The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-23
Duke of Connaught
Renews Acquaintance
With Col. Roosevelt


With Col. Roosevelt
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-In order tc
afford the Duke Of Connaught oppor
tunity to renew his acquaintance will
Colonel Roosevelt, whom he met fol
the first time at the funeral Of hi.
brother, King Edward, Ambassador
Reid had the colonel as luncheon
guest at the Reid home today. SO far
as could be learned the colonel wa,
not invited to attend the formal dinner
and dance arranged for tonight.
Following walk taken by the duke
and his secretary today along FIFTH
avenue and across Forty-second stree.
to "see the city," the entire party was
taken to ]. p. Morgans home. where
the art gallery and all the treasures
the financier has stored there were dis
played. The duke was much interested
In the display. which is the richest In
America.
Immediately afterward the party wen,
to the top of the tower of the Metro
politan Building, viewing the city and
harbor from the highest point in New
York.
Prepare For Function.
New Yorks social elect invited to APP
pear at Ambassador Whitelaw Reid's
mansion tonight to dine with the Duke
OF Connaught. the duchess, ind their
daughter. Princess Patricia, will spend
most Of the day preparing for the din
ner dance that will establish a new
aristocracy in New Yorks fashionable
set.
taken fram safs d snd pearls will be
nights feast to royalty, and 1t is de.
clared that the rarest collection of gems
ever seen in New York would be on
exhibition at this function. =
curious. Commissioner Waldo has or.
dered squad Of policemen to he
placed tonight around the Reid town
house. In upper Madison avenue.
ambassador Reid today declined to
who Will attend the function tonixht
as ne insists the dinner is a private
Society is now forced to admit tina,
for Ave days. Mrs. vhit eIaW Re eGiya be-.
comes the leading claimant of the late
Mrs Astyr's mantle Of leadership.
First Social Event.
AhO a. VIC ooSi@i cScIlI OI the Duke
Of Connaught's visit. which has been
the subject OF much speculation as to a
possible realignment Of the social make
up Of the city, was the dinner in his
honor, with music afterward, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
last night.
The dinner was for forty guests. The
hosts Of the royal visitors declined to
make public the list OF invited guests,
but 1t was learned it included Governor
and Mrs. Dix. Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden
Mills Reid. Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Livingston Mills,
and MIR. and Mrs. Henry Carnegie
Phipps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Dean
Grosvenor. Eliot Gregory. Mr.. and
Mrs: John Hays Hammond, Gen. F..
p grant Mas and Mrs Grant, Mr.: and Mrs.
throp. Mr.. and Mrs. S Charles Dana GID GLIB
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mr..
ana MRS: James A. Burden. Mr.. and
Murray Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Grey
Griswold, Mrs. e. T. Gerry. Mrs. Rich,
ard Gambrill Miss Kitty Lawrence,
George L. Rives.
Elaborate Decorations.
The table was deliberately decorated
with rare orchids Of various kinds.
some from the Reid Conservatives at
Ophir Farm, White Plains. Vases of
cut flowers from Ohpir Farm were
used in the drawing room, done in
pale green Italian marble, which
makes the Corinthian columns SUD-
porting its carved ceiling.
These not only divide the room on
either side of the wide doors leading
from the main hall, but also are placed
against the walls. and are set between
the windows and fireplace.
The walls are hung with tapestries
and paintings, and the Louis XIV. fur
niture is covered with old Aubusson.
last night. is done In Caen stone and
the music room in white and gold. There
the guests assembled after dinner to
hear Nine. Anna Chuck and NJ. Edmond
Clement sing, and Miss Ada Sassol
play some harp numbers. Kurt Schjnd.
Ter was at the piano.
Party Goes Sightseeing.
According to the present plans, the
duke and the duchess and their daugh-
ter will lunch today with the Reds.
With the Duke and Duchess of Con.
naught and the Princess Patricia are
the duchess's lady-in-waiting, Miss
EVeiyh Peliey; Lieut.. Col. II. G. Low
ther. secretary, and Captain Buckley,
aide de camp to his royal highness
Captain Beaupre, comptroller of the
vice regal household at Ottawa, and
Police Inspector Parkinson, of Ottawa.
The duke desired to see something OF
New York and visit the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art. Arrangements were
made yesterday for an afternoon visit
to the museum. But soon after break.
fast the duke, the duchess, and Princess
Patricia, accompanied by Mr.. Reid, en-
tered automobiles.
They were driven south past some OF
the hotels and larger buildings and
down Fifth avenue to Washington park
This was to enable the duke to pay a
visit to w. Butler Duncan, at 1 Fifth
avenue, who was chairman of the com.
mittee OF arrangements when the late
l Ksng Edward Ward visited this country ir
entertained the Duke of Connaugh
when he visited New York as young
man forty years ago.
Mr.. Duncan. who Is eighty-two years
old. received his visitors and cbatted