European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              London spectacle Block velvet and table adorn the lord mayors income is worn with All it takes Lix Honey to pull the lord Moyorn four Ion stale Here arriving at the Law tourists can Only gawk at splendor of by Jill London Bureau Rrt turn again Dick Wellington the Al great Bells of Bow boomed Forth across London to Highgate where discouraged Young Man had travelled to seek the Fame and Fortune he had hoped Tor in this i the Story brought to life each year at Christmas in Dick Whitington did turn Back to Union and whats he became London most famous lord although celebrated in Dick Whittington is fact not the son o an outlawed Gloucestershire Richard was born in he came to London and became an apprent he found Fame and Fortune As a merchant and married his master s Richard was styled the Model merchant of the Middle he was four times lord mayor of London and a representative of the City in sir James who was elected to office in will be the first lord mayor Ever to have been lord Provost of sir who was born in in takes office today for a oneyear the authority the lord mayor exercises within the City of the richest Square mile in the world and the nucleus of metropolitan is he owes allegiance to none save the to at Temple bar on ceremonial he offers the Pearl sword As a Token of his and the cites there have been 636 lord mayors since Hendy Fil Allwyn took office in to area he rules is Small it is the area occupied by the entire City through the Middle Ages and has Only Resi about Stream into its Busy streets during the the Job of lord mayor is eagerly sought after but it costs the Holder about twice his salary just to meet its a Busy Job the lord mayor attends an estimated functions Dur ing his year in goes to a luncheon ii jul dinner nearly every averages three or four speeches receives visiting Heads of state and presides at governmental the Robes of his office arc magnificent and yet whatever the Trad Tilton allows him Only one handsome tricorn a in Black trimmed with three Black Ostrich for the ceremony after his election in the lord mayor elect wears a Scarlet trimmed with Black velvet and Sable for his admission to office in Guild on the Day before the lord mayors he puts on a Violet gown of ribbed this strangely impressive Cere at which the new lord mayor accepts the symbols of office and changes seats with his is known As the silent change for not a word is spoken throughout the proceed the great Day itself it is on this Day that the new lord splendidly attired in his Scarlet adding fur the first time the Cape of dignity which hangs from his right shoulder and the Chain of is acclaimed by the crowds of londoners and visitors who line the route of the beneath his he wears court the lord mayors takes place on the second saturday in november each it originated in 1213 when King of Magna Carta decreed that the newly elected mayor must present himself for Royal approx to the King in or if he should not himself be present in to the Royal it soon became the established custom for the Royal approval to be Given by the in a coach was provided Tor his he role on the present magnificent gilded officially known As the slate was infill in it weighs nearly four Kins and is drawn by a team of six till i mirth and most important of the Robes of dignity is the reception untie of Crimson velvet and while which he wears when receiving distinguished the badge of office or jewel is worn by the lord mayor at nil official functions acid ceremonial occasions hanging from a the Lewel is a Cameo of set in Gold and carved with the arms of the City of the Cham of worn by the lord mayor As chief consists of 28 Golden letters s linked in with an enamel Tudor Rose or a knot Between each it can be along with the cites Gold plan when the mansion House is open to visitors on saturday after Noons Between 2 and no charge is made for admission and applications for tickets inning a Choice fur dates and Encl sinc a stamped addressed Emiliie should lie sent to the Secretary to the i in mansion november 1964 the stars and stripes Page ii