New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
SIGHTSEEING CONTINUES
TO PLEASE CONNAUCHTS
NIKE Praises Mills Notes.-The
Stock Exchange and Public
Library Visited.
SLIPS OUT EARLY FOR WALK
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, DR.,
Entertains Party at Lunch
con, and Mrs. Ogden
Mills at Dinner.


accompanied by their host and hostess'
Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
yesterday supplemented the sightseelhs
tour. begun the day before, by Nisl'lhs
other points of interest about the clIN'
The royal party went to the New YORK
Stock Exchange in the forenoon, ana the
brokers suspended business on the moor
for several minutes in Difference to their
call
The royal visitors were the guests or
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr, at her
Fifth avenue house for luncheon Inc
entire party later inspected the new
Mills Hotel, at 36th street and Seventh
avenue. in the afternoon. and later the
Duke was conducted through the Public
Library. while the Duchess and Princess
Patricia, accompanied by Mrs. ogden
Mills. visited the Gainsborough studios
in West 59th street. Mrs. ogden Mills
gave a dinner for the Duke and Duchess
and their daughter last night.
The visit to the new Mills Hotel was
particularly gratifying TO the Duke and
Duchess, as the former was actively in
terested with the support and success OF
the Rowton houses in London, philan-
throphy very similar TO the Mills hotels
in this city. Lord Rowton was private
secretary a score of years or more TO
LORD Beaconsfield, and after the latter S
death he devoted much of his time and
fortune to the erection of the Rowton
houses, which afford a modest home to
self supporting men. The Duke of Con-
naught greatly assisted Lord Rowton
in carrying out this philanthrophy.
Commend Mills Hotel Idea.
The Duke and Duchess were deeply in
terested in the practical side of the hotel
as an institution. The Duke said it was
one Of the finest philanthropies he had
ever seen, because it provided home for
self supporting men. and was free from
the suggestion of pauperism and direct
charity.
His royal highness was much amused
yesterday at eluding the besieging cam
era brigade and reporters who have been
on duty at the Reid house. on Madison
avenue, since the arrival of the royal
guests. He slipped out early in the
morning for a long walk with Captain
Rivers Bulkeley. Comptroller of the
Ducal Household before any Of the
watchful ones had arrived, and the first
intimation the photographers and report
ers had that the Duke was abroad was
when he returned to the Madison avenue
house in a taxicab an hour later Not
even the Secret Service men, who are
supposed to accompany the members Of
the royal party in their journeying about
the city, knew of the Dukes early jaunt.
The Duke and his comptroller left the
Reid house before s a. m, and sought
the busiest thoroughfares, where they
mingled freely with the hurrying crowds
on their way to work. The morning air
was cool and bracing, and they walked
briskly, as two military men are likely
10 do, down Fifth avenue to 42d street
and across to Broadway. following the
city's main artery of traffic TO I'D street
Captain Rivers Bulkeley hailed taxi
cab at that point, and the chauffeur
drove his distinguished passengers back
to the Reid house without once suspect
ing who they were.
Visit to the Stock Exchange.
Accompanied b. Ambassador and Mrs
Reid, the royal party arrived at the
Stock Exchange about noon. They were
driven past the Equitable on the way to
Wall street TO afford a view of the de-
Vastation of the recent fire. President
Il. II. Thomas of the Stock Exchange
and Secretary George B. Ely headed a
reception committee. which escorted the
Duke and his party to the reception
rooms on the sixth floor. Here the
members Of the governing committee
were introduced TO the royal visitors by
Mr.. Thomas, and afterwGrd they went
cut into the gallery above the broad
paper r-strewn floor.
The brokers on the floor OF the eX-
change gave the royal party a rousine
cheer, and business was completely sus.
pended for the time being 1t was
resumed again, however, i'm time tc
afford the royal visitors a view Of the
rush and roar Of the floor members in
action
A great crowd gathered at the Wal
street entrance of the exchange when il
became known that the Connaughts
were inside, and considerable difficulty
was experienced in getting the foul
automobiles out through the narrow
lanes OF finance for the return trim
The crowd followed the cars. cheering
for several blocks, and the Duke. as has
been his custom, acknowledged the
greeting by lifting his hat.
The drive from the financial district
was to- the home Of Mrs. Cornelius Van.
derbilt jr. at No. GA Fifth avenue. TO,
luncheon. A number of guests were in.
Vited to meet the royal party at tho
Vanderbilt luncheon. The Connaught,
returned to the Madison avenue hons,
about 3 O'Clock. and started out agair
almost Immediately for the new Mills
Hotel Ambassador and Mrs. Reid and
Mrs. ogden Mills accompanied them or
the afternoon drive
Half Hour in Mills Hotel.
Arriving at the Mills Hotel, j. 1.
Thomas, the manager, conducted tn,
party through the big building, from
cellar TO gaIret. The Duke showed 8
Keen interest in observing the practica
workings of every department. and tn,
Duchess asked the manager many ques
uons IN regard to the practical method,
% conducting the institution. Among
"ther things she was especially inter.
es'ed IN the work Of the laundry anC
Mtchen and how IT was ali handled
one looked at the menus and inquired