The Division was drawn up in review order at 5.30,
and punctually at 6 o'clock the King, who rode from Buckingham Palace, accompanied by Prince Arthur of Connaught, Lord Roberts, the Colonel-in-Chief of the National Reserve, General Sir John French, General Sir Spencer E wart, and General Codrington, arrived in the Park. In the Royal carriage which followed were the Queen and Princess Mary, attended by Lord Haldane and Lord Stamfordham. The King, who was evidently pleased and impressed by all he saw, rode slowly through the ranks of the men, followed by the Queen's carriage, and made a careful inspection of the Brigades. He then took up his stand at the flagstaff opposite Grosvenor Gate, and there watched selected companies march past. The large numbers of men present made it impossible for the whole body to march past. After the march past the whole Division advanced in review order. This was the most impressive part of the ceremony, for so little bad the men forgotten their old training that they moved forward like a human wall. It remains to be said that the Lord Mayor and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, who have done so much to create the London Division, were presented to his Majesty—an honour which was also accorded to Sir Harry Waechter, who provided the bulk of the funds required for the parade, to Mr. Hanford, to whom the National Reserve movement in London owes a very great deal, and to Mr. Strachey,
