New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Royal Guest, Due Nov.
l8, WillLand at Battery,
Where Edward VII First
Touched New York Soil
Many Functions
Arranged in Honor
Program Includes Ball,
Two Dinners, Reception
and Opera Performance

Inc Mayors Committee on Kecep-
tons to Distinguished Visitors re-
ceived official information yesterday
from the State Department that the
Prince OF Wales would visit New YORK
City from Tuesday. November 1s. to
Saturday. November 22
In addition to this, Mayor Hylan re-
ceived the following formal announce
ment OF the impending visit from Sec
rct'rv of STATE lansing:
"The Honorable the Mayor of New
York: AS His Royal Highncss, the
Prince of Wales, has expressed the de-
sire 10 visit your city, it will be ap-
preclated If you can extend an invita-
tlon through the Secretary of State to
him to be the guest of your city.
II am telegraphing the Governor of
New York, advising him of this fact
and asking him to cooperate with you
and trust that you will cooperate with
him. A full list is being sent by mail
of the/personncl of the royal party and
their suite and the officers of the
United State government who will ac-
company them"
Prince to Live Aboard Cruiser
TIE prince will come here from
Washington. According to present
plans he will reach Jersey City at
l1:15 on the morning Of the 18th, and
Will be formally ushered into the city
at 1880, landing from the royal barge
at the Battery, where his grandfather,
the late Edward VII, first set foot on
Manhattan, more than fifty years ago.
While nomnally guest of +ne city.
the prince will sleep and take most Of
his meals on board the British battle
cruiser Renown, which will be an
cho1ed in the Hudson off Eighty-sxth
Street. Most of his activities in New
York will be of the sightseeing variety
which he is expected to attend are
ball given by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. a
dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Fl. p Dawson,
a reception by Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman
Wanamaker. performance at the
Metropolitan Opera House, "a luncheon
by the Chamber of Commerce, a dinner
of the New York Societies and lunch
con of the Piping Rock Club.
Following his arrival at the Battery
tho prince Will proceed to City Hall,
where he will be greeted officially by
the Mayor, and will then visit Grants
Tomb, returning to the Renown for
lunch, and resting from then until $50
p M, when he will appear at the din
ner to be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Davi
son. From there at 1915 o'clock he
Will go to the performance given at the
Metropolitan.
Program for SOjOurn
The program of the other days of his
sojourn, as announced by the Mayors
Committee, follows:
Wednesday, November l9
] 0 80 g. m-Leave landing, foot of West
E.ghty-s.Xth Street.
! [ :0C a. m-Trinity Church.
II 10 a. -Wooworth Bu ld.ng
II 80 a. m-Wheat Exchange. q Beaver
Street
40 a. m.-Stock Exchange
- 100 nocn-Sub- Treasury.
12:l5 p. m-Chambcr OF Commerce lunch
eCn.
2:15 p. m.-Academy of Music. in Four
tecnth Street.
8 90 p. NH rse Show.
8 A. p. m.-New York Pubic Library.
4 :l5 p. m.-MetropoN;an Museum of Art
6 80 y. m-New York Societies nner
III r. II. viii leave at 10 :l5).
Mrs. Wh.tclaw Reds ball III
r. II. VIII arrive al 10 :3O).
Thursday, November 20
10 80 a. m-Leave II. NJ. S Renown
II 80 p. m.-Arrive West Point.
Parade
:45 p. m.-Luncneon with cadets.
:u0 y. leave Vest Point
80 y. m.-D.nner on board Rsnown.
Friday. November Fl
10 80 a Leave n. NJ. S. Renown
II 80 h m Arrive at Piping ock Club.
- 100 noon Lunch at Piping Rock Club.
, 80 p. m.-R Reception Of 900 children on
hoard II NJ s RenownsN
80 p. m.-Dnner on board II NJ. s. Re
80 p. M ; tend gala performance at
fippodrome.
10 As p m Mir and Mrs. Rodman Wans-
makers reception.
Saturday. November %
II % a. m.-investiture on board H. NJ S.
Renown.
:O0 p. m.-Fsrewcl luncheon on board II.
NJ : kenown.
:l5 p. con'ion on board H. VI. S.
Rsnown.
.00 p. NIL NJ s. Renown sails for
Halifax.