Evening star., 1938-10-23
NAVY DAY PLANS
F.. HERE ELABORATE
Special Programs to Be
Held at Observatory
and Monument.

oo eAAc 0ohH raul JOIlcS N1OLluHNcIlL ~
the Tidal Basin.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson in
announcing to the Nation the 17th
Navy Day celebration, under sponsor
ship OF the Navy League Of the United
states, said last night that the present
pace Of naval expansion should not be
slackened and that merchant marine
construction also should be continued.
Il have found the Navy fully cog
infant Of the great responsibility which
our national defense imposes in this
day OF shrinking distances and mount
ing international tension" he said
The efilcient manner in which the
whole naval establishment lives up to
that responsibility should be thoroughly
appreciated by every American"
Highest Tradition Upheld.
During periods when. governmental
interest in national defense has been
at low ebb, Secretary Swanson said.
the Navy has carried on in keeping
with the highest tradition.
"Officers and men Of the Navy stand
q bulwark of true Americanism," the
Secretary said. so long as We furnish
such men with the necessary ships and
facilities We may enjoy the peace we
desire"
Secretary Swanson issued an invi-
tation to all American citizens to
inspect local naval activities on Navy
Day. Ships of the fleet will be in ports
on both coasts and will receive visitors.
The destroyer U. 8. s. Shaw, COM
manded by It. Comdr. T. B. Britain
Of Richmond. KY, has been assigned
to the Washington Navy Yard for
the day.
The Navy Yard here will have a
continuous program OF activities from
am. to Sis pm. The Naval OBJ
servatory will be open to the general
public from Q am. to 4 pm, and
from 7 to II pm. will be open to those
bearing admission cards. The cere-
mony at the John Paul Jones Me-
mortal, under the auspices of the
Military Order OF the World War and
other organizations, will be held from
1890 to l pm. preceded by band
concert at 1915 pm
Gun Factory Demonstration.
The local Navy Yard program will
include demonstrations Of gun and
ammunition manufacturing activities
and work in the various shops and
plants Of the Naval Gun Factory, be-
ginning with the breaking down OF q
l5-ton ingot in the forge shop.
There will be hourly exhibitions of
deep sea diving from the U. S. S.
Crilly during the day. catapulting of
seaplanes. dive bombing of the Navy
Yard with toys by airplanes from the
Anacostia Naval Air Station, drop
ping OF dummy parachutes and DEM
onstrations of air tactics.
Marines from the Marine Barracks
here will put on q formal guard
mounting At 9 am. and 2 pm. and q
battalion parade at II am. and 2:35
pm.
Marines from the Fleet Marine
Force. Quantico. Va, will be seen in a
machine gun demonstration at $50
am. . 75-millimeter pack howitzer
demonstration at l1:l0 am, machine
gun drill at lao pm. and maneuvers
BY the pack howitzer platoon at 4
pm.
The program also includes exercise
drills BY the seaman guard from the
receiving ship; = life-saving demon
stration by Coast Guard life saving
crew from Lewes, Del: anti-arcraft
gun drill aboard the U. S. S. Shaw:
collision drill on the Coast Guard
cutter George NJ Bibb: 5-inch gun drill
aboard the Bibb and a capsize drill
by the Coast Guard.
There will be parades of sailors. ma
rines and coast guardsmen through
the yard at 1926 am. and 3:l5 pm.
Aerial Acrobatics.
There will be flying demonstra-
tions, aerial acrobatics and tactical
flights by aircraft from the Anacostia
station and the Fleet Air Detach-
ment. Norfolk, Va: Fighting Squad
ron 6, Carrier Division 2 of the
United States Fleet, and Aircraft /,
Fleet Marine Force. The marine pi-
lots will demonstrate maneuvers, for
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. target in the river.
King Neptune and his court will
land at the Navy Yard at $50 pm.
and will be welcomed by Capt. F.
L. Reichmuth, U. S. N, chairman
Of the Navy Day Committee, who will
present King Neptune with the key
to the Navy Yard.
The big spectacle OF the day will
be a sham battle at 4:30 pm. il
Illustrating simulated landing opera
rines from the Fleet Marine Force
Quantico. The landing will be made
by marines from the End Battalion,
5th Marines. Fleet Marine Force. COM
manded by Maj. Eugene F. c. Collier,
U. 8. M. G.
The landing will be opposed by 4
force Of simulated "insurrectos" COM
posed Of sailors from the receiving
ship under command of 1t. D. NJ
Coffee, U. 8. N. Airplanes from
Aircraft ! will cover the landing.
The landing party will make their
attack from patrol boats sent to the
yard here by the Coast Guard for
the occasion.
The program will close with colors
at the main gate at 5:l4 pm.
Observation Tours Arranged.
The Naval Observatory has arranged
tours under members Of the staff to
points of interest throughout the day.
Cards for the evening demonstra-
tions, which will include observations
through the 40-inch, 26-inch and l2-
inch telescopes, will be issued at the
observatory during the day.
Services ut John Paul Jones Memo
rial will begin with q 15-minute con-
cert by the band from the Navy School
Of Music. A short address will be de-
livered by Rear Admiral Harry g.
Hamlet, United States Coast Guard,
retired, commander Of the military
order and nresidin1 offlcer ut the az