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Mrs. Taft to Pour Tea.

into the Blue Room by a military and
naval aide to be presented to the Pres.
ident.
Mrs. Taft to Pour Tea.
Immediately following the presenta-
ton of the stats the President will
ask the duke to have a cup of tea with
Mrs. Taft in the Red Room. Mrs Taft
will invite the wives of the Cabinet
officers and their husbands, and the
wife of the British ambassador to be
present at this informal tea.
On leaving the White House the
mounted cavalry band stationed imme-
diateiy In front Of the north portico will
play the American nationai2anthem un-
til the duke and his party have left
the white House grounds. The band,
which will be stationed within the
and his party. viii play the British ma.
tiopal air, "COd Save the King" and
will continue the anthem until the duke
shall have entered the White House.
the British embassy, and the cavalry
escort dismissed, the President will pay
q return call.
Crowds Gather Early.
The duke left New York today at
11:1o o'clock in his private car. "Syg-
nat" His military aide, Colonel
Lowther.. and his private secretary
are his only companions.
That a large crowd will try to
catch q glimpse Of the duke as he
leaves the car was evident even early
this afternoon. An extra force of
police and Secret Service men are
now at the station to guard the Wis
itor.
trio engine that drew his car through
the Pennsylvania tube out of New
York to Manhattan Transfer, in New
Jersey. The mechanism was explain
to %a hs SaRs by eesr far
from the controlling levers, while the
duke was operating the car.
The royal visitor Is reported to have
Of the Pennsylvania station in New
York. where he was told that $1,000
passengers are handled every hour
and he declared the station and the
tunnels the. most marvellous piece of
engineering I have ever SEEN"
The White House reception has taken
on more formal aspect since the first
announcement Of the visit. as also have
the plans at the British embassy for
the evening. The dinner beginning at
o'clock will be the most memorable
event in the history of the embassy
since the Prince Of Wales was here,
will be present many diplomats in court
dress.
The British embassy has solved a diff
ficult social problem. Mrs. Bryce, 1t
has been Announced, has adhered to
her original dinner list for this even
ing, with few additions. This list was
prepared and invitations extended a
month ago. when an embassy dinner
was announced, and before 1t was
known the duke was coming to Wash
tngton.
The number Of guests will be about
thirty, 1t is announced. The members
of the embassy staff and their wives
will constitute about ten Of the guests.
Three foreign ambassadors are known
to have been invited to the dinner.
These are the dean of the Diplomatic
Corps, Baron Hengelmuller, Austro-
Hungarian ambassador; the ambassa-
dor from France and the ambassador
from Germany. Baroness Hengelmullel
is in Europe Nine. Jusserand and
Countess Bernstorff will accompany
their husbands.
Secretary Meyer to Attend.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer and
Mrs. Meyer and other members OF
Cabinet and their wives will attend
the dinner at the embassy.
President Taft declined the invita-
tion because of an engagement to
dine with Postmaster General Hitch
cock, who is giving hts formal Cab
met dinner tonight. Secretary and
Mrs. Knox are said to have accepted
the Invitation to dine with the duke
The dinner will be begun at
o'clock. At its conclusion the diplo-
mats and official callers will arrive
at the embassy.