LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19814, 30 December 1929, Page 14

LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.

PAGEANT IN LONDON. SOME OUTSTANDING FEATURES. (»BOU OUR OWN COr.R«srONI>V:N'T.) LONDON. November 14. The Lord Mayor's Show,. 011 N.iicm bor IMh, was a great pageant perhaps the "best ever"; at any into, it wns one of the most interesting. It was favoured by a day of brilliant sunshine, und the' hundreds of thousands of pavement standors gave thanks for a day dry underfoot. If there was Dot a* great deal of cheering it was be cause the people were too intent an watching what was passing aud getting ready for what was to conic. One pageant succeeded another almost 100 abruptly. The new Lord Mayor of London is Alderman Sir W. A. Waferlow, who be longs to a family well known in civic circles. His great-uncle, Sir Sydney Wnterlow, was a notable Lord Mayor in 1872-73, and wan the founder, or one of the founder*, of the llospiml Sunday Fund. His memory is still perpetuated at Eighgnto, where Water low Park, was called after him. Sir William's greatgrandfather joined the Court of Common Oouneil in IS4-*l, and from that time to ISS6\ or perhaps later, there had always been a member or members of the Waterlow family in that. Court. By profession be is a master printer and ban long been associated with the Stationers' Company. He is head of the world ffimous house of Waterlow and Sons, printer*. Naturally, therefore, prominence whs given in the proeession to a series of tableaux representing the history and development of the printing industry. Ten ears were needed to make the story complete. Past and present methods of composition were interestingly shown, together with the processes of paper and ink making. To secure a scheme cm boding uniformity of doBign, decoration, and colour, the advice of Mr Joseph Emberton, A.R.1.8.A., was invited. "Apron" panels covered the wheels of the cars. "Slogans," bearing ou the purpose of the tableaux, composed in large letters of similar de sign, were displayed. Each car carried a fascia longitudinally with descriptive wording having special reference to the exhibit in question. The children were tremendously thrilled to see Caxtim bending over his historic press. On one car was a mason carving letters in stone; on others operators were setting tope; Petrarch dictating to scribes with monotype machines. There was paper making; type-setting, with Gutenberg. Fust, and Schoefl'er set against, the lino type: Petrarch dictating to scribe* with the monotype near; a stone with lettering by Erie vtill; letterpress printing; lithography; and Christinas cards. A popular feature was an exhibition of motor cars, l'rorii a ♦> h.p. Daimler built for King Edward to those of the present-day, whieli followed the woild championship speed-boat Miss England and Captain Malcolm Campbell's Blue P>ird racing car. The London General Omnibus Company had an exhibit ion of omnibuses from the Shilliboer to the latest six-wheeler. This super bus, officially known as "L.T.1.," j« the latest development in public stagecarriages, with gorgeous padded seats throughout, ard shaded lighting.

Dumb Animals. The boys of the training Mnp, Aretlmsa, came along with tinir bulldog mascot, and other animal* prominent in the procession were introduced by the Animal Defence .Society, all in dieating that through the Society they were well cared for. One lon v, with a Swiss snow scene, wag occupied i>v a St. Bernard monk and a splendid St. Bernard dog. A horse in gay trappings bore the alogan, "1 am well tVJ feed your horse well/' and "I am { nU . m . gent, make me your comrade." The idea of comradeship was still further illustrated by a Girl Guide in a group wtth a uheep. a calf, nmJ a )1( , K % the van there was <Usplave<l the raotlo of the society, some words of u„,.en Metc-na: "Isa civilisation i* complete

thai. <Jofs not in.-hull' Hip dumb t*l .lofeiiccless of (!(»!'' « t ■ .. 1 ur' • within 1 In- sphcio n(" cluii ill ..ml mi try.'' From the Firth. * T\wl\ o Scottish li-l" i "l»«*i«" from Now haven, mi l In- l'ml' of Forth, in gala striped dro«.-. villi their wioli»r eret Ik, had been sp. ■ nilh united Id the proeihsion liv Hi- l-a.h Mayor*!*, who was born in Mn- .lisln.-t. Th»y greatly enjoyed then i><» oxprnuM* and Londoners liln .1 the ■!'"" I "•"' P,' touch which liny (jaw ii.c procomrlngt None of them would admit hen*lf tircil, allhiiiifili two , c i!.,-in were «ncr 70. "Nonsense," -:ii'l M'« KSnjr, irho is 71, when it wa- (hit ti was tattler fur to e\|» < 1 ihi'in tn will, ninl thiil they might h:ne hml n Iwrj. "Mom.v'h the time I "i ■■ Humped th*t fur find farther, with mv fieel «in Uf I.act; and the ram 11. w\ Cue, «*lltt| fish." "The crowds! Ki-.-p'n n'' W« »#TW thocht. there could !■■ -ae many folk* in ne place. IJIII il ivm awfu' frirn.il>. We Colt thi.t 1 lon Ml extend'in ' the right hand el frllowhhi|.."' League of Nation*.

Tho I.cn«iir <>f Nut ion*, ten yma old, lmd :i M'fV |>irtnt<'lM|l)i' ftfftiOß, AH onnriimuD l.ht'lnlav <'f«ki- «llod a I«rj, nnrl in proo<'M<ioii r»i;irrht»d (Wpln »' nil ihr ' i-nutilrif'n hrlntißttlg tl»Uw League. .Ml win- in nmioinl drew, and on<-h lianner ranioil dorr ft dftttrtlir .Into of the on try of end* «#MHtT,T into the League. Then- wore mnnv Immln. i»MHtl»g bftfi pipe*, much niilitnvv pnßCHiitr.v, *Wi>l"| liousrliol.l «'nvalr>, ntwl other tutvm of special interest l.rCon- th"* I'"" 1 MnvnvV won.Whillv npimrelM » M # vnn'ta, tin foot, li.'i-jilclfd tlm Krritnl #f the ornate cofich containing hmim I now Chief Magistrate Hlr William Ui a tremendous r ption. And •v«,v«* wftK .]eli;:htc| ivith everything. >* l ihcre are dill many who put b 4fttnp« on this annual pageant 11* bfinff »" nnnchrommii iitnl *>" undue, l»W«''* r of the <iailv U»U. However, tMI tt«« November !Mh fell on u Saturday.

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