The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-28
ABRUZZI KEPT ON TEE 60
QUICK CHANGES OF UNIFORM TO
MAKE OFFICIAL CALLS.

As an Admiral He Visits the Mayor. as q
General He Attends O Reception at
Governors Island -Guest m the Even
ing at the CoRSui-GeRerAiS Dinner.
Prince Louis Of Savoy paid calls on the
Mayor and on BriG.-Gen. Grant yester-
day and lip the evening attended q dinner
given by Count Rsybandi Msssiglia at the
Waldorf.
Prince Louis, who is also the Duke Of
the Abruzzi, called upon the Mayor at the
City Hall wearing the uniform Of an Adj
miral and accompanied by Count Massiglia,
| the Italian Consul. General and an aide-de-
camp. The Mayor and the visitors talked
together for about Ave minutes in English.
Prince Louis said he was looking forward
to a meeting with Peary.
Mayor Mcclellan returned the visit in
the afternoon, boarding the Admiral's
flagship, the Varese.
The Prince, between showers, attended
a reception at Governors Island given
by Brig Gen. and Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant. From the City Hall he hurried to
| the Italian Consulate, where the uniform
Of q General in the Italian army was donned.
Immediately afterward the party pro-
ceeded to the Battery and were taken to
Governors Island. As the Hancock
neared Castle William q salute Of seventeen
guns was fired. Gen. Grant and his
STAFF greeted the vessal ct its landing place.
Every yard Of bunting and flags the post
possessed was draped about the landing
slip and lined the way to Gen. Grants
house.
In the drizzling rain that was falling
thu D1llA VIVA O0nduotAd IN the hnhaa about
three blocks away, where luncheon was
served. The reception was scheduled
for three o'clock and among the first arrivals
were Admiral and Mrs. Joseph B. Coghlan,
and Lieut.. Henderson. the Admiral's aide;
A few minutes after Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Morton, Gen. Corbin. Mrs. Stephen Pell,
Mr., and Mrs. Charlee B. Alexander and Col.
John j. McCook arrived on the Hancock.
4 drenching rain caught them just after
the boa had leftand they were compelled
TO seek shelter in the stuffy little grocery
store. When finally there seemed to be
no letup In sight q quantity Of army rubber
coats was brought out Inc the party
SsedoS 10 th ths Souss o oF GEN. i the STsn and Rear Rsor
Admiral Plescott Of the Austrian ship
Sankt Georg with his STAFF arrived an hour
late, about the time the other guests were
departing.
Among the others present at the reoep-
tIOl "OlO tCo III NJ liz z III
miral William H. Emory, U. s. N; Capt.
Reedsr, commander Of the Hancock; Capt.
Dennis H. Mahan Of the Indiana, Capt.
Henry McCrea OF the Iowa, Capt. Hugo
osterhaus Of the Connecticut. Capt. Nathan
E. Miles OF the Maine. Capt. Albert R.
Couden Of the Louisiana, Capt. Lewis c..
Heilner Of the Ohio. Capt. Charles @. Bow
nan Of the Rhode leland.
Count Massiglia's dinner was held at the
Waldorf; Astoria. Among the thirty-four
@aNAANa AW0tAA .A~N -~- ~ L.
Planches, Ambassador OF Italy; Gov.
Charles Z. Hughes and his military secre-
tary. Col. Curtis Treadwell; Major-Gen.
Frederick D. Grant, Rear Admiral J. B.
Coghlan, Commander di Simonetti. F.
SHnllSs.0yen. Prince del Drago. Marquis
Of the AbruzSi; Melville e. Stone, Chevalier
Phster, naval attaohe to the Italian En-
bassy, Chevalier Stella, president Of the
Italian Club; F. W. Brush, president Of the
Society for the Italian Immigrants; q; n.
Franoolini. member OF the Board Of Edu-
cation; A. yucca, president Of the Italian
Chamber OF Commerce: Celestino Piva.
president Of the Italian Benevolent In
stitute. and p. p. Acritelli.
The Duke sat in the centre OF one side
at his right and Baron des Planches on
his left. Consul General Massiglio sat
directly opposite the Duke between Rear
Admiral CoghlRn on his right and Major
General oTant. Inc uecoTduonS were red
and white. Green. the remaining color
Of the Italian nag, was Furnished by palms.
Large flags OF the two nations were en-
twlned down the centre Of the table.
The Duke wore his uniform of an Admiral
in the Italian nav The other military
and naval guests were in uniform.
Gov. Hughes reached the city an hour
late, arriving here shortly after 7 o'clock.
He was accompanied by Col. ~Treadwell,
his military secretary. They were driven
directly to the Waldorf. The Duke was
driven to theIbotel from the landing place
in a carriage sent by the Consul General,
arriving at the hotel shortly before 1880,
the hour set for the dinner.
The meal was not half over when the
Consul General proposed a toast to the
gueet Of honor as a member OF the royal
family The toast was drunk standing
while the orchestra played the Italian ma
tional hymn. The Duke OF the Abruzzi re-
sponded by proposing a toast TO President
Roosevelt. The diners rose again end the
orchestra played The Star S~pangled
Banner" Both the Duke and Count
Massiglio spoke in English.