The Washington times., 1928-08-29


Australia to the Chesapeake
next week. For, although
Ellis Majesty's Australian
Ship Australia will not
venture into the Potomac,
Rear Admiral Hyde, COM
handing His Majesty s Aus
tralian Squadron, Captain
Goolden. in command Of the
ship and a group of the Off
GERS will visit the Capital,
and many Washingtonians
with Navy connections who
chance to be in town will
be involved in the round OF
festivities which Annapolis
is planning in honor of the
visitors.
Feted Here
In the absence Of the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, it will devolve
uDon the Assistant Secretary,
Theodore Douglas Robinson, TO
Be official host to the Austria
lians while they are in the city.
The ship is due to reach Annap-
oils On Tuesday, September 4,
and next day Admiral Hyde
will come to Washington to pay
an official call on Acting Secre--
tary Robinson and Admiral
Charles F.. Hughes, chief OF
naval operations. Afterward
Mr.. Robinson will entertain at
luncheon at the Metropolitan
Club in compliment to Admiral
HYDE. Captain Goolden and
some Of the ships ranking
officers. !,
AT the same time there will
be luncheon at the Army and
NAVY Club for 20 Of the junior
officers. with group Of Ameri-
can naval officers stationed at
the Naval Academy as hosts.
This will be an .'intermission"
n . round of sightseeing in
the Capital which will fill up
the entire day, the party re-
turning to Annapolis in the late
afternoon to make ready for a
bali and a series Of dinner par
ties in the evening.
Hop" in Prospect
The dance will be given by the
OFFICERS Club of the Naval Acad-
emv in Mahan Hall. The super
intendent OF the Naval Academy,
Rear Admiral Samuel s. Robson.
will entertain Admiral Hyde, the
flag captain. the flag lieutenant
and others OF the senior officers Of
the Australia at dinner. The rest
of the ships officers will be enter
tanned in small groups at the
homes Of the officers on duty at
the academy, the several COM
panIes coming together afterward
ut the ball.
This win be. perhaps, the climax
or the festivities. but many other
pleasant things are planned. I'm.
mediately after the Australia casts
anchor on Tuesday, Admiral Hyde
and his staff will pay calls OF cere.
nnony upon the superintendent OF
the Naval Academy and the gov
ernor OF Maryland, returning forth
with to his ship to receive their
return visits. And that afternoon
Admiral Robson will give a re-
ception in the superintendent
quarters for the visiting Aus
tralians.
On Thursday and Friday groups
Of the Australia's officers will be
taken over the Naval Academy on
q tour OF inspection and enter
tanned at luncheon at Bancroft
Hall. the midshipmen's mess. On
Friday afternoon. moreover, there
will be golf and tennis matches be-
tween teams from the ship and the
Naval Academy officers. And as
q graceful return for the hos
pitality showered upon them. Ad-
nniral Hyde and the Australia's Of
ficers will be at home aboard shin
on Thursday afternoon from S:5O
TO $50 o'clock.
Here's Hoping
Here's hoping that the weather
will be more propitious than on
that occasion some months ago
when the officers of H. NJ. West
Indies Squadron gave reception
aboard the flagship Calcutta, also
anchored at Annapolis. 1t will be
remembered that a storm came
up just as the party was, about to
begin. many of the officials who
had gone from Washington for the
fete were marooned in Annapolis
and those who were daring enough
to brave the seas We're shaken up
in the ships launches, drenched
with rain and boarded the Calcutta
in pretty bedraggled and de-
nloralized condition.
Preparations are being made to
. entertain the warrant officers and
the crew of the visiting battleship,
so Annapolis will be en- fete for the
several days Of the Australia s
visit and there will be an echo Of
all this gayety in Washington.
The Australia, which is new, is
said 10 be the largest craft of the
Australian squadron and one Of
the finest battleships aflOat.
Ogden T.. Mills, UnleTSecrotary
OF the Treasury. is due in Wash
ingtoD today after spending his
vacation with Mrs. Mills in Sara
toga Springs, n. y, and New.
port.
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