Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
BRITISH SEAMEN
TO VIEW SPORTS
Varied Entertainment L
Planned for Visitors
During Week.

Sports today will engage the atten-
ton of the officers and enlisted men OF
the British cruiser, his maJesty's ship
Danae now paying weeks visit to the
Washington Navy Yard, and again to-
day the vessel will be open to pubic in
spection. Yesterday some 1850 visitors
went aboard the craft and saw the
sights on the trim two-stacker. Today
from 2 to 5 o'clock the public will be
welcomed aboard.
At o'clock this afternoon the ships
cricket team will play the Washington
Cricket Club on the polo grounds in
West Potomac Park. At 2:30 the kick
of is scheduled in a foot ball match
between a team from the Danae and
the British United Association Foot
Ball Club on the Washington Monu-
ment grounds.
Social Events Planned.
During the week number of social
events are scheduled to take place in
honor of the visitors and on Thursday
evening Capt. E. r. Bent, commanding
officer of the Danae, will give an off,
cial dinner aboard in honor of num-
Der Of distinguished guests.
The Danae will leave Washington
about Saturday for Halifax, Nova Scotia,
and later will go to Bermuda and
thence to the West Indies.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
a reception is to be rendered Capt. Bent
and his colleagues by Capt. and Mrs.
Claude G. Bloch. Capt. Bloch is the
commandant of the Washington Navy
Yard. Various members of the British
embassy staff will hold dinner parties
tomorrow evening in honor of the visit
ing officers and afterward Capt. and
I've t%11,f oY,-s11
dance at their home, 1921 Twenty-third
street. Capt. Ritchie is the British
naval attache-
Receptions to Be Held.
On Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
Capt. and Mrs. Richie are to hold an
''at home" in honor of Capt. Bent and
ernoon from 4:30 to o'clock, Capt
Bent and his associates will hold a re-
ception aboard the Danae. In the eve
ming the British officers will be guests
Of Admiral William v. Pratt, u. s. N,
chief of naval operations, at dinner at
his residence in Observatory Circle.
The ships crew is not to be neglect
ed, for several sightseeing parties for
them have been mapped out and thea
ter parties have been arranged. While
the British officers are becoming known
about several of Washington's clubs
that have EXTENDED courtesy member
ships downtown Washington has caught
glimpses of the enlisted personnel of
the vessel.
Yesterday afternoon unlocked the be-
ginning of the social program, for a
party of the ships officers motored to
Annapolis, Md, and witnessed the foot
ball game in which Navy gave William
and Mary a trouncing. Ninety petty
officers and other enlisted men also
saw the game The officers lunched at
the Of1cers' Club.
Dinner Is Given.
Last evening Sir Ronald Lindsay, the
British Ambassador, gave a dinner in
honor of Capt. Bent and nine officers
Of the Danae. Following this introduce
ton to Washington society circles, the
captain and his officers attended
dance given by Mr.. and Mrs. Leander
Mccormick Goodhart at their residence,
1785 Massachusetts, avenue. Mr.. Nc
Cormick- Goodhart is commercial sec
rotary of the British embassy.
Yesterday Acting Secretary Ernest
Lee Jallncke presented Capt. Bent and
his senior officers to President Hoover,
after the British skipper had called
upon the head of the American Navy
at the department. Secretary Adams
is at present on trip to New England.
Capt. Bent also called upon Ambassa-
dor Lindsay and later these dignitaries
returned the captains calls aboard the
cruiser.