The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-04

\ Trip to Mount Vernon Planned
Probable Tint Some Exercises
VIII BE Conducted There-Ambas-
sadOr Ca1nbon to Entertain Party.
The French Naval Cadets now in Bal
timOre onboard the training ship DugUay-
Trouin viii visit this city early next
| week. Secretary Long has placed at their
disposal the auxiliary cruiser Sylph and
| 1t IS expected that they Will leave Baiti-
more next Monday.
! This vii be the first time for many
| years that the naval cadets of France
have paid a visit TO this city. Several
| years ago the crew Of a German training
I ship mde the trip from Norfolk to view
! the Capital. but since then official foreign
| visitors have been confined almost entire
! t. to the Diplomatic Corps. The coming of
! the French students will he great event
| in the social world. Entertainments viii
| be held at the residence of the French
ambassador and it is considered probable
| that President Mckinley will receive the
| young sailors at the Executive Mansion
! Secretary Long has promised to extend
! every courtesy to the visitors and the
| local navy officials Will do all III their
| power 10 make the visit Of the Frenchmen
/ pleasant
I
| do after leaving Baltimore, will be to
pay Il visit to the tomb of Washington
at Mount Vernon. I mis- pilgrimage as it
may be called. viii be conducted with
| great deal of ceremony. In France the
| name of Washington is associated with
those Of Lafayette and ROchambeau, and
as the French honor the memory of those
| iilustrious patriots they also honor
| Washington 1t is probable that some
| thing Will be done at Mount Vernon by
/ the cadets in the way or establishing
| permanent memorial, and it is considered
! likely that a tree will be planted, such
| ceremonies having been the custom in
| times past on the Tisit Of distinguished
foreigners. The Syiph is ready for the
! visitors and viii be turned over to Cap
tain Houette. of the French Navy. who
| commands the cadets, as soon as he ar
/ rives here.
The practice ship is used solely for
| the purpose Of instructing cadets and car
1 ries a fun set of sails, such as were fit
! tea to the man-of-war of the old school.
Her battery. is on the spar deck and con
! sists Of twelve 6-iuch rifles. with q sec
! ondary battery of smaller guns. The
steerage has been fitted up with school
rooms and every facility IS afforded the
cadets tor study while at sea The in
| fined to practical and theoretical seaman
/ ship and navigation, as the regular col
leglAte course IS kept up tO2eth her with in
strUcti"n in such useful trades as print
/ ing. lthography- and mechanics
The Irouin Was built in ChcrbOurS in
ISL she measures 2S5 feet. length over ali.
~ feet beam, and draws Il feet Of water.
! Her displacement Is 3-535 tons and she has
. speed of fifteen knots
/ The vessel is named after Rene Du-
! guay-Trouiu, a naval officer and Heuten-
= "a aF 0rfe hoe.
/ deeds of yalOr form an interesting pa ge
/ IN the history OF the French monarchy OF
! the latter part Of the seventeenth cen
! Jury me snip mas on board seventy
| eight cadets and d crew of 100 officers and
men. The. cadets are finishing their
courses in the preparatory school at
! CherbourG and are making a cruise
around the world before becoming full
! f2dged officers Of the navy Almost
! every one OF the young men comes from
/ BFetaSne. The ship left Cherbourg OCtO-
| Der l, and since then has visited Funchal
| Teneriffe, MonteVideo, La Plata Marti-
ique. GuadeloDe, St Thomas, New Or
/ leans, and Annapolis.
At the latter place the cadets were
| given cordial welcome by the students
| of the United States Naval Academy and
! were entertained both on shore and on
! board the old Santee- In Baltimore to-
| day the nnidshiomen attended the holy
! Thursday mass 1t the Cathedral.
| The corps OF cadets include the sons
OF some OF the foremost French states
| men as follows a FaUre. G. Cambon,
IL sA''liSS-~ttf- - iilfiSsr ". SeyScndi, =.
! Gayl0, l. Cnevenard. W Jabard, w
| Fouque l. SerrIn. g. Guelph, @. Melo.
| II de LEsca3lle, W GensouI, NJ GreHet
! de Ia Deyte, NJ de David Reauregard J.
| Demarquay. St Blanchard de ST Victor,
/ De NaUlblanc NIernOt. T. d. MaIherbe
| Pierre Fasset. + LaugIois. ! Singuet. J.
Bergen, G. Cells. ). OMeiI. J Brohan
De Ia GaiZnoTniere du Reau. J DeIirnaI,
| A Dubois. II. Guyayer. r Martel. {.
/ BourVeauX, J. CremEle, B. Cruchon L
| Welsele. A LayabTe. A Fourtoul. A
! F-stizbischon, T. Engel. p Neverbergh,
| c. Raymond. r BrunetOn. T. lie Near
/ NEE, N de Maurepas. G. Coison. II Rou-
Xler, z Gaultier. F Despair. Il Soitevin
Y. Crucy, Z du Patty de Clam. p. Cfngry.
J. COrmeau, z. du Plat A d'Osnano NJ
Gresser, \ Marcenet, Y Care, NJ Rich
ard, i. Fromaget. H T. MaroiS c Hus-
sen, Al. Richard NJ. Pilot. G Gufbert.
| X. Jahan, J. de Blois. G Fahrner. r
! PiaEchat, J. Rieter. H Seuyois. c OhI,
e GS hersoriay- l. Laroque, + Doremus,
j. ESteTa. O. DCSmaZures