Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-23
CONNAUGHT TO CALL ON TAFT
Governor General Of Canada Changes
Plan of Visit.
PARTY REACHES NEW YORK
VIII Go to Washington Thursday
where He VIII he Received at
white House and Dine At
British Embassy.

Il dHas 10 NN-N -
Connaught wifi make q flying visit 10
Washington and pay his respects to Pres
idert Taft. II was learned here today
His original plans did not include q call
on the president. which fact provoked
considerable comment
The duke OF Ccnnaught viii be received
by President Taft at the White House
Thursday afternoon at s O'Clock. He win
he accompanies to ;ss executive mansion
by the British ambassador. James Bryce
A dinner In honor Of the-duke will be
given by AMBASSADOR Bryce Thursday
evening.
President Taft was invited to be q
guest. bot was forced TO decline the in
vitation a. he previously had accepted
one to attend Postmaster General Hitch
cocks annual cabinet dinner ne same
evening.
Party Reaches New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. r.-The Duke OF
connaugh,. uncle Of King George Of
England: the Duchess OF connaught and
their daughter. Princess Patricia. and
their suite. reached here from Ottawa
today for q social visit OF four days In
New York City.
The vice regal party Is the guest OF
Ambassador and Mrs. whitelaw Reid.
The visit marks the first call OF royalty
20 this country since the tour nearly
ten years ago Of Prince Henry Of Prussia.
The duke and Ambassador Reid have let
II become known that the visit Is a
purely personal one and there is nothing
semi-officiai about 1t.
| The journey Of the vice regal party
was made on two special cars. the Corn
wall and the York. and was. without in
cident. The governor general and family
were welcomed at tho Grand Central sta
ton BY Ambassador and Mrs. Reid. after
which the party motored TO the home Of
Mr.. Reid on Madison avenue.
Princess First TO AIisht.
Princess Patricia was tie first TO alight
froa the train. and. escorted on either
side by Colonel Lowther. military sc.
cretary to the duke and another gentle.
man Of the party. with lady-in-wait-
Ing. they hurried to an automobile on
Forty-second street.
/ A minute or 80 later the duchess OF
and two railroad officials stepped from
the train and went to an automobile Ia
mont OF the station. In the meantime IL,
duke stepped from the other side OF IN,
private cars and. escorted by Ambas
ssdor Reid. walked unobserved TO an oh
secure entrance leading TO Madison ave
nue.. where they took an automobile.
Colonel Lowther said the visit OF hi
royal hishness was purely social Il
character and that the goyernor-senera
had no idea what would be done In tn
way Of entertaining. The colonel renarke,
that the duke had long ago promises
Ambassador Reid that he would be hi
guest In New York AZ soon a. his govern
ment engagements permitted. He adde
that the return to Ottawa would be mad
nsxt Thursday afternoon. so, ne 4
LuscheoH and Dinner.
The first OF the social engagements 10
the duke and his party was a luncheon q
noon today at the home of Ambassado
and Mrs. whitelaw Reid. following whic
sight seeing tour OF the city In automo
blIss may be taken. Tonight there wi
be q dinner at the Reid house. at whic
Cardinal Farley. Bishop and Mrs. Dayi
II. Greer, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. croat'
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln. Maic
General and Mira Frederick ID. Grant an
others are invited. A musicale will FOL
low the dinner.
In the vice regal party besides III