Evening star., 1935-10-27
WAR THRILLS SET
FOR LARGE NAVY
DAY ATTENDANCE
President Cites Needs of
Defense in Letter to
Swanson.
1000 MEN TO MARCH
IN ANNUAL PARADE
New Destroyer Dale Among
Three Warships Here-Sham
Battle a Feature.

be exhibited at the navy yard, was
launched last night with the asser-
ton by President Roosevelt that, In
the light of troubled world conditions
| lit is imperative that we should heed
the needs of national defense"
Mr.. Roosevelt's statement was con-
tanned in letter to Secretary Swan
son indorsing the commemoratior
which will begin today and reach q
climax at the navy yard with sham
battle just before dusk tomorrow
The President added:
by the passage Of the Vinson-
Trammell bill, which authorizes the
upbuilding of our Navy to the limits Of
existing treaties, our national legisla-
ton gave very definite expression Of
its purpose to increase the strength Of
the American Navy to degree COM
mensurate with Americas needs, In
terests and responsibilities"
Program Day Late.
| Navy day is celebrated each veal
on October 81, birthday of Theodore
Roosevelt, but because the date falls
! on Sunday this year most of the cele-
brationS and maneuvers have beer
arranged for tomorrow. 1t will be 6
big day here as well as at navy yards
throughout the country.
The Washington public will bt
offered three aerial demonstrations
deep diving. operations in the great
Navy gun factory, a machine CUR
drill and-for the first time here
/ trating Navy uniforms from 177t
down through the years.
Rear Admiral Joseph r. Defrees
commandant of the Washington Navy
Yard. expects to play host to a record
breaking number of visitors. Oncials
believe the 1888 peak of l47,000 viii
be topped tomorrow. The attendance
last year was cut down to 106.384
when rain began to fall In midafter-
/ noon.
Celebrations in other sections ol
the country will reach climax al
the Philadelphia Navy Yard tomor.
row. where two destroyers, the Shaw
and Cassin, will be launched and the
keel of the cruiser Wichita laid. Tht
! activities will be broadcast at 2 pm.
Citizens to Be Invited.
Assistant Secretary Henry L. Roose.
welt will invite all American citizens
to join in the observance in a radio
address today at 2:30 pm. On the
same program Rear Admiral Joseph
/ P. TauSsig, assistant chief Of nava
operations here, will receive radio. tel
ephone and code reports of comman.
dants of naval districts and station,
scattered over the world in their prep
arations for Navy day.
Rear Admiral Defrees and his staff
here provided a wide variety of en-
tertainment for the Washington pub.
lie tomorrow There will be a parade
in which 1000 men will march anc
three bands-the Navy, Marine ano
Marine Drum Corps-will render 6
variety of tunes. There will be three
ships at the yard, the new 1,500-tor
destroyer Dale, and two Coast Guarc
cutters, Apache and Sebago. all oper
to the public. The Marine Corp.
flyers from Quantico, members of the
Fleet Marine Force, will give serie!
of spectacular aerial stunts. diving
twisting, looping and Stimulating 6
bombing attack on a hostile shore
There will be something doing every
minute" from 8 am. until the sound.
ing of colors at 5:13 rings down the
curtain on the performances.
Sham Battle High Light.
The sham battle at 4:30 pm. vii
be one Of the days high lights. Par
ticipating in this will be some 20(
Marines from the Fleet Marine Force
at Quantico, and the 100 ''insurrectos'
will be represented by bluejackets from
the Receiving Station at the yard
The big Marine Corps air show viii
take place at 3 pm.
For many weeks now special com.
mittee headed by Capt. Stephen c
Rowan, U. S. NJ captain of the yard
has been at work mapping out details
of the program to be presented tomor.
row.
Another feature of the days cele.
bration will be held at the John Pau
joint auspices of the District of Co
lumbia Chapter, Military Order O.
the World War, and the Advisor!
Board of Masonic Clubs of the Dis
| trict.
Wreathes to Be Placed.
At the conclusion of the program
the following organizations will place
wreaths at the monument: Navy
League of the United States, Maj
Howe; Military Order of the Worle
War, Gen. Perry L. Miles, commander
Advisory Board of Masonic Clubs oi
District of Columbia, Lieut.. Russell
H. Thompson. president National So
ciety, American War Mothers, Mrs
Janet Boone, national president; Ma
tional Sojourners, DR.. William H
Sebrell, president; Heroes of '76, Lieut.
Col. A. H. Dondero, commander;
American War Mothers, Mrs. Mary
T. Shanahan, department president;
National Society, Daughters American
Revolution, Miss Helen Harmon, vice
president general, representing Mrs
William A. Becker; Daughters OF
American Revolution, Mrs. George
Madden Grimes, State regent; Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, Lieut.. Edward
K. Inman, department president;
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
erans, Mrs. Mary Lipscomb, depart
ment president; Sons of American
Revolution, Mr.. Franz B. Steel. secre-
tary general. and Mai c. C. Griggs
District Of Columbia president; Amer
ican Gold Star Mothers, Mrs. Alida
T. Bruce, president; National Pa
triotic Council, Mrs. N. N. Potts, presi.
dent; Military Order of Foreign Wars
Lieut.. Col. Robert r. Parrott, vice
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