Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
Received AT WHITE HOUSE
President Taft Later Makes Call Of
Courtesy.
INr0RMALITY AT PRESS CLUB
Governor General Of Canada Spends
Eight Hours in Washington,
Center of Attraction.

naught yesterday with a greeting in
which the ambition TO turn simplicity
into a pageant was not suppressed. The
smiling. well-sct-up. carefully grooncd
E.nSlishman who aIighted from the pri-
vate car "Signct'' ut the Union station
at 4:2p o'clock yesterday afternoon went
through with a carefully arranged pro-
gram of etiquette and was the center OF
attention of increasing crowds from the
time he bowed to a thousand men and
women on the plaza until he boarded the
midnight train again for New York. lie
was received at the British embassy, re-
ceived at the White House. visited by the
President at the embassy, dined at the
embassy, and later dropped in at the Ma
tionaI Press Club. said a few words,
lighted a cigarette. signed his name on
the club register and went back to the
Union station.
The crowds which turned out to see /,
member of the reigning house of England
grew larger as the duke went westward
through the city. The Union station
crowd was not at all unusual. but traffic
was blocked and damned by the time the
embassy was reached.
People began to press their faces
against the ratings at the station as
early as o'clock and terminal police be-
Ryrnes from the sixth precinct got some
Of his beSt-dressed young fellows over into
the concourse to guard the pathway
through which the duke would walk to
his automobile and about a hundred men
besisged the trainmaster with arguments
Of persuasion directed toward gettins
through the gates and on the platforms.
y squadron Of camera men and news
pxper reporters succeeded in impreSSins
their Importance on the gate men and
Sue tsrcoSh-
Thrills the Terminal Squad.
V,,s. spc-sasn Of the minute when the
rnrvszsa The terminal police. who were
Very active = kesrirs the track clear A
axxSrar<--aa IN an ulster walked down
cae track AID ~zS STOPPED by q police
ua--
T.s Vas !. yo1 wanted 10 seeE"
"a rSQzse1 tie scribe in an English
Ascent y wanted 10 see the duke
Te= policeman Was awed:
-YsE-re . relative o his he whis-
pe-ei. fcui2y-
Most certainly" came the answer.
Ambassador Bryce reached the station
q few seconds ahead Of train time He
was wrapped in an enormous fur-hneo
coat. but Capt. C r. G. Sowerby, naval
attache, and Lieut. Col. J. d. McLachlan,
pair of real English frock coats When
the duke alighted the ambassador greeted
him. and the squadron OF photographers
arrested all further proceedings for the
minute. Without the slightest formality
a camera fend asked the duke to pose
"a couple Of times" to which the duke
smiled In response posed once for a
profile and once for full face portrait,
and walked on down the platform
II was not a royal looking procession
that trailed through the station, as the
grandeur of the sight was hampered
somewhat by these selfsame photogra-
piers, who were guarded in the rear by
Detectives Cox and Berman.
Welcomed in Presidents Name.
MAJ. Archibald Butt. in dress uniform.
zas waiting for the duke in the private
rom Of the station. and welcomed the
visitor in the name of the President.
About that time the crowd in the con-
course endeavored to transfer itself in
s-azriy 20 the plaza. but before 1t could
get there bodily the duke and his party
rad been whisked into two White House
x-ronobi IS and sent onward toward the
British embassy.
Connecticut avenue frankly rubbered
% see the ROYAL visitor For forty min
ties cas- were blocked and traffic JAM
I'D ard n-ighboring windows near the
s-haEsy were filed with interested faces
re crxt squadron of the 18th United
--z.es Cavalry. the men dressed in KHAKI
1Te-r5ozrz over dress uniforms, gave tbs
Military touch TO this informal visit and
TASTED szberx in salute as the king:
-acSs walked sniiingiy into the only bi
q British territory In the District OF Co
sznh<z- Mai Frederick Foltz command
81 tie squadron, and was complimentet
alter by the duke on the appearance OF
h4s men
q. s. Government Representatives.
The United States government made its
appearance at the embassy in a few
minutes In the persons Of Third Assist
ant Secretary of State Chandler Hale
Col. Spencer s. Cosby, u. s. A., and
Lieut.. Timmons, L. S. n. Their duty wa
to escort the duke to the White House
and the simple visit was furthered when
after short stay in the embassy, the
duke climbed into an automobile for the
call on the President.
The courtesy call began to take on the
ASPECT of a procession by this time. TIT
four troops OF cavalry stretched out FOL
two blocks down Connecticut avenue. and
IN the automobiles behind IL were the
principals of the occasion, the duke, the
anba ssador the three Cnited States Of
iiciaIs who had called at the embassy
First Secretary Young OF the embassy
sol McI-achlan, Col. Lowther, Lieut.
embassy and Capt. Sowerby.
The 18th Cavalry Band, mounted. wa.
aiting I'm front of the White Hous,
portico. and as the first cavalry pom,
clattered its hoofs on the driveway Goo
save the King" was played Severa
thousand persons waiting on the ayenu,
stretched and tiptoed TO see what was go
ing on, and the cavalry trotted arount
the q iyeway. A lively horse. not uset
20 royalty. dashed off at a tangent IL
front OF the dukes motor car and frs
sergeant stared of I'm pursuit of horse
md rider. and the duke smiled.
A deep discussion had taken place
among the experts on etiquette previousl,
as to how many ''ruffies' the bugier,
should blow as the duke entered tn,
White House. Ordinarily three ruffie
are blown, but IL was decided that tn,
duke, being governor general. a rule
If a country, is entitled to four, ant
four he got.
Simplicity Disappears.
The simplicity of this neighborIy visi
began to lose itself in the dress uniform
at the White House portico. Maj. But
greeted the party at the door. and wit
him were Capt. Little, l.. s. NJ. c.; Lieut.
Greble, L. 8. A.; Lieut.. Rockwell, II. s
A: Lieut. Long, u. S. N: Lieut.. Harrine
ton, U. s. A; Lieut.. Mckinley, u. 8. N
Lieut.. Matthews, L. s. N, and Lieu
officers saluted and the troopers came t
present arms"
Considerable time was spent on the 1I
side Of the Executive Mansion goin
through with the proper form of lettin
every one know that a duke had droppe
IN for tea Maj. Butt took the part
10 the green room and left them theI
tuh hx. has fo1 prao