New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
DINNER FOR CONNAuCHT
American Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid Hosts of Large Party.
BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR
Diplomats, Statesmen and Per-
sons Socially Prominent Throng
Dorchester House.

London, June 29-Thc American Am
bassador and Mrs. Whitclaw Reid gave
dinner at Dorchester House tonight
which was in the nature Of a farewell
TO the Duke Of Connaught, who is leav-
inS, after the Kings visit to Ireland,
Scotland and Wales, for Canada to as
sumo the Governor Generalship.
The duke was accompanied 10y the
duchess, Princess Patricia and Prince
Arthur of Connaught, and the party in
vited 10 meet them formed Il most dis
tinguished company of diplomats, states
men and persons socially prominent. Sir
Wifrid Laurier, the Canadian Premier,
was among those present, and many
Americans and cOlonials came to the
dance which followed tho dinner.
The house was beautifully decorated
with palms. and the tables were decked
with orchids. There wero 100 at diuner-
much tho largest party given by Am
bassador and Mrs. lid since they came
TO England-and the dinner was served
in the library and small dining room at
separate tables.
The amba ssador took in the Duchess
Of Connsueht. while Mrs. Reid was es-
corted by the duke A. their tables were
the French. Russian Austrian and Ger
man ambassadors, Prince and Princess
Alexander Of Teck. tho Duke and
Duchess Of Rutland the Duke and
Duchess of Portland the Duke and
Duchess Of Roxburghe. the Duke Of Nor
folk. the Duke Of Richmond, the Duchess
If Westminster, .the Duchess nj Beau
fort. the Marquis and Msrchionoss n
Salisbury the Warehouses Of Lans-
downe, Lady Creve, the Countess dc
Benckendorff. the Countess of Csdogan
and Charles P. TAFT, who took in the
Countess of Fowls.
Among the Others present ~ tho dinner
were Lord and Lady Granard the Earl
Countess Of Mimic. tho Earl and
Countess of Lanesborough. the Earl and
Countess Of Marlborough. Lord Rosebery,
Viscount and Lady Acheson. Lord
Lord Rovelstoke, Lord Tweedmouth,
Mrs Victor Stanley. the Hon. and Mrs.
John Hubert Ward, Sir Schomberg Ne
Donnell, Mrs Lewis Harcourt. Mrs.
Charles p. Taft and Miss Taft, Special
American Ambassador and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. Robert Bacon the
American Ambassador 10 France, and
Mrs. Bacon; John Ridgely Carter. the
American Minister 10 Rumania and Mrs
Carter; Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, T.
Picrpont Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Burns. Mr. and Mrs Templeton Croker
and Miss Jennie Croker, Mrs. John
Jacob Aston Mr.. and Mrs. Waldorf
Astor. Mrs. Stanford White Mrs. r.
Townsend. Mrs r. c. Boiling, Mrs. a. ].
Drexel and Mr. and Mrs. ". +. Dodge.
Several hundred came IN 10 the recep-
ton and dance. including the Duke and
Duchess of Argyll. Princess Christian,
the Crown Prince and Princess Of
Sweden the Crown Prince and Princess
Of Rumania, @ number OF Indian officers
members Of the diplomatic corps and
their wives, the Duchess Of Marlborough
Speaker and Mrs. Lowther. Admiral
Togo and General Nogi, Richard c.
Kerens, the American Amba ssador TO
Austria Hungary, and Mrs. Korens; Sir
Alfred and Lady Paget, Mrs. G. r. Alex
ander and the Misses Alexander. Mrs
John Nicholas Brown and Captain Guy
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