Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
NAVY DAY EXHIBITIONS TO DRAW
$4,000 SPECTATORS TOMORROW
Aerial Show to Feature An
nual Observance att Washington Yard
Program Is Completed.

::Anacostil Air Station and Quantico
IVA, will be high points on the days
program.
Officers and civilians will gather at
the east end OF the Navy Building at
1880 pm. tomorrow to hear William
Howard Gardiner, president of the Navy
League of the United tSates, make a
short address on the activities of the
Navy. The public Is invited to attend
this meeting, in which representatives
of patriotic and civic societies. officers
pf the Navy and Marine Corps and
kthe civilian personnel of the Navy De-
spartment will participate.
V The Naval Hospital, at Twenty
fourth and E streets. will be open to
3viSitors and guests will be invited to
Inspect the hospital and grounds
/: The Naval Observatory will be open
to visitors during Navy day, without
the need of special tickets for admis-
sion. Capt Charles S. Freeman, u. S. NJ,
superintendent Of the Observatory. has
arranged detail of guides and lee
turers to point out places of interest.
Tickets OF admission must be secured
from the superintendent to attend the
observatory during the evening.
!: Other exercises are scheduled, as
follows:
United Spanish War Veterans, mast
of U. S. S. Maine, Arlington Cemetery,
hO:3O am.
Naval and Military Order Of the
Spanish War, tomb of Admiral Dewey,
bethlehem Chapel ST. Alban, Washing
ston Cathedral, 1890 am.
Knights of Columbus, John Barry
statue, Franklin Square. ii am.
Danes of the Loyal Legion, Dupont
Memorial, Dupont Circle, 1890 am.
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Of the United States, Farragut statue,
Farragut Square, 10:45 am.
The Soiourners' Club, John Paul
cones statue, foot of Seventeenth street
northwest, 1880 am.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, Peace Monument, Penn
sylvania avenue and First street, 10 am.
I Complete Program at Navy Yard.
To receive the anticipated $4,000 Wis
TORS at the navy yard, 125 guides have
been coached on special duties, SO they
are thoroughly familiar with activities
at the yard. On Navy day last year
10000 visitors were shown over the
sights" at the navy yard.
: The following is the complete pro-
gram of events at the navy yard as pre-
Jared by the commandant. Rear Ad-
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8 am, the navy yard open. $3.50 am.
10 OILS am, band concert; 9:15 am,
guard mount, followed by continuation
of band concert at intervals throughout
the morning; 9:15 am, at the conclu-
Sion of guard mount, visitors conducted
~ guides on inspection Of shops, naval
sesSels, ETC.; $50 am, special exhibit
zion of deep sea diving from diving boat
u. S. S. Chilly, exhibition will continue
each hour until 4 pm; 10 am, pour
Ag of a heat of iron in foundry 1890
en-, fire drill by the Marines: 1880
en-, pouring OF heat of steel IN foun-
Cry: i pm, special exhibition of deep
sea diving by the Deep Sea Diving
School; 1880 pm, pouring of heat OF
Steel in foundry; 2 pm, fire drill, Ma
rtnes and sailors participating; 2:3O
pam. foot ball game between the crew
OF the Reina Mercedes, station ship OF
annapolis, and the Seaman Gunners'
School of the navy yard; pm, spe-
cial guard mount by the Marine guard
OF the navy yard; $3.50 pm. pouring Of
a heat of steel in foundry; 4:3O pm,
air show by planes from the Anacostia
Air Station and Quantico, Va.-forma-
tlon flying (O-2-U planes), parachute
jtAmping, smoke screen. formation fly
ing lighting planes, aerial acrobatics,
and dropping bombs over navy yard;
STA pm, colors at the main gate at
sunset.
vThe yard closes at pm.
AS part of the joint observance of
Navy day and the birthday anniversary
Of Theodore Roosevelt, the day selected
because of that Presidents deep interest
IN American naval affairs, Secretary
wilbur will send greetings by radio to
radio amateurs over the nation, through
the American Radio Relay League,
using station NAA here. The chief OF
naval operations will broadcast mes
sAge by radio telegraph to American
plerchantmen In all parts of the world.
Secretary Wilbur will give letter of COM
rsiendation to those radio amateurs who
are certified. by the American Radio
Eelay League for the best and most
complete copies of the broadcasts to be
sent out tomorrow evening IN the re-