Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-15
EXCHANGED OFFICIAL VISITS
AUSTRIAN OFFICERS AT THE
NAVAL ACADEMY.
The Foreign Visitors TO Be Entertained
This Afternoon al The Residence Of
Superintendent Sands.
DRESS PARADE OF MIDSHIP-
MEN TO BE HELD.

Visits OF ceremony were exchanged
this morning between Rear Admiral
Hermann Pleskott, commanding the
Austrian cruisers Sankt George and
Aspern, now of Annapolis. and Captain
George T.. Colvocoresses, u. 5. n,
commandant Of midshipmen, who rep
resented Rear Admiral James III.
Sands, who is i'll. The first call was
made by Captain Colvocoresses and ii
was returned later in the morning by
Admiral Pleskott, his staff and the
commanding officers of the visiting
vessels.
IL is not likely that Governor War
field and the visiting admiral will
meet while the latter is here, as it
has been decided that the ships will
leave tomorrow afternoon and Cover
nor WaIfield will not be in Annapo-
lis during that period except this
evening. However, Col. T.. l.. Wood
side, of the Governors staff, paid a
formal visit to the Austrian admiral
yesterday evening and il is likely
that the admiral will stop at the
Government House and leave his card
tomorrow morning.
Captain Colvocoresses was accom-
panied in his visit this morning by
Lieutenant Arthur Macarthur, Jr.,
aid to the Superintendent, and was
greeted with a salute of thirteen guns,
this being due to the rank of Admiral
Sands, whom he represented. About
half hour was spent on the Sankt
Georg, the flagship, and the visitors
shown over the ship.
Admiral Pleskott, his staif and COM
manders, with party of other officers
OF the cruisers, returned the visit
shortly after, landing at the ship
wharf. A salute of thirteen guns was
given in their honor by the shore
battery and company of marines,
commanded by Captain III. G. Rel
singer presented arms as the visitors
passed. With Admiral Pleskott were
| his chief of staff, Korvettenkapitan
Franz Ritter Won Keil, flag lieutenant;
Albert Setter, Captain Ludwig Ritter
Won Honel, of the Sankt Georg, Cap
tain Sayer Won Meyereburg, of the
Aspern, and the following other Off
GERS: Lieutenants Hauser, Renig
Berzenovieh Won Syllas, Haar Won
Kattenberg, Paraveiser, Won Oavay,
Liebre, Leschanovsky, Hoppe, Won
| Kloss Eberhardt and Marx.
The visitors were shown around
Bancroft Hall, which is the quarters
OF the midshipmen, the armory, sea-
manship building, mechanical engi-
neering building, the academic build
| lug and other principal structures
on the ground. They were also en-
tertained for short time and in an
informal but pleasant manner at the
Officers Club. Several of the social
affairs connected with the visit of
the Austrian ships have taken place
or have been arranged. This after-
noon the visitors were received at
the residence of Admiral Sands. The
members of the Academic Board,
| which includes the heads of the de
partments, with the women of their
families will assist in the reception
| and il will be attended generally by
| the members of the Naval Academy
| contingent. This evening ball will
| be given by the officers stationed at
| the Naval Academy in honor of the
| visiting officers. The ball will take
| place in the social hall of the new
| academic building, the second inl size
| of the buildings of the Academy group,
| this being the first affair held in it.
| Tomorrow morning it is expected
| that less informal reception TO the
/ visiting officers will be given at the
/ Naval AChutInl 0lub DN bbO gOdbENi
i officers attached to the Academy. il
is also likely that the midshipmen al
the Academy will be allowed to en-
| tertain in some manner the twenty-si1
cadets of the Austrian navy, who are
on the two ships. Just what form
this will take has not been settled.
A few of the Austrian scamen were
ashore today. They are goodlookine
fellows, attractively uniformed in
blue, with light blue collars aud theil
conduct is exemplary.
The visiting ships are of the ar
mored cruiser type. The flagship
Sankt Georg, has 1900 tons displace
ment ard $4,000, effective horsepower
She carries a crew of 650s The
Aspern has 2,400 displacement anC
Z 200 horsepower and her crew is com
posed of 305 men. The vessels vii
leave Annapolis tomorrow afternoon
for New York, where they will sta!
two weeks. They will then rejoiI
the Mediterranean squadron of tb'
l Austrian navy