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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
5
Rain drenches London as flags sag and paint runs on arches while crowds fill muddy streets. Celebrations press on with royal visits at Buckingham Palace and a grand royal ball at Stafford House as foreign dignitaries arrive.
Today Buckingham Palace remains the focus of public interest and traffic is heavily congested across central London as crowds gather in the area.
Londoners depart in droves fearing jubilee crowds and a panic after an accident near the coronation route. Railways promote seaside getaways while $75,000 gates seal the processional route. King George VI and Queen Mary attended Westminster Abbey to view rehearsals.
John Hays Hammond special representative of the U S president arrives in London with Mrs Hammond and embassy staff. He is greeted at the station by the Duke of Connaught Crown Prince Christian of Denmark and Prince Alexander of Teck. The party travels in the royal saloon from Dover as Baron Sandhurst welcomes them. Whitelaw Reid and others accompany the embassy party.
Fragmentary notice reports Sir William Nichoson and General Lord Paul Methuen were gazetted field marshals. It mentions Companions of St Michael and St George and ties to Toronto and the South African war with reference to their high rank.
The Delaware, largest U S warship present, arrived at Portsmouth England to represent the United States at King George s coronation. It fired salutes and joined the British fleet, with officers given shore leave as visiting ships arrived and the town hosts guests from many nations.
Justice Gould refused Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins request to appoint a receiver for Stilson Hutchins estate valued around 3 million dollars. The case centers on control of the Washington millionaire's assets.
The Marchese Max Strozzi of Florence dancing at a Philadelphia Devon Inn hotel hop removed his tight patent leather pumps and danced two thirds of a waltz in his stocking feet. He joked about his shoes hurting and invited a pretty debutante to join him on the next dance as the crowd watched.
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