Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27

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message in which he commended thu
Navy for having chosen the birthday o.
Theodore Roosevelt for its Navy day
celebration.
Urges Powerful Navy.
An adequate Navy for the United
States is one that is powerful enough
TO 6efest any navy any place in the
world, Gen. Fries asserted at exercise.
today at the John Paul Jones Monu-
ment. This remark was greeted by APP
plause from the audience. composed o.
Army, Navy and Marine Corps person,
mel. representatives Of patriotic organi,
zations and civilians.
Some observers saw q thrust at Pres.
ident Hoover and his advisers wher
Gen. Fries said that John Paul Jone.
did not take the line OF least resistance
but went out to meet the enemy. and
later asked who is the man or group
OF men to tell US exactly what an ade.
quate Navy tsp
II We have one ship too many. We
have kept men out OF the bread line.
said Gen. Fries IF we have one shir
too few, it may cost us billions and the
loss of some of our territory. Some
lll IL lAAL \ We IIsApm W. can bsv.
peace. The Chicago public is disarmed
but If that's the Kind of peace. I dom
"A navy that can't take the sea and
meet the enemy near his own shores i
no navy" the general insisted.
Stresses Need for Seapower.
Without seapower we shall lose oul
place in civilization carved for us b,
Jones and the other irnmortals of oul
history" Comdr. James T. Alexander
U. S. ~, warned his audience in hi.
prepared address delivered at the Johr
Paul Jones Memorial, at the foot OF
Seventeenth street near the Tida
Basin shortly after noon today.
The commander shared the speaking
OF the Military Order of the WorlC
War, at the exercises, held under aus
pices of the National Sojourners anc
the Military Order of the World War
To-day, unchallenged by time, and sc
long as the sea continues to be the
medium Of travel will these lessons be
before US" said Comdr. Alexander, re-
calling that Jones Clearly demon.
strated that seapower is vital for the
defense of our shores
'Seapower is our first line of de-
Tense" he insisted. only by it's aic
can we expect to exist as a Nation
With seapower we can lead the worlc
iE the support of the influence for 8
world peace"
Comdr. F. c. Sherman presided at the
celebration. The invocation by Capt
S. K. Evans, chief of the Nays chap
lains, opened the program and this was
followed by music by the United States
Marine Band. Anchors Aweigh," fol-
lowed the commanders address. 1.-THE
Navy Today" was the topic of Gen
Fries address.
Wreaths Placed on Memorial.
Wreaths were placed on the memorial
by:
The Military Order of the World War
by Lieut.. Col. George Z. Ijams. COM
mander, assisted by Maj. Charles
National Sojourners, Mai. Edwin S
Bethlehem. jr., president.
Military Order Of Foreign Wars, Mai
A. II. Dondero, commander.
Navy League, Walter Bruce Howe, ma
ttonal chairman.
American Womens Legion, Mrs. Ed
win s. Bethlehem, jr., national presi-
dent.
Spengler Auxiliary. American Legion
Mrs. May D. Lightfoot
Daughters Of 1912, Mrs. Mary Logan
tucker, past national president.
The flags and co1ors CT the various
groups that participated formed the
court OF honor. Following the laying OF
the wreaths. the National Anthem was
played and the half-hour ceremony was
concluded.
AutogirO Makes Flight.
The Naval Air Station at Anacostia
arranged an elaborate participation in
the Navy day celebration. including the
nying OF an autogiro over the main
street OF Alexandria, Va, shortly after
noon, dropping rubber balls and minia-
ture parachutes. This autogiro was pi-
loted by Lieut.. r. A. Ofstie. U. s. N.
head OF the Flight Test Section at Ana
costa
AT 2:lO pm, the grand parade OF
aircraft was ready to commence. Train
ing planes. single seaterS, observation
planes, trsnsports-all from the Ana
costa field were in the lineup. The
aviatorS on the u S. s. Memphis were
standing by to shoot OF observation
at 2:l0 pm.
AT GAS pm, observation planes pre-
pared to dive by the Navy Yard water
front in echelon formation, returning
thence to AnacoStia. Five minutes Later
the lighting planes were scheduled to
perform over the water 'front.'. giving
way, fve minutes later 10 the Marine
Squadron, manned by Marine Corps
pilots from Quantico va.
Two autogiroS were to bomb the Navy
Yard with rubber balls and miniature
parachutes at $40 pm. The pilots of
these newest Of naval craft are Lieut.
Joseph F. Bolger, u. S. N. and Lieut.
T. j. Hedding, U. s. N, both of the
Flight Test Section at Anacostia.
At $3.50 pm. there will be parachute
Jumps from the Ford transport plane
at the Naval Air Station by personnel
from that station.
Will Lay Smoke Screen.
An aerial smoke screen at $40 pm
will bring this phase of the program to
close. Lieut.. Arthur Gavin. u. S. N.
In charge Of operations and repair de-
partment at AnacoStia, will lay q smoke
screen along the Navy Yard water front
in his torpedo plane This will follow
screening on the Naval Air Station wa
ter front.
While high naval officials are COM
miSsioning the U. S. S. Akron tonight
and Secretary Adams is making his ad-
dress from the U. S. S. Constitution al
Baltimore, Nd, the second annual Navy
day ball viii be in progress at the Will
lard Hotel. under the auspices Of the 6tt
Marine Reserve Brigade. Senator Sim
con d. FeSS Of Ohio. honorary colone
of the 9Th Brigade and a member Of
its advisory board, will be in the receiv-
ing line.
Wounded veterans from Walter Reec
Hospital will be guests Leading so
ciafv rnersnnases have reserved hnxs,