The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23
zoe ROOSEVELT MEETS
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
At LUNCHEON IN n, Y,
FORMER President Renews Ac-
quaintance With Visitor at
Ambassador Reds Home.
MET HIM AT LONDON
Visit of Royalty Puts Mrs. Rein
In Forefront as Leader
of Society

NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-In order TO
afford the DIXIE OF Connaught an op-
portunlty TO renew his acquaintance
with Col. Roosevelt. whom he met for
\ the first time at the funeral OF King
Edward, Ambassador Reid had the
+ colonel as n luncheon gnest today.
Following walk taken by the duke
and his secretary today along Fifth
ave- and across Forty-second-st. the
entire party was taken to j. p. Nor
FANS home where the famous art gal
Iery and the treasures which the finan-
cIcr has stored there were displayed.
Immediately afterward the party
rent 70 the top OF the tower Of the
METROPOLITAN building viewing the
city and harbor from the highest point
Ia New York. $780,.
New Yorks new Two hundred"
who have been invited to ap-
pear tonight at Ambassador White
law Reds mansion TO dine with
Arthur, Duke or Connaught, his
wife, the Duchess and their
daughfer. Princess Pat" spent most
Of today preparing for the dinner
dance that will establish new arts
focracy in New York's fashionable
All day long fashionable eouipages
filied Fifth-ave., dropping milady at
s her hairdresser's, while milady's pri-
vate secretary, accompanied by prt
waite detective, journeyed further
downtown to- take from the safe de
post vaults the rare diamonds and
pearls she will wear at tonight's feast.
II was declared today that the
rarest collection of gems ever seen
IN New York would be on exhibition
tonight.
TO hold back the expected crowd of
curiosity seekers Commissioner Wal
do today ordered a large squad OF
rolicemen on duty tonight around the
Held town house. Ambassador REID
today still declined TO furnish to the
press a list OF those who will appear
Tonight, insisting the dinner is a
private affair.
with much gnashing of teeth, so
ciefy." was today forced TO admit that
by entertaining royalty for four days,
Mrs. whitelaw Reid becomes the
leading claimant OF the mantle OF
Membership.
Members OF some OF the old Knick-
erbocker families, whose lineages
trace back far beyond the pilotless
trip of Hendrich Hudson's Halt Moon
70 the headwaters OF the Hudson river
are peeved. the object Of their wrath
being Mrs. Reid, wife OF the American
ambassador to England, and daugh-
ter Of the California pioneer, the late
Darius Ogden Mills.
These scions of the old Knicker-
Rockers declare today the Con-
naught's visit is the elimination OF
plan by Mrs. Reid to have herself
recogDized as the only 24-karat leader
OF seociety. They insist, and in doing
20, insist they are not jealous. that
Mrs Reid aspires TO the place as I'm
disputed social leader in America,
and that she has used the political
position OF her husband to make capt.
tai Of "a visit from royalty"
The "Old Dutch aristocracy," does
NOT look with too great favor on the
prospect OF being directed from now
on By Mrs. Reid. who they declare
owes her standing In society merely
to the fact that her father was
ger"
The outcome OF the present royal
yisit will be a lively social war, it is
admitted between those who were
"Tsken in" by Mrs, Reid, TO Meet
my Friend the Duke and the Duchess
and those who were not invited.