Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
FAIR, COLD Sunday LUNCH IN COMMONS
Warmer Tomorrow Is Wealth. American Naval Officers
er Mans Guess. Guests Of Government. !.
SNOW 81 OCKS STREET CARS KING SENDS HIS Wei COME
Incoming Also Delayed Quar- Recalls Hospitality Extended
Of n Hour When in Service
ACCIDENTS REPORTED EXCHANGE
Hit Car Chancellor
Rockvile-Conditon May Be Good Meetng-Rear
serious-other Mishaps. mira1 vreeand Responds
American Naval Officers
Guests Of Government. i
KING SENDS HIS WELCOME
Recalls Hospitality Extended 10 Him
When in Service.
EXCHANGE OF FLUCTUATIONS
Lord Chancellor Loreburn Hopes for
Good From Meeting-Rear Ad.
miral vreeland Responds.

LONDON, December 1o.-Rear Admiral
vreeland and Rear Admiral Howard and
thirty officers Of the second and fourth
divisions Of the United States Atlantis
feet were the guests OF the government
at luncheon in the house Of commons to-
day.
Lord Beauchamp. head OF the board OF
works. presided. Lord Chancellor LoreS
burn made welcoming speech.
Welcome From King George.
He read the following message front
King George:
THE king wishes to send q hearty Wels
come to the officers and men Of tho
American squadron. He hopes that ey.
erything will be done to make their stay
in British waters pleas SAINT
His majesty knows from experience
during his service afioat what warnls
hearty hospitality is always shown To the
British navy by their colleagues OF the
American navy
Lord LOreburn also read a letter from
Reginald McKenna, first lord OF the ad-
atty WIZ 10 IcSONcIuuS lIottl dn
tack Of appendicitis, regrctting keenly
that he was unable to attend a gathering
to which he had looked forward eagerly.
desiring to reciprocate the cordial hos
pitality always shown the British ships
in American waters.
In conclusion the writer said:
Nothing but good can como VI the
meeting Of the two navies."
Referring to the inciement weather and
the elections, Lord Lorehurn regretted
that the visit had not been made un.e'
more suspicious circumstances. But tor
the absorbing political situation every
ore prominent In the government would
have been present at the luncheon, he
said.
mot only the government. but every
person in the country welcomes the off,
GERS Of the United States Navy" he
added.
Admiral Vreeland Responds.
Admiral vreeland. replying. spoke OF
the American Navy as not being large.
but said that he hoped it was fairly eff
cient. 1t lacked auxiliary vessels. scout
ships and torpedo boat destroyers. but
an effort had been made to compensate
for this shortage In the matter Of shoot
ing, coal consumption and personnel.
I'VE thank you for this generous and
unique reception and are especially CRATE.
ful to his majesty for his kind thought
In sending a message to u.s." he said.
Following the luncheon Ambassador
Reid, who was one Of the guests, tele.
graphed the following to- the king:
"Admirals Vreeiand and Howard and
the officers Of the American Navy wish
me to say how honored and grateful thew
feel at the receipt of your majesty's
gracious message at the moment when
they are the guests of the government at
the capital of the mother country, and
especially when they remember that it
comes from sailor king"
Among the guests were Capt. Cloman,
mander Simpson. American naval OF.
tache: Admiral Farquhar. Admiral Sey.
mour, Rear Admiral Jellicoe, Prince
Louis OF Battenberg and several Other
British admirals.
Brest Gives Punch to Tars.
BREST, Franco, December lO.-An er.
change of Official visits between the OIL
GERS Of the third division OF the United
States Atlantic fleet. which arrived hero
yesterday from Gravesend. and the port
authorities was followed this evening by
Q punch, given in honor Of the American
biuejackets. In connection with the Brest
firemen's ball.
Sailors Let Loose in Paris.
CHERBoURG, France, December It,
The first detachment Of sailors from the
first division Of the American Atlantic
fleet. now at anchor of this port went
on sightseeing trip TO Paris today.
Rear Admiral Schroeder. commander
in-chief of the fleet during the day sx-
changed visits with the French admirals.