Evening star., 1927-10-17
President, Returning From
Week End Sail, Sees
Vessels Tie Up.
OFFICIALS WELCOME
ADMIRAL AND STAFF
Round Of Entertainments Planned
for Guests-They First Pay
Call at Embassies.

Official Washington bowed its vel
come today to Admiral Sir Walter III.
Cowan and his 500 officers and men
OF Great Britain's good will" naval
mission, who arrived at the NAVY
Yard this morning aboard two trim
light cruisers Of the West Indies fleet.
II. NJ. 5. Calcutta and H. NJ. s. Cairo.
Due to fortunate coincidence, the
U. 3. s. Mayf1ower, returning with
President Coolidge from a weekend
sail down the bay, showed the way
Tor the visiting warships, leading the
cruisers to their berths at the NAVY
Yard.
Battery Booms Salute,
The President, in yachting attire
mounted the bridge of the MavAower
as she tied up and he watched with
interest the passing of the cruisers as
they slipped by to their mooring
places.
The crew Of each vessel lined the
rail in formal salute as the ships came
aDeam the Presidential yacht, and as
the President departed, a battery
doomed forth the national salute of
u guns, In response to one previously
nred by the ships as they passed Hains
Point.
After being greeted at the dock bv
Rear Admiral Willard, commandant
OF the Navy Yard; Brig. Gen. Donald
son, commanding District of Columbia,
troops, and Capt. Wilson Brown, COM
mander of the Mayfiower, Admiral
CoWan and officers of the ships made
round of official calls, stopping
briefly at the British, Canadian and
irish embassies, and also paying their
respects briefly to Secretary of State
Kellogg, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
and Secretary of War Davis.
The afternoon was given over to
return calls by the British ambassador.
the Canadian and Irish ministers, Sec
retary Kellogg, and high officers of
the Navy and Army. Tonight, Sec
retary Wilbur will give a dinner il
honor of Admiral Cowan, the captain
and the officers of the cruisers.
President Watches Tars.
President Coolidge, who will formal.
ly receive the British officers tomor.
row at the White House, was deeply
impressed by the tidy appearance of
| the British tars as they lined the rail.
APPARENT with interloeked arms. at
attention. He listened intently to
the clear-cut voices of members of
the crews as they sang out their
orders preparatory to docking, ami
marveled at the crispness and clarith
of the commands as they came sorlka
distance over the water.
In accordance with regulations
which preclude the firing of the ma.
tional salute to any one other than
10 yUhn hn io H.
ground, the battery at the Navy Yard
did not begin firing until after Mr..
Coolidge had left the yard. Then it
returned the Britishers' salute, gun
for gun.
Admiral Cowan, hero of the battle
of Jutland and characterized as one of
England's greatest sea lighters, is
commander-in-chief of the American
and West Indies naval station. In
command of the Calcutta, which is
the flagship of the admiral, is Capt.
A. b. Cunningham, while the Cairo is
commanded by Capt. j. A. G.. Troup.
The admiral and his fellow officers
made a picturesque appearance as
they came shore, amid the blare of
trumpets and the playing of the ma
tional airs of America and Great Brit
ain by the Navy Band.
Sailors Make Friends.
The American bluejackets and ma
rines assembled to do honor to the
visitors evidenced great admiration
for the natty blue uniforms of the of
ficerss and sailors. and after the for.
malitfeS were over they soon began to
make friends and exchange cigarettes
with the visitors, who are to remain
here for 10 days.
Lieut.. Comdr. John III. Magruder,
designated by Secretary Wilbur as
liaison officer in charge of arrange
mentS for the visit, will have charge
Of the elaborate plans which have
been made for the entertainment, Of
ficially and socially, of the Britishers.
The Today visit of the foreigners
will be taken up with an almost con-
tinuous succession of receptions. dim
ners and balls in their honor. In ad.
dition to Secretary Wilbur's dinner
this evening there will be a reception
tomorrow afternoon by Admiral and
Mrs. Willard at the Navy Yard. ball
at the British embassy tomorrow
night and numerous dinner parties
preceding the embassy function.
The British officers will return the
compliments by giving a stag party
aboard the Calcutta, followed by an
other formal dinner, with Leander
Mccormick Goodhart, commercial sec-
retary Of the British embassy, as host.
Minister Massey of Canada will give
luncheon to the officers Thursday,
and later that afternoon Admiral
Cowan and the officers will receive
specially invited guests at tea.
Many theater parties have been ar.
ranged for the officers and men. and
punctuating the Today program will
be sightseeing trips, athletic contests
between British and American sailors