The Washington times., 1925-08-17
PUBLIC
To BE navy
GUESTS
Plans Complete for Naval
Celebration to BE Held
October 27

/ plans for the Navy Day" cele.
bration, October a, have been an
nounced by the Navy Department,
after having been approved by the
President.
According to the announcement
from the Navy Department, extern
sive efforts will be made to have
the general public as guests through.
out the navy, both afloat and
ashore. Where practicable, ships
will be assigned to visit various
ports for Navy Day, and. providing
such arrival at designated ports
does not interfere with their sched'
ules, they will reach their Navy
Day stations two or three days
prior to the celebration.
Major Walter Bruce Howe, OF
ficers Reserve Corps of the army,
who is a prominent local lawyer
and vice president of the Navy
League. has been designated as ma
tional chairman Of Navy Day.
Secretary's Orders
In a communication to the per-
sonnet of the navy, Secretary VIII
bur said:
Navy Day during the past three
years has proved effective in bring.
ing about a better understanding
of the navy by the American peo-
ple. The Navy League Of the
United States is fostering the OBJ
servance of Navy Day again this
year October 81. The cooperation
Of the navy has been promised to
the Navy League and the President
has signified his approval. The
~
entire naval establishment cooper
ate with the Navy League in every
way possible. and it is directed
that;
"Commandants Of naval districts
and stations. recruiting officers. in.
spection officers and all officers
on independents duty, faIniliarize
themselves with what was done
in recent years in celebrating Navy
Day, and formulate plans for Co
operation with the Navy League,
naval reserve and patriotic societies.
Commanders.in-chie squadron and
division commanders and COM
manding officers. familiarize them
serves with the Navy Day activities
OF recent years and prepare plans
for this year, as 1t Is the intention
OF the department to distribute
Vessels 10 NdTlOun POLAS tOA ANe~NS
Day, provided it does not interfere
with the schedule OF employment.
1.-The personnel of the marine
corps will prepare similar plans.
Additional instructions and sug-
gestions will be forwarded at ali
early date, but all are urged to
use their own initiative to pro-
mote the success of this celebration
In their particular localities.
THE date of October 81 was Sc
lected because 1t Is the anniversary
of the birth of the late President
Roosevelt, so much Of whose life
was devoted to establishing a sound
naval policy for this country. 1t
was also on this date in 1875, that
a special committee presented to
the Continental Congress a. bill
providing for the construction of
the first ships of the navy. The
purposes of Navy Day are to eX-
plain the past and present services
of the navy to the nation and to
point out the important part the
navy holds in our plan OF national
life.
First Line Of Defense.
1T should be made clear that
| the navy is our first line OF de-
/ tense: that it is protection to our
rapidly increasing commerce and
our merchant ships, and is form
| of national insurance that supports
our foreign policies and operates
to prevent the causes that In the