Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-06
SERVICE NEWS
SERVICE NEWS
First the English, Then
The French Are SoiIinq In

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By EVELYN M. DENT
star Special Writer
And hard on the heels Of
the British Navy came the
French Navy" might have
been a headline in the year
1881, when Admiral Count
Francois Joseph Paul De
Grasse bottled up the British
at Yorktown.
The h e aiding could read
the same today with one ex-
cepUion, now it's a friendly
follow the leader" for the
Inns Devonshire is due late
In October and the French
Frigate Dupetit-T houars-
Destroyer 625-Tartar, Sur
face to air missile-will ar
rive Novem Der Z for five
days, the first French man.
o-war to come to this coun-
try since De Grasse.
Capt. Jean c. Serbource-
Goguel is commanding the
ship and Comdr. Jean L.
Senac Is the executive Off
Ger; there is a complement
Of Is officers. The crew num-
bers about 800, and the ship
will dock at the Potomac
River Naval Command at
1850 pm. on the It'll. Having
come from Mayport, Fla, the
Dupetit Thouars has been in
Norfolk visiting SACLANT.
The officers were the guests
Of Admiral and Mrs. H. Page
Smith.
Parties Planned
French Ambassador Al
phand and Mrs. Alphand will
give q reception on November
IL in honor Of Capt. Ser
bource-G oguel and his Off
GERS. Chief Of the Navy Bu-
reau Of Weapons, Rear ADJ
miral Kleber S. Masterson
and Mrs. Masterson will en-
terrain for the visitors on
November 10 In their quar-
tiers at the Navy Yard, and
the Commandant, Potomac
River Naval Command, Rear
Admiral Laurence H. Frost
and Mrs. Frost are planning
to entertain for them No
vember 8 at Tingey House.
The Dupetit-T houars is
the latest Of six vessels to
bear the name Of this famed
French IA mily which gave
their country three Admirals,
two Captains and two Lieu
tenants. The first was a gun
boat in 1899, then came the
Brick. followed by a cruiser,
armored cruiser and then a
submarine.
Other plans are expected
to be made to mark this his
toric event. Capt. Serbource-
Goguel is planning to give
two luncheons on board, and
together with his officers has
planned q reception for No
vember 8.
Vice Admiral Albert H. ].
van der Senate Olivier,
Commander-in-Chief Royal
Netherlands Navy and Chief
of the Netherlands Naval
Staff, is coming to the
United States on october 20.
That evening the Chief Of
Naval Operations Admiral
David Lamar Mcdonald and
Mrs. Mcdonald will give a
formal dinner at Admirals'
House in his honor.
Special Events
Admiral van der Senate
Olivier will make courtesy
calls on October 81 and % in
the mornings. Admiral Frost
will give a stag luncheon in
his honor on the 21st at Tin
gey House and that evening
the Naval Alta che Of the
Netherlands, Rear Admiral,
Hugo M. van den Wall Bake
and Mrs. van den Wall Bake
will entertain at a reception
in honor Of their fellow
countryman.
The Netherlands Charge d.
Affaires Emil L. C. Schiff
and Mrs. Schiff will give q
reception on october % in
honor of A dmiral van der
Senate Olivier in their Up
ton Street home.
The admiral will depart
the next day for a two-day
stay in Norfolk before leav-
ing for Canada.
Columbus Day or Day Of
the Americas as it Is called
south of the border, is Satur-
day, and it will find much
of the Armed Services joining
in the celebration. In the
morning there viii be a full
dress parade at Fort McNair
celebrating the event as well
as honoring students at
tending the first year at
the Inter-American Defense
College.
Maj. Gen. Phillip C. Wehle,
commanding general, Mill
tary District Of Washington,
will be the host and Maj.
Gen. Carlos Del Mar. Direc-
tor Of the College. will re-
ceive the review together
with the 80 students, headed
by Col. Oliverio Cahueque, Of
Guatemala, senior officer
and president of the class,
and the College deputies
Mai. Gen. Juan F. Aguirre