Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
WILL REMAIN A WEEK
Argentine Training Ship at the
Navy Yard.
CARRIES SENIOR CADETS
Long. Deferred Lunch to President
Taft Tomorrow.
EASTERN SHIPYARDS VISITED
Stops Made at Boston and Philadel-
phia-Vessel Will Sail for Eng
land About Next Sunday.
EASTERN SHIPYARDS VISITED

dente Sarmiento, which arrived from
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. is at
the navy yard. The ship has been under
going thorough overhauling and clean
ing. Ever since the peep of day sailors
with mops and paint brushes have been
covering every part of the vessel.
All this is in preparation for the lunch
con and reception to the President. men,
bers of the cabinet and others on the
ship tomorrow afternoon at 40 o'clock.
Admiral Garcia, chief Of the naval COM
mission sent to this country to supervise
the construction of the batleships in
course of construction at Boston and
Philadelphia, will be present
The Argentine charge d'affaires, Senior
JucintO l.. VilIegas, who Will be in
charge, conferred with Capt. Enrique
Fliess, commander OF the training ship,
this morning.
Later In the week there will be din
ner at the Argentine legation, on Con-
necticut avenue, in honor OF the visiting
ofncers and American officials
To Remain a Week.
The vessel will sail for Portsmouth,
England. about Sunday, stopping at Nor
folk, Va, on the way out to coal.
President Taft will arrange a series Of
social affairs for the officers of the ship
this week.
The commander came ashore this morn
ing to make Oncial calls upon the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, the Secretary OF war
and other officials While the commander
was on shore Lieut.. Charles Russell
Train, commanding the Presidents yacht,
SyIph. made an oincial call on the snip
This is the third visit of the Presi-
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very roomy frigate and carries ten
guns and three torpedo tubes. Both Of
ncers and men on board the ship are
the best of the Argentine navy. The
sailors are we'll built and strengthening
men.
The Presidente Sarmiento Is the only
training ship belonging to the Argentine
government. 1t makes a voyage every
year with the graduating class Of the
naval school ana carries different rOs-
ter Of officers and crew each year.
Cruise Of the Vessel.
The Presidente Sarmiento left Buenos
Aires July II on it's annual cruise, carry
ing twenty officers, a crew of 80 and
twenty-three naval cadets. the gradual
ing class Of the naval school at Rio San
tiago. which is located about forty-two
miles from Buenos Aires. About $50
cadets are aboard at the present time.
After visiting Trinidad, Colon and Glen
fuegos, the vessel stopped at Vera Cruz
to represent the government at the Next
can centennial in September.
From this point the ship headed for
Norfolk, Va, intending to coal and to
come to this city to carry out the wishes
Of President Penna of the Argentine Re-
public that its officers, in behalf Of the
Hampton roads 1t was learned that the
President was not here, but at Boston.
and thither the ship turned It's course.
The Presidents engagements would not
permit his accepting the offer of hospi-
talities at Boston. Word was again COM
President Taft intended visiting Philadel-
phta, and the ship sailed for that city.
but found the President had gone. His
destination was stated to be Washington.
At Boston and Philadelphia the ship S
officers. cadets and crew had the op-
portunity. which had been planned for
later. of visiting the shipyards and
overlooking the work on the battle
ships being constructed for the Argen-
tine navy. While at Philadelphia. they
inspected the man-of-war in process
Of building at Camden. Admiral Garcia
and Capt. Esquivel of the Argentine
navy are experimenting the work.
Arrival Of the Vessel.
Hc ltISdlS, ASluS tuc 81 ccu Willie 0lu
yellow flag of the southern republic, spent
Saturday night and yesterday forenoon
off Marshall Hall. coming up the river
yesterday afternoon. When the ship
rounded the point below the navy yard a
crew from the monitor Tallahassee, under
Capt. Hillary Jones. in command at the
navy yard, was dispatched to receive the
visitor. The frigate stopped between the
Tallahassee and small naval yacht just
below the gunshops Awaiting there were
Senior Jacinto L. Viilegas. first secretary
and charge d'affaires Of the Argentine le-
CATION. and Senior Germaine Bulle OF the
Mexican embassy, both of whom are per-
sOnally acquainted with the officers of the
vessel.
When the ship locked Lieut.. W. \. JEFF
fers, representing the Navy Department
and Lieut.. r. p. Craft. representing the
commandant of the navy yard, went
aboard and paid their respects to the
commander and his staff. The call was
short. ending soon after the exchange Of
formal salutations.
Seniors Villegas and Bulle. had preceded
them and had impaired to the COM
mander. Capt Enrique Fliess. the in
formation that the President would &C
cept the hospitality of the ship at a
luncheon and reception tomorrow after
noon, beginning at 80 O'clock.