Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
Spends 40 Minutes at the White
House during Whirl about
So Washington.
CHATS MOST WITH PRESIDENT
Meets Cabinet at Informal Recep.
tion-Receives Call from MIR.
Taft-Leaves Tired and
Delighted.

Connaught went the American pace"
in his visit to the national capital to-day.
Arriving late in the afternoon he was
whirled to the British embassy, spent 40
minutes in the White House. where lie
was received by President and Mrs. Taft,
| motored back to the embassy. where he
was the guest Of honor at n dinner 20
which most of the prominent members
of the diplomatic corps were invited.
visited the National Press club. and then
tired, but delighted as lie expressed
| 1t, sought his private car. lie left about
| midnight for New York.
The duke, the first royal visitor 10
Washington in MANY years, spent 10
| minutes In the White House and Presi-
| dent Taft returned his call at the British
! embassy.
Altogether the chief executive of the
United States ana his ducal visitor were
together n little over an hour The duke
had no official message to bear from
| England and the President had none to
give. Their conversation was of the most
general character and the only formal
welcome to his royal highness was that
given him by Major a. w Butt, Presi-
dent Taft's personal aide. when ne left
The reception in the White House
lasted only Is minutes and was as in
formal as State department officials and
the British Ambassador could make it.
The duke was presented to the Presi-
dent by Ambassador Bryce and then Mr..
Taft presented him to Mrs Taft and
Miss Helen Taft. The members of the
cabinet and their wives were presented
by Major Butt.
FEW GUESTS OUTSIDE CABINET.
Mrs James Bryce, First Assistant
Secretary of State Huntington Wilson
and Second Assistant Secretary Adee
were the only guests outside the cabinet.
The dukes aide, Colonel Lowther. who
came with him from New York, and the
staff of the British embassy were pre-
scented to Mr.. Taft. After the formal re-
ception, tea was served in the red room
Of the White House by Miss Telen Taft.
The duke chatted with all the Presi-
dents guests. but spent much Of his
time talking with MIR. Taft and Sec
Rotary Knox.
The Presidents return call at the
embassy was most informal. Only
Ma jor Butt accompanied him. He was
received in the drawing room. where
the duke talked with him about 20
minutes. The President walked back
to the White House. Tonight Mr..
Taft was the guest of Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock at cabinet dinner and
tho duke was the guest of Ambassador
Bryce at a dinner a. the embassy.
which he left shortly before mid
night to visit the National Press club.
At the Press club the dixie made the
first and only public speech Of his
visit to the United States.
II assure you 1t is a pleasure to
meet you gentlemen who hold posi-
lions of such influence in this country"
he said. Il hope you will always use
| it for the good of the world hone
also that England and the United
States will be always the best Of
| friends for the good of the world"
ASKS FOR a CIGARETTE.
| The visitor, who was accompanied by
Ambassador Bryce, had been assured
that his visit to the Press club would
be informal lie was received with an
| uproarious welcome and. seeing aome
members smoking turned to the near
| est:
Il am glad to see that this really IS
informal" he said. May l ask for a
| cigarettef'
| lie chatted with the members for some
| time and Their signed his name in the
euestbook. lie did not use his title but
jottod down Arthur, Governor General
| Of Canada"
| The duke reached Washington at 4:lS
ana the colcourse at the union station
was well filled with spectators, Three
| White House automobiles were waiting
| and the visitors and the aides and
| embassy attaches were taken Immediate
| iy to the embassy. From the embassy
to the White House and back. four troops
OF cavalry. an unusually large number.
! formed an escort of honor. Thousands
OF people crowded around the White
House grounds to watch the duke pass IN
but he rode in closed automobile and
they were disappointed.