The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23

New York, January oc-The one spr
prise OF the first days visit Of ,h,
Duke az Connaueht Was the unexpert-
Cd revision OF his original plan not
to go to Washington una tue announce.
mcnt that he had decided 10 do so 10
pay MS respects to President Taft. Ac-
t"fdinS u the altered plan, the GUY.
T.. ilrr-General ut Cannon viii leave
New Aoik carly 'ihurSu.y mvrniIir Tor
tue capital city, accomplished un,y h,
Goiohrl Lowtncr his miit;.rr srrr.-
thFy Lniess There Is a iurtnu.. cnuu.;.
IN the pians the uucnuss ana nr,.
daughter, the princess t'utriciu VIII
not so 10 Washington. Uut VIII rcn,n,,t
III THIS city Thursday and In the even
me join Inc urkr mere 70, uepurturo
for Ottawa.
The riceresal party. which arrived
mere early to-day. spent the day rain
CT Quietly at the Reid home, although
the duke received Il large number or
callers, including the British and
RUSSIAN consuIs and former Mayor
Seth Low.
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid gave a
dinner OF about nfty covers tonight
III honor of the vicercgal party. No
ohicial list OF guests was gwen out,
but il included Cardinal Farley and
Governor and Arg. Dix.
Royal Visits Infrcguen1.
inc duk. and ms party ruarnel here
from Ottawa to-day. The visit Of tho
Gorernor-General of Canada marks
the nrst call OF royalty 10 this coun-.
Try since the visit nearly ten years
ago OF Prince Henry of Prussia. Tao
pukc OF ConnauSht and -hmhus sador
ieid nave let II become known thll
the VISIT rs a purely personal one and
isl
Official about IT,
Inc journey of the viceresal party
was made on Two special cars, thu
Cornwall and the York, aud was mad,
without incident The GoveInor-Ge,,-
era! and family were welcomed ut thv
Grand Central station by Ambassador
and Mrs. Rcih, after whicn the party
inotored to the homo OF MIR. Reid on
Madison Avenue. The train bearju..
tue royal visitors was run III the STA
lion ten minutes earlier than the limo
for the scheduled arrival, thereby per-
hitting the duke and his party 10
escape the American Interviewer
In the riccreSal party. besides tho
duke, tue duchess and Princess Patri-
cia, whom the English affectionutely
call Princess Pat" are MISS pefley.
lady-in waiting; Colonel I.owther and
Captain Bcauprc. controller OF the vico
regal household
Princess Patricia was the first to
alight from the train, and, escorted on
either side by Colonel Lowthe-. mills
tary secretary to the duke. and unoth-
CT gentleman of the party, with a
lady-in waiting. they hurried un-
noticed to an automobile on
I'orty- second Stree, and were wh;r,-
ed away TO the Eel House. \ lnoment
or SO later the Duchess OF Connaught.
with Il member of her party a1L t,So
railroad officials. stepped froL, tKs
train and went to an automobile IN
front OF the station. IN the meantime
the Duke OF Connaught stepped from
the other stdo of the private cars and.
escorted by Amba ssadnr Reid, walled
unobserycd TO an obscure entrance
leading TO Madison Avenue vince the2
took an automobile fer tha an,has5p-
doris house. ill.,
The rlceregal party Drcakfaaiea ~
the home OF Ambassador Reid !mmei-
lately upon its arrival, The only guest
at the breakfast vas Ogden Mills Reid,
son OF the ambassador. ..n autemos