New-York tribune., 1922-10-23
Nation to Rise
Roosevelt Day
To Honor Navy
Late Presidents Birthday,
Oct. 27, Occasion of Nota-
bic Festivities at Capital
and Throughout Nation
Fleet To Be Centered Here
Denb,, Will Lay Wreath to
Unknown Dead; Colleges
to Help Honor Service
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From The Tritnne's Washington Bureas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Plans are
practically completed for one of the
greatest naval celebrations in the his
tory Of the country. Next Friday,
october 27, the birthday of Theodore
Roosevelt, will be Navy Day" and elab-
crate preparations have been made for
It's observance.
Ihe, purpose of setting aside this
speclal day, according to its sponsors,
Was to make the American people bet
ter acquainted with its own navy; to
get the people to thinking about it and
what 1t has done, not so much in war,
ouS IN IT'S peace mission.
Whlie rot a legal holiday, Navy Day,
which is to be an annual event, has
the sanction of the President and of
the Secretary of the Navy, and will be
nationally celebrated. Designation of
the birthday of President Roosevelt
Ior this purpose was at the suggestion
OF the Navy League Of the United
oeates, and the idea received the hearty
approval of the Navy Department.
governors OF twenty-one states have
sponsored the idea and have pledged
sheir he!p to make the day success.
nome some OF them have issued proclama-
tions calling attention to the day and
IT'S purpose and all of them have been
acting in it's behalf. Presidents Of
seventy odd colleges and universities
nave written indorsing the idea and
tsiiing OF plans for local observance of
tne day, by having speakers address
the student body or other observance,
Ships to All Coast Cities
Plans for the days celebration cover
wide range. Warships from the feet
nave been ordered to all coast cities
and on Friday will hold open house for
1ne public. visitors being welcomed
Inc same will apply to all navy yards
and shore stations.
Much Of the feet will be in the North
River, New York, and day and night
VIII make a brave display, gay with
bunting during the day and ablaze
with electricity at night. Civic OBJ
seIvance is in the hands of local COM
mittee, but it will be extensive.
In Washington there will be three
outstanding features. In the morning
secretary DENLY, accompanied by rep
resentatives of the Navy League and
high navy officials, will lay wreath on
the tomb Of the unknown dead at Ar
lington. simultaneously naval at
ttaches at London, Paris and Rome will
lay wreaths on the torbs Of their un-
known dead, the ribbons on these
wreaths having been sent to them
from here.
In the afternoon Secretary Denby
and all of the naval officers on duty in
the department will march to the
statue Of John Paul Jones in Potomac
Park, where commemorative cere-
mony will be held In the evening the
the guests will include President Hard
ing, Secretary DENLY, officials of the
league and many other national figures.
Another interesting incident of the
day will be the laying of wreath on
the tomb of Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
by Admiral Hilory P. Jones. COM
mander in chief of the Atlantic feet.
Radio and Films to Help
One means Of carrying the message
of the day into the homes has been the
acceptance Of the offer Of more than a
score of broadcasting stations. Speak
ers OF national reputation have been
secured and the radio will carry their
eulogies Of the navy to the farmers of
the great central sections, as we'll as to
those along the coast more familiar
with the subject possibly.
Still another way Of approach to the
public by which millions will "know
their navy better" has been the enlist
ing of the cooperation of the news
weeklies, the newspapers Of ilmdom. All
five of these news reels will carry this
week pictorial story of the activities
of the American navy visualzing to
hundreds Of thousands of movie fans
throughout the country what the navy
is actually doing.
In every section Of the country also
local civic and other organizations are
planning their special celebrations. In
most cases the speakers of the day are
men Of national prominence.