nadians today celebrated uie cor­ Samuel Shearer (C.C.F.) ' in the tions at Larrabezua, five miles from On the left spectators packed the that I should choose. onation ol their King. tradition was broken, when the took the heavy crown. The primate the capital city. field in Cranbrook along with Hon. Standard was flown for the Prince held it at arm's length high over Many Basques Killed "To many millions the crown Is The royal standard, rarely flown F.M. MacPhcrson, Liberal, member of Wales, later to be Edward VIII. except in the king's presence, was of the last legislature. In the Nelson- the King. Carefully he placed the HEN DA YE, Franco-Spanish Fron­ a symbol of unity by the grace of For today, special permission was broken from mastheads by special Creston riding R. F. Bayllss (C.C.F.) crown with its five pounds of pre­ tier, May 12.—(/P)—Spanish Insur­ God and by the will of the free obtained by military headquarters permission from military headquar­ was nominated along with Frank cious jewels and gold on the head gents reported today 2,500 Basque peoples of the British Common­ because of the fact King George is ters. In military ceremonies from Putnam, (Liberal). A. T. Horswell, which will carry its responsibilities defenders of Bilbao had been killed wealth. I have assumed that crown the first monarch crowned King of coast to coast field batteries boom­ (Cons.), Herbert Howe, (S.C.) and throughout life. and wounded In a frui'less attempt In me, as your King, is vested for Canada, apart from his designation ed 21-gun . From pulpits J. W. Mulhollan'd (Ind.) The nearest to a hitch In the to hold Bl'.rrrgi Hill, east of tho a time the duty of maintaining its ns King of Great Britain. TODAY and THURS. | honor and integrity. This is indeed came messages of patriotism and lengthy ceremonial camo when the Basque capital. a grave and constant responsibility everywhere the dominion was in­ but it gave me confidence to see voked Divine blessing on George your representatives in the Abbey VI's reign. and to know that you too were en­ It was a gala holiday for most abled to join in that infinitely beau­ Canadians, a day of parades and tiful ceremonial. sight-seeing. They rose early to WHOLE "Its outward forms come down listen by radio to the King's his­ THE SINGING SWEETHEARTS from distant times, but Its inner tory-making coronation message. In Of "NAUGHTY MARIETTA ' TOItflrt meaning and message are always Halifax and Charlottetown mem­ AND "ROSE MARIE' new. For the highest of distinc­ ories were cast back 24 years to the That It Surpasses smm tions Is the service for others and time the King, then an 18-year-old to the ministry of kingship I have, midshipman, visited those eastern Their Triumphs in JEANETTE with your sharing, dedicated my­ cities. They remembered him as a t KO self with the Queen at my side in slim, quiet young man wtili a sense "Rose Marie" tAOlO words of the deepest solemnity. We of humor. Picture TO THRILL will, God helping UE, faithfully dis­ In all nine provinces, In the Do­ and "Naughty YOUR charge our trust. Thoie of you minion's largest cities and tiniest HEART! who are children now will I hope hamlets and far up on Canada's Marietta" SECOND FEATURE retain the memories of the day of northern rim, thoughts turned to "WILL YOU carefree happiness such as I still the ceremony enacted In historic REMEMBER" have of the day of my grandfather's Westminster. Gay flags and bunt­ "CARRY ME PETER B. KYNE'S A coronation. ing decked the streets, martial BACK TO OLD "In the years yet to come some music filled the air and streets VIRGINNV" of you will travel from one part of echoed to marching feet. "VIRGINIA HAM the Commonwealth to another andi Fireworks and Beacons AND EGGS'* moving thus within the family circle Tonight Canadian skies will re­ —plus stirring will meet many whose thoughts arc flect the blaze of fireworks and a arias from WESTBOUND colored by the same memories, 3,000-mile trail of beacons, lighted great operas! whose hearts unite in devotion to by Boy Scouts at strategic spots. our common heritage. You will The big bonfires will be touched off CHARLES learn, I hope, how much our free association means to us; how much STARRER our friendship with each other and to think surrounds us at the outset with loialtnd Kalth all other nations on the earth can of my reign. help the cause of peace and prog­ "I thank you from my heart and A COLUMBIA riCTVIB ress. may God bless you all." Great Inspiration The King was presented to his "The Queen and I will always Empire audience by Prime Minister keep in our hearts the inspiration Baldwin. , of this day. May we ever be worthy The King spoke very deliberately j «f the good will which I am proud and clearly, 1

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