The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
ENGLISH ROYAL
PARTY TO VISIT
HERE THURSDAY
Duke of Connaught Will
Make Informal Call on
President.
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city at 1926 o'clock this morning. AL
though tbel party die not travel on "a
special train, the railroad officials took
extreme precautions to guard against
any miskap, special track walkers being
assigned to duty along the line.
1t was anticipated that an immense
throng would be in the temporary Grand
Central Station when the royal party
arrived To avoid the proposed demon
stration, and to keep the duke and
duchess from having to run the CANT
let of photographers and the curious,
the railroad officials arranged to bring
the train in fifteen minutes ahead Of
time, a thing said never to have been
done before in the history Of the road.
Palatial Private. Car.
The duke and his encourage travelled
In the private car Cornwall and York,
In which, as the Duke of York. the
present King Of England travelled
through Canada several years ago. It
Is believed to have been the most pa
latial car ever built. In the party
were Lieutenant Colonel Lowther, mill
tary secretary to the duke; Captain
Rivers Buckley, aide-de camp and
comptroller of the royal household;
Miss Pelly, lady-in-waiting. and num-
erous maids and Wallets.
The arrival was strictly informal The
crowd in the station was materially
smaller on account of the early arrival
OF the train. A large guard Of police
was on duty in and around the depot,
together with a number of Secret Serv-
leo operatives. Although the dukes
visit was entirely unofficial, the Govern
ment took cognizance Of 1t to the ex-
tent OF sending some Of the best Secret
Service men in the country here to
safeguard the royal party during their
four days stay In New York.
Program Submitted to Duke.
The morning was spent quietly in the
Reid mansion. The program for the
day began with a luncheon there. The
entire program for the entertainment
Of the duke, together with the list Of
guests who have been invited to meet
him, was submitted to the royal secre-
tary, who conveyed them to the duke,
who, in turn, went over them. Men,
bers Of the Reid household declined to
royal prerogative by removing any Of
the names as Objectionable. The list
Of guests.cut from the time honored
lie. the statement being made that the
dinners arranged for the duke are en-
tirely private.
After the luncheon today it was ar
ranged that the royal party should be
taken. through Fifth avenue and Gen.
trail Park in automobiles, provided, o"
course, the duke wished. There will be
s dinner Ss tOnsh nd at TIN the RsS
guests. Following the dinner, there will
be musicale, Nine. Alma Gluck and
other artists singing.
1900" "Commanded" to Appear.
The big dinner dance for the duke and
party will be given tomorrow night by the
Reds, 800 Of New York's exclusive So
ciety members having been command
ed to appear.
On Wednesday night the duke and
encourage will be guests at a dinner
lance to be given by the Odgen Millses.
This is the first visit to the United
States of the famous Princess Pat"
favorite granddaughter of Queen Vic
toria, and the pretty little member of
with the prospect when she disem-
barked from the private car today. The
duke, however, has visited New York
before. having come as Prince Arthur
time, and was engaged in making his
first grand tour of the world, which
formerly was such an event in the life
of the royal princes.
Anticipated Arrival.
Ambassador Reid had communicated
with the railroad officials, and had the
private cars of the royal party de-
tached from the Canadian Express out
side of the station and hitched to the
rear Of the Rutland Express. BY this
means the crowd in the station was de-
ceived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid were waiting on
the platform when the train rolled in:
The entire party was taken from the
train floor level to. the street entrance
on the freight elevator. There four
brand new automobiles of foreign
make, which had been especially i'm
ported for the occasion, were in wait
ing The duke carried with him a
small handbag, to which he chung de-
spite the efforts Of both Mrs. Reid and
the Ambassador to relieve him of it.
The duke and Mrs. Reid entered the
first car. The others quickly followed,
and were hurried to the Reid home,
after which the cars and a freight
auto came back for the servants and
baggage The party brought an en-
tire baggage car load of supplies, in
GLIDING twenty-seven trunks and forty