Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
10000 EXPECTED
. HERE ON NAVY DAY
Varied Program of Nautical
Activities viii Be Held on
October II.

washington is TO be treated to an
unsurpassed display of naval activities
on Navy day, Monday, october 81, I'M
der present plans of its sponsors, and.
with the cruisers U. S. S. Marblehead
and Raleigh detailed to the National
Capital for the occasion. Washington
Navy Yard officials are anticipating an
attendance of $4,000 visitors, 5000 more
| than last year.
The final polish is now being put on
the program, which will include a spe-
cial exhibition OF deep sea diving,
catapulting of an airplane from the
decks of the Marblehead and Raleigh,
pouring heat of steel in the foundry,
an air show by aviators from the Naval
Air Station at Anacostia and Marines
from Quantico, Va, the firing of tor
pedo' from the deck of the destroyer u.
S. s. Upshur and an all-day concert
by the Navy Band.
Ask Rail Excursions.
Capt. Claude C. Bloch, commandment
of the Washington Navy Yard, has APP
pointed special Navy Day Committee,
headed by Capt. F. d. Berrien, u, S. N,
as chairman, and this group has re-
quested the various railroads to run
special excursions here, featuring the
celebration at the yard.
NAVY Ody Will Uc~BlfSH Special dLI6Tl-
ton at the Navy Department, for off,
GERS are slated to appear in uniform.
Secretary Adams and Admiral William
v. Pratt. chief of Naval Operations, will
broadcast messages over naval radio
stations. Secretary Adams will address
his speech to the radio amateurs of
America at 7:30 pm, while Admiral
Pratt's message will be addressed to
masters Of Uncle Sans merchant YES
sells and will be in the nature of an
emergency radio test between the Navy
and the merchant marine.
In addition, outside the Navy De-
partment, the Navy League of the
United States, through it's president,
Walter Bruce Howe, is arranging an
outdoor Navy day celebration, to be
participated in by the Government
workers
Allow Public Inspection.
The Washington Navy Yard will
, throw open its doors to visitors at
o'clock in the morning and until 6 pm
the Navy will play host to the throngS
of sightseers. If the weather on Mon
day, october 27-Navy days favor
able, the dirigible u. S. S. Los Angeles
will appear over the Navy Yard during
the afternoon.
Sections of these shops will be open
| for inspection, so that the public may
get flrSt-hand information concerning
the manufacture of ordnance for the
Navy: Breech mechanism, forge shop,
radio laboratory, erecting shop. cartridge
case shop, power plant, two gun shops,
pattern shop, broadside mount, con-
| struction and repair and the lower floor
of the fiye-story building.
| Serving on the Navy Day Committee
with Capt. Bsrrien are Capt. E. F. Egg
/ CERT, Capt. Ray Spear, Capt. P. w.
Foote, Comdr o. M. Hustvedt, Lieut..
Comdr. L. 9. Green, Lieut. Comdr.
r. S. Field, First Lieut.. F. w. Hanlon,
Marine Corps; w. c. Crawford, j. o.
| Gillian, B. NJ. Dement,, /. Bassett and
E. w. Roe, secretary-treasurer
Program Is Announced.
The complete Navy day program for
the Washington Navy YARD follows:
800 a.m.-Forging two elevating arc
rings. forge shop.
8:15 a.m-Band concert.
900 am Forging catapult gun, forge
shop.
9:15 am.-Guard mount followed by
continuation of band con-
cert at intervals through
ia out the morning. AT con-
clusion of guard mount,
visitors will be conducted
by guides on inspection of
shops, naval vessels, etc.
$40 am.-Special exhibition of deep
sea diving from diving boat
U. S. S. Crilley. Exhibition
will continue each hour I'M
til pm.
$50 am.-Opening 8-inch training
circle, forge shop.
9:45 am.-Catapulting an airplane
from decks of u. S. cruisers
Marblehead and Raleigh.
1000 a.nn.-Pouring a heat of brass in
brass foundry.
1918 a.m.-Parade of sailors and Ma
rines starting on HARDWOOD
street south of Kidder
BreeSe street and disband-
ing at Marine camp on
south end OF parade ground.
HOO a.m.-Forging inch breech
housing, forge shop.
HOS a.m.-Pouring of heat of iron in
foundry.
i1:15 a.m.-Firs drill by yard fire de-
partment. east yard.
1l:20 a.m.-Firing of 2l-inch torpedo
from the deck of the de-
stroyer Upsnur.
1880 a.m.-Pouring of heat of iron in
the foundry.
1900 noon-Forging 5-inch training
circle, forge shop.
100 pm.-Pouring of a heat from
open hearth furnace in
foundry.
ITO pm.-Fire drill on the U. S. de-
stroyer Upshur, sailors and
Marines participating.
lis p.m,-Forglng 8-inch training
circle, forge shop.
1880 p.m.-Pouring heat of steel in
the foundry.
las p.m.-Forging 5-inch training
circle, forge SHOP.
2:15 p.m.-Guard mount by the Marine
guard of the yard.
2;30 p.m.-Air show by planes from
the Naval Air Station and
Quantico, Va.
2;30 p.m.-Parachute jumping-five or
more parachute jumpers
will jump from a Navy tri-
motored transport plane,
landing on field conven-
iently near the Navy Yard
2:45 p.m.-Formation, acrobatics by
six United States Marine
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