Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-23
Duke and Duchess Of Con-
naught and Daughter,
First Regal Party Since
Prince Henry's Tour.
DUKE WILL CALL ON
TAFT AT WHITE HOUSE
Distinguished Visitor Will
Pay His Respects to the
President Thursday; Call
Not Down on Program.

New York, Jan. 22.-The Duke OF
Connaught, uncle Of King George OF
England, and the Duchess of Gonna
ught and their daughter, Princess Pa
tricia, and their suite reached here
from Ottawa today for social visit
of four days in New York.
The vice-regal party are the guests
of Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid. The visit marks the first call
of royalty to this country since the
tour nearly ten years ago of Prince
Henry Of Prussia. The duke and am
bassador Reid have let it become
known that the visit Is q purely per-
sonal one and there is nothing even
semi-official about it.
The journey of the vice-regal party
was made on two special cars, the
Cornwall and the York, and was with
out incident. The governor general
and family were welcomed at the
Grand Central station by Ambassador
and Mrs. Reid after which the party
motored to the home of Mr.. Reid on
Madison avenue.
Princess Patricia was the first to
alight from the train and, escorted on
either side by Col. Lowther, military
secretary to the duke, and another
gentleman OF the party, with . lady.
they hurried to an auto
mobile on Forty-second street.
"A minute or SO later the Duchess OF
Connaught with member Of her
party and two railroad officials step
ped from the train and went to an
automobile in front of the station. In
the meantime the duke stepped from
the other side of the private car, and,
escorted by Ambassador Reid, walked
unobserved to an obscure entrance
leading to Madison avenue, where they
took an automobile.
Col. Lowther said the visit of his
royal highness was purely social in
character and that the governor gen
eral had no idea what would be done
in the way of entertainment.
The colonel remarked that the duke
had long ago promised Ambassador
Reid that he would be his guest in
New York as soon as his government
engagements had permitted. He adj
ded that the return to Ottawa would
be made next Thursday afternoon.
The first of the social engagements
for the duke and his party was a
luncheon at noon today at the home
of Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, following which a sight seeing
tour of the city in automobiles may
be taken. Tonight there will be q
dinner at the Reid home, at which
Cardinal Farley, Bishop and Mrs.
David H. Greer, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
J. Choate, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T.
Lincoln, Major General and Mrs.
Frederick D. Grant and others are in
yited. A musicale will follow the din
ner
In the vice-regal party besides the
duke, the duchess and Princess Pa
tricia, whom the English affectionately
call Princess "Pat" are Miss Pelley,
dy-in-wating; Col. Lowther and Capt.
Beaupre, controller of the vice-regal
household.
The vice-regal party breakfasted at
the home of Ambassador Reid immed-
lately en- their arrival. The only
guest at the breakfast was Ogden
Mills Reid, son Of the ambassador.
To Call on Taft Thursday.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-The
Duke Of Cannaught will make flying
visit to Washington and pay his
respects to President Taft, 1t was
learned here today. His original plans
did not include call on the president,
which fact provoked considerable
comment.
The Duke Of Connaught will be re-
ceived by the president at the white
house Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
He will be accompanied to the execu-
tive mansion by the British ambassa-
dor, James Bryce, who entertains the
duke Thursday evening.
President Taft was invited to be a
guest but was forced to decline the
invitation as he previously had ac-
cepted one to attend Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock's annual cabinet dinner
the same evening.