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WILL BE GUESTS OF THE REDS
Ambassadors Home Will House the
Large Royal Party.
AGOG OVER INVITATIONS
No Attempt Made to Discriminate
is Word Given Out.
FIRST ROYAL VISIT m SO YEARS
Princess Patracin VIII Re Ffrss
English Princess of Blood Royal
to Set Foot on American
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NEW YORK. Jan. 2l.-The arrival here
tomorrow Of the Duke and Duchess OF
Connaught win mark the first visit OF
royalty TO New York since fifty-two years
ago when the Prince OF Wales, who later
became King Edward V. was here, and
travelled from New York to the far west,
where he hunted buffalo. The leaders Of
society here have prepared TO extend a
welcome befitting tho royal visitors.
Whitelaw Reid. ambassador TO the court
OF St. James. with Mrs. Reid, will act
as hostess to the duosl party, which will
arrive aboard the dukes private car.
tho Cornwall and York. attached to a
regular train due Monday at 7:s a. M
In addition TO the duke. who is COVER
nor general OF Canada, and uncle OF King
George v, and the duchess, the party will
include their S-year-old daughter, Prin-
cess Patraoia; Miss Pelley, one OF the
ladies in waiting at the government
house, ottawa; Lieutenant Colonel Low
ther, military secretary 70 the duke. and
Captain Beaupre, controller Of the vice
regal household. The party will be
driven to Ambassador Reds home and
remain there until Thursday afternoon
The progrsnyis altogether social one.
as the roysi>Slsltors desire to avoid tha
round Of public functions which an OF.
fetal visit would make necessary.
Program for visit.
The program thus far arranged follows:
Monday noon. the Reids give a lunch
con at their homo with the visitors and
several New York friends as guests.
Monday afternoon. sightseeing tours
about the city.
Monday evening. an informal dinner as
the Reid home, with Cardinal Farley ous
Of the guests. A musicale will follow thu
dinner
Tuesday afternoon, luncheon and NJ
Sightseeing tour.
the Reids, with several hundred New
York social leaders Invited 70 meet tho
royal guests. followed by small dance.
Wednesday evening. dinner ana musi-I
Gala at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden
Mills. Mr.. Mills Is a brother Of Mrs Reid.
Thursday afternoon. departure for Of
tawa.
More minute details of the program
have been withheld because the visit isl
considered wholly private and personal.
Ambassador Reid made II known that
he and Mrs, Reid felt kesnly the public
reports that they intended TO weed OUT
certain elements in society In the matter
OF invitations.
No Public Lists.
II was said there was no attempt to-
discriminate. II has been decided that
no general list OF those invited viii be
made public,
In none Of the arrangements has any
particular reference been made to tbs
entertainment OF Princess Patracia. She
Ia the first princess OF the royal blood
OF England ever to set foot on the soil
Of the United States. She IL pretty ard
as democratic a girl as Is found in tho
royal rank In Europe. Her popularity at,
home Is nnbounded and she was ths
favorite niece Of thu iate King Edward.
She is an accomplished horsewoman and
has shot big game in Africa. II Is saw
she once refused the preferred hand OF
King Alfonso OF spain. She has a mum
ber OF close friends In New York and II
Is expected that during her stay here shol
viii visit several of them
No visit TO Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i-In eonfining
his visit to the United States to a short
stay in New York. the duke Of Connausht.
the uncle OF George v OF England. haa
not offended President Taft. nor has the
fact that he would not come TO wash
ington caused any great surprise in Of
ficizl circles here. The White House
knew several weeks ago that the duke
would not come to washington.
whit.Iaw Reid. United States ambas-l
sador to Great Britain. when he was =
luncheon guest at the white House early
in the month, expressed 10 officials that
the duke wished to pay only an unofficIel
visit to the United States and that he de-
sired to avoid all the official ''pomp and
that would necessarily ae-
company trip to the capital. He was
understood to wish for day or two,
Off to see somsthing Of New York, and
President Taft was said to be Thoroughly
In sympathy with the dukes wishes.
Although the president probably neverl
officially notified the State department.
that the duke would not VISIT washing /
ton. II was said tonight that undoubtedly
officials there must have understood ths
reasons.