Evening star., 1932-10-26
NAVY DAY. CROWD
EXPECTED TO SET
RECORD AT 10000
Old IronSideS, Aerial Display,
Deep-Sea Diving and
Exhibits Featured.
VISITORS ARE ADMITTED
FROM 8 A. M. TO 6P. M.
$50 Bluejackets, Marines and
Scouts to Be Guides-Souvenir
Booklet to Be Free,
Old Ironsides, Aerial Display,

A record breaking crowd OF 100 OoU
visitors is anticipated at the Washlng-
ton NAVY Yard tomorrow for the an
nual celebration of Navy Day.
The naval talents of George WASH
tngton will be emphasized this year as
a Bicentennial attraction. Naval ON
cials are making preparations for gaia
show, featuring the frigate Consutu-
ton, an aerial display, raolo proao-
casts. deep-sea diving, concerts, NaVal
Observatory exhibits and emphasis on
the industrial work of the service mere
Last wear the number OF visitors
reached a peak of 137040. but because
of the Bicentennial, Officials are expect
ing that this mark Will be eXcelleo
Railroads are running special eXcuI
sion trains to the Capital from Ne"
York City. l..
The Navy Yard will be opened to
visitors from a. m. to 6 p. M be
cause of the presence OF tne ScouInIs
Force on the West Coast, washington
will not get any cruisers for this year
cesbration, the Navy Department an
nouncing that only Old Ironsides ano
the submarine R-3 will be here. At
fractions for the public also Will De
available at the Anacostia Naval Air
Station and the Naval Observatory.
Schools Ask Reservations.
Capt. Frank D. Berrien OF the Navy
Ward who is chairman of the YARD
Navy day committee, said number cl
schools already have MADE requests LOT
reservation of time for visiting the yaTo-
At the main gate, ready TO escort Vl3l-
tors to the points of interest, VIII De
$50 guides, including blue ackets, Ma
rines and Boy Scouts. Parking ia
provided within the yard. Visitors Will
obtain free copies of souvenir BOOK
let, descriptive of the Navy Yard and
its work.
An aerial parade of all available
standard types of Navy combat planes
will feature the celebration at the Naval
Air Station. As in past years, the
aerial demonstrations in connection
with the Navy day program will center
at the Navy Yard and the air station
and may be observed from either point.
Navy combat planes will be launcned
from catapults at the Navy Yard at 10
and II am. and |. 2 and 2:45 pm. IN
a demonstration of the latest methods
of launching scouting planes from oa'-
tleships and cruisers.
Rubber balls suspended from MIN
iature parachutes will be dropped from
a NAVY trimotored transport over Alex
Navy Yard at 2:15 pm.
At 1870 D. m. all planes participating
In the aerial review will take OIL ana
circle the field. They will then fly past
the Navy Yard waterfront at least 2,Ouo
feet apart, continuing down the 70 70,
tonac past Alexandria. They then VIII
turn back and repeat the fight past
the Navy Yard. -
After the second passage above the
Navy Yard, the fighters will CLIMB 10
derigrated areas near the Navy YARD
for a half hour of acrobatic flying. Inc
other planes will land Immediately. Al
las D. m. a three-plane section OF
O2C-l observation planes of VN-oR, tne
local naval aviation reserve unit, VIII
fly formation for 20 minutes over the
Navy Yard.
Display at Observatory.
At the Naval Observatory many IN
teresting scientific features Will be on
display during the day for the general
public. At night those hoIdlng g,as eaIus
will be permitted to view the heavens
through the giant telescopes. Cares
NAV be secured from the superintendent.
The Navy day broadcast will include
a program over a Nationwide hook-up
of the National Broadcasting Co. over
Station WRC from to $50 O'CLOCK:
Secretary Adams and Representative sol
Bloom, associate director OF the ma,
tional Bicentennial Commission, VIII
sneak Music will be furnished by the
u, S. Marine Band. The broadcast over
the Nationwide hook-up of the Co.
lumbia Broaooasting System will b2
from II to 1870 p. m. with the Ma a.
Secretary. Representative Bloom ana
the Marine Band again participating.
This will be over Station WJSV.
There also will be several musical
broadcasts during the day.
The Navy Department today an
nounced the program for the Washing
ton Navy Yard as follows:
500 g. m. to 8:45 a. m.-Drop forge
torpedo heads. forge shop.
$3.50 a. m. to 9:l5 a. m.-Band con-
cert.
600 a. m.-Forging air flask heads,
forge shop.
9:l5 a. m.-Guard Mount-followed
by continuation of band concert at IN
tervals throughout the day. At conclu-
sion Of guard mount visitors will be
conducted by guides on inspection OF
shops, etc.
9:20 a. m.-Special exhibition of deep
sea diving from diving school boat
Crilley. Exhibition will continue each
hour until p. m. A special exhibit
has also been arranged at the diving
school which will be spectacular and in
IeI6SLlQR, GIllS ehIilblI WIIl NC SOiAIiAANoNo
from a. M until $50 p. m.
$50 a. m-Forging 15-ton ingot,
forge shop.
e:45 e. m.-Making cartridge case in
cartridge case shop.
1000 a. m.-Catapulting an airplane
from catapult.
vi 1905 a. m.-Parade of sailors and
Marines, starting on Harwood street
south of Kidder Breese street and dis
- iiy,y ot Of Grounds
,E.f,10:30 a. m.-Forging miscellaneous
gun parts forge shop.
i.i.i11:00 a. m.-Catapulting an air
plane from the yard catapult.
l,r'11:00 a. m. to 1:30 a. m.--National
broadcasting by the Navy Band over Co.
ltimbia network. Lieut.. Charles -Benter,
u. S. N, director.
iiIi11:35 a. m.-Pouring heat of brass in
brass foundry.
jlFll:4o a. m.-Forging stock for large
drop forging, forge shop.
1850 a. m.-Fire drill by yard fire
department, East Yard, Tenth and N
streets.
1900 noon-Pouring heat of iron in
foundry.
100 p. m.-Catapulting airplane
from yard catapult.
lis p. m.-Forging air flask head and
miscellaneous parts in forge shop.
1:45 p. m-Guard mount by Marine
Guard of the yard.
fir Show by Planes.
1870 D. m.-All planes take off in the
following order: Fighters, observation
transports. Planes circle field and fly
past Navy Yard waterfront at least 1000
feet apart, continuing down the river
past Alexandria. Repeat fight past
Navy Yard. F3B's climb to designated