The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-05
Lord Jelicoe, Hero
Of Battle Of Juland,
Visiting Washington
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about his first view Of Washington
and remarked upon the cleanliness OF
the well-ordered streets and the mag
nifcence OF the government buildings,
An informal tea was given the WISH
tors at Wardman Park Inn after the
auto ride.
| The British personnel accompany
ing the admiral is composed Of: Com
modore Frederick c. Dreyer. chief OF
stan. ex-condmander OF the Iron Duke
in the Battle Of Jutland and ex-exec-
utive of the anti-submarine division
OF the British naval staff; Paymaster
Capt. H. H. Share. c. B., former sec
rotary to Admiral Jellicoe on the
Iron Duke; Commander B. H. Ram
! say. NJ. V. o., eX-commsnder Of the
| flotilla leader Broke" Lieut.. L v.
Morgan. NJ. V. O., D. 8. c.. nag lieu
tenant signal officer and veteran OF
the Zeebrugge and Ostend operations;
! Paymaster Lieut.. Commander C. X.
Lloyd. secretary to the chief OF stan
and veteran OF operations on the
Iron Duke" the Queen Elizabeth"
and II. NJ. S. "CaIIiope." and Payhnas-
ter Lieut.. E. d. Guinness, r. n. R.,
OF the Lord Nelson" the Duke OF
Edinburgh" and the Iron Duke"
Among the welcoming officers with
Admiral Niblack were Capt. R H.
jackson, L. s. N; Capt. Hart, U. s.
/ N. and Lieut. J. F. White. L. S. n.
Capt. Blake. naval attache. represent
ed the British Embassy.
DIned Mt Embassy.
At the embassy last night the visi-
tors were dinner guests. Informal talks
-
fought again.
This morning Admiral Jellicoe will
| pay respects to Vice President Mar
shall and to the Secretary of State.
He is expected to visit the Secrc-
tary Of the Navy at 10 a. M. when
also he will see Washington news.
papermen.
At IL a. m. he will visit the Wash.
ington Navy Yard. and at Ills p. m.
will lunch with the navy yard COM
mandant. An interesting feature q
mark his visit will be the launching
of a l6-inch gun at the yard.
! Visits will then be made to the
Library of Congress and the galleries
Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives. Tea Will be served at the
home of Assistant Secretary Of The
Navy Roosevelt and dinner, at p. m.
Twill be at the home OF Secretary
Daniels. A reception will be giver
at the latter's home this evening.
Tomorrow will be marked by a visit
to the U. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis. The party will return Il
Washington at p. m. and depart fol
4 Key West. Fla. to embark aboard
the New Zealand" for Havana, Cuba
en- route for England.
Admiral Lord Jellicoe has been max
ing an extensive tour OF the Bri, sst
Dominions of Australia, New Zealant
and Canada on a political and nava
advisory mission.
His Career Eventful.
Admiral Jellieoe is best known tc
history as commander Of the British
fleet which put to rout the German
popular especially with American al.
lies from the fact that, as early Al
1917, he collaborated with his ole
friend. Admiral Sims, in bringing the
A. E. F. safely to the European
theater' Of war.
His latest promotion. to admiral Of
the fleet, was made last April. since
when he has been on the current mis-.
sion tour.
He participated in the Boxer trou.
bles of 1S9s-19o1 and was wounded In
the lung by a machine gun bullet
He was then flag commander Of the
Centurion"
| When in June. 1913. he was com
mander Of II. M. s. Victoria" flag.
ship OF Vice Admiral Sir George
ITryon. comnander-in -chief Of tn.
Mediterranean fleet, the vessel foun.
dered on the coast OF Tripoli. Ad.
miral Tryon, twenty-one officers and
$50 men were drowned, but the sther
Capt. Jellicoe miraculously was saveS
after long hours exposure to the sea
The experience Of capsizing In mid,
ocean was not a new one to him
When he commanded q gig mannet
by volunteers going to rescue a
steamer stranded on a sandbank neal
Gibraltar the heavy seas capsized the
rescuing party, all of them being
tsaved: