Evening star., 1941-09-21
Windsor 10 Confer
With j. !. Officials
Here Thursday
Duke to See c. c. c.,
State Department
And Navy Aides
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

The Duke of Windsor in his role
Of governor of the Bahama Islands
will consult with ranking State De-
partment, naval and C. c. G. officials
during his 24-hour Washington visi,
Thursday, it was learned last night
The former King of England's
calls on Government officials will
occupy all the time not spent or
the few engagements already made
for the Windsors here.
Relations between the Bahamas
and the United States in connection
with the naval base in the islands
as we'll as passport regulations and
other details of administration will
be discussed.
The Duke is particularly inter-
ested in G. G. c. work, ii was said,
with the idea of duplicating the
program in the Bahamas.
The Duke and Duchess will leave
for the mainland by chartered plane
from Nassau Tuesday, arriving in
Miami, Fla, at 10 am. They will
stay over night at a hotel there and
leave the following morning on the
Silver Meteor for Washington, ar
irving at 7:05 am. Thursday.
Accompanying the ducal pair will
be Maj Gray Phillips. aide de- camp
to the Duke, a secretary, valet and
maid. The party will also bring
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an Associated Press dispatch from
Nassau.
The State Department will be rep
resented at Union Station by Cnlef
of Protocol George T. Summerlin.
Since it is not an Official visit, Sec
retary of State Hull will not meet
the train.
Also at the station will be Sir
Ronald Campbell, British minister,
as well as the Embassy'S military,
naval and air attaches in recogni-
ton Of the Dukes position as COM
mander-in-chief of the Bahama
forces.
Viscount Halifax, the British Am
bassador, had expected to return
from England in time for the Wind
sors' visit here and before he left
Washington had dated the time of
his return to include the visit, 1t was
said. He recently cabled the En-
basSy. however, that the Prime
Minister had asked him to remain
In England longer. He is expected
TO return here in about two weeks.
To Lunch With President.
An embassy car will carry the
Windsors TO the embassy for break
fast. The Duke will spend the rest
Of the morning keeping appoint
ments made in advance by the EN- =.
bassy as his request. The Duchess
will have the morning free
The Duke will return to the En-
bassy in time to take the Duchess to
! pm. luncheon at the White
House with President Roosevelt. 1t
Is understood the luncheon will be
small and informal, with the party
including the British Minister. The
luncheon, It was said, was suggested
by the President when he heard
the Windsors we're to come here.
The Windsors' afternoon schedule
will include more calls for the Duke
and either shopping or visiting old
friends for the Duchess.
At 4:45 pm. the Duke and
Duchess will go to the National Press
Club for an informal reception. The
Duchess will be presented and then
leave the club to attend tea at
the Women's National Press Club in
the Willard Hotel. After the mems
reception. the Duke will join his wife
to be presented to the newspaper
women.
Dinner Party at Embassy.
The couple will return to the En-
bassy at approximately s pm. About
25 guests, drawn from the official
lists and including American and
Dominion personages, will attend
a dinner party at the Embassy. In
vitations to the dinner are expected
to be issued today. 1t will be a
'black tie" affair
Although several parties have
been suggested, the Windsors have
accepted no invitations to affairs
after the Embassy party and no re-
eeption is planned.
The Duke will find several old
friends among the Embassy at
taches, particularly among the mill
tary attaches. The Duchess, too,
will know at least one member of
the staff, an attache who has served
here for Is years and knew her in
Baltimore.
The Duke will complete his calls
on Government officials Friday
morning and shortly after l pm,
the Windsors will entrain for Chi
cago. Although travel arrange
rpents we're made by a friend of the