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THE VICTORIA MONUMENT.%ImprpMlvp Caramon jr n\ It* I’nvetl-lnu — Spaolal Orilrr* of Knighthood Conferred hy Visitor—Vlo-torl* CroNi For War Hero.'IOttawa, Ont., Sept. 22.—A clay of pretty ceremonial marked the visit to the Canadian capital of the Duke and Duchess of York. It began with the investment with the decorations of their orders of the knights created in honor of the visit of the duke and duchess. Thu great ballroom at Kldeau hall was the scene of the Inveature, and those upon whom the honor was bestowed were na follows:Commanders of the Bath—Colonel W. C. Drury, Colonel \V. D. Otter and Colonel F. L. Lossaid.Knight Commander of St. Mlchatd and St. George—Lluutenaut Governor Jet to of Quebec.Coiumunders of St. Mlchnel and St. Ueorgc Joseph Cope, undersecretary of state: Principal Peterson of McGill university, Itev. Oliver Mnthieu, rector of I.aval university; Mayor Howland. Major Maude, military secretary to the governor general; Colonel Buchanan and Major Denison.Knight Bachelor—Thomas O. Rbnugh-nessy, president of the Canadian Pacific railway.The scene at Bldenu hall when the new knights presented themselves before the brilliantly uniformed duke and Ids court wltli Its action copied from another ago was a picturesque one.Sir John Anderson read the royal warrant making the rare grant of power. and Viscount Crlckton, hearing tlu* Insignia of tin* orders, escorted tlu* knights forward In groups. They knelt before the duke, wlio In succession touched cardi upon the shoulder with Ms sword and commanded them to n rise.I.ord Wenlock rend the admonition of loyally to the crown nnd their par tleiilnr orders to them, and the duke offered ciieli Ills congratulations.t iivellliiK of the Victorbi Stntnr.After the In vest are ceremony the duke nnd duchess, escorted by a de-tachmeut of the Itoynl Canadian dra-gtHiiiK nnd attended by his personal stnfT. drove through the city of IIull and then on to Parliament hill to unveil a statue of Queen Victoria. Tin* statue, from the design of Philip Hebert. the Freiieli-Cnnadlan sculptor, stands on a commanding site on a knoll Just east of tin* handsome commons building. Scarlet and blue coated foot troops and hussars and dragoons in their red and yellow slashed uniforms were grouped about It. and in the sunshine of the bright morning the picture was an Inspiring one.Outside tin* police and military lines surged a crowd Hint tilled Parliament square nnd overflowed Into Wellington street, and there was a mighty cheer when the strains of God Save the King announced the coming of the duke nnd duchess and the governor general and the Countess of Mlnto, Premier Laurier and tlio duke spoke n few words of tribute to the dead ueen. and the latter pulled a cord that rew down the draping# from the pile f granite and bronze.The unveiling of the statue was Immediately followed by I lie presentation of South AfHenn medals. The vet• emn colonials disobeyed a direct ordei of their eontninndors by appearing In the khaki which they wore at the front instead of the uniforms of their corps, but their appearance In fighting clothes made them more Interesting.C;reef in tf of n Hero.Lieutenant Kdd.v Holland of Ottawa, who got tint Victoria cross for saving n rapid lire gun In a sharp tight mm Belfast, headed the Hue and was given the greeting of n hero. Ills mother and grandmother were admitted to the in closure beside the duke and duchess to witness the presentation.At the end of the line of 13T» men fnlteriugly walked Trooper I«. W. K. Mulloy, a young lawyer, who had both eyes shot out at Wltpoort. A comrade led him up to the duke to receive ils medal, and the crowd lost Its light? jeartediieKs at sight of him. lie laid eu visited In an Kngllsh hospital by Duchess of Tcck, sister of the ltchess of Cornwall, and the latter, walking up to him, recalled the in cldent. Mulloy expressed his thanks and was led away.The duke and his stafT were later the guests of the Kidenu club at luncheon and with tin* duchess attended a gar den party at Kldeau hall. The grounds Were handsomely decorated, and several hundred specially Invited guests atteiid«*d. Mourning is still worn by the court, but despite the rule many of the ladles were In handsome gowns of lighter colors.counterfeit DUrovrrcd.lieDmtenvat v It I km!»«••*i\stesintobigmeAtdellie*helie:iliainweamheWlcv*bnhvtinII H litLitLitHimtonFit•viol111!lieI'llonNrviellll•Mi«’ludr:• lieHg Wt I iat no mu ■ tali hi:•e.isTit.iiiihbILi•AW• fiflotset'earteiutotIIImurttiInitin•nSCIN,se*•InVO•*1-lotNiMTl11ItiiilldaII..lafillFrpaBnIofUthilidII.frt Cl 1*01 Mi IK Hi wl LiiinCO!II.Hi.ehlielllltoofllllacllllti*w«Pisi iw.rowl 11
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Wilmington Sun
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Mon, Sep 23, 1901
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