The Washington times., 1928-09-05
ENEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN The CAPITAL
EstruLia,s Officers Much Feted
Here and IN Annapolis This Week

0ffulin Spite Of Alleged
Niggardliness Of APP
preparation for Enter
tainrnent
Theodore Douglas Robin
son, Acting Secretary of the
Navy, who returned 10 Wash
ington yesterday after 81
brief holiday with his FAM
iIy 1t Herkimer, N. X, was
host 1T luncheon today,
entertaining At the Metro
politan Club. he had asked
group Of dignitaries to
meet Rear Admiral g. +.
Hyde, commanding His
Iajesty's Australian Squad
ron. and some III the senior
officers Of the Australia,
flagship Of the squadron,
which il now anchored OFF
Annapolis.
Tor the Juniors
Az the same time ! group of
che Junior Officers Of the ship
were entertained 1T luncheon
Ne the Army and Navy Club by
eOnae of the American naval
officers stationed at the Naval
Academy, who are personally
conducting" their guests On
siqht-seeing tour Of Washing toll.
Mr.. Robinson's luncheon fol
loved calls of ceremony made
mon the Acting Secretary Of
the NAVY and Admiral Charles
Il. Hughes, chief Of operations
81 Admiral Hyde and his staff
and during the morning officers
and men of the Australia visited
Ire tomb Of the Unknown Sol
der and the Maine Memorial.
Luncheon Guests
reside Admiral Hyde, g. VI. d,
&. b. ri, R A nh. the group
81 Australians 1T Mr.. RObinsOn's
luncheon included Capt. r il.
w. Goolderi. ri. NJ. commanding
fha Australia: CAPT. y. s. Al.
Rftchie. II. NJ; Condr. ,. n. p.
rsarslake. n. NJ: Engineer Conldr.
-. II III. Hogan. r.. a. M; Pay
ssaaeter comdr. IL. W.. Triyett,
r. "A. N: Engineer COmdr. 4.
w. Ross. II. Al. N; Surgeon
Comdr. Al. s. Mackenzie, II. a.
III: Comdr. n. G.. Duke, r.. Nj
Chaplain the Rev. w. III. Hem
dernOn, r.. "a. N: Enginser
COmdr. Il. J. Carr. n. a. N;
Payrnaster Lieut.. Ccmdr. =. 3.
Ninley. III. "A. NJ, and Lieut.. II.
u. Newman, n. Al. ~
AR. NJ" Of course stands for
Royal Navy and n. a. M" for
ROYAL Australian Navy.
Admiral Hughes headed t19
Iisf ~ American dignitaries In
Iiuded In the party and the other
Kuests, ali service men, we're
Rear Admiral -. Fl. Stftt. MAI.
cen. John Al. IIejeune. Rear Adj
sniral Andrew r.. Long, Rear Ad-
siraI 8. s. Robson. Rear Adj
,nirai q. ID. McVay, Rear Admiral
AZ. n. willard, Rear Admiral @.
Morris. Rear Admiral r.. TT.
f.siRh, Rear Admiral Il. ~. Greg
nv. Rear Admiral y. b. Beuret,
Hear Admiral w. p. Lseahy, Capt.
s u. Bennett. Capt. "A. w. john
son, Capt. Y. 8. williams. Capt.
j.. King, cart. #. ID. Frexer,
md CAPT. j.. III. Newton.
Gay Days
- much for the entertainment
y washington Of this visitors from
Ne Antipodes. In Annapolis the
program is, Of course. more varied
Ind frightened BY rNcsptions. balls
md gay little dinner parties. In.
Heed, the powers that be at the
Naval Academy are managing to
rive 4 right royal welcome to the
Australian naval contingent in
spite Of the smallness OF the fund
Tor entertaining which 10 available
although this "penuriougneas" on
the part OF Uncle Sam is said to
ranl<ie sorely with those Navy Off
GERS who treasure merories Of the
American fleets visit to Australia
two years or so ago and the spec
facular reception rendered there to
the officers and men Of the fleet.
IA good many WashinRtonians, in.
a4ttHfawp dy,o{rn1 nnd Mr. T1rOhaw