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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

PRINCE OF WALES. INSTALLED GRAND MASTER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST, GEORGE.

St. Paul's Cathedral was the scene of a gorgeous and brilliant wemonial" ou June god." The Priner of Wales came to receive installation as tirand Mastre of Lord French's recent stappients, 'which the Order of St. Michael and St. George) are in some, respects at variance with his within the that of the Knights, and official despatches, may cause some people' attorsjonds" to join in a great publicuser to wonder how commander in chiefs, rview An the body of the Citedral despatches are produced. Most people, clone was the sombre'asport, of St. Paul's, I dare say, imaging comunanders-in-chief,

An Ex-Staff Ofeer writes in a home ORGAN paper :-

to which sorrow has arenstoned us. Her periodically sitting down with a fountain was a whole pagrant of bright colour: hemanties of the Knights Grand Cross, Pen-or a shorthand typist, and throwing dashes with white at the shoulder knots.off these accounts which are, when all is with collar and badge showing in relic!; saidh, not particularly exciting documents,, robes of afferals of one Order glowing in This is not the process, by any means, rosy tints: the Cathedral clergy in their commander, of court, is the only made richest copes, and snow-white surplices responsible for his despatch He signs

account from his own notes and diary".

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Applicants will be required to produce Paasports se identification paper

of the choristers; the naval blur of it, and it is to all interits and purposes admirals, and khaki of the sister Service

him. But how much of it he All phone wire to be seen in the Provessier.. is another question In the old days of moving with slow and stately step down war, when all the operations of the day che

of the Cathedral and among went on under the commander's own eyes, length of ed the clates were equally diversified a connected exhaustive, and truthful the congregation through which they pass it may have been possible for him to write Ambassadors diplomatists Ministers came in official dress, resplendent in geld and silver face and croiteries, ficers wure there swords,

The

teners) result

To-day such a thing is quite impossible was most brilliant. Through the great No commander-in-chief ses angthing to

Gur wide

wide opp, a foul of light speak of He has to sit miles away, at urusted the navi, One before it the end of telephone and telegraph wires. Paul's had been the setting of alike to gather up the reports of all his suli picture when in June 10, King ordinate commanders. They in their turn Figorge, then Prince of Wales, was instalare at the end of other wires, and are required to Register themselves ander ed Grand draster of the saine distinguish only

4 sinalt part of what

Actually going

That is one

reason why i commander cannot write all his own the time to sit down to produce a long despatches.

Another is that he has not

account which may-run into six op more closely printed columns of a daily paper, The Inst reason is that few cominanders have the literary ability, for the average Order. regulas, soldier 18 Fe Knights Commanders and Compar than with his pistal handy with his pet!

jd Order.

REPEPTION. OF THE PRINCE The Chapel of the Order of St. Michuel and St. George is in the southeft corner, by the west door. It has small accom undation, and theri dhe Knights Grand Lassembled, wearing their unnties Place for other members of the

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the tons, was found under the Dome. A pro- It is the general staff whe ara respon bessional way had been left clear down xible the draft of the despath which the centre of the naye, chairs for the large is submitted to the general, Usually company of those invited to in the public service being arranged who has some knack of orders and not participate there is some officer on the general staff gither side of it. The seats were

Girard

To him, is given the ther Prosy writing. facing, so that very occupant, whether

task of putting himself into the com right or left, had a view of the procession.

and of

Onder

Slowly the great building filled, and aser's shoes in imagination noon approached the heers of the

all the perical and consistent sources into one went out into the strong sunlight to wait the coming of the Grand Master at the in front of him, the nccounts of several whole. He has to bail down, with maps Es of the carpeted western, steps. The other commanders, supplementing his Bras and Chapter saited lay the open duer Overhead the fathedral belscount from the G.H.Q war diary, and reports of liaison officers, appreciations elanged a joyous peril.

of the situation, and so forth.

A DRAFT SYSTEM.

All persons, with certain excepriorm, o main in the Copy for more than 7 days

of

PERSONS

VHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, 1918.

Forma of Registration, giving the parti aslara required, may be "uhtained, ab the

P.D. and at all Police Station The Penalty for non-compliance; 100 exceeding $50.

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The Prince of Wales arrived at the struke of twelve, and, having rohed in nne of the side chapels, was at enog conducted to his stall in the Chapel, on the right of complicated plan of operations, and the It is not an easy matter to describe », that of the King. Sovereign of the Order different stages of its execution, so that The Chapel is austere with confortless it shall be more or less intelligible to per baken stalls: the sacred vessels on its altar sons who bave never seen the ground, and have been given in memory of decensed a junior staff officer assuming the all- Keights, many of whom are also com powerful of his chief, feels a

a trifler morated by metal tablets hearing their shy. However, after a week's hard and mames and arms let into the Hoor. A

draft is A

type- or more banners Hoat over the stalls. writing work, the first

written. Ther

the Asscariad to receive the Grand

senior staff has go Finally, it goes to the chief, who (the relear it. Montgomery

may or may not have his ideas on the subject.

Some leave the draft, il ac

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Bir

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to air it by Reed (Registrar) were absent patches, and Putting in fide purple Iratitute.

usually give through illness.

a totally wrong impression. Anyhow, every one is reliev Hi Royal

Higboss having taken hised when the despatch goes off, duly signed place in the Grand Master's staff, the and addressed, to the Secretary of State sembled Knights Tirand Cruse, who had for War. It mends a respite from ardu risen as he entered, resumed their seats,ous literary labours for about another six and all knelt

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a months. for the King and Queen and for Prince of Walty or now Grand and a beautiful passage from the French Coronation Order was recited That was all the simple ceremony of installation,

"ORDER OF PROCESSION,

A good writer of draft despatches is very popular with his chief. I know of one who. to his great disgust, was rent for to return from leave to distant theatre of war simply because despatch time was getting near. A fent pen and a logien mind were, I found to my sur prize, very much valued in the Ariny.

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The band the Coldstrenin Gnards, under Major Mackenzie Rogan, which ha played . programme of music as the Cathedral Bled, had moved down from their place before the chanel rails to the TRIBUTE TO A PERFECT WIFE. western door. In a few minutes the strains of God Bless the Prince of In the will left by Mujur Baird, ong ar Wales indiented to the worshippers that the first American army officers froid. New the ceremony in the chapel was over, and, fork to be killed in Frange, a remarkably the hand lending, the gorgeous procession Affectionate tribute is paid to Mrs. Baird. passed along to the chancel, with very to whom he leaves his entire estate, valued Blow movement. "For all the saints who

The eulogy, which forms a conse from their labours rest was the hymn to say to the world that

part the will,

says in chosen, sung amid the crash of brass, and my wife in my estimation, is the m cymbals. After chuir and clergy came the perfect wanna f ever saw, ben

heard, or knew officers of the Order of St. Michael und "She is endowed with marvellous St. George, followed by the blue-mantledrage. VETV Knights Grand Cross.

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a bless filled, the space as seen from beneath the with the guest and. honourable, low doing and the pave is castomarily staring wife, in the world

Major Baird A FRESH STOCK RECENTLY said he had never broken a promise, or of white. Bishop Montgomery, a vener able figure, clad in robes of the Order told her a falsehood except as necessary pledge to his wife nor oyer docvived" or sat imediately below the Dean's stall. to buy her presents and pleasantly sug Opposite famed the crimson silk roles ofprise and cheer her.

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| hand of God." said the Prelate, and iï e Dear Inge read th Lesson, from Ephchoir answered. "And there shalt vi. -16, with the noble passage com torment touch them. A commendatery mencing. Take unto you the whole prayer followed, a Panin, and then came armour of God." but otherwise the whole familiar passages from the Prayer Book, service was conducted by the Prelate and, the Collects for St. George's Day and the Order. It commenced with Palm St. Michael's Day. The note of chivalry DAIBY exxiv and Psalm exxvi, organ and voices was at the end. Advancing to the High blending with beautiful effect. ** Let | Altar, the Preinte, importungd the saints on earth in concert sing" was Almighty to save our Gracious Sover- given in comidemtoration of the departer, sign, the Grand Master. and all the after which Blue Rod advanced to the Knights and Companions of the Most Dis. KIPPERS head of the chancel steps and read the tinguished Order of St. Michael and Sti names of the dead to the still Cathedral. George, and grant unto them, with all the Forty-five they numbered. the toll since faithful, peace, light, and life everlast November last Famous men were in the ing." A loud Amen; and then intre fist, none who had contributed their share daced with a long roll of kettledrums, the of work for the Empire, like Sir Wilfrid Coldstream Guards band crashed at the Laurier. Premier of Canada: among National Anthem. All three verses were A New Suipment direct from soldiers General Sir Robert Biddulph, sung, and wonderfully effective it was, as Major-General Sir Samuel "Benfield loader and louder rose the volume of Steele. Lieut.-Colonel William Watkou. voices and music The procession r Brigadier General E. R. Courtenay, formed, escorting the Grand Master to Lient Colonel Webley Hope; and diatin the western door and foot of the Mepa, guished foreign members. Prince Aritoma and to the triumphant strains of Sulli Yamagata of Japan, and to hear the van's March Imperial" the brilliant name sounded curious in the circum aembly dispersed Again over the City stances-the Amir of Afghanistan. traffic's hum the St. Paul's belis "pated a

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