Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-25
GREETED WITH A SALUTE OF
NINETEEN GUNS.

The members of the Imperial Chi.
neSe Commission sent 20 this couutrv
TO study American government. sys
TENS Of education aud military aud
naval matters. spent most OF the dav
at the Naval Academy. aud from ap.
pearances, enjoyed themselves yeiv
much and learned some things. of
which they carefully took notes
The whole commission, headed hy
Tuan Fang and Tai Huau Use, were
present, as was also the Chinese min.
lister TO this country. Sir Chentupg
Liang Cheng. There were also present
with them Mr.. Deuby, Chief Clerk
Of the State Department, who is the
son of the former American minister
20 China, aud thoroughly acquainted
with the language, Mr.. TIE, q grad.
uate of Cornell, who is now an at
taohee OF the legation. the Army and
Navy attaches of the Chinese lega.
tion and several secretaries of the
Commission.
The American naval officers who
accompanied the party from Washing
ton were Captain William J. Bar.
nette, Captain Thomas @. McCleap,
Commander G. A. Cove. Lieutenant
Commander Edward Simpson, Jr. and
LieutenantAR. Z. Johnstone.
The visit was almost entirely one of
inspection and there was little Of cere-
mony or social entertainment How.
ever, the visitors were greeted with
salute of nineteen guns when they en-
tered the Academy grounds and bat.
TALON of marines, commanded by Cap
tain j. III. Russell, presented arms as
the party passed. As the band, under
Prof. q. A. Zimmerman, was reached,
some strains of martial music were
played. In the afternoon luncheon
was served in the officers mess. Can
tain George z. Colyocoresses, COM
mandant of midshipmeu, acted as host
today, the superintendent, Admiral
James II. Sands, being in Washington
on official business
On entering the Naval Academy the
party was met by Captain Colvo9o.
resses, Lieuteuant Commander MaRru-
der, aide TO the superintendent, the
heads of the Academic departments
and other officers from each depart.
ment. Those who accompanied the
visitors in their tour of inspection
besides those named. were:
Commander A. w. Grant, head of the
Department of Seamanship.
Commander T. B. Howard, head
of the Department of Ordnance and
GuunNl1s
Commander w. c. p. Muir. head Of
the Department of Navigation.
Commander j. X. Barton, head of
the Department of Marine Engineer
ing and Naval Construction.
Professor S. J. Brown, head of the
Department of Matt ematics.
Professor N. NJ. Terry, head OF the
Department OF Physics and Chemistry
Professor E. K. Rawson. head of
the Department Of English.
Lieutenant. Commander Il. q. Bar.
toilette. head of the Department OF
Mechanics
Professor IL. Il. Huse, head of the
Department of Modern Languages.
The start Of the tour of inspection
was made at the new and splendidly
equipped Mechanical Engineering
Building, where work in models of
all the important pieces of machinery
in use in the Navy are exhibited.
The visitors were especially interested
here and could be seen making CO.
pious notes. The Physical and Chemi-
cal Laboratories were next visited and
the other departments in order.
An inspection Of Bancroft Hall, the
main building of the Academy. was
made and the general scheme Of the
new Naval Academy was explained.
The party left Annapolis shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon