The Washington times., 1922-05-29
kk" HE British are coming"
Washington society is

waiting DreathloSSly Tor
the British invasion scheduled to
take place this week. II. M. s.
Raleigh steamed up the Potomac
this morning, manned with attrac.
tive young British sailormen, to be
met with a broadside OF entertain-
ing. A barrage of dinners, lunch.
cons, dances, suppers and teas will
be laid down for them and Wash
ington Is prepared to defend its
reputation for hospitality to the
limit.
The Raleigh is the flagship OF
Admiral Sir William Pakenham,
commanderin-chief Of the North
Atlantic and West Indies Station,
and the ship Is in command of
Capt. Arthur Bromley. For these
distinguished sailors and the Off.
GERS or the ship, there will be some
entertaining of an official nature,
with the British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes, the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Hughes and the
Acting Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Roosevelt. among the hosts,
and there will be a grist of unoffi-
cial parties.
Allowing the visitors to rest for
few hours before the attack, the
first gun will be fired this evening
when Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh en-
tertains for them at a dance at her
residence on Massachusetts ave
nue.. The Walsh mansion is fra.
grant with flowers. The large
salon on the drawing room floor
and ballroom on the roof will be
thrown open for the dancing and
supper Is to be served both up
stairs and down. About five hun
dred guests from the diplomatic,
official and residential sets in
Washington have been invited to
meet the Britishers.
Preceding the dance the visitors
are to be entertained at u number
OF dinner parties. Admiral Sir
william Pakenham, jcommander-in-
chief, is to dine with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. 3. Reynolds Hit at Grassla nds.
A party OF twenty-five has been
asked TO meet him. The CONNER.
cial counselor OF the British en-
bassy and Mrs. John Joyce Brod.
erick will entertain six officers
Of the ship, inviting six young
girls to meet them. Col. and Mrs.
Charles B. Drake will entertain for
a group Of the Raleigh's, and Miss
Elizabeth Howe will also be a din
ner hostess.
IN addition to Admiral Paken.
ham and Captain Bromley, the
officers on the Raleigh are:
Paymaster Commander Cecil \.
Ward, c. NJ. G.. Flag Lieut.. Lei
cester st. J. CurZon-Howe, r. N,
Capt. Arthur Bromley, c. NJ. G.
K. N: Comdr. Ronald A Fraser,
D. S. o., r. N; Comdr. Leslie G
Bott, .. B. E.. X. N; Lieut.. Comdr.
Massey Goolden, d. S. c., K. y
Lieut. Comdr Edward w. II. Blake,
r. N: Lieut.. Comdr. Stewart. -.
Spicer, K. N; Lieut.. Stephen Gals.
ford-St. Lawrence, X. N; Lieu'.
Denys O'Callaghan, r. NJ; Lieut..
Ralph Twinberrow,, r. N; Lieut..
Humfrey G. Hopper, r. N; Lieut..
Mortimer Durand. X. N: Lieut..
Rupert Hill. r. N; Lieut.. David
Orr Ewing, r. n: Lieut. John a.
Grindle, r. N: Eng. Comdr. John
Wisdom. r. N; Eng. Lieut.. Harry
Paidevin. r. N; Major Charles +.
Jerram. C. NJ. G., ID. S. o., r. NJ.
l.. l.: Lieut.. Richard Spraggett,
NJ. c., r. NJ. l.. l.; Lieut. Ernest
BearCroft. 4. NJ. l. l.: the Rev
Guy II. Harcourt, NJ A.; Surg.
Comdr. William w. Keir. c. NJ. G..
r. NJ: Paymaster Comdr. Ernest
Pellowe, r. N; Surg. Lieut.. Comdr
Herbert Hull r. N; Paymaster
Lieut.. Comdr. Herbert Hull, r. N;
Paymaster Lieut.. Basil d. Reed
K. NJ: Paymaster Lieut.. Richard
Nicholson. r. N; Paymaster Lieut.
William H. w. Winn, r. N; Pay
master Lieut.. Felix r. Porter, r.
N: Paymaster Lieut.. Edgar Hasle-
burst, r. N; Sub. Lieut.. Charles E.
I.ambe, r. N; Sub. Lieutant Max.
we'll Cunningham, r. NJ; Paymas-
ter Sub. Lieut.. Eustace Eldred,
X. ". Midshipmen: christopher
Ridge, Robert Todhunter, William
Halsey, Robert Lovegrove, Stephen
CarliIl, Peter Hutton, George Jones,
Ian M. Martineou, Langton Gowl-
land, John w. Forrest. William
Wood, Joseph Gapper, Richard Gar
rett, Godfrey Gow1land.
The Raleigh will remain here un-
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